# 2007 Northampton Borough Council election

Elections to Northampton Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

Northampton Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 55.3 | 40.0 | 38,400 | +5.0% |
| Conservative | 15 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 31,044 | -4.8% |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 10.6 | 20.3 | 19,462 | -5.3% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1,954 | +1.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1,838 | +0.9% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1,205 | +1.3% |
| SOS! Voters Against Over-development of Northampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1,133 | +1.2% |
| Save Our NHS Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 667 | +0.7% |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 216 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Abington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 949 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 929 |
| | Labour | Steve O'Connor | 413 |
| | Labour | Trevor Owen | 372 |
| | Conservative | Ray Kelly | 364 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sargeant | 318 |
| | Green | Jac Higgs | 213 |
| | Green | Marcus Rock | 183 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,741 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Billing (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Palethorpe | 941 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Malpas | 855 |
| | Labour | Trevor Balley | 511 |
| | Labour | Dvija Mehta | 397 |
| | BNP | Rob Walker | 309 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Phillips | 280 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Efosa | 245 |
| | Independent | Ray Clements | 240 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,778 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Boughton Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Yates | 1,899 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trini Crake | 1,845 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Perkins | 1,779 |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Emmerson | 779 |
| | Conservative | Alison Norman | 762 |
| | Conservative | Laura Norman | 759 |
| | Labour | Janet Phillips | 482 |
| | Labour | Timothy Hart | 459 |
| | Labour | Arthur Whitford | 429 |
| | SOS! Voters Against Over-development of Northampton | Eddie Dale | 281 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,474 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Tony Clarke | 601 |
| | Labour | Tess Scott | 447 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Swinn | 425 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Winder | 383 |
| | Independent | Peter Evans | 362 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Hemphill | 245 |
| | Conservative | Darren Gasson | 233 |
| | Independent | Eamonn Fitzpatrick | 210 |
| | Green | Sarah Curtis | 187 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,093 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Delapre (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Glynane | 591 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Reeve | 519 |
| | Labour | Chaman Kalyan | 469 |
| | BNP | Larry Nunn | 388 |
| | Labour | Steve Croke | 387 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rawlings | 368 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Sljivic | 312 |
| | Green | James Fearnley | 209 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,243 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
East Hunsbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Judith Lill | 1,087 |
| | Conservative | Phil Larratt | 1,022 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Collins | 385 |
| | Labour | Robert Burnell | 354 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Panebianco | 352 |
| | Labour | Sally Fairbrace | 278 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,483 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Eastfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Hawkins | 1,170 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Collins | 1,074 |
| | Labour | Ulric Gavesande | 556 |
| | Conservative | David Acock | 547 |
| | Labour | Barry Kirby | 513 |
| | Conservative | Alan Wright | 501 |
| | Green | Anthony Lochmuller | 189 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,550 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ecton Brook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jamie Lane | 624 |
| | Labour | Keith Davies | 600 |
| | Conservative | Yousuf Miah | 533 |
| | Labour | Winston Strachan | 483 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Jones | 311 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Williams | 267 |
| | CPA | Suzanne Webb | 90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Headlands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Garlick | 1,513 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Markham | 1,502 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hawker | 703 |
| | Conservative | Laura Hutchings | 645 |
| | Labour | Nicola Turner | 396 |
| | Labour | Chris Grethe | 356 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,115 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kingsley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 1,253 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Taylor | 1,184 |
| | Labour | Nova Keown | 439 |
| | Labour | Jayne Croke | 437 |
| | Conservative | Nick Sullivan | 400 |
| | Conservative | Gary Austin | 393 |
| | Green | Muriel Upton | 146 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,449 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kingsthorpe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Beardsworth | 1,601 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Church | 1,381 |
| | Conservative | Alan Beal | 318 |
| | Conservative | Eithwyn Jones | 274 |
| | Labour | Steve Thomas | 216 |
| | Labour | Hilary Blackman | 215 |
| | SOS! Voters Against Over-development of Northampton | Paul Withrington | 206 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Lumbertubs (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joy Capstick | 622 |
| | Labour | Lee Mason | 575 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Bowles | 430 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eva Down | 427 |
| | Conservative | David Mackintosh | 327 |
| | Conservative | David Usmar | 290 |
| | BNP | Penny Blundell | 256 |
| | Save Our NHS Group | Harry Tuttle | 196 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,123 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Nene Valley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Hill | 1,635 |
| | Conservative | Colin Lill | 1,556 |
| | Labour | Danny Beales | 545 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Glynane | 543 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bream | 503 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,782 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
New Duston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Liz Tavener | 1,196 |
| | Conservative | John Caswell | 977 |
| | Independent | David Huffadine-Smith | 541 |
| | Labour | Lee Bruley | 476 |
| | Labour | Clare Pike | 432 |
| | SOS! Voters Against Over-development in Northampton | Susan Edkins | 293 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eamonn Lindsell | 226 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Maher | 172 |
| | CPA | Faith Bricher | 32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,345 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Old Duston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Don Edwards | 899 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hoare | 872 |
| | Save Our NHS Group | Dave Green | 471 |
| | Labour | Ricky Matthews | 419 |
| | Labour | Frank Lilley | 368 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Beardsworth | 264 |
| | SOS! Voters Against Over-development of Northampton | Karen Dare | 255 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Taylor | 208 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,756 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Parklands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Mildren | 1,568 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Portia Wilson | 1,548 |
| | Conservative | Mike Hallam | 896 |
| | Conservative | Brandon Aldred | 867 |
| | Labour | Wayne Keown | 325 |
| | Labour | Gavin Morgan | 299 |
| | CPA | Colin Bricher | 55 |
| | CPA | Timothy Webb | 39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,597 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Spencer (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Conroy | 1,077 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel De Cruz | 940 |
| | Labour | Anjona Roy | 478 |
| | Labour | Alan Scott | 449 |
| | Conservative | Amy Cena | 239 |
| | Conservative | Huseyin Alti | 193 |
| | SOS! Voters Against Over-development of Northampton | John Harrisson | 98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,474 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
St. Crispin (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Penny Flavell | 563 |
| | Labour | Ifty Choudary | 540 |
| | Labour | Arthur McCutcheon | 527 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mold | 462 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Buchan | 323 |
| | Green | Hannah Gibson | 261 |
| | Green | Julie Hawkins | 230 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jwanczuk | 224 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,130 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St. David (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Hollis | 697 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Woods | 626 |
| | Labour | Catherine Russell | 486 |
| | Labour | Ven Subbarayan | 472 |
| | Conservative | Paul Taylor | 203 |
| | Conservative | Bernie Eldred | 201 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,685 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. James (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Conroy | 719 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Varnsverry | 678 |
| | Labour | Leslie Marriott | 636 |
| | Labour | Ian McCann | 634 |
| | Conservative | Fran Wire | 622 |
| | Conservative | Suresh Patel | 595 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,884 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Thorplands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Meredith | 903 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadik Chaudhury | 808 |
| | Labour | Les Patterson | 492 |
| | Labour | Mike Boss | 480 |
| | BNP | Jim Avery | 252 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Roberts | 229 |
| | Conservative | Carole Thurlow | 229 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,393 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
West Hunsbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Matthews | 1,476 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Varnsverry | 1,287 |
| | Conservative | Brian Oldam | 953 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Golby | 916 |
| | Labour | Jaime Barron | 211 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,843 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Weston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jane Duncan | 1,528 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hadland | 1,462 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Barron | 596 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andreas Christodoulou | 471 |
| | Labour | Debra Boss | 451 |
| | Labour | Christopher Porter | 336 |
| | Green | Jonathan Hornett | 220 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,064 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |