# 2007 East Dorset District Council election

The 2007 East Dorset District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

East Dorset local election result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 69.4 | 62.0 | 30,092 | +2.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30.6 | 32.8 | 15,901 | -3.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2,003 | +3.6% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 334 | -1.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 168 | -0.8% |

## Ward results

Alderholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cozier | 581 | 65.6 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tooke | 242 | 27.3 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Annette Hurst | 63 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 38.3 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 886 | 39.5 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ameysford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Reynolds | 651 | 79.4 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valery Kitson | 169 | 20.6 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 58.8 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 820 | 39.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Colehill East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dover | 933 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Wallace | 805 | | |
| | Conservative | K Johnson | 486 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Finney | 447 | | |
| | UKIP | John Myers | 210 | | |
| | UKIP | Ken Dacombe | 205 | | |
| | Labour | Judy Eeles | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 43.8 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Colehill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Packer | 540 | 58.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Spencer-Smith | 323 | 34.7 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Haines | 68 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 23.3 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 47.7 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Holland | 920 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Cuckston | 837 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Haward | 561 | | |
| | Conservative | Basil Pitt | 455 | | |
| | UKIP | Dave Evans | 219 | | |
| | UKIP | Josephine Evans | 188 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,180 | 40.8 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Corfe Mullen North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Holland | 479 | 61.6 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Russell | 222 | 28.5 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | David Maloney | 77 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 33.0 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 40.5 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Corfe Mullen South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Hearn | 484 | 56.5 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Harrington | 373 | 43.5 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 13.0 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 857 | 41.5 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Crane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Palmer | 464 | 60.5 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hankins | 303 | 39.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 21.0 | −26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767 | 44.2 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ferndown Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Queenie Comfort | 1,248 | | |
| | Conservative | Derek Burt | 1,127 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Barsby | 358 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,733 | 41.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ferndown Links (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Little | 1,084 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Birr | 1,063 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Martin | 388 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,535 | 36.5 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Handley Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Tong | 682 | 62.5 | +20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bailey-Wright | 410 | 37.5 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092 | 54.0 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Flower | 699 | 79.8 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Bartlett | 177 | 20.2 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 59.6 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 876 | 46.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Elliot | 511 | 65.9 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Irvine | 134 | 17.3 | −23.7 |
| | UKIP | John Baxter | 130 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 48.6 | +30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 775 | 39.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Daw | 1,298 | | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Manuel | 1,269 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Hampton | 251 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 40.6 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Warman | 1,347 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Dyer | 1,277 | | |
| | UKIP | Mike Eckel | 239 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Wilson | 230 | | |
| | UKIP | Allan Tallett | 183 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,276 | 44.0 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Leonards & St Ives West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Dudman | 924 | 85.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Irvine | 154 | 14.3 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 71.4 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,078 | 52.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stapehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Russell | 649 | 73.9 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Harknett | 131 | 14.9 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | David Baxter | 98 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 59.0 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | 45.5 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Bennett | 544 | 68.1 | +24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Chant | 255 | 31.9 | −24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | 39.7 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Three Cross & Potterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Richardson | 295 | 46.0 | +46.0 |
| | Independent | Victor Redpath | 168 | 26.2 | −31.7 |
| | UKIP | Jeremy Andrews | 90 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Baker | 89 | 13.9 | −28.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 642 | 33.6 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Toni Coombs | 1,058 | | |
| | Conservative | Jean Hazel | 999 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Baker | 524 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 39.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Verwood Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Boyd Mortimer | 405 | 62.9 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Dedden | 239 | 37.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 25.8 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 31.8 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy Clark | 1,029 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Simper | 976 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Daymond | 514 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dedden | 436 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,955 | 39.9 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Moors (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Holden | 1,501 | | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Clarke | 1,429 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Smith | 1,409 | | |
| | Conservative | David Durley | 1,389 | | |
| | Conservative | Andy Skeats | 1,242 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,970 | 45.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wimborne Minster (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Hymers | 1,300 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 1,110 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Osner | 1,047 | | |
| | Conservative | Robin Cook | 1,042 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Booth | 899 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Hodkinson | 827 | | |
| | UKIP | Jeff Markley | 233 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,458 | 41.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2007 and 2011
### Alderholt

Alderholt By-Election 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Monks | 499 | 53.0 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tooke | 442 | 47.0 | +19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 6.0 | −32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | 41.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ferndown Central

A by-election was held in Ferndown Central after the resignation of Conservative councillor Queenie Comfort. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lesley Dedman with a majority of 33 over independent Jason Lawford.
Ferndown Central By-Election 2 July 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Dedman | 510 | 51.7 | −26.0 |
| | Independent | Jason Lawford | 477 | 48.3 | +48.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 987 | 26.4 | −15.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Corfe Mullen South

A by-election was held in Corfe Mullen South after Liberal Democrat councillor Stewart Hearn resigned from the council. The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Philip Harknet with a majority of 128.
Corfe Mullen South By-Election 15 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Harknet | 478 | 55.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | | 350 | 40.6 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | | 34 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 14.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 40.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |