# 2007 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 24
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 52.9 | 47.1 | 8,639 | +10.6 |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 47.1 | 46.7 | 8,565 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 853 | -7.0 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 156 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 134 | New |

## Ward results

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Sherlock | 307 | 42.2 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 265 | 36.4 |
| | English Democrat | Maurice Brookes | 156 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Sherlock | 669 | 71.7 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Anne Hughes | 264 | 28.3 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 43.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 23.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Groves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Anderson | 509 | 60.7 |
| | Labour | Colin Cooper | 329 | 39.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ledsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Huddart | 888 | 59.8 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Sue Pugh | 597 | 40.2 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 19.6 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 32.1 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Neston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Scott Mealor | 519 | 45.5 |
| | Labour | Louise Gittins | 488 | 42.8 |
| | UKIP | Henry Crocker | 134 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Neston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Williams | 546 | 55.6 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Chris Bale | 436 | 44.4 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 11.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 982 | 41.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Parkgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Dowdings | 1,090 | 79.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Susan Craggs | 282 | 20.6 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 58.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,372 | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pooltown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Robson | 469 | 63.6 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Hardwick | 269 | 36.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 27.2 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rivacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Claydon | 394 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Meldrum | 286 | 42.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680 | 23.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rossmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivor Jones | 845 | 58.4 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael English | 601 | 41.6 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 16.8 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stanlow and Wolverham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thommy Griffiths | 606 | 65.2 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Harris | 324 | 34.8 | +17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 30.4 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Strawberry Fields (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathy Lord | 440 | |
| | Conservative | Nic Hebson | 407 | |
| | Labour | Cherie Hill | 381 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Jilani | 357 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 250 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Jones | 679 | 53.6 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 587 | 46.4 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jimmy Murphy | 472 | 68.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 217 | 31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 689 | 25.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Whitby (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Cooper | 746 | |
| | Conservative | Susie McMillan | 717 | |
| | Labour | Mike McKusker | 618 | |
| | Labour | Tony Walsh | 600 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jewkes | 220 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kurt Jewkes | 167 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,068 | 34.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |