# 2007 Plymouth City Council election

The 2007 Plymouth City Council election was held on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

## Overall results

2007 Plymouth City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Conservative | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 57.9 | 43.1 | 28,199 |
| | Labour | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 42.1 | 29.9 | 19,591 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 9,959 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1,896 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2,718 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2,597 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 498 |
| Total | Total | 19 | | | | | | 65,458 |

## Ward results
### Budshead

Budshead 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Drean | 1,731 | 47.5% |
| | Labour | Michael Fox | 1,387 | 38.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Crocker | 528 | 14.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 9.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,646 | 38.7% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Compton

Compton 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Stark | 2,025 | 52.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Smith | 776 | 20.2% |
| | Labour | Margaret Storer | 599 | 15.6% |
| | Green | Josie Bannon | 236 | 6.1% |
| | UKIP | Ronald Coombes | 212 | 5.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 32.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,848 | 42.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Devonport

Devonport 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Coker | 1,258 | 44.2% |
| | Conservative | Jim Bell | 854 | 30.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Flockton | 416 | 14.6% |
| | UKIP | Syd Brooks | 316 | 11.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 14.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 | 31.6% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Note: The seat was won for Labour the previous time it was contested in 2003, by Bernard Brotherton who subsequently defected to the Liberal Democrats.

### Drake

Drake 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andy Fox | 542 | 31.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Gillard | 527 | 31.0% |
| | Labour | Carol Blackburn | 289 | 17.0% |
| | Green | Saul Walker | 137 | 8.1% |
| | Independent | David Santillo | 133 | 7.8% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Leigh | 71 | 4.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | 27.0% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claude Miller | 1,346 | 42.4% |
| | Conservative | Mary Orchard | 994 | 31.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Goldthorp | 568 | 17.9% |
| | Green | Tean Mitchell | 263 | 8.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 11.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | 33.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynda Bowyer | 1,847 | 44.6% |
| | Labour | Derick Bray | 1,155 | 27.9% |
| | Independent | Lee Finn | 502 | 12.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert McVicar | 492 | 11.9% |
| | Green | Raymond Delamare | 141 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 16.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 40.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Ham

Ham 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tudor Evans | 1,460 | 44.4% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Charles | 1,227 | 37.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Swann | 598 | 18.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 7.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,285 | 34.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Lowry | 1,272 | 38.2% |
| | Conservative | Edward Delbridge | 753 | 22.6% |
| | Independent | Paul Carter | 669 | 20.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Hirst | 349 | 10.5% |
| | Independent | Ivor Lucas | 178 | 5.3% |
| | Green | Daniel Knaeble | 108 | 3.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 15.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,329 | 32.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moor View

Moor View 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Dann | 1,506 | 40.3% |
| | Conservative | Anna Chapman | 1,444 | 38.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jolly | 357 | 9.6% |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Shepherdson | 292 | 7.8% |
| | Green | Nicola Bannon | 136 | 3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,735 | 39.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Peverell

Peverell 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Mahony | 2,228 | 52.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Earl | 792 | 18.7% |
| | Labour | John Sewell | 693 | 16.3% |
| | Green | Don Allen | 349 | 8.2% |
| | UKIP | Graeme Peters | 182 | 4.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,436 | 33.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,244 | 43.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terri Beer | 1,331 | 49.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rowe | 514 | 19.0% |
| | Labour | Ross Burns | 449 | 16.6% |
| | UKIP | John Roberts | 172 | 6.4% |
| | BNP | Mark Cooper | 144 | 5.3% |
| | Green | Colin Bannon | 93 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 817 | 30.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,703 | 39.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Partick Nicholson | 2,807 | 67.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Dustan | 681 | 16.5% |
| | Labour | Steven Lemin | 463 | 11.2% |
| | Green | Nicola Hawker | 186 | 4.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,126 | 51.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 42.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Viney | 2,666 | 65.8% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Morrish | 666 | 16.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Smith | 507 | 12.5% |
| | Green | Wendy Miller | 213 | 5.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,000 | 49.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,052 | 41.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ken Foster | 1,958 | 50.8% |
| | Labour | Valerie Burns | 599 | 15.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Radmore | 409 | 10.6% |
| | UKIP | Roger Bullock | 408 | 10.6% |
| | Independent | Roger Dodd | 328 | 8.5% |
| | Green | Colin Trier | 150 | 3.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 35.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,852 | 41.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Budeax

St Budeaux 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Wheeler | 1,317 | 42.9% |
| | Conservative | Peter Berrow | 900 | 29.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond McSweeney | 437 | 14.2% |
| | Independent | Tom Williams | 416 | 13.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 13.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,070 | 32.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark King | 1,138 | 36.1% |
| | Conservative | Richard Ball | 1,060 | 33.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes | 395 | 12.5% |
| | UKIP | Ray Rees | 312 | 9.9% |
| | Green | Clare O'Neill | 166 | 5.3% |
| | Independent | Jo Jo | 79 | 2.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 2.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,150 | 33.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Southway

Southway 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1,547 | 40.1% |
| | Labour | Pauline Murphy | 1,520 | 39.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Barwick | 441 | 11.4% |
| | BNP | Robert Perkins | 354 | 9.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,862 | 41.1% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Stoke

Stoke 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joan Watkins | 1,459 | 39.7% |
| | Labour | Michael Fletcher | 1,182 | 32.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Gillbard | 595 | 16.2% |
| | UKIP | Richard Ellison | 223 | 6.1% |
| | Green | Nicholas Byrne | 217 | 5.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 7.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,676 | 38.6% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean Nelder | 1,292 | 42.8% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Shillabeer | 826 | 27.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter York | 577 | 19.1% |
| | Green | Louise Parker | 323 | 10.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 15.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 32.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |