2007 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2007 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on the 3 May 2007. All 48 seats were up for election. 24 seats were needed for a majority, with the Conservatives increasing their majority by three seats. Both independents lost their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats, who in turn lost a seat to the Conservatives.[1][2]

2007 Test Valley Borough Council election
3 May 2007
All 48 seats to Test Valley Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 16
Seats won 33 15
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 18,669 12,804
Percentage 54.05% 37.07
Council control before election

Conservatives

 Council control after election

Conservatives

Results
Test Valley Borough Council Election, 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 3 0 3 68.75 54.05 18,669 1.85
  Liberal Democrats 15 1 2 1 31.25 37.07 12,804 1.12
  Labour 0 0 5.15 1,781 0.25
  UKIP 0 0 3.32 1,148 0.75
  Independent 0 0 2 2 0 0.38 846 3.08
Total 48 34536

Ward results

Abbey
Abbey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Lamb 944 49.01 20.16
Conservative Clive Collier 862 44.75 12.2
Conservative Mark Bramley 782
Liberal Democrats Sandra Rispin 781
Labour Sandra Smith 120 6.23 0.53
Majority
Turnout 1,926
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alamein
Alamein (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil North 793 42.33 4.17
Liberal Democrats Len Gates 784 41.85 6.64
Conservative Janet Whiteley 772
Liberal Democrats Robin Hughes 767
Conservative Karen Hamilton 733
Liberal Democrats Josephine Msonthi 689
UKIP Anthony McCabe 149 7.95 5.39
Labour Alan Cotter 147 7.84 7.84
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ampfield and Braishfield
Ampfield and Braishfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Hatley 755 80.57 2.38
Liberal Democrats Clive Anderson 145 15.47 6.33
Labour David Stevens 37 3.94 3.94
Majority 610 65.10 8.72
Conservative hold Swing

Amport
Amport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Southern Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Anna
Anna (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Peters 1,085 63.82 5.33
Conservative Graham Stallard 1,007
Liberal Democrats Tony Evans 332 19.52 9.25
Liberal Democrats Rosalie Sweetman 304
UKIP Stan Oram 283 16.64 3.92
Majority
Turnout 1,700
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Blackwater
Blackwater (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Gentle 1,396 78.51 1.02
Conservative Gordon Bailey 1,333
Liberal Democrats Robert Sims 382 21.48 1.02
Liberal Democrats Mike Curtis 372
Majority
Turnout 1,778
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bourne Valley
Bourne Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Giddings 622 81.20 7.27
Liberal Democrats Ryan Hughes 144 18.79 7.27
Majority
Turnout 766
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton and Stockbridge
Broughton and Stockbridge (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Boulton 1,331 75.62 16.57
Conservative Daniel Busk 1,248
Liberal Democrats Robert Sims 429 24.37 9.53
Liberal Democrats David Johnson 396
Majority
Turnout 1,760
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charlton
Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Carr 487 66.98 10.23
Liberal Democrats Garry Whittam 240 33.01 10.23
Majority
Turnout 727
Conservative hold Swing

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams
Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Anderdon 1,225 60.58 0.76
Conservative Philip Bundy 1,190
Conservative Alison Finlay 1,099
Liberal Democrats Brian Richards 615 30.41 4.16
Liberal Democrats Sandra Cosier 586
Liberal Democrats Max Buckmaster 544
Labour Albert Astbury 182 9.00 4.92
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cupernham
Cupernham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Baverstock 1,331 60.17 1.94
Conservative Alan Marsh 881 39.82 1.94
Conservative John Ray 745 44.34
Conservative Iain Bell 705
Majority
Turnout 1,680
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dun Valley
Dun Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neville Whiteley 588 70.92 3.98
Liberal Democrats Judith Houghton 241 29.07 3.98
Majority
Turnout 347 41.85
Conservative hold Swing

Harewood
Harewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Neal Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Harroway
Harroway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Page 1,049 50.65 3.42
Conservative Jan Lovell 1,010
Conservative Carl Borg-Neal 984
Liberal Democrats Alan Sweetman 413 19.94 4.22
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilson 395
Labour Sarah Evans 358 17.28 4.47
Liberal Democrats Ed Treadwell 324
UKIP Emily Blatchford 251 12.11 12.11
UKIP Derek Rumsey
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kings Somborne and Michelmersh
Kings Somborne and Michelmersh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ward Unopposed
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Millway
Millway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zilliah Brooks 1,160 57.34 13.76
Conservative Sandra Hawke 1,147
Conservative David Drew 1,129
Liberal Democrats Alan Sweetman 647 31.98 3.09
Liberal Democrats Margaret Henstock 604
Liberal Democrats Maureen Treadwell 566
Labour John Newland 216 10.67 10.67
Majority 513 25.35
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

North Baddesley
North Baddesley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cosier 1,466 61.51 4.34
Liberal Democrats Celia Dowden 1,304
Liberal Democrats Ann Tupper 1,221
Conservative Robin Oliver 809 33.94 5.16
Conservative Mike Draper 638
Conservative Andrew Gibson 637
Labour David Moran 108 4.53 0.83
Labour Khalid Farooq 95
Majority 657 27.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Over Wallop
Over Wallop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Hope 329 63.14 14.34
Liberal Democrats Jane Fisk 192 36.85 14.34
Majority 137 26.29
Turnout 521
Conservative hold Swing

Penton Bellinger
Penton Bellinger (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Lashbrook 1,034 75.69 19.49
Conservative Ellie Charnley 1,013
Liberal Democrats Lance Mitchell 332 24.30 1.97
Liberal Democrats Kevin O'Leary 238
Majority 702 51.39
Turnout 1,366
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Romsey Extra
Romsey Extra (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Nokes 638 52.16 1.66
Conservative Ian Hibberd 571
Liberal Democrats Karen Dunleavey 543 44.39 1.78
Liberal Democrats John Burgess 304 515
Labour Ian Paxton 42 3.43 3.43
Majority 95 7.76
Turnout 1,223
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Mary's
St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rod Bailey 840 41.35 3.40
Liberal Democrats Donald Macdonald 753
Liberal Democrats Michael McGarry 719
Conservative Jan Budzynski 699 34.41 0.30
Conservative Pam Whitehouse 666
Conservative Peter Mather 648
Labour Michael Mumford 270 13.29 7.24
UKIP Tim Rolt 222 10.93 10.93
Majority 141 6.94
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tadburn
Tadburn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cooper 1,050 51.44 0.32
Liberal Democrats Sally Leach 942
Conservative Jill Gethin 890 43.60 3.68
Conservative Ian Richards 852
Labour Carolyn Nixson 101 4.94 3.37
Majority 160 7.83
Turnout 2,041
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Valley Park
Valley Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dowden 1,401 59.46 1.00
Liberal Democrats Andrea Dyde 1,293
Liberal Democrats Louise Guy 1,268
Conservative John Barton 955 40.53 6.46
Conservative Roger Curtis 927
Conservative James Jaggers 896
Majority 446 18.93
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Winton
Winton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Kerley 1,217 48.23 7.29
Conservative Chris Lynn 1,188
Conservative Pam Mutton 1,105
Liberal Democrats David Metcalf 729 28.89 3.82
Liberal Democrats Janet Evans 681
Liberal Democrats Vincent McGarry 583
UKIP Bill McCabe 243 9.63 1.33
Labour Bronwen McCoy 200 7.92 7.92
Independent John Smith 134 5.31 5.31
Majority 488 19.34
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Test Valley". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Borough". Test Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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