Hyndburn Council election, 2007

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 3 May, 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 18
*Labour 15
*Independent 2

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 58.3
votes % = 48.2
votes = 8,612
plus/minus = +2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 46.0
votes = 8,217
plus/minus = -3.8%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 4.7
votes = 838
plus/minus = +1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 183
plus/minus = +1.0%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Miles Parkinson
votes = 837
percentage = 62.0
change = +9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Taylor
votes = 514
percentage = 38.0
change = -9.6Election box majority
votes = 323
percentage = 24.0
change = +19.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,351
percentage = 34.2
change = -6.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Barton
votes = 768
percentage = 55.9
change = +16.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Hyland
votes = 422
percentage = 30.7
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kerry Gormley
votes = 183
percentage = 13.3
change = -21.3Election box majority
votes = 346
percentage = 25.2
change = +19.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,373
percentage = 40.9
change = -8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Pratt
votes = 891
percentage = 72.6
change = +19.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Viv Preston
votes = 336
percentage = 27.4
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 555
percentage = 45.2
change = +15.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,227
percentage = 38.0
change = -10.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammad Ayub
votes = 945
percentage = 57.4
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Siddique
votes = 700
percentage = 42.6
change = -11.2Election box majority
votes = 245
percentage = 14.8
change = +7.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,645
percentage = 48.5
change = -7.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadley
votes = 740
percentage = 61.9
change = +13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Safdar
votes = 456
percentage = 38.1
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 284
percentage = 23.8
change = +8.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,196
percentage = 36.5
change = -4.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Storey
votes = 666
percentage = 53.3
change = +26.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paula Landers
votes = 583
percentage = 46.7
change = +13.5Election box majority
votes = 83
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,249
percentage = 35.6
change = -4.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Parkins
votes = 838
percentage = 53.8
change = +53.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brendan Shiel
votes = 444
percentage = 28.5
change = -25.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Wells
votes = 276
percentage = 17.7
change = -28.2Election box majority
votes = 394
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,558
percentage = 45.1
change = -11.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Lockwood
votes = 724
percentage = 52.2
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McCormack
votes = 662
percentage = 47.8
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 62
percentage = 4.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,386
percentage = 39.5
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Pritchard
votes = 900
percentage = 65.2
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Baron
votes = 480
percentage = 34.8
change = -8.4Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 30.4
change = +16.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,380
percentage = 39.2
change = +2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Mason
votes = 978
percentage = 57.6
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rob Kearney
votes = 719
percentage = 42.4
change = -3.8Election box majority
votes = 259
percentage = 15.2
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,697
percentage = 34.5
change = -1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Horne
votes = 1,078
percentage = 52.1
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Winifred Jackson
votes = 990
percentage = 47.9
change = -0.9Election box majority
votes = 88
percentage = 4.2
change = +1.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,068
percentage = 41.5
change = +1.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Roberts
votes = 1,081
percentage = 62.8
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Pinder
votes = 639
percentage = 37.2
change = -3.5Election box majority
votes = 442
percentage = 25.6
change = +7.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,720
percentage = 33.8
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/30ug.stm 2007 Hyndburn election result]
* [http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloads/BCE_results_07.pdf Ward results]

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