# 2007 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 20
* Conservative 20
* Liberal Democrat 18
* United Kingdom Independence Party 2

## Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 40.0 | 31.7 | 8,791 | +0.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 6,811 | -0.7% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 6,689 | -3.4% |
| UKIP | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.0 | 17.4 | 4,833 | +3.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 331 | -0.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1.1 | 310 | +1.0% |

## Ward results

Audley and Bignall End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Beech | 717 | 38.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Cicatello | 612 | 32.9 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Edwards | 286 | 15.4 | +5.4 |
| | UKIP | David Nixon | 245 | 13.2 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,860 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Hambleton | 557 | 36.2 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | John Tagg | 469 | 30.5 | +9.6 |
| | UKIP | Donald Bowers | 289 | 18.8 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dugdale | 225 | 14.6 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 5.7 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Butt Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Silvia Burgess | 491 | 39.5 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | John Macmillan | 339 | 27.3 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | Garry Whitehurst | 202 | 16.3 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Iley Wainwright | 108 | 8.7 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Maurice Leese | 102 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Simpson | 578 | 39.4 | +8.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark Barlow | 355 | 24.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 325 | 22.2 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Worley | 209 | 14.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cross Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Williams | 633 | 44.7 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Rankin | 336 | 23.7 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Barry Milford | 232 | 16.4 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Glenys Davies | 215 | 15.2 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 21.0 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,416 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Halmerend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Becket | 577 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Humphreys | 223 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | Trevor Sproston | 219 | 18.8 |
| | UKIP | Neville Benson | 145 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Keele :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wenslie Naylon | 257 | 32.9 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Savitha Piercy | 224 | 28.6 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Owen Meredith | 144 | 18.4 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Gareth Snell | 125 | 16.0 | +8.3 |
| | UKIP | Wayne Harling | 32 | 4.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 4.3 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kidsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Bowyer | 559 | 39.6 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Waring | 415 | 29.4 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Glyn Rafferty | 280 | 19.8 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lewis | 159 | 11.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 10.2 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Knutton and Silverdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Derrick Huckfield | 438 | 47.3 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | David Leech | 306 | 33.0 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Budibent | 107 | 11.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Colclough | 75 | 8.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Loggerheads and Whitmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Tomkins | 1,431 | 68.0 | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | David Howell | 397 | 18.9 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Becket | 275 | 13.1 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 49.1 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Madeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Morris | 502 | 35.7 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Burke | 410 | 29.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Bill Sinnott | 410 | 29.2 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Bonfiglio | 84 | 6.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
May Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Tagg | 1,227 | 62.9 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Harrison | 310 | 15.9 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Barbara Lewis | 223 | 11.4 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Wain | 191 | 9.8 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 47.0 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newchapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nora Salt | 314 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labour | Elsie Bates | 258 | 29.0 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bowyer | 188 | 21.1 | −14.0 |
| | UKIP | Susan Whitehurst | 131 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 891 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ravenscliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bishop | 322 | 32.5 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Ray Astle | 231 | 23.3 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geff Hall | 224 | 22.6 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Locke | 213 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Seabridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hailstones | 811 | 52.6 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | David Beardmore | 354 | 23.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Reddish | 205 | 13.3 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | Paul Gregory | 171 | 11.1 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 29.6 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Silverdale and Park Site :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Eileen Braithwaite | 537 | 53.6 | +21.7 |
| | Labour | George Cairns | 282 | 28.1 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Moss | 107 | 10.7 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Kinnersley | 76 | 7.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing | | |
Talke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Daniels | 418 | 44.6 | −9.8 |
| | Independent | Arthur Amos | 208 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | UKIP | Roger Ruddle | 173 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | David Cooper | 139 | 14.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 22.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Thistleberry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 949 | 54.0 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Luciana Flackett | 351 | 20.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Butler | 247 | 14.1 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Dominic Arnold | 210 | 12.0 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 34.0 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Westlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Heesom | 1,119 | 59.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shenton | 279 | 14.9 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Eileen Robinson | 261 | 13.9 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Pamela Jackson | 217 | 11.6 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 44.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,876 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolstanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracy Taylor | 548 | 36.5 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Clarke | 447 | 29.8 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | David Woolley | 259 | 17.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Richards | 139 | 9.3 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Anne Beirne | 107 | 7.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |