# 2007 Tamworth Borough Council election

Elections to Tamworth Borough 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. Overall turnout was 31.9%
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Labour 5
* Independent 1

## Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 80.0 | 45.0 | 8,183 | -5.9% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 10.0 | 37.7 | 6,856 | -3.8% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 1,624 | +8.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 1,109 | -1.5% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 395 | +2.2% |

## Ward results

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wells | 841 | 43.2 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Julie Holland | 757 | 38.9 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | James Mckay | 348 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.3 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | 32.0 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Nicklin | 776 | 48.8 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Hirons | 569 | 35.8 | −7.2 |
| | Independent | Kevin Taylor | 245 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 13.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | 29.1 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Seekings | 990 | 58.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James | 718 | 42.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 16.0 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 31.5 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Claymore | 917 | 47.6 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Marion Couchman | 736 | 38.2 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Pinkett | 273 | 14.2 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 9.4 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 34.5 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Cooke | 587 | 40.9 | +40.9 |
| | Labour | Sheree Peaple | 467 | 32.5 | −21.1 |
| | Conservative | Debbie James | 381 | 26.6 | −19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | 25.6 | +1.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martyn Price | 729 | 36.5 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Neil Fuller | 579 | 29.0 | −4.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Kingstone | 444 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Blake | 243 | 12.2 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 7.5 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 38.0 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Gant | 1,122 | 52.9 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Karen Hirons | 682 | 32.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blake | 315 | 14.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 20.7 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 38.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Price | 606 | 38.6 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Clarke | 570 | 36.3 | −7.0 |
| | BNP | Lynn Smith | 395 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.3 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 27.4 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Oates | 1,086 | 54.2 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | David Foster | 638 | 31.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jones | 278 | 13.9 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 22.3 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 34.0 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Beale | 1,007 | 53.7 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Ken Lewis | 868 | 46.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 7.4 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,875 | 29.0 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |