# 2007 Worcester City Council election

The 2007 Worcester City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, 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 18
* Labour 12
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Independent 2

## Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 18 seats, while Labour had 11 and the Liberal Democrats and independents had 3 seats each. 44 candidates stood in the election for the 11 seats which were being contested.
The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate in Arboretum ward, Melanie Heider, after it came out that she was a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) as well as the Conservatives. When this became public it was announced that she had resigned her membership of UKIP, but Labour called on her to be sacked as a candidate.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives keep their majority on the council after holding all 7 seats which they had been defending. Meanwhile, Labour gained one seat in Nunnery ward from an independent to have 12 councillors after the election.
Worcester Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 42.9 | 9,249 | +3.2% |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 27.3 | 25.3 | 5,457 | -3.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 2,811 | 0.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 2,103 | -1.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.8 | 1,031 | +1.6% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 798 | +0.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 128 | +0.6% |

## Ward results

Arboretum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marc Bayliss | 814 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Melanie Heider | 554 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Carpenter | 246 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Martin Sullivan | 144 | 7.6 |
| | UKIP | Jason Phillips | 128 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | 42.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bedwardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Clark | 1,309 | 56.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Jenny Barnes | 478 | 20.6 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Hencher | 320 | 13.8 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Roger Cook | 212 | 9.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 35.8 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 37.3 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cathedral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allah Ditta | 1,203 | 51.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Winwood | 510 | 21.6 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Robert Wilkins | 333 | 14.1 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain MacBriar | 314 | 13.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 29.4 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 35.2 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Claines :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Smith | 1,739 | 54.7 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 985 | 31.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Joy Squires | 246 | 7.7 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Peter Robinson | 210 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 23.7 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,180 | 49.0 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nunnery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Cronin | 804 | 35.2 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Keith Burton | 700 | 30.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Taylor | 355 | 15.6 | −1.1 |
| | BNP | Michael Peat | 289 | 12.7 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Alexander Gwinn | 134 | 5.9 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 4.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,282 | 38.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St Clement :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Imray | 879 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Udall | 409 | 23.0 |
| | BNP | Peter Beechey | 281 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Ruth Stafford | 209 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St John :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Candler | 879 | 42.3 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Campbell | 446 | 21.5 | −8.7 |
| | Independent | Colin Layland | 331 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | BNP | James Warner | 228 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Green | Clive Matthews | 193 | 9.3 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 20.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | 34.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Peters Parish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Knight | 1,018 | 69.2 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | George Squires | 262 | 17.8 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Katherine Harris | 192 | 13.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 51.4 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | 35.0 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Stephen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Jones | 917 | 60.0 |
| | Labour | Wes Spiller | 295 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Griffiths | 192 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Penelope Asquith | 125 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 40.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warndon Parish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Wilkinson | 762 | 52.7 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Watson | 493 | 34.1 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Linda Smith | 192 | 13.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 18.6 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 36.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warndon Parish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy Hodgson | 821 | 65.8 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | David Insull | 267 | 21.4 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Olaf Twiehaus | 159 | 12.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 44.4 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | 31.1 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |