2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election
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All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election ; ; Conservative

The 2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34	22	3	2	1	52.4	46.9	18,373	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	31	10	1	2	1	23.8	33.1	12,976	+4.0
	Independent	6	4	0	1	1	14.3	6.0	2,363	–0.4
	Green	4	2	1	0	1	4.8	4.0	1,562	+0.2
	Suffolk Together	3	2	2	0	2	4.8	3.9	1,533	N/A
	Labour	6	0	0	2	2	0.0	4.5	1,769	–9.2
	UKIP	3	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	523	N/A
	BNP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	105	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sarah Stringer	473	54.7
	Conservative	Terence Curran	392	45.3
Majority			81	9.4
Turnout			865	45.5	−2.7
Registered electors			1,902
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Barker*	782	75.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Gath	152	14.6
	BNP	John Jones	105	10.1
Majority			630	60.6
Turnout			1,039	52.2	−1.5
Registered electors			1,992
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Suffolk Together	Stephen Wright	362	39.6
	Conservative	Jeremy Smith	286	31.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Richardson*	266	29.1
Majority			76	8.3
Turnout			914	52.2	+52.2
Registered electors			1,752
	Suffolk Together gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Suffolk Together	Michael Blakenham	706	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Field*	689	49.7
	Liberal Democrats	Niki Fowler	459	33.2
	Conservative	Linda Britt	318	23.0
Turnout			~1,383	43.9	+43.9
Registered electors			3,153
	Suffolk Together gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Election result

Ward results

Bacton & Old Newton

Badwell Ash

Barking & Somersham

Bramford & Blakenham

Claydon & Barham

Debenham

Elmswell & Norton

Eye

Fressingfield

Gislingham

Haughley & Wetherden

Helmingham & Coddenham

Hoxne

Mendlesham

Needham Market

Onehouse

Palgrave

Rattlesden

Rickinghall & Walsham

Ringshall

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket South

Stowupland

Stradbroke & Laxfield

The Stonhams

Thurston & Hessett

Wetheringsett

Woolpit

Worlingworth

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Redbond*	933	64.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Touman	527	36.7
	Suffolk Together	Peter Welham	465	32.4
	Conservative	Tony Ferris	378	26.3
Turnout			~1,437	39.7	+1.6
Registered electors			3,618
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathie Guthrie	486	67.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Truelove	232	32.3
Majority			254	35.4
Turnout			718	39.5	−4.1
Registered electors			1,838
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Milward*	674	43.4
	Conservative	Stephen Carlton-Walker	600	38.6
	Liberal Democrats	Doug Reed*	573	36.9
	Independent	Sarah Mansel	503	32.4
	UKIP	Nina Cawthorne	167	10.8
Turnout			~1,499	38.6	+0.9
Registered electors			3,881
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Charles Flatman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,646
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marilyn Curran	576	66.7
	Independent	Garry Deeks	287	33.3
Majority			289	33.5
Turnout			863	48.2	+6.6
Registered electors			1,820
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Kearsley*	690	78.6
	Labour	Terence O'Keefe	188	21.4
Majority			502	57.2
Turnout			878	44.9	−1.6
Registered electors			1,999
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Laker	354	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Clarke	309	39.4
	Green	Jenny Overett	122	15.5
Majority			45	5.7
Turnout			785	46.9	+8
Registered electors			1,722
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Passmore*	571	72.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Chapman	212	27.1
Majority			359	45.8
Turnout			783	45.5	+5
Registered electors			1,733
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gibson-Harries	489	57.1
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Adey*	368	42.9
Majority			121	14.1
Turnout			857	49.8	+3.4
Registered electors			1,686
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andrew Stringer*	838	77.5
	Conservative	Jessica Fleming	225	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Reed	18	1.7
Majority			613	56.7
Turnout			1,081	59.8	+8.9
Registered electors			1,811
	Green hold		Swing

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Marchant*	955	58.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Norris*	771	47.5
	Conservative	Alastair Liddell	445	27.4
	Conservative	Veronica Craggs	324	20.0
	UKIP	Ian Mason	223	13.7
Turnout			~1,474	40.7	+2.1
Registered electors			3,623
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rickinghall & Walsham (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sara Michell*	918	73.6
	Conservative	Derek Osborne	878	70.4
	Labour	Eddie Dougall	329	26.4
	Labour	John Stebbing	309	24.8
Turnout			~1,336	38.8	+1.8
Registered electors			3,441
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Poppy Robinson*	719	57.2
	Conservative	Lesley Mayes	696	55.4
	Liberal Democrats	Avis Finbow	539	42.8
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Groundsell	501	39.8
Turnout			~1,316	36.1	+3.7
Registered electors			3,643
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Green	1,011	45.8
	Conservative	Frank Whittle*	984	44.6
	Conservative	Peter Woodley	804	36.4
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson*	609	27.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Curle	589	26.7
Turnout			~1,773	30.3	+5.6
Registered electors			5,847
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	John Matthissen	368	40.2
	Conservative	Larry Lloyd	352	38.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Turner	195	21.3
Majority			16	1.7
Turnout			915	51.9	+10
Registered electors			1,769
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Laurie	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,774
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Otton*	473	54.9
	Conservative	Robert Nodding	389	45.1
Majority			84	9.7
Turnout			862	52.8	+8.5
Registered electors			1,635
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Godden*	426	51.1
	Conservative	Karen Langford	408	48.9
Majority			18	2.2
Turnout			834	40.0	+7.4
Registered electors			2,095
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Scarff	531	38.5
	Conservative	Vera Waspe*	525	38.0
	Conservative	David Whybrow	414	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Vecchi	333	24.1
	Labour	Gareth Snell	191	13.8
	UKIP	Chris Streatfield	133	9.6
Turnout			~1,189	32.2	+3.5
Registered electors			3,691
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Byles	434	58.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pip Sands	168	22.6
	Labour	Ronald Snell	143	19.2
Majority			266	35.7
Turnout			745	42.0	+8.4
Registered electors			1,797
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stuart Gemmill*	651	80.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne	157	19.4
Majority			494	61.1
Turnout			808	39.8	+5.5
Registered electors			2,045
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Fowler*	470	55.6
	Conservative	Juliet Betts	375	44.4
Majority			95	11.2
Turnout			845	46.0	+4
Registered electors			1,843
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derrick Haley*	752	57.8
	Conservative	Rodney Scott	666	51.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Flower	549	42.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Kemplay	478	36.7
Turnout			~1,351	39.2	+2.7
Registered electors			3,445
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Tilbury*	516	62.0
	Green	Brian Fearnley	234	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Grimbly	82	9.9
Majority			282	33.9
Turnout			832	43.1	+43.1
Registered electors			1,948
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ray Melvin*	449	75.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Cooke	149	24.9
Majority			300	50.2
Turnout			598	36.9	+4.9
Registered electors			1,621
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Debenham*	636	76.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Field	198	23.7
Majority			438	52.5
Turnout			834	44.8	+4
Registered electors			1,871
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rachel Eburne	444	61.0	+45.4
	Conservative	Samantha Powell	176	24.2	−20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Vecchi	51	7.0	−32.4
	Labour	David Hill	32	4.4	+4.4
	UKIP	Christopher Streatfield	25	3.4	+3.4
Majority			268	36.8
Turnout			728	41.6	−5.3
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	+33.2

v t e Council elections in Suffolk
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West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
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West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
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