# 2007 Swale Borough Council election

The 2007 Swale Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, 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 26
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrats 6
* Sheppey First 4
* Independent 1

## Election result

The new Sheppey First party won four of the six seats they contested, taking Leysdown and Warden, Minster Cliffs, Sheppey Central and Sheerness East wards. However the Conservatives remained in control of the council with 26 of the 47 councillors, despite also losing a seat in Queenborough and Halfway to Labour. This gain meant Labour remained on 10 seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to have 6 councillors and 1 independent candidate was elected.
Swale local election result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 8,421 | -4.1% |
| Sheppey First | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 26.7 | 18.2 | 3,741 | +18.2% |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 4,673 | -4.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 2,637 | -7.1% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 566 | +2.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 225 | +1.1% |
| Against Kent Science Park's Residential Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 124 | +0.6% |
| Rock 'n' Roll Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 94 | 0.5% |
| Money Reform | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 38 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Borden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hampshire | 429 | 53.7 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Woodland | 265 | 33.2 | −31.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Paige | 105 | 13.1 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | 42.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Boughton and Courtenay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bobbin | 1,023 | 66.7 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Ash Rehal | 247 | 16.1 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Timothy Valentine | 225 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| | Money Reform | Anne Belsey | 38 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 50.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | 36.1 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Dewar-Whalley | 700 | 50.3 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Mike Baldock | 404 | 29.0 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Manning | 289 | 20.7 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 21.2 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 1,099 | 66.9 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Walker-Grice | 274 | 16.7 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Daw | 269 | 16.4 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 50.2 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leysdown and Warden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sheppey First | Pat Sandle | 434 | 59.0 | +59.0 |
| | Conservative | Andy Booth | 213 | 28.9 | −29.7 |
| | Labour | Matt Wheatcroft | 89 | 12.1 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | 33.3 | +7.1 |
| | Sheppey First hold | Sheppey First hold | Swing | | |
Milton Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Tolhurst | 504 | 41.7 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Berick Tomes | 377 | 31.2 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Pat Martin | 217 | 17.9 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Crayford | 65 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Sheikh Mihand | 47 | 3.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 34.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Minster Cliffs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sheppey First | Christopher Boden | 1,316 | 63.0 | +63.0 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Crowther | 460 | 22.0 | −18.7 |
| | Labour | Robbie Stanbridge | 183 | 8.8 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kemp | 83 | 4.0 | −21.3 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Mad Mike Young | 47 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | 37.8 | +3.5 |
| | Sheppey First gain from Conservative | Sheppey First gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Queenborough and Halfway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Constable | 780 | 40.6 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Marchington | 635 | 33.0 | −10.8 |
| | Sheppey First | Raymond Adams | 507 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,922 | 34.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sheerness East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sheppey First | Gemma Wray | 332 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| | Labour | Jennie Ronan | 301 | 31.8 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Kelly Carruthers | 210 | 22.2 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Howe | 103 | 10.9 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | 26.9 | −0.4 |
| | Sheppey First gain from Labour | Sheppey First gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sheerness West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Worrall | 603 | 49.5 | −9.6 |
| | Sheppey First | David Cassidy | 408 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| | Conservative | Jane Morris | 207 | 17.0 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 16.0 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | 30.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sheppey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sheppey First | Lesley Ingham | 744 | 45.3 | +45.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Coles | 522 | 31.8 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | David Sargent | 246 | 15.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Howe | 130 | 7.9 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 27.8 | −3.2 |
| | Sheppey First gain from Conservative | Sheppey First gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Williams | 641 | 46.8 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Derek Carnell | 525 | 38.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Shelley Cheeseman | 203 | 14.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 8.5 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 37.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Teynham and Lynsted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Barnicott | 802 | 60.1 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Ken Rowles | 368 | 27.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Spurling | 164 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 32.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | 33.7 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Monique Bonney | 501 | 57.7 | +57.7 |
| | Conservative | Donald Jordan | 368 | 42.3 | −33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 44.0 | +6.2 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Woodstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Willicombe | 1,011 | 55.6 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Christine Truelove | 366 | 20.1 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Jenkins | 316 | 17.4 | −17.1 |
| | Against Kent Science Park's Residential Expansion | Joe Brown | 124 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 35.5 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | 44.8 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |