2007 Wyre Forest District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink, Labour in red, Liberal in orange and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. Wyre Forest UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink, Labour in red, Liberal in orange and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

The 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 5 seats, but failing to gain a majority. [3] They gained a seat in Bewdley and Arley ward but lost one back in Mitton. [4] Health Concern were the only party to increase their number of seats after taking a seat from Labour by 11 votes in Areley Kings. [4] [5] The defeated Labour councillor was their leader on the council, Jamie Shaw, who had been a councillor for 23 years. [4] The Liberals held both the seats they were defending, with Mike Price holding Offmore and Comberton where a long term councillor Mike Oborski had died in February. [6]

Following the election the leader of the council, Conservative Stephen Clee, stood down after 3 years in charge of the council after the disappointing results for his party. [7] He had been leader of his party in Wyre Forest for 6 years and was succeeded by John Campion. [7]

Wyre Forest local election result 2007 [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 511035.735.78,486-3.8%
  Health Concern 421+128.630.87,327-1.5%
  Labour 201-114.315.83,760-0.1%
  Liberal 200014.310.42,463+1.6%
  Liberal Democrats 10007.16.01,434+2.9%
  Green 000000.7169+0.5%
  Independent 000000.5120+0.3%

Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Dyke78739.7+15.8
Conservative Ammar Ahmad64832.7-13.8
Health Concern John Griffiths42221.3+0.3
Labour Adrian Sewell1276.4+0.1
Majority1397.0
Turnout 1,98438.1+2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Areley Kings [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern John Thomas64833.7-5.1
Labour James Shaw63733.2+10.2
Conservative Michael Partridge63633.1-5.1
Majority110.5
Turnout 1,92141.2+3.7
Health Concern gain from Labour Swing
Bewdley and Arley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Greener95646.4+0.7
Health Concern Mavis Baillie58428.3-4.6
Labour William Mason38318.6-2.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon1386.7+6.7
Majority37218.1+5.3
Turnout 2,06139.0-3.2
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Blakebrook and Chaddesley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Williamsunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwaters [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern Kenneth Stokes82241.7+9.1
Conservative Mumshad Ahmed49825.3-2.2
Liberal Shazu Miah39920.2-5.6
Labour Paul Mills25312.8-1.4
Majority32416.4+11.3
Turnout 1,97238.1+5.6
Health Concern hold Swing
Cookley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Nicholls44846.9+0.2
Conservative Julian Phillips22423.4-8.4
Health Concern Caroline Godfrey12813.4-8.2
Independent Stephen Rushton12012.6+12.6
Liberal Democrats Vicky Dixon363.8+3.8
Majority22423.5+8.6
Turnout 95648.4-2.0
Labour hold Swing
Franche [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Hingley1,08750.4+16.3
Health Concern Christopher Thomas57826.8-12.3
Labour Leroy Wright40318.7-8.1
Liberal Kevin Hill904.2+4.2
Majority50923.6
Turnout 2,15839.7-1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Greenhill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Harrison97152.3+2.4
Health Concern Margaret Bradley47725.7+2.8
Conservative Paul Marchant29415.8+0.4
Green Vicky Dunn1146.1+6.1
Majority49426.6-0.4
Turnout 1,85631.1-1.1
Liberal hold Swing
Habberley and Blakebrook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Kelly73635.6+10.2
Health Concern Elizabeth Davies64131.0-7.9
Conservative Arthur Buckley59028.5-7.2
Liberal Alane Harvey1024.9+4.9
Majority954.6
Turnout 2,06939.8-2.0
Labour hold Swing
Lickhill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern Jill Fairbrother-Millis1,08155.1+1.4
Conservative David Little62431.8-1.9
Labour Donovan Giles20710.6-2.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Parsons502.5+2.5
Majority45723.3+3.3
Turnout 1,96235.5-0.1
Health Concern hold Swing
Mitton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern David Millis82742.6-0.8
Conservative June Salter81942.2-1.8
Labour Gary Watson20510.6-2.0
Liberal Democrats Pamela Dixon894.6+4.6
Majority80.4
Turnout 1,94034.7-0.2
Health Concern gain from Conservative Swing
Offmore and Comberton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Price90144.3+6.4
Conservative Gillian Onslow68633.8-0.4
Health Concern James Parish29114.3-3.2
Labour Daniel Watson1547.6-2.8
Majority23510.5+6.8
Turnout 2,03237.8-4.9
Liberal hold Swing
Sutton Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Onslow91147.3-2.2
Health Concern Raymond Barber51326.6-2.7
Liberal Democrats Samantha Walker29415.3+7.8
Labour David Prain20710.8-2.8
Majority39820.7+0.5
Turnout 1,92535.2+0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Wolverley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Hazlewood51355.6+9.2
Health Concern Nigel Addison31534.1+34.1
Green Katherine Spohrer556.0+6.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Beavis404.3+4.3
Majority19821.5+14.0
Turnout 92352.3-2.1
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "Election 2007 Results". The Times . 4 May 2007. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Emma (6 May 2007). "Blue blitz; Polling day misery for Labour as Tories take charge in Brum". Sunday Mercury. p. 30.
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  6. ↑ "Win is tribute to veteran councillor's memory". Malvern Gazette . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "Council's leader steps down". Express & Star. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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