2007 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
{{Short description|2007 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
File:Ellesmere Port and Neston UK ward map 2007.svg
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 24
- Conservative 17
- Liberal Democrat 2
Results
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2007}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 9
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = -3
|seats % = 52.9
|votes % = 47.1
|votes = 8,639
|plus/minus = +10.6
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 8
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = +3
|seats % = 47.1
|votes % = 46.7
|votes = 8,565
|plus/minus = +0.1
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 4.6
|votes = 853
|plus/minus = -7.0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = English Democrats Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.9
|votes = 156
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.7
|votes = 134
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Sherlock
|votes = 307
|percentage = 42.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Starkey
|votes = 265
|percentage = 36.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats Party
|candidate = Maurice Brookes
|votes = 156
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 42
|percentage = 5.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 728
|percentage = 25.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Grange}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Sherlock
|votes = 669
|percentage = 71.7
|change = +11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne Hughes
|votes = 264
|percentage = 28.3
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 405
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 933
|percentage = 23.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Groves}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Anderson
|votes = 509
|percentage = 60.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Cooper
|votes = 329
|percentage = 39.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 180
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 838
|percentage = 30.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ledsham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Huddart
|votes = 888
|percentage = 59.8
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sue Pugh
|votes = 597
|percentage = 40.2
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 291
|percentage = 19.6
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,485
|percentage = 32.1
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Little Neston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Scott Mealor
|votes = 519
|percentage = 45.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Louise Gittins
|votes = 488
|percentage = 42.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Henry Crocker
|votes = 134
|percentage = 11.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31
|percentage = 2.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,141
|percentage = 41.9
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Neston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andy Williams
|votes = 546
|percentage = 55.6
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Bale
|votes = 436
|percentage = 44.4
|change = +6.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 110
|percentage = 11.2
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 982
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Parkgate}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brenda Dowdings
|votes = 1,090
|percentage = 79.4
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Craggs
|votes = 282
|percentage = 20.6
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 808
|percentage = 58.8
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,372
|percentage = 47.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Pooltown}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Robson
|votes = 469
|percentage = 63.6
|change = +18.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tracy Hardwick
|votes = 269
|percentage = 36.4
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 200
|percentage = 27.2
|change = +13.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 738
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rivacre}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Claydon
|votes = 394
|percentage = 57.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Meldrum
|votes = 286
|percentage = 42.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 108
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 680
|percentage = 23.0
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rossmore}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ivor Jones
|votes = 845
|percentage = 58.4
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael English
|votes = 601
|percentage = 41.6
|change = -7.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 244
|percentage = 16.8
|change = +15.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,446
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Stanlow and Wolverham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thommy Griffiths
|votes = 606
|percentage = 65.2
|change = +15.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Harris
|votes = 324
|percentage = 34.8
|change = +17.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 282
|percentage = 30.4
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 930
|percentage = 22.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Strawberry Fields (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathy Lord
|votes = 440
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nic Hebson
|votes = 407
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cherie Hill
|votes = 381
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Abdul Jilani
|votes = 357
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Chrusciezl
|votes = 250
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Handley
|votes = 216
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,051
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sutton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Jones
|votes = 679
|percentage = 53.6
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Karl Hardwick
|votes = 587
|percentage = 46.4
|change = -10.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 92
|percentage = 7.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,266
|percentage = 29.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Westminster}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jimmy Murphy
|votes = 472
|percentage = 68.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Hughes
|votes = 217
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 255
|percentage = 37.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 689
|percentage = 25.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whitby (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Cooper
|votes = 746
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susie McMillan
|votes = 717
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike McKusker
|votes = 618
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Walsh
|votes = 600
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Jewkes
|votes = 220
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kurt Jewkes
|votes = 167
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,068
|percentage = 34.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/13ue.stm 2007 Ellesmere Port and Neston election result]
- [http://www.ellesmereportstandard.co.uk/news/Big-night-for-Tories-in.2855087.jp Big night for Tories in local elections]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120143143/http://www.ellesmereport-neston.gov.uk/council/elections/local_elections07.htm Ward results]
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