# 2007 Shepway District Council election

District Council elections were held in Shepway in 2007.

## Results

Shepway District Council Election Results 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 34 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 74 | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 22 | | | |
| People First Party | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 4 | | | |
| Shepway Independents | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | | | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | | | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |

### By ward

'* denotes sitting Councillor. Elected Councillors marked (E)

### Elham Valley Division

Elham and Stelling Minnis 3 May 2007 Elham Valley Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pam Carr (E) | 619 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Barchi | 155 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Matthews | 109 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | 53.58 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Carol Crees had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. She sought re-election in Folkestone East ward.

### Folkestone North East Division

Folkestone East(2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone North East Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan North *(E) | 345 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Dunning (E) | 319 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Salmon | 313 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Williams | 297 | |
| | People First Party | Janet Kay Andrews * | 276 | |
| | People First Party | Carolyn Court Crees * | 226 | |
| | Labour | Jo Knight | 93 | |
| | Labour | Stevie Makins | 83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1043 | 34.35 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Cllr Alan North had gained the seat for the Conservatives at a by-election in 2004. Janet Andrews had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. Carol Crees has been elected as a Lib Dem in Elham and Stelling Minnis ward in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. Cllr Tony Dunning now sits as a Conservative.
Folkestone Foord(2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone North East Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | People First Party | Brian William Copping *(E) | 555 | |
| | People First Party | Paul Albert Roy Marsh *(E) | 532 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Speller | 416 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex McNeice | 386 | |
| | Conservative | Cherilyn Williams | 149 | |
| | Conservative | John Worthy | 124 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1145 | 34.58 |
| | People First Party gain from Liberal Democrats | People First Party gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | People First Party gain from Liberal Democrats | People First Party gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Cllrs Paul Marsh and Brian Copping were both elected as Lib Dems in 2003 and defected to People First in 2004.
Folkestone Park (3 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone North East Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Beaumont *(E) | 684 | |
| | Conservative | David Johnson (E) | 624 | |
| | Conservative | Dick Pascoe (E) | 614 | |
| | Conservative | John Collier | 594 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Barrett | 581 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bev Rolfe | 555 | |
| | Independent | Ann Elizabeth Berry | 384 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Edwina Boyt | 293 | |
| | People First Party | Patricia Copping | 174 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Martin Highland | 135 | |
| | People First Party | William John Fagg | 122 | |
| | UKIP | Carol Lynn Sacre | 111 | |
| | People First Party | Richard Eric Green | 104 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1793 | 39.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Folkestone South Division

Folkestone Harbour (2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone South Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Jane Sanger (E) | 499 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Wallace (E) | 496 | |
| | Conservative | George Burr | 236 | |
| | Conservative | Alice Monk | 215 | |
| | People First Party | Kim Culshaw * | 160 | |
| | People First Party | Michael Edward Edson | 143 | |
| | BNP | Derek James | 139 | |
| | BNP | Harry Herbert John Williams | 126 | |
| | Labour | Paul Bingham | 114 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Mitchell | 102 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1168 | 36.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Kim Culshaw had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. Cllrs Emily Sanger and Sue Wallace now sit as Conservatives.
Folkestone Harvey Central (2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone South Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Barker *(E) | 581 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Martin *(E) | 487 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Mark Fuller | 465 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Troy Peter Scaum | 400 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1087 | 31.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Richard Green had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003, before defecting to People First and then Greens 4 Shepway in 2004 and then standing down from the council. He stood for election in Folkestone Park on the People First platform. Cllr Philip Martin had gained the seat for the Conservatives in the ensuing by-election.
Folkestone Harvey West(2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone South Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Bunting *(E) | 865 | |
| | Conservative | Rory Cassian Love *(E) | 861 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Rachael Sophia Jessie Bailey | 209 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Roy Edward Brightman | 198 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lee | 181 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Robertson-Ritchie | 178 | |
| | UKIP | Margaret Rita Kendall | 94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1349 | 41.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Folkestone West Division

Folkestone Cheriton (3 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone West Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Gane *(E) | 725 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Carroll (E) | 711 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Prater (E) | 673 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Boot | 433 | |
| | Conservative | Suzie Boot | 432 | |
| | Conservative | Harvey Marshall | 420 | |
| | People First Party | Trevor Buss * | 366 | |
| | People First Party | Linda Cufley * | 328 | |
| | People First Party | Paul Stevens | 298 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1587 | 34.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Trevor Buss and Linda Cufley had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. Cllr Peter Gane now sits as a Conservative.
Folkestone Morehall(2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone West Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom McNeice (E) | 571 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Monk (E) | 537 | |
| | Conservative | Rodica Wheeler | 527 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Edward Briddock | 496 | |
| | Labour | Chris Walters | 123 | |
| | Labour | Pam Stevens | 90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1255 | 41.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Tony Baker had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but defected to Independent in 2004 and did not seek re-election. Gary George had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but defected to People First in 2004 and did not seek re-election.
Folkestone Sandgate(2 members) 3 May 2007 Folkestone West Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Bliss *(E) | 613 | |
| | Conservative | Jan Holben (E) | 591 | |
| | Independent | Joy Fiona MacMillan * | 370 | |
| | Independent | Jonathan Greenwall | 327 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elma Vera Crocker | 142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Season Prater | 138 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1134 | 36.23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Joy MacMillan had been elected as a Conservative but resigned the whip in 2006 and sought re-election as an Independent

### Hythe Division

Hythe Central (3 members) 3 May 2007 Hythe Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Dearden (E) | 1147 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Ewart-James (E) | 1120 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Lyons (E) | 1080 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Arthur Matthews * | 565 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel George Matthews | 512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Nolan * | 473 | |
| | Independent | Martin Keith Ross | 419 | |
| | Independent | Franca Ross | 419 | |
| | Independent | Adrian Joseph Gilbert Metherell | 389 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2163 | 47.37 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Wendy Harris had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but defected to the Green Party in 2004. She did not seek re-election.

### Romney Marsh Division

Dymchurch & St Mary's Bay (3 members) 3 May 2007 Romney Marsh Division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Clifton-Holt (E) | 985 | |
| | Conservative | Russel Tilson (E) | 846 | |
| | Conservative | Olwyn Williams (E) | 799 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Tom Gibbs | 562 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie White * | 474 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Ian Barry Meyers | 456 | |
| | Shepway Independents | Michael Hewton | 439 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Wright | 431 | |
| | People First Party | Shirley Maile * | 290 | |
| | People First Party | Nicholas Day | 196 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2042 | 39.89 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Terry Preston and Shirley Maile had defected from Lib Dem to People First in 2004.