2007 Bristol City Council election

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2007 Bristol City Council election
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  2006 3 May 2007 2009  

25 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Seats won312513
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 Fourth party
 
Party Green
Seats won1
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2007 local election results in Bristol

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

The 2007 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to Labour, but remained the largest party on the Council. No party gained overall control. [1]

Contents

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Marshall 1,237 37.36
Green Daniella Elsa Radice1,12734.04
Labour Ricky Orlando Nelson76523.10
Conservative Nyla Jabeen Qureshi1825.50
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Bedminster

Bedminster 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Colin John Smith 1,299 38.50
Conservative Doug Newton1,03730.74
Green Cath Slade68520.30
Liberal Democrats Matthew John Greenwood35310.46
Majority
Labour hold

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Stephen Eddy 1,611 57.89
Labour Munawar Ahmad Gondal65323.46
Green Barrie Robert Lewis34712.47
Liberal Democrats Lena Clare Wright1726.18
Majority
Conservative hold

Brislington East

Brislington East 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew 1,258 42.10
Conservative James Stevenson1,17339.26
Liberal Democrats Roger Graham Norman2869.57
Green Ruth Cormack2719.07
Majority
Labour hold

Brislington West

Brislington West 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Norman 1,150 41.52
Conservative Colin Robert Bretherton80729.13
Green David Kevin Naismith45116.28
Labour Brian Peter Mead36213.07
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Cabot

Cabot 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alex Woodman 1,005 47.05
Green Christopher John Gittins43020.13
Conservative Iain Jenkins Dennis37417.51
Labour Tom Fleuriot32715.31
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Clifton

Clifton 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Janke 1,402 51.24
Conservative Maurice David Cousins64023.39
Green Alex Dunn44516.26
Labour Anne-Marie Godfrey2499.10
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Clifton East

Clifton East 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Michael Henry Popham 851 38.14
Conservative Victor Roy Tallis80836.22
Green John Mark Hills34415.42
Labour David Andrew Jones22810.22
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Cotham

Cotham 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Neil Robert Harrison 1,099 21.74
Liberal Democrats Roger McDermott 942 18.64
Green Geoff Collard69213.69
Conservative James Michael Barlow53810.64
Conservative Sue Fleming52610.41
Green Alan Clarke4659.20
Labour Karin Smyth 4308.51
Labour David Ian Jepson3637.18
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Easton

Easton 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Faruk Choudhury 969 29.85
Liberal Democrats John Francis Kiely88927.39
Respect Paulette North62119.13
Green Christine Mary Prior56017.25
Conservative Nick Jethwa2076.38
Majority
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Eastville

Eastville 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Muriel Cole 1,410 49.75
Labour Gerald Rosenberg84629.85
Conservative Rowland Henry Webb57820.40
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Filwood

Filwood 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jeff Lovell 1,311 67.23
Conservative Antony James Morrison28414.56
Liberal Democrats David Malcolm Rothwell20510.51
Green Graham Hugh Davey1507.69
Majority
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Frome Vale

Frome Valley 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lesley Ann Alexander 1,441 43.03
Labour Kuj Kujore96828.90
BNP Colin Richard Chidsey39911.91
Liberal Democrats Karen Dawn Comer3239.64
Green Josephine McLellan2186.51
Majority
Conservative hold

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark Royston Brian 1,397 50.52
Conservative Nicki Crandon1,08139.10
Liberal Democrats Linda Kynoch Hopkins1605.79
Green Diana Lewen Warner1274.59
Majority
Labour hold

Hengrove

Hengrove 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Jos Clark 1,182 36.41
Conservative Richard Jonathan Zaltzman1,15235.49
Labour Barry David Clark71422.00
Green Stephen Edward John Farthing1986.10
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Hillfields

Hillfields 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Martin John Golding 1,167 41.00
Conservative Christopher Philip Smith58020.38
Liberal Democrats Patrick Hassell55619.54
UKIP David William Glazebrook31611.10
Green Leon Roman Quinn2277.98
Majority
Labour hold

Knowle

Knowle 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Chris Davies 1,352 45.41
Labour Benjamin Mitchell64221.57
Conservative Adam Beda Tayler51817.40
Green Glenn Royston Vowles46515.62
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Susan Rosemary O’Donnell 1,162 43.01
Labour Busharat Ali1,08140.01
Green Michael Crawford29811.03
Conservative Jai Teging Singh1615.96
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

Southville

Southville 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sean David Benyon 1,469 40.13
Green Tess Green1,46340.13
Conservative Simon Paul Anthony Scarpa3329.07
Liberal Democrats Pauline Mary Allen2165.90
Independent Jon Harris1814.94
Majority
Labour hold

St George East

St George East 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fabian Breckels 1,081 35.28
Conservative Christopher John Windows1,01833.22
BNP John Hooper59019.26
Liberal Democrats Paul Elvin37512.24
Majority
Labour hold

St George West

St George West 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Edward Deasy 1,118 38.24
Conservative Angelo Agathangelou1,07736.83
Liberal Democrats Tony Potter72924.93
Majority
Labour hold

Stockwood

Stockwood 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jay Jethwa 1,476 50.48
Green Peter Antony Goodwin59920.49
Labour Robert David Knowles-Leak56819.43
Liberal Democrats Joanna Lesley Prescott2819.61
Majority
Conservative hold

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Helen Holland 1,399 44.06
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Horgan90528.50
BNP Kerry Ellen Luckett42713.45
Conservative Jenny Rogers31810.02
Green Victor Clifford Bryant1263.97
Majority
Labour hold

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Mark Bailey 1,405 44.46
Labour Christopher Louis Orlik75823.99
Green Stephen Petter59318.77
Conservative Graham David Morris2758.70
Socialist Alternative Thomas James Baldwin1294.08
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold

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References

  1. "Bristol City Council Election Results for 3 May 2007". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 26 April 2016.