# 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. 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:
* Conservative 18
* Health Concern 10
* Liberal 7
* Labour 3
* Liberal Democrats 2
* Independent 2

## Election result

The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 5 seats, but failing to gain a majority. They gained a seat in Bewdley and Arley ward but lost one back in Mitton. Health Concern were the only party to increase their number of seats after taking a seat from Labour by 11 votes in Areley Kings. The defeated Labour councillor was their leader on the council, Jamie Shaw, who had been a councillor for 23 years. The Liberals held both the seats they were defending, with Mike Price holding Offmore and Comberton where a long term councillor Mike Oborski had died in February.
Following the election the leader of the council, Conservative Stephen Clee, stood down after 3 years in charge of the council after the disappointing results for his party. He had been leader of his party in Wyre Forest for 6 years and was succeeded by John Campion.
Wyre Forest local election result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 8,486 | -3.8% |
| Health Concern | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 28.6 | 30.8 | 7,327 | -1.5% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 3,760 | -0.1% |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2,463 | +1.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1,434 | +2.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 169 | +0.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 120 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dyke | 787 | 39.7 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Ammar Ahmad | 648 | 32.7 | −13.8 |
| | Health Concern | John Griffiths | 422 | 21.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Adrian Sewell | 127 | 6.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 38.1 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Areley Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Health Concern | John Thomas | 648 | 33.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | James Shaw | 637 | 33.2 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Partridge | 636 | 33.1 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 41.2 | +3.7 |
| | Health Concern gain from Labour | Health Concern gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bewdley and Arley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Greener | 956 | 46.4 | +0.7 |
| | Health Concern | Mavis Baillie | 584 | 28.3 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | William Mason | 383 | 18.6 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixon | 138 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 18.1 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | 39.0 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Health Concern | Conservative gain from Health Concern | Swing | | |
Blakebrook and Chaddesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Williams | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadwaters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Health Concern | Kenneth Stokes | 822 | 41.7 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Mumshad Ahmed | 498 | 25.3 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Shazu Miah | 399 | 20.2 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Mills | 253 | 12.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 16.4 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 38.1 | +5.6 |
| | Health Concern hold | Health Concern hold | Swing | | |
Cookley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Nicholls | 448 | 46.9 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Julian Phillips | 224 | 23.4 | −8.4 |
| | Health Concern | Caroline Godfrey | 128 | 13.4 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Rushton | 120 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Dixon | 36 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 23.5 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 48.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Franche :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Hingley | 1,087 | 50.4 | +16.3 |
| | Health Concern | Christopher Thomas | 578 | 26.8 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Leroy Wright | 403 | 18.7 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Hill | 90 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 39.7 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Harrison | 971 | 52.3 | +2.4 |
| | Health Concern | Margaret Bradley | 477 | 25.7 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Marchant | 294 | 15.8 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Vicky Dunn | 114 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 26.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 31.1 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Habberley and Blakebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 736 | 35.6 | +10.2 |
| | Health Concern | Elizabeth Davies | 641 | 31.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Buckley | 590 | 28.5 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal | Alane Harvey | 102 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,069 | 39.8 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Health Concern | Jill Fairbrother-Millis | 1,081 | 55.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | David Little | 624 | 31.8 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Donovan Giles | 207 | 10.6 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Parsons | 50 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 23.3 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 35.5 | −0.1 |
| | Health Concern hold | Health Concern hold | Swing | | |
Mitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Health Concern | David Millis | 827 | 42.6 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | June Salter | 819 | 42.2 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Gary Watson | 205 | 10.6 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Dixon | 89 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 34.7 | −0.2 |
| | Health Concern gain from Conservative | Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Offmore and Comberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Price | 901 | 44.3 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Onslow | 686 | 33.8 | −0.4 |
| | Health Concern | James Parish | 291 | 14.3 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Daniel Watson | 154 | 7.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 10.5 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,032 | 37.8 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sutton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracey Onslow | 911 | 47.3 | −2.2 |
| | Health Concern | Raymond Barber | 513 | 26.6 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Walker | 294 | 15.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | David Prain | 207 | 10.8 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 20.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 35.2 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Hazlewood | 513 | 55.6 | +9.2 |
| | Health Concern | Nigel Addison | 315 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Green | Katherine Spohrer | 55 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Beavis | 40 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 21.5 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 52.3 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |