2007 Redditch Borough Council election

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Map of the results

2007 elections to Redditch Borough Council in England were held on 3 May. One third of the council was up for election and the result was that council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 14
• Conservative 11
• Liberal Democrat 3
• British National Party 1

Election result

Redditch Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		5	0	0	0	50.0	41.9	8,336	+1.7%
		3	0	0	0	30.0	29.3	5,826	-5.0%
		2	0	0	0	20.0	20.7	4,115	0.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	7.7	1,526	+3.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.5	98	+0.5%

Ward results

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Diane Thomas	1,004	53.4
		Anita Clayton	514	27.3
		Mohammad Nasir	362	19.3
Majority			490	26.1
Turnout			1,880	46.4
	hold		Swing

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brandon Clayton	1,085	59.7
		Graham Pollard	382	21.0
		John Witherspoon	350	19.3
Majority			703	38.7
Turnout			1,817	40.2
	hold		Swing

Batchley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Cookson	837	39.7
		Gordon Craig	639	30.3
		Dawn Enderby-New	424	20.1
		Christopher Hennessey	175	8.3
		Isabel Armstrong	34	1.6
Majority			198	9.4
Turnout			2,109	36.1
	hold		Swing

Church Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robin King	824	43.6
		Betty Armstrong	690	36.5
		David Gee	377	19.9
Majority			134	7.1
Turnout			1,891	30.9
	hold		Swing

Crabbs Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Field	1,017	62.0
		Malcolm Beaumont	401	24.5
		Kathleen Cummings	222	13.5
Majority			616	37.5
Turnout			1,640	37.1
	hold		Swing

Greenlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wanda King	766	37.4
		Karl Newman	502	24.5
		Ken Banks	492	24.0
		Anthony Pitt	286	14.0
Majority			264	12.9
Turnout			2,046	33.1
	hold		Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Carole Gandy	1,464	57.8
		Alan Mason	666	26.3
		John Stanley	401	15.8
Majority			798	31.5
Turnout			2,531	37.4
	hold		Swing

Matchborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Juliet Brunner	860	56.2
		Roy Vickers	446	29.2
		Simone Rudge	223	14.6
Majority			414	27.0
Turnout			1,529	33.8
	hold		Swing

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kath Banks	1,085	64.7
		John Fisher	383	22.8
		Adrian Field	209	12.5
Majority			702	41.9
Turnout			1,677	37.9
	hold		Swing

Winyates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Hicks	836	30.1
		Clive Cheetham	791	28.4
		Maurice Field	600	21.6
		Jason Allbutt	490	17.6
		Richard Armstrong	64	2.3
Majority			45	1.7
Turnout			2,781	42.8
	hold		Swing

References

• 2007 Redditch election result
• Ward results
• Labour keeps majority