# 2007 Tendring District Council election

Elections to Tendring District Council were held on 5 May 2007 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.

## Results summary

Tendring District Council election, 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.8 | 16,912 | +3.8 |
| Tendring First | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.9 | 5,064 | N/A |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15.2 | 6,470 | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.8 | 6,269 | -6.9 |
| Community Representative | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 2,534 | -2.7 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 3,381 | -1.8 |
| Holland Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 1,316 | +0.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.7 | 296 | -0.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.5 | 214 | -1.3 |

## Ward results
### Alresford

Alresford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 403 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Franklin | 277 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | Terry Ripo | 75 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 44.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Alton Park

Alton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 453 | 50.4 |
| | Labour | Delia Aldis | 446 | 49.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Morley-Souter | 425 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Pennell | 387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Ardleigh & Little Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Stock | 434 | 68.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Potter | 128 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Vincent Campbell | 68 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | José Powell | 399 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Skeels | 320 | 44.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 39.3 |

### Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Shearing | 604 | 45.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whitson | 541 | |
| | Conservative | Siggy Challinor | 497 | 37.6 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Durham | 486 | |
| | Labour | Richard Aldis | 221 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | Graham Caines | 221 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 37.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Patten | 350 | 44.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark de Roy | 244 | 31.3 |
| | Green | Michael Mealing | 130 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | Wilf Rose | 55 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Graham Steady | 1,682 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan Goggin | 1,597 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Chapman | 1,016 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dixon | 743 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Russell | 586 | |
| | Labour | Philip Shirley | 482 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Wilde | 350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | 42.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bursville

Bursville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charlie Sambridge | 549 | 65.7 |
| | Tendring First | Mavis Balbirnie | 105 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Harrison | 99 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | Eve Casey | 82 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 46.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Frinton

Frinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Giles Watling | 1,010 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Nick Turner | 954 | |
| | Tendring First | Terry Allen | 751 | 42.6 |
| | Tendring First | Jack Robertson | 656 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golf Green

Golf Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Community Representative | Roy Smith | 815 | 51.7 |
| | Community Representative | Kevin Watson | 652 | |
| | Labour | Maurice Alexander | 458 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | Dan Casey | 400 | |
| | Conservative | Cherie Clark | 304 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian McCann | 293 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 39.7 |
| | Community Representative hold | Community Representative hold | Swing | |
| | Community Representative hold | Community Representative hold | Swing | |

### Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tanya Ferguson | 303 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Bell | 130 | 21.2 |
| | Tendring First | David Turner | 125 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Bensilum | 55 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 613 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Great Bentley

Great Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynda McWilliams | 509 | 58.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Taylor | 280 | 32.1 |
| | Green | Oliver King | 84 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hamford

Hamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Iris Johnson | 834 | 45.9 |
| | Tendring First | Anne Hockridge | 712 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Braithwaite | 620 | 34.1 |
| | Independent | Geoff Francis | 207 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Harrison | 157 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 43.1 |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Harwich East

Harwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Payne | 272 | 41.5 |
| | Community Representative Party | M. Gardener | 261 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Emily van der Bijl | 123 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | 34.5 |

### Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Calver | 538 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | D. McLeod | 516 | |
| | Conservative | B. Howlett | 482 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | B. Brown | 439 | |
| | Community Representative Party | F. Leeks | 244 | 17.3 |
| | Community Representative Party | M. Donn | 231 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Tully | 147 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 37.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Harwich West

Harwich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Double | 451 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Ricky Callender | 405 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Firth | 384 | |
| | Labour | H. Markham-Lee | 353 | |
| | Community Representative Party | B. Cunnew | 321 | 20.4 |
| | Community Representative Party | L. Donn | 297 | |
| | Independent | L. Glenn | 247 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. McCartney | 149 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Community Representative Party | Steven Henderson | 611 | 46.7 |
| | Community Representative Party | David Rutson | 554 | |
| | Labour | V. Williams | 360 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | J. Thurlow | 352 | |
| | Conservative | C. Callender | 336 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative Party UK | P. Southgate | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 36.1 |
| | Community Representative hold | Community Representative hold | Swing | |
| | Community Representative hold | Community Representative hold | Swing | |

### Haven

Haven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joy Broderick | 472 | 53.6 |
| | Holland Residents Association | M. Vaughn-Chatfield | 408 | 46.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Ratepayer | Conservative gain from Ratepayer | Swing | |

### Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Mark Cossens | 0 | 0 |
| | Tendring First | Robert Bucke | 0 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0 |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Homelands

Homelands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | 'D. Lines' | 460 | 61.1 |
| | Labour | D. Hebborn | 149 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Kent | 144 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | 45.7 |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |

### Lawford

Lawford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Candy | 522 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Gugliemli | 519 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Hunter | 256 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Kelly | 251 | |
| | UKIP | D.MacDonald | 182 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | S. Turner | 182 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Z. Double | 178 | |
| | Community Representative Party | D. Smy | 45 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Little Clacton & Weeley

Little Clacton & Weeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mick Skeels | 514 | 32.5 |
| | Tendring First | Peter Balbernie | 500 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | I. Wicks | 428 | |
| | Tendring First | B. Leatherdale | 423 | |
| | Labour | J. Bloomfield | 239 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Brown | 211 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Sargent | 205 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hunn | 168 | |
| | UKIP | A. Olford | 116 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 38.3 |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Swing | |

### Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carlo Guglielmi | 634 | 46.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Dew | 600 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | P. Maher | 586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Carter | 518 | |
| | Labour | L. Armstrong | 135 | 9.9 |
| | Labour | John Ford | 120 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Shearing | 400 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | Mitch Mitchell | 353 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Pam Sambridge | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Augrandjean | 332 | |
| | Independent | P. Sherman | 189 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | J. Rigby | 155 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Anne Alexander | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Pier

Pier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Honeywood | 376 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Sue Honeywood | 359 | |
| | Tendring First | A. Oxley | 280 | 30.3 |
| | Tendring First | R. Stephenson | 254 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Colman | 240 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Roy Raby | 209 | |
| | Independent | C. Humphrey | 27 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Swing | |

### Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Community Representative Party | J. Brown | 237 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | G. Elmer | 187 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Curme | 168 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | 32.4 |
| | Community Representative gain from Labour | Community Representative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Rush Green

Rush Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Danny Mayzes | 554 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mayzes | 509 | |
| | Labour | Clive Baker | 360 | 39.8 |
| | Labour | Ken Aldis | 359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 914 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St. Bartholomews

St. Bartholomews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Holland Residents | M. Bragg | 908 | 53.7 |
| | Holland Residents | K. King | 853 | |
| | Conservative | L. Mead | 783 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Morrison | 778 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 46.3 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Griffiths | 727 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Downing | 671 | |
| | Tendring First | S. Marcus | 280 | 20.5 |
| | Tendring First | L. Allen | 250 | |
| | Labour | David Bolton | 195 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Jarvis | 166 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Johns

St. Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Halliday | 558 | 41.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Cripps | 538 | 39.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Gooch | 472 | |
| | Conservative | S. Wilde | 464 | |
| | Labour | Linda Jacobs | 258 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. Marys

St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Fawcett | 421 | 32.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Beckett | 419 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Chittock | 400 | |
| | Labour | Norman Jacobs | 362 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Hursey-Clifford | 337 | 25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hales | 263 | |
| | Independent | John Hones | 123 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Osyth & Point Clear

St. Osyth & Point Clear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Walker | 507 | 38.2 |
| | Independent | M. Talbot | 507 | 38.2 |
| | Independent | J. White | 506 | |
| | Conservative | H. Turner | 433 | |
| | Labour | J. Ward | 313 | 23.6 |
| | Labour | Tracey Osben | 308 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St. Pauls

St. Pauls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Pierre Oxley | 1,106 | 71.5 |
| | Tendring First | D. Oxley | 1,086 | |
| | Conservative | C. Jessop | 440 | 28.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Woods | 384 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,546 | 42.5 |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Heaney | 957 | 71.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Scott | 847 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Redding | 378 | 28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,335 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | J. King | 623 | 50.9 |
| | Tendring First | C. Turner | 609 | |
| | Conservative | S. Craig | 370 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Miles | 354 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Gurney | 230 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | 36.6 |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |