2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

Elections were held on 3 May 2007 to elect 65 local councillors for Bath and North East Somerset Council. The results are show below. Following the elections, a Conservative minority administration was formed.[1] Cllr Francine Haeberling became leader of the council. This replaced the previous Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition.

2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 65 seats to Bath and North East Somerset Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
LD
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 26 seats, 41.9% 29 seats, 36.5%
Seats won 31 26
Seat change 5 3
Popular vote 43,648 32,889
Percentage 43.2% 32.5%
Swing 1.3% 4.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Lab
Ind
Party Labour Independent
Last election 6 seats, 13.6% 4 seats, 5.4%
Seats won 5 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 11,208 7,037
Percentage 11.1% 7.0%
Swing 2.5% 1.6%
Map showing the composition of Bath and North East Somerset Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats, and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control before election

No overall control (Lib Dem - (Con Coalition)

 Council control after election

No overall control (Con minority)

Election results
Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 2007
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 65 31 8 3 5 47.7% 43.2% 43,648 1.3%
  Liberal Democrats 63 26 3 6 3 40% 32.5% 32,889 4%
  Labour 34 5 1 2 1 7.7% 11.1% 11,208 2.5%
  Independent 19 3 2 3 1 4.6% 7.0% 7,037 1.6%
  Green 19 0 0 0 0% 5.9% 5,929 3.4%
  BNP 2 0 0 0 0% 0.4% 419 N/A

Ward results

The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2003 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Abbey
Abbey (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Gazzard 728 37.7 –9.8
Conservative Brian Webber * 661 –
Liberal Democrats Roger Michael Crouch 633 32.8 –8.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Thorn 621 –
Green Ian James Martin 345 17.9 N/A
Independent Julian Emery 225 11.7 N/A
Turnout 42.2
Registered electors 4,085
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bathavon North
Bathavon North (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gabriel Batt 1,524 52.1 –1.1
Conservative Ian Dewey * 1,522 –
Conservative Martin Veal * 1,517 –
Liberal Democrats Katherine Frances Hall 549 18.8 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Anna Habermann 523 –
Green Justin Christopher Temblett-Wood 512 17.5 +8.2
Liberal Democrats John Peter Munro 464 –
Labour David Walter Lavington 341 11.7 –3.4
Labour Anne Brown 306 –
Labour Derek William Brown 274 –
Turnout 47.8
Registered electors 5,688
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bathavon South
Bathavon South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Butters 502 45.8 –17.7
Conservative Harvey Haeberling 405 37.0 +0.5
Green Janet Plater 189 17.2 N/A
Majority 97 8.9
Turnout 51.0
Registered electors 2,159
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bathavon West
Bathavon West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Clarke 450 54.3 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Louise Bray 378 45.7 –18.5
Majority 72 8.7
Turnout 42.1
Registered electors 1,985
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bathwick
Bathwick (2 seats)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Coombes 740 36.7 –4.2
Liberal Democrats Armand Edwards 712 –
Conservative John Anthony Bailey * 614 30.4 –22.7
Conservative Sir Elgar Jenkins * 439 –
Independent Jeremy John Ames Payne 367 –
Independent Lesley Annette Martin 288 –
Green Jenny Rust 214 10.6 N/A
Labour Anthony Peter Schlesinger 83 4.1 –1.9
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,011
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Chew Valley North
Chew Valley North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Hanney * 710 83.8 –1.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Ball 137 16.2 +1.3
Majority 573 67.7
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 1,866
Conservative hold Swing

Chew Valley South
Chew Valley South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vic Pritchard * 614 72.9 +7.9
Liberal Democrats David Brassington 228 27.0 –8.0
Majority 386 45.8
Turnout 45.1
Registered electors 1,884
Conservative hold Swing

Clutton
Clutton[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Willcox * 532 62.4 +8.4
Labour Christine Mary Tanner 173 20.3 –8.0
Liberal Democrats Gillian Rosme Roberts 148 17.4 –0.3
Majority 359 42.1
Turnout 44.3
Registered electors 1,933
Conservative hold Swing

Combe Down
Combe Down (2 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Symonds * 1,152 50.7 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Cherry Beath 1,087 –
Conservative Leila Wishart * 785 34.6 –6.7
Conservative Alan Robert Garrett 715 –
Green Katherine Victoria Spear 333 14.7 N/A
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 4,074
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Farmborough
Farmborough[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Davis * 725 74.2 –2.7
Labour Terrance Gilbert Bishop 167 17.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Moore 85 8.7 –14.4
Majority 558 57.1
Turnout 47.0
Registered electors 2,082
Conservative hold Swing

High Littleton
High Littleton[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Kew * 700 70.8 –6.3
Labour Andrew Vincet Merchant 171 17.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Dawson 118 11.9 –11.0
Majority 529 53.5
Turnout 43.3
Registered electors 2,303
Conservative hold Swing

Keynsham East
Keynsham East (2 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marie Brewer * 1,186 48.6 –3.2
Conservative Bryan Organ * 1,174 –
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Wait 512 21.0 –17.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Martin Clark 511 –
Green Alison Smith 297 12.2 N/A
Labour Mike Tucker 238 9.8 –0.3
BNP Brian Trevor Jenkins 208 8.5 N/A
Turnout 50.0
Registered electors 4,378
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Keynsham North
Keynsham North (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Gerrish * 1,178 53.5 +17.9
Conservative Brian Simmons 989 –
Liberal Democrats Keith Kirwan * 478 21.7 –13.4
Liberal Democrats Vicky Cox 377 –
Labour Roy Staddon 301 13.7 –15.6
Green Rick Smith 244 11.1 N/A
Turnout 49.1
Registered electors 3,887
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Keynsham South
Keynsham South (2 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Inker * 738 36.5 –10.1
Conservative Alan Hale 617 30.5 +2.9
Conservative Margaret Rose Brewer 568 –
Labour Paul Rabbeth 548 –
Liberal Democrats Tony Crouch 454 22.5 –3.3
Liberal Democrats Michelle Allison Drew 331 –
BNP Clive Courtney 211 10.4 N/A
Turnout 47.9
Registered electors 3,888
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kingsmead
Kingsmead (2 seats)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Furse * 720 44.9 –0.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Anne Paradise * 601 –
Conservative Shirley Jeanne Paradise 464 28.9 –9.8
Conservative William Campbell Viles 450 –
Green Eric Lucas 325 20.3 –3.4
Green Gavin Withers 272 –
Independent Bruce Rowland 95 5.9 N/A
Turnout 39.3
Registered electors 3,902
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lambridge
Lambridge (2 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Chalker * 891 39.2 –0.7
Conservative Richard Maybury 761 –
Liberal Democrats Michael James Kelleher * 706 31.1 –9.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Sutherland 671 –
Green Anna Clare Gillespie 484 21.3 +2.1
Labour Martin John Pring 190 8.4 N/A
Labour Laurel Denise Casserley 187 –
Turnout 63.1
Registered electors 4,022
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lansdown
Lansdown (2 seats)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hawkins * 970 67.5 +3.8
Conservative Anthony Clarke 935 –
Liberal Democrats Yeing-Lang Chong 466 32.5 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Henry Ford 466 –
Turnout 43.2
Registered electors 3,499
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe
Lyncombe (2 seats)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Bellotti * 931 37.2 –7.2
Liberal Democrats Marian McNeir * 850 –
Conservative Dan Warren 840 33.6 –6.6
Conservative Gavin Riach 819 –
Green Sebastian Buckley 387 15.5 +0.1
Green Don Grimes 343 –
Independent Adrian Dolan 342 13.7 N/A
Turnout 56.2
Registered electors 4,200
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mendip
Mendip[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Warren * 589 66.0 –3.9
Labour Lee Michael Thomas 119 13.3 +9.4
Green Michael Jay 110 12.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Raymond Buchanan 74 8.3 –6.9
Majority 470 52.7
Turnout 42.0
Registered electors 2,124
Conservative hold Swing

Midsomer Norton North
Midsomer Norton North (2 seats)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shirley Steel * 762 43.1 +16.1
Conservative Barry Macrae 717 –
Labour Pat Nicol 589 33.4 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Gail Coleshill * 415 23.5 –8.2
Liberal Democrats Grazie Dixon 252 –
Turnout 37.1
Registered electors 4,408
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Midsomer Norton Redfield
Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats)[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Watt * 970 58.8 +22.4
Conservative John Whittock 876 –
Labour David John Smith 585 35.4 +6.8
Labour Fflyff McLaren 543 –
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sinkins 96 5.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Marks 95 –
Turnout 41.6
Registered electors 4,051
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Newbridge
Newbridge (2 seats)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Loraine Brinkhurst * 965 53.2 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Caroline Roberts * 921 –
Conservative Bob Baker 848 46.8 +3.8
Conservative Donal Thomas Hassett 829 –
Turnout 44.9
Registered electors 4,255
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Odd Down
Odd Down (2 seats)[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Hedges * 789 44.5 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Roberts * 704 –
Conservative Graham Paul Walker 491 27.7 –9.7
Conservative Paul Julian Marquis 469 –
Independent Tony Gillingham 295 16.6 N/A
Labour Liz Vincent 197 11.1 –3.3
Turnout 41.9
Registered electors 3,931
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oldfield
Oldfield (2 seats)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shaun McGall * 854 49.5 –5.2
Liberal Democrats Will Sandry 770 –
Independent Christopher Fry 349 20.2 N/A
Conservative Louise Walker 328 19.0 –6.5
Conservative Ian Leonard Norman Nockolds 250 –
Labour Mike Collins 195 11.3 –8.3
Labour Grenville Malcolm John Young 172 –
Turnout 37.0
Registered electors 4,316
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Paulton
Paulton (2 seats)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Anthony Bull 637 49.7 –5.4
Labour David Speirs 575 –
Conservative Michael Green 444 34.7 +6.6
Conservative Kate Simmons 435 –
Liberal Democrats Luke Gilliam 200 15.6 –1.2
Liberal Democrats David Matthews 179 –
Turnout 34.3
Registered electors 3,926
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Peasedown
Peasedown (2 seats)[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bevan * 874 42.0 –3.2
Liberal Democrats Nathan Hartley 731 –
Independent Robert Butt 456 –
Independent Jonathan Paul Rich 366 –
Labour Zoe Papadopoulos 301 14.5 –22.7
Conservative Peter Hancock 288 13.8 –3.8
Labour Walter David John Terrance Reakes 280 –
Conservative Ben Houghton 241 –
Green David Peter Edler 164 7.9 N/A
Turnout 41.4
Registered electors 4,755
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Publow with Whitchurch
Publow with Whitchurch[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Edwards * 577 74.6 +15.0
Liberal Democrats Peter John Metcalfe * 126 16.3 +3.1
Labour Anna Louise Nicol 70 9.1 –18.1
Majority 451 58.3
Turnout 39.7
Registered electors 1,956
Conservative hold Swing

Radstock
Radstock (2 seats)[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Jackson 611 46.7 +14.6
Independent Allan Brian George Hall 483 –
Independent Deborah Jane Porter 430 –
Independent Phyllis Gay * 396 –
Independent Michael Boulton 376 –
Independent Jonathan Jeffrey Gay * 264 –
Conservative Lindsay Clare Elliott 213 16.3 +5.5
Conservative Michael John Cobb 199 –
Turnout 42.1
Registered electors 3,920
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Saltford
Saltford (2 seats)[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francine Haeberling * 903 51.0 –15.3
Conservative Gordon Wood * 799 –
Independent Reg Williams 386 21.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Edwin Baker 311 17.6 –16.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Mark Penny 187 –
Labour Carol Ann Tucker 170 9.6 N/A
Turnout 45.9
Registered electors 3,324
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Southdown
Southdown (2 seats)[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dine Romero * 728 44.2 –12.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley * 611 –
Conservative Owen David Broadway 486 29.5 +6.5
Conservative Guy John Gardener 449 –
Green Grant Davis 432 26.2 N/A
Turnout 36.3
Registered electors 4,209
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Timsbury
Timsbury[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Douglas Deacon 425 35.8 N/A
Labour Matthew Neal Davis * 384 32.4 –24.0
Conservative David John Veale 331 27.9 –4.4
Liberal Democrats Jenny Crossley 47 4.0 –7.3
Majority 41 3.5
Turnout 56.3
Registered electors 2,112
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Twerton
Twerton (2 seats)[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball * 634 67.4 –5.9
Liberal Democrats Gerry Curran * 461 –
Conservative Gavin Bishop 306 32.6 +15.7
Conservative Zena Gay Tulyholowycz 245 –
Turnout 28.7
Registered electors 3,548
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Walcot
Walcot (2 seats)[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Dixon * 723 36.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Darracott * 706 –
Conservative Susan Elizabeth Francesca Yuille 605 30.4 –0.3
Conservative William John Yuille 572 –
Green Nicholas Hales 475 23.8 +10.9
Labour Patrick Michael Mccarron 189 9.5 –2.9
Labour Bernard William Morgan 170 –
Turnout 43.2
Registered electors 4,274
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westfield
Westfield (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Appleyard 600 40.4 –
Independent Chris Cray * 589 –
Independent Keith Pate 520 –
Labour Christopher John Dando * 518 –
Conservative Deirdre Horstmann 216 14.5 +1.7
Conservative Margaret Grindrod 205 –
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bahra 80 5.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Helen Kirwan 79 –
Turnout 35.6
Registered electors 4,210
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Westmoreland
Westmoreland (2 seats)[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Grace Ball * 500 31.1 –16.0
Liberal Democrats Lynda Hedges * 464 –
Conservative Glenys Chalker 436 27.1 +6.5
Green Jon Lucas 427 26.5 N/A
Conservative Susan Gillian Henley Green 411 –
Labour Jean Adamson Campbell 247 15.3 –17.0
Turnout 32.4
Registered electors 4,466
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weston
Weston (2 seats)[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Barrett * 1,350 62.4 +12.6
Conservative Malcolm Lees 1,184 –
Liberal Democrats David John Haydon Pickett 814 37.6 –12.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Ann Wilkins 783 –
Turnout 53.1
Registered electors 4,094
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Widcombe
Widcombe (2 seats)[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Gilchrist 734 31.4 –10.4
Conservative Brook Whelan 724 31.0 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Nicole Mauricette O'Flaherty * 696 –
Conservative Scott Murray 552 –
Independent Harriet Stone 385 16.5 N/A
Green Susan Patricia Bradley 346 14.8 +0.1
Green Thelma Vivian Grimes 219 –
Labour Mary Elizabeth Young 150 6.4 –3.1
Turnout 48.4
Registered electors 4,140
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Radstock
Radstock By-Election 29 July 2010[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon George Allen 542 40.1 N/A
Labour Co-op Lesely Mansell 385 28.5 –6.6
Independent Keith Pate 370 27.3 N/A
Conservative Deirdre Horstmann 55 4.1 –8.2
Majority 156 11.5
Turnout 1,353 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

References
General
  • "Local Election - Thursday, 3rd May, 2007". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
Specific
  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-12477881
  2. "Abbey Ward". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Bathavon North". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "Bathavon South". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Bathavon West". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "Bathwick". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Chew Valley North". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. "Chew Valley South". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. "Clutton". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. "Combe Down". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. "Farmborough". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. "High Littleton". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. "Keynsham East". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. "Keynsham North". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  15. "Keynsham South". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  16. "Kingsmead". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  17. "Lambridge". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  18. "Lansdown". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. "Lyncombe". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  20. "Mendip". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  21. "Midsomer Norton North". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  22. "Midsomer Norton Redfield". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  23. "Newbridge". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  24. "Odd Down". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  25. "Oldfield". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  26. "Paulton". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  27. "Peasedown". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  28. "Publow with Whitchurch". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  29. "Radstock". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  30. "Saltford". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  31. "Southdown". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  32. "Timsbury". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  33. "Twerton". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  34. "Walcot". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  35. "Westfield". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  36. "Westmoreland". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  37. "Weston". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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