Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election, 2007

Map of the results of the 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association in pink and independents in white.

The 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.^[1]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain control of the council from the Liberal Democrats after gaining 19 seats, 18 of them from the Liberal Democrats.^[2] This meant the Conservatives held 36 seats, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats.^[3] Among the Liberal Democrats who were defeated was the leader of the council, Mary Rose Gliksten, who was defeated in Castle Without ward.^[3] Meanwhile, the British National Party, who were standing 4 candidates for the council for the first time, failed to win any seats, but won more votes than the Labour party in the wards they were contesting.^[4]^[5]^[3]

Windsor and Maidenhead Local Election Result 2007^[6]^[7]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	36	19	0	+19	63.2	53.0	55,333	+15.2%
	Liberal Democrat	16	0	18	-18	28.1	35.6	37,178	-13.4%
	Independent	3	0	1	-1	5.3	4.5	4,739	-0.3%
	Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association	2	0	0	0	3.5	1.4	1,491	-0.4%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	3.7	3,866	-2.3%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	1,340	+1.3%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	449	+0.4%

Ward results

Ascot and Cheapside (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Hilton	1,087
	Conservative	Duncan McBride	969
	Liberal Democrat	Hirak Chakravarty	245
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Watts	216
	UKIP	Murray Barter	175
Turnout			2,692	39.2	+8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belmont (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Baskerville	1,224
	Liberal Democrat	David Mackay	1,147
	Liberal Democrat	Rajiv Chelani	1,133
	Conservative	Philip Love	1,060
	Conservative	Marion Mills	1,005
	Conservative	Susan Kindeleit	986
	Labour	Jennifer Cooper	175
	UKIP	Richard Wells	165
	Labour	Elaine Percival	129
Turnout			7,024	46.4	+7.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bisham and Cookham (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Kellaway	1,361
	Conservative	John Stretton	1,339
	Conservative	MJ Saunders	1,288
	Liberal Democrat	Mandy Brar	1,226
	Liberal Democrat	David Ricardo	1,019
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Cubley	970
	Labour	Paul Percival	135
Turnout			7,338	50.6	+9.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Boyn Hill (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Holness	1,192
	Liberal Democrat	Norma Herdson	1,109
	Conservative	Christian Harris	1,090
	Conservative	Paul Lion	1,081
	Conservative	Gillian Moore	1,045
	Liberal Democrat	David Howes	1,033
	Labour	Robert Barclay	184
Turnout			6,734	48.3	+11.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Bray (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Burbage	1,391
	Conservative	Leo Walters	1,390
	Conservative	Barry Thompson	1,380
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Janikoun	413
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Singh	412
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Bagri	383
Turnout			5,369	36.6	+8.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Without (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Elisabeth Barton	936
	Conservative	Catherine Batchelor	935
	Conservative	Sue Evans	854
	Liberal Democrat	David Eglise	713
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Gliksten	704
	Liberal Democrat	John Foster	662
	Labour	Ann Matthews	138
	Labour	Antony Matthews	128
Turnout			5,070	41.9	+10.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Clewer East (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Eileen Quick	912
	Conservative	Tom Bursnall	898
	Liberal Democrat	Lee Hibbard	579
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Thompson	578
	Labour	Janet Milward	90
	Labour	Susan Denegri	85
Turnout			3,142	47.5	+9.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Clewer North (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Cynthia Endacott	1,216
	Independent	John Penfold	1,085
	Independent	John Fido	1,040
	Conservative	Peter Smith	645
	Conservative	Peter Bellini	630
	Conservative	Vivian Falzon	600
	BNP	Paul Hanson	402
	BNP	Matthew Tait	336
	Labour	Linda Ayres	233
	Labour	Marc Green	221
Turnout			6,408	44.0	+12.4
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Clewer South (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	James Evans	784
	Conservative	Simon Meadowcroft	744
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Fagence	522
	Liberal Democrat	Antony Wood	506
	Labour	Eddie Bell	127
	Labour	Kenneth Coles	122
Turnout			2,805	40.3	+12.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Cox Green (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Vicky Howes	1,019
	Liberal Democrat	Bruce Adams	1,000
	Liberal Democrat	Emrys Richards	966
	Conservative	Jo Close	905
	Conservative	George Bathurst	778
	Conservative	Anthony Cross	742
	BNP	John Coombes	391
	Labour	Ian Harvey	144
	Labour	Robert Horner	122
	Labour	Judith Percival	115
Turnout			6,182	40.8	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Datchet (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jesse Grey	948
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hawkes	906
	Liberal Democrat	Moray Barclay	211
	Liberal Democrat	Bryan Hedley	187
	Labour	Jenny Ward	150
	Labour	Peter Ward	110
Turnout			2,512	37.8	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eton and Castle^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Liam Maxwell	283	52.9	+18.9
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Pratt	198	37.0	-21.3
	Labour	George Davidson	54	10.1	+2.4
Majority			85	15.9
Turnout			535	38.6	+8.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Eton Wick^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Smith	452	63.4	+26.3
	UKIP	Ken Wight	109	15.3	+15.3
	Liberal Democrat	Suzanne Battison	77	10.8	+10.8
	Labour	Paul Crossland	75	10.5	-52.4
Majority			343	48.1
Turnout			713	41.6	-0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Furze Platt (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Stock	1,192
	Liberal Democrat	Humaira Javed	1,132
	Liberal Democrat	Cynthia Pitteway	1,113
	Conservative	Clifford Baker	863
	Conservative	Susan Maskell	826
	Conservative	Penny Baker	775
Turnout			5,901	42.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Horton and Wraysbury (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Colin Rayner	1,303
	Conservative	John Lenton	1,201
	Independent	Ewan Larcombe	410
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Jackson	92
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Pritchett	66
Turnout			3,072	44.0	+9.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Hurley and Walthams (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Maureen Hunt	1,096
	Conservative	Paul Etherington	1,029
	Conservative	Hazel Wilson	928
	Liberal Democrat	John Iles	842
	Liberal Democrat	John Addiscott	768
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph Mullen	732
	Labour	Patrick McDonald	207
Turnout			5,602	45.5	+1.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Maidenhead Riverside (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Pam Proctor	1,094
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Napier	1,066
	Conservative	Simon Dudley	1,048
	Conservative	Mohammed Ilyas	998
	Conservative	Tom Denniford	990
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Tisi	851
	Independent	Andrew Jenner	448
	Independent	Claire Huntley	270
	Independent	Helen Hyman	270
	Labour	Pamela Kennedy	126
	Labour	Mohammed Shafiq	73
Turnout			7,234	49.7	+7.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Old Windsor (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association	Malcolm Beer	783
	Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association	Eric Wiles	708
	Conservative	Allen Cottee	442
	Conservative	Christopher Hawkes	396
	Labour	Roy Reeves	109
	Labour	Ahamedlebbe Mashoor	90
Turnout			2,528	35.1	+4.6
	Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold		Swing
	Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold		Swing

Oldfield (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Derek Wilson	1,197
	Conservative	Dorothy Kemp	1,186
	Conservative	Asghar Majeed	1,113
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Hyde	642
	Liberal Democrat	Gail Dorrington	611
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Langdown	539
	Labour	Kathleen Cutting	186
	Labour	Nigel Smith	135
Turnout			5,609	38.3	+10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Philip Bicknell	1,098
	Conservative	Richard Gard	1,046
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Scott	596
	Liberal Democrat	Beverley Green	575
	Labour	Brent Curless	72
	Labour	Andrew Gittens	69
Turnout			3,456	49.3	+12.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Pinkneys Green (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Kathy Newbound	1,405
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Werner	1,254
	Liberal Democrat	Wilson Hendry	1,192
	Conservative	Charles Hollingsworth	1,007
	Conservative	Richard Hogg	996
	Conservative	Howard McBrien	892
	BNP	Joanne Stevens	211
Turnout			6,957	49.8	+10.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Sunningdale (2)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christine Bateson	1,183
	Conservative	Sayonara Luxton	1,090
	Liberal Democrat	Gary Wilson	173
	Liberal Democrat	Heather Elliot	161
	Labour	Ajay Nehra	99
Turnout			2,706	39.4	+7.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sunninghill and South Ascot (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alison Knight	1,076
	Conservative	John Story	1,072
	Conservative	Lynda Yong	1,058
	Liberal Democrat	Enid Cross	542
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Grant-Adamson	455
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Pope	441
	Labour	Elizabeth Yates	163
Turnout			4,807	37.2	+2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Windsor & Maidenhead Royal". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
↑ "Tories celebrate 'a pretty good night' in home counties". Evening Standard. 2007-05-04. p. 1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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↑ Pascoe-Watson, George (2007-05-05). "Blue 'em away". The Sun. p. 8. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Fears fade as extreme right fails to make significant gains BNP". The Herald. 2007-05-05. p. 8. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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