# 2007 South Kesteven District Council election

The 2007 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The Conservatives kept a majority on the council making a net gain of one seat to have 35 councillors. The independents and Liberal Democrats also made gains at the expense of Labour who lost five of the seven seats they were defending. Overall turnout at the election was 35%, up from 29.65% at the last election in 2003.
The defeated Labour candidates included the group leader John Hurst, who lost his seat in Grantham St Johns to the Conservatives, and the party's deputy leader Rob Shorrock in Earlesfield, where independent candidates took two of the three seats for the ward. Labour also lost seats in St Anne's ward to an independent and a Conservative, as well as a seat in Isaac Newton ward to the Conservatives, however Labour did gain a seat in Harrowby. Other changes had Conservative council cabinet member Terl Bryant lose in All Saints ward, but a Conservative candidate defeated independent councillor Angeline Percival in Glen Eden.
South Kesteven local election result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 35 | | | +1 | 60.3 | 43.6 | 20,165 | -0.3% |
| Independent | 15 | | | +3 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 13,220 | +8.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 6,202 | -2.1% |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 5,479 | -7.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 667 | +0.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 409 | +0.9% |
| Organisation of Free Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 112 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

All Saints (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Susan Sandall | 639 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Jalili | 533 |
| | Conservative | David Brailsford | 378 |
| | Conservative | Terl Bryant | 346 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Aveland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Webster | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barrowby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Bosworth | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belmont (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Chivers | unopposed |
| Conservative | Nick Craft | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bourne East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Judy Smith | 1,019 |
| | Conservative | David Higgs | 744 |
| | Conservative | Bob Russell | 744 |
| | Independent | Guy Cudmore | 696 |
| | Labour | Jean Joyce | 600 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,803 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bourne West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Trevor Holmes | 940 |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 762 |
| | Conservative | Linda Neal | 754 |
| | Conservative | Brian Fines | 728 |
| | Independent | Helen Powell | 608 |
| | Independent | Derrick Crump | 332 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,124 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Deeping St James (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ray Auger | 969 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Joynson | 947 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Helyar | 778 |
| | Labour | 'Fair Deal' Phil Dilks | 652 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,346 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Earlesfield (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Jock Kerr | 401 |
| | Labour | Alan Davidson | 330 |
| | Independent | Stuart McBride | 313 |
| | Conservative | Adam Stokes | 290 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Gibbins | 287 |
| | Conservative | Jean Taylor | 279 |
| | Independent | Ken Linford | 265 |
| | Labour | Rob Shorrock | 252 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Ermine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Scott | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Carpenter | 434 | 63.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Handford | 254 | 36.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 688 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Glen Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Spencer-Gregson | 430 | 52.5 |
| | Independent | Angeline Percival | 389 | 47.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Grantham St John's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stuart Farrar | 348 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Newcombe-Jones | 289 |
| | Labour | John Hurst | 279 |
| | Independent | Paul Abraham | 241 |
| | Labour | Steve Prince | 229 |
| | Independent | Chris Osborne | 226 |
| | Organisation of Free Democrats | John Andrews | 112 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Green Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Parkin | 513 |
| | Conservative | Frank Turner | 493 |
| | Independent | Alwyn Todd | 461 |
| | Independent | Delia Hearmon | 328 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Greyfriars (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mike Taylor | 442 |
| | Conservative | Ian Stokes | 405 |
| | Independent | Roy Williams | 253 |
| | Independent | Philip Burrows | 209 |
| | Labour | Erica South | 152 |
| | Labour | David Burling | 139 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Finch | 128 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,728 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Harrowby (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Mike Williams | 556 |
| | Labour | Ian Selby | 532 |
| | Independent | Avril Williams | 501 |
| | Independent | Colin Thulborn | 490 |
| | Labour | Charmaine Morgan | 407 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 404 |
| | Conservative | Alvina Newnham | 364 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,254 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin-Mayhew | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hillsides :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ibis Channell | 461 | 58.6 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Woolley | 326 | 41.4 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 17.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Isaac Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Adams | 494 | 78.8 | +30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Tanner | 133 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 57.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lincrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loveden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Albert Kerr | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Market and West Deeping (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Reg Howard | 903 |
| | Conservative | Michael Exton | 827 |
| | Independent | Bob Broughton | 806 |
| | Green | Ashley Baxter | 667 |
| | Labour | Roy Bell | 360 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,563 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Morkery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margery Radley | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peascliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeff Thompson | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ringstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Cartwright | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Saxonwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Wood | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Annes's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Rob Hearmon | 461 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cook | 428 |
| | Independent | Bruce Wells | 359 |
| | Labour | Fereshteh Hurst | 269 |
| | Labour | Alan Kane | 232 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St George's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Bob Sandall | 522 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Gaffigan | 436 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Chapman | 370 |
| | Labour | Bill Turner | 355 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Sumner | 347 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,030 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 531 |
| | Conservative | John Harvey | 500 |
| | Conservative | Graham Wheatley | 494 |
| | Independent | Robert Conboy | 438 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Peckett | 406 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Fitzgerald | 319 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
St Wulfram's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham Wheat | 568 |
| | Conservative | Ray Wootten | 505 |
| | Independent | Barry Phillips | 491 |
| | Independent | Ian Mihill | 400 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin James | 249 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Smith | 239 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Stamford St John's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 909 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Jalili | 838 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brough | 811 |
| | Conservative | David Nalson | 794 |
| | Conservative | John Judge | 766 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sumner | 721 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,839 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Thurlby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nicholson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reg Lovelock | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Truesdale (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Moore | 878 |
| | Conservative | Tom Webster | 638 |
| | UKIP | Tom Butterfield | 409 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Witham Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Kaberry-Brown | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |