# 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 31
* Liberal Democrats 15
* Labour 11
* Independent 3

## Background

The Conservative Party had run the council since the 2006 election and won an overall majority for the first time in 11 years after gaining a seat in a by-election in Buckskin from Labour in December 2006. In March 2007 the Conservatives also held a seat in a by-election in Rooksdown. This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3 Independent councillors.
5 councillors stood down at the election, 3 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Curry, Terence Faulkner, Paul Findlow, Alex Green and John Wall. 20 seats were up for election, with the leader of the Conservatives on the council, Mark Ruffell, being unopposed in Upton Grey and the Candovers. Candidates stood from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, as well as 2 independents.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, with no changes taking place in the political balance on the council. The Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, Labour on 11 and independents on 3 seats.
Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 54.4 | 18,593 | +4.7% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 6,282 | +2.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 8,053 | -6.9% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1,250 | +0.9% |

## Ward results

Basing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Marks | 1,864 | 65.1 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Archibald | 906 | 31.6 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Amal Sarkar | 93 | 3.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 958 | 33.5 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,863 | 44 | −5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brookvale and Kings Furlong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 823 | 56.9 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Ranil Jayawardena | 430 | 29.7 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Philip Courtenay | 193 | 13.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 27.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 36 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Buckskin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Taylor | 539 | 52.9 | +21.0 |
| | Labour | Gill Gleeson | 387 | 38.0 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Obi Nwasike | 93 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | 31 | +6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Calleva :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 1,288 | 78.3 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Terence Price | 356 | 21.7 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | 56.7 | +15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 38 | +0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chineham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Downes | 1,258 | 63.2 | +24.5 |
| | Independent | Christopher Tomblin | 393 | 19.7 | −34.5 |
| | Labour | Eileen Cavanagh | 191 | 9.6 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 149 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 865 | 43.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 34 | +0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Day | 1,261 | 66.6 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Hayley Eachus | 538 | 28.4 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Hema Krishan | 94 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 38.2 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 43 | −4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Robinson | 1,398 | 69.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnard | 363 | 18.1 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Julie Worthington | 248 | 12.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 51.5 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,009 | 29 | −2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kempshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Heath | 1,749 | 70.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Mitchell | 381 | 15.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Colin Regan | 336 | 13.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 55.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,466 | 41 | −1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsclere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cathy Osselton | 1,277 | 78.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | James Gibb | 186 | 11.4 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Ward | 165 | 10.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 67.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,628 | 44 | +1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Harvey | 1,057 | 54.4 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Onnalee Cubitt | 615 | 31.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 270 | 13.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 22.8 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,942 | 33 | +1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Oakley and North Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1,801 | 74.6 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Burbidge-King | 442 | 18.3 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | David Cavanagh | 171 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 56.3 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,414 | 43 | −2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ian Tilbury | 857 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| | Conservative | Marion Jones | 481 | 27.6 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacky Lessware | 328 | 18.8 | −45.2 |
| | Labour | Warwick Dady | 76 | 4.4 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,742 | 50 | −1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Popley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy McCormick | 629 | 63.6 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen McConnell | 223 | 22.5 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 137 | 13.9 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 41.1 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 31 | +2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Popley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Frankum | 534 | 53.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Wheddon | 354 | 35.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Old | 111 | 11.1 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 18.0 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 39 | +9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Ham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Keating | 959 | 49.4 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Valentine | 741 | 38.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 240 | 12.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 11.2 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 35 | −1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tadley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen West | 1,048 | 55.3 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Slimin | 732 | 38.6 | −22.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Rothman | 114 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 43 | +0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tadley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Musson | 872 | 66.1 | +26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankinson | 337 | 25.5 | +25.5 |
| | Labour | Upali Wickremeratne | 110 | 8.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 31 | −2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upton Grey and The Candovers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Ruffell | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whitchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Watts | 1,163 | 58.4 | |
| | Conservative | William Judge | 828 | 41.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 52 | +4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Winklebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Golding | 1,289 | 64.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Lea Jeff | 548 | 27.6 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chijioke Nwasike | 152 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 37.3 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | 39 | −4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |