2007 UK local government election
2007 Liverpool City Council election 30 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 30 wards 46 seats needed for a majority
2007 local election results in Liverpool Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.5%
After the election, the composition of the council was
Party Seats ± Liberal Democrat 56 -6 Labour 30 +5 Liberal Party 3 ?? Green 1 +1
Election result Liverpool Local Election Result 2007 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Liberal Democrats 15 1 6 -5 50% 42% Labour 13 5 1 +4 43% 36% Liberal 1 0 0 0 3.3% 6% Green 1 1 0 +1 3.3% 6% Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 6% BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.85% Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.56% UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.56% Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.12% United Socialist 0 0 0 0 0 0.09%
Ward results Allerton and Hunts Cross Allerton and Hunts Cross Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats John Clucas * 1,700 52.3% -2% Labour Patrick John Devaney 661 20.4% +5% Conservative Adam Ernest Marsden 587 18.1% +6% Green Margaret Williams 165 5.1% Liberal Christopher Hulme 135 4.2% -2% Majority 1,039 Registered electors 10,878 Turnout 3,248 29.86% Rejected ballots 6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Anfield Anfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats James Kendrick 1,324 49.6% +6% Labour Brian Dowling 935 35% +14% Liberal Dennis Gaskell 237 8.9% -6% Green Kelly Rice 96 3.6% Conservative Anthony Beilin 76 3.6% Majority 389 Registered electors 10,300 Turnout 2,668 25.9% Rejected ballots 5 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Belle Vale Belle Vale Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Janet Kent 1,639 46.42% +7% Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips * 1,505 42.62% -4% Conservative Norman Coppell 118 3.34% -1% Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 109 3.09% United Socialist Paul Filby 82 2.32% Green Andrea Pennington 78 2.21% Majority 134 3.80% Registered electors 11,003 Turnout 3,531 32.09% Rejected ballots 8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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Central Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sharon Sullivan * 713 50.12% -3% Liberal Democrats Gary Millar 432 30.42% +1% Green Robert Smith 125 8.80% +1% Conservative Mark Cotterell 120 8.45% +3% Liberal Lisa Gaskell 30 2.11% 0% Majority 281 19.79% Registered electors 12,032 Turnout 1,420 11.80% Rejected ballots 4 Labour hold Swing
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Childwall Childwall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Pamela Clein 1,928 53.69% -24% Labour David Shepherd 635 17.68% +3% Conservative Chris Lighten 445 12.39% Green Faye Griffiths 186 5.18% Liberal Philip Daley 125 3.48% Majority 1,293 36.01% Registered electors 11,097 Turnout 3,591 32.36% Rejected ballots 3 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Church Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp * 2,790 69.77% -1% Labour Stephen Bennett 461 11.53% 0% Green Eleanor Martin 329 8.23% -6% Conservative Graham Jones 332 8.30% Liberal James MacGregor 87 2.18% Majority 2,329 58.14% Registered electors 10,721 Turnout 3,999 37.30% Rejected ballots 12 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Clubmoor Clubmoor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Irene Rainey * 1,366 48% +6% Liberal David Maher 999 35% +24% BNP Peter Squire 210 7.44% Conservative Gwynneth Hicklin 147 5.21% Green Jonathan Mercer 99 3.51% Majority 367 13.01% Registered electors 11,278 Turnout 2'821 25.01% Rejected ballots Labour hold Swing
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County County Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Karen Afford * 1,541 58.46% +7% Labour Colin McAlley 859 32.59% -8% UKIP Colin Windever 121 4.59% Conservative Jennifer Kelly 62 2.35% Majority 682 25.87% Registered electors 10,325 Turnout 2,636 25.53% Rejected ballots 10 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Cressington Cressington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Peter Millea * 2,065 56.44% +6% Labour Anna Briggs 643 17.57% +2% Conservative Richard Michael Downey 383 10.47% +2% Independent Alex Corina 316 8.64% Green Richard De Pesando 166 4.54% -6% Liberal John Moore 86 2.35% -5% Majority 1,422 Registered electors 11,057 Turnout 3,659 25% Rejected ballots 9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Croxteth Croxteth Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Phil Moffatt 1,246 46% +10% Labour Jim Noakes 1,236 45% +7% Green Anne Graham 121 4% 0% Conservative Diane Westwell 90 3% -2% Liberal Susan O'Brian 39 1% -2% Majority 10 Registered electors 10,365 Turnout 2,732 26% Rejected ballots 10 liberal Democrats (UK) gain from Labour Swing
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Everton Everton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jane Corbett * 1,675 76% +11% Liberal Democrats Craig Crennell 233 11% -5% BNP Jackie Stafford 154 7% Liberal Linda Roberts 108 5% -2% Conservative Matthew Sephton 104 5% Green Adam Howarth 76 3% -7% Majority 1,442 Registered electors 10,237 Turnout 2,350 23% Rejected ballots Labour hold Swing
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Fazakerley Fazakerley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Steve Rotheram * 1,814 57% +10% Liberal Democrats Graham Seddon 1,159 37% +2% BNP Peter Stafford 324 10% Conservative Nigel Barber 77 2% -6% Green Kim Graham 65 2% Liberal Jane Canning 57 2% -3% Majority 655 Registered electors 11,402 Turnout 3,496 31% Rejected ballots 7 Labour hold Swing
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Greenbank Greenbank Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Paul Clein * 1,345 50.1% -7% Labour Christopher Helm 635 23.6% +5% Green Peter Cranie 458 17% +3% Conservative Alma McGing 188 7% 0% Liberal Karen Williams 61 2.3% Majority 710 Registered electors 10,425 Turnout 2,687 25.8% Rejected ballots 6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Kensington and Fairfield Kensington and Fairfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Wendy Simon 1,289 46% +13% Liberal Democrats Richard Marbrow * 1,237 44% +3% BNP Jane Greehaigh 128 5% Green Paula Rice 106 4% Conservative John Watson 62 2% -2% Majority 52 Registered electors 9,348 Turnout 2,882 30% Rejected ballots 8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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Kirkdale Kirkdale Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Holleran * 1,927 85% +11% BNP Steven Greenhaigh 169 7% Liberal Democrats Tom Morrison 147 7% -1% Green Natalie Awdry 84 3% -1% Conservative Nichola Munro 66 3% Independent Will Tomson 47 2% Liberal Irene Mayes 37 2% -2% Majority 1,758 Registered electors 11,357 Turnout 2,477 22% Rejected ballots 4 Labour hold Swing
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Knotty Ash Knotty Ash Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Paul Twigger 1,794 51% -2% Labour Anthony Concepcion 1,405 40% +7% Conservative Michael Lind 114 3% -3% Liberal Terry Formby 106 3% -6% Green Helen Rawlinson 88 3% Majority 389 Registered electors 10,120 Turnout 3,507 35% Rejected ballots 7 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Mossley Hill Mossley Hill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ron Gould * 2,056 62% +6% Labour Tristan Taylor 543 16% -1% Conservative Elizabeth Morton 266 8% -1% Green Sophy Hansford 348 11% -2% Liberal David Wood 78 2% Majority 1,513 Registered electors 10,335 Turnout 3,291 32% Rejected ballots 9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Norris Green Norris Green Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alan Walker * 1,552 63.6% 4.3 BNP John Edgar 205 8.4% -9.4% Liberal Democrats Christine Doyle 173 7.1% -2.8% Independent Paul Breen 141 5.8% Conservative Mark Rea 116 4.8% 0.7% Socialist Labour Kai Anderson 111 4.8% Liberal Vera Phillips 86 3.5% -0.7% Green Eric Cartmel 56 2.3% -2.4% Majority 664 Registered electors 10,557 Turnout 2,404 23.1% 2% Rejected ballots 3 Labour hold Swing 3.6%
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Old Swan Old Swan Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Bernie Turner * 2,248 65% +4% Labour Claire Wilner 814 23% -6% Liberal Edith Bamford 161 5% 0% Green Paul Grimes 132 4% Conservative Neil Wilson 127 4% Majority 1,434 Registered electors 11,876 Turnout 3,482 29% Rejected ballots 8 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Picton Picton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ian Jobling * 1,316 53.41% -4% Labour Denis Dunphy 721 29.26% -7% Liberal Griffith Parry 236 9.58% Green Jean Hill 118 4.76% Conservative Ann Temple 73 2.96% Majority 595 Registered electors 10,720 Turnout 2,464 23% Rejected ballots 6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Princes Park Princes Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alan Dean * 1,193 53% +13% Liberal Democrats Mohamed Ali 575 26% -11% Green Thomas Crone 327 15% 0% Liberal Neil King 110 5% Conservative Audrey Hirst 36 2% -4% Majority 618 Registered electors 10,359 Turnout 2,241 22% Rejected ballots 17 Labour hold Swing
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Riverside Riverside Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Paul Brant * 1,678 69% +10% Liberal Democrats Conor McDonald 252 10% -16% Conservative Emlyn Williams 241 10% +3% Green Jonathan Clatworthy 184 8% +1% Liberal David O'Brien 63 3% Majority 1,426 Registered electors 10,391 Turnout 2,418 23% Rejected ballots 5 Labour hold Swing
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St. Michael's St Michaels Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green John Coyne * 1,232 38.0% +24% Liberal Democrats Christopher Curry 947 29.2% -22% Labour Jack Johnson 839 25.9% +2% Conservative David Patmore 149 4.6% -3% Liberal George Roberts 75 2.3% Majority 285 Registered electors 9,662 Turnout 3,242 34% Rejected ballots 8 Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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Speke-Garston Speke-Garston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mary Rasmussen 1,859 57% +19% Liberal Democrats Paula Keaveney * 990 30% -28% BNP Steven McEllenborough 190 6% Conservative Brenda Coppell 81 3% Green Cherry Fitzsimmons 75 2% Liberal John Pagan 59 2% Majority 869 Registered electors 12,722 Turnout 3,254 26% Rejected ballots 5 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Hazel Williams * 1,805 64% +1% Labour Allen Hammond 564 21% +4% Liberal Democrats Anton Minion 165 6% -2% BNP Sharon Broadfoot 109 4% Green Jennifer Brown 96 3% Conservative Lauren Graham 76 3% Majority 1,241 Registered electors 10,874 Turnout 2,815 26% Rejected ballots 7 Liberal hold Swing
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Warbreck Warbreck Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ann O'Bryne 1,837 49% +18% Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts * 1,643 44% -17% BNP Carol Kilkelly 178 5% Conservative Paul Barber 66 2% Green Don Ross 50 1% Majority 194 Registered electors 11,070 Turnout 3,774 34% Rejected ballots 8 Labour hold Swing
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Wavertree Wavertree Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Mike Storey * 2,350 70.0 -12% Labour Timothy Beaumont 559 16.7% +2% Green Julie Birch-Holt 219 6.5% 0% Conservative David Grundy 137 4.1% Liberal Charles Mayes 90 2.7% Majority 1,791 Registered electors 10,451 Turnout 3,355 32.1% Rejected ballots 11 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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West Derby West Derby Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Norman Mills * 1,751 55% -7% Labour Ged Taylor 758 24% +4% Conservative Geoffrey Brandwood 261 8% -2% Liberal Patricia Elmour 209 7% Green Ian Graham 181 6% Majority 993 Registered electors 11,157 Turnout 3,160 28% Rejected ballots 11 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Woolton Woolton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Barbara Mace * 2,019 57% -14% Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 742 21% +8% Labour Laurence Freeman 491 14% +1% Green Alexander Rudkin 149 4% Liberal Maria Langley 121 3% Majority 1,528 Registered electors 10,446 Turnout 3,522 34% Rejected ballots 8 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Yew Tree Yew Tree Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Barbara Murray 1,426 49% +14% Liberal Democrats Graham Hulme 1,101 38% -9% Conservative June Brandwood 160 5% -2% Liberal Sam Hawksford 156 5% -2% Green Stephen Clatworthy 91 3.1% Majority 325 Registered electors 11,159 Turnout 2,934 26.3% Rejected ballots 8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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By Elections Warbreck, 13 September 2007 Caused by the death of Councillor Joan Lang (Liberal Democrat, Warbreck, elected 10 June 2004).
Warbreck By-Election 13 September 2007[31] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard McLinden 1,796 55.2% +10.9% Liberal Democrats Ritchie Roberts 1,024 31.4% -13.8% BNP Peter Stafford 136 4.2% +4.2% Independent Michael Langen 131 4.0% +4.0% UKIP Joseph Moran 52 1.6% +1.6% Green Kim Graham 45 1.4% +1.4% Conservative Mark Rea 40 1.2% -3.2% Liverpool Labour Community Party Alfie Hincks 32 1.0% +1.0% Majority 772 23.8% Turnout 3,256 29.4% Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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