# 2007 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2007 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on the 3 May 2007. All 48 seats were up for election. 24 seats were needed for a majority, with the Conservatives increasing their majority by three seats. Both independents lost their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats, who in turn lost a seat to the Conservatives.

## Results

Test Valley Borough Council Election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 68.75 | 54.05 | 18,669 | 1.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31.25 | 37.07 | 12,804 | 1.12 |
| | Labour | 0 | | | | 0 | 5.15 | 1,781 | 0.25 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | | | 0 | 3.32 | 1,148 | 0.75 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.38 | 846 | 3.08 |
| Total | Total | 48 | | | | | | 34536 | |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Lamb | 944 | 49.01 | 20.16 |
| | Conservative | Clive Collier | 862 | 44.75 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bramley | 782 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Rispin | 781 | | |
| | Labour | Sandra Smith | 120 | 6.23 | 0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alamein

Alamein (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil North | 793 | 42.33 | 4.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Len Gates | 784 | 41.85 | 6.64 |
| | Conservative | Janet Whiteley | 772 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Hughes | 767 | | |
| | Conservative | Karen Hamilton | 733 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Msonthi | 689 | | |
| | UKIP | Anthony McCabe | 149 | 7.95 | 5.39 |
| | Labour | Alan Cotter | 147 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hatley | 755 | 80.57 | 2.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Anderson | 145 | 15.47 | 6.33 |
| | Labour | David Stevens | 37 | 3.94 | 3.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 65.10 | 8.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Amport

Amport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Southern | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anna

Anna (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Peters | 1,085 | 63.82 | 5.33 |
| | Conservative | Graham Stallard | 1,007 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Evans | 332 | 19.52 | 9.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalie Sweetman | 304 | | |
| | UKIP | Stan Oram | 283 | 16.64 | 3.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackwater

Blackwater (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Gentle | 1,396 | 78.51 | 1.02 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Bailey | 1,333 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sims | 382 | 21.48 | 1.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Curtis | 372 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Giddings | 622 | 81.20 | 7.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Hughes | 144 | 18.79 | 7.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broughton and Stockbridge

Broughton and Stockbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Boulton | 1,331 | 75.62 | 16.57 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Busk | 1,248 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sims | 429 | 24.37 | 9.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Johnson | 396 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Charlton

Charlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Carr | 487 | 66.98 | 10.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Whittam | 240 | 33.01 | 10.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 727 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Anderdon | 1,225 | 60.58 | 0.76 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bundy | 1,190 | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Finlay | 1,099 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Richards | 615 | 30.41 | 4.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Cosier | 586 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Buckmaster | 544 | | |
| | Labour | Albert Astbury | 182 | 9.00 | 4.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cupernham

Cupernham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Baverstock | 1,331 | 60.17 | 1.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Marsh | 881 | 39.82 | 1.94 |
| | Conservative | John Ray | 745 | 44.34 | |
| | Conservative | Iain Bell | 705 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Dun Valley

Dun Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Whiteley | 588 | 70.92 | 3.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Houghton | 241 | 29.07 | 3.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 347 | 41.85 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harewood

Harewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Neal | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harroway

Harroway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Page | 1,049 | 50.65 | 3.42 |
| | Conservative | Jan Lovell | 1,010 | | |
| | Conservative | Carl Borg-Neal | 984 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sweetman | 413 | 19.94 | 4.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilson | 395 | | |
| | Labour | Sarah Evans | 358 | 17.28 | 4.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Treadwell | 324 | | |
| | UKIP | Emily Blatchford | 251 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| | UKIP | Derek Rumsey | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kings Somborne and Michelmersh

Kings Somborne and Michelmersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Ward | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Millway

Millway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zilliah Brooks | 1,160 | 57.34 | 13.76 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hawke | 1,147 | | |
| | Conservative | David Drew | 1,129 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sweetman | 647 | 31.98 | 3.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Henstock | 604 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Treadwell | 566 | | |
| | Labour | John Newland | 216 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 25.35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cosier | 1,466 | 61.51 | 4.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Dowden | 1,304 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Tupper | 1,221 | | |
| | Conservative | Robin Oliver | 809 | 33.94 | 5.16 |
| | Conservative | Mike Draper | 638 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gibson | 637 | | |
| | Labour | David Moran | 108 | 4.53 | 0.83 |
| | Labour | Khalid Farooq | 95 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 27.57 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Over Wallop

Over Wallop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Hope | 329 | 63.14 | 14.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Fisk | 192 | 36.85 | 14.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 26.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penton Bellinger

Penton Bellinger (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Lashbrook | 1,034 | 75.69 | 19.49 |
| | Conservative | Ellie Charnley | 1,013 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lance Mitchell | 332 | 24.30 | 1.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin O'Leary | 238 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 51.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Romsey Extra

Romsey Extra (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 638 | 52.16 | 1.66 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hibberd | 571 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Dunleavey | 543 | 44.39 | 1.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Burgess | 304 | 515 | |
| | Labour | Ian Paxton | 42 | 3.43 | 3.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 7.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,223 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Bailey | 840 | 41.35 | 3.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Macdonald | 753 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael McGarry | 719 | | |
| | Conservative | Jan Budzynski | 699 | 34.41 | 0.30 |
| | Conservative | Pam Whitehouse | 666 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Mather | 648 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Mumford | 270 | 13.29 | 7.24 |
| | UKIP | Tim Rolt | 222 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 6.94 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Tadburn

Tadburn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cooper | 1,050 | 51.44 | 0.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Leach | 942 | | |
| | Conservative | Jill Gethin | 890 | 43.60 | 3.68 |
| | Conservative | Ian Richards | 852 | | |
| | Labour | Carolyn Nixson | 101 | 4.94 | 3.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 7.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,041 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Valley Park

Valley Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dowden | 1,401 | 59.46 | 1.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Dyde | 1,293 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Guy | 1,268 | | |
| | Conservative | John Barton | 955 | 40.53 | 6.46 |
| | Conservative | Roger Curtis | 927 | | |
| | Conservative | James Jaggers | 896 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 18.93 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Winton

Winton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Kerley | 1,217 | 48.23 | 7.29 |
| | Conservative | Chris Lynn | 1,188 | | |
| | Conservative | Pam Mutton | 1,105 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Metcalf | 729 | 28.89 | 3.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Evans | 681 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent McGarry | 583 | | |
| | UKIP | Bill McCabe | 243 | 9.63 | 1.33 |
| | Labour | Bronwen McCoy | 200 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| | Independent | John Smith | 134 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 19.34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |