title: 2007 Fenland District Council election
text: # 2007 Fenland District Council election
  
  The 2007 Fenland District Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
  
  ## Election result
  
  The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council after winning 39 of the 40 seats on the council. Only 13 of the 27 wards were contested, with Conservatives taking the seats in the other 14 wards without opposition. This meant the Conservatives had been guaranteed a majority even before voting, as 18 of their candidates were unopposed and another 4 were in multi seat wards were there were not enough candidates from other parties.
  
  Labour lost the 3 seats they had been defending, 2 in Waterlees ward in Wisbech and 1 in March East. What was remarkable, however, about the results was areas such as Waterlees ward, traditionally, had been part of larger wards (until the 2003 boundary changes) that were opposition strongholds. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did come within 37 votes in Slade Lode ward in Chatteris. The only non-Conservative elected was independent Mark Archer, who gained Manea from Conservative Robert Sears by almost 200 votes, in a seat which Sears had won in a by-election in 2006.
  
  Fenland Local Election Result 2007 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 39 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 97.5 | 67.6 | 14,898 | +0.1% |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1,236 | -1.1% |
  | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 4,250 | +16.4% |
  | Labour | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 7.6 | 1,668 | -14.1% |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  Bassenhally :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ken Mayor | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Thomas Butcher | 841 |
  | Conservative | Pamela Potts | 774 |
  | Independent | | 430 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Birch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alan Melton | 316 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert | 252 |
  | | Labour | David Biggs | 55 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Clarkson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carol Cox | unoppposed |
  | | Labour | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Delph :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kay Mayor | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Doddington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Elm and Christchurch (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Cotterell | 700 |
  | | Conservative | Philip Webb | 540 |
  | | Independent | Robert Pinnock | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Hill (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Simon King | | unopposed |
  | | Conservative | Bruce Wegg | unopposed | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Kingsmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Martin Curtis | unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Kirkgate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Les Sims | unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Lattersey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Manea :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Mark Archer | 487 |
  | Conservative | Robert Sears | unopposed |
  | | | Swing |
  
  March East (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Fred Yeulett | 1,026 |
  | | Conservative | John Clark | 1,011 |
  | | Conservative | Bernard Keane | 981 |
  | | Labour | Barry Howlett | 724 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Kinnear | 357 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Hancox | 322 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  March North (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Trevor Quince | 862 |
  | | Conservative | John West | 818 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Tunley | 737 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Adams | 586 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fey | 573 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Verity Roscoe | 470 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  March West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Chris Owen | 1,049 |
  | Conservative | Janet French | 1,045 |
  | Conservative | Peter Skoulding | 883 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Medworth :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Jonathan Farmer | 360 |
  | Labour | Mark Plumb | 196 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | |
  | | Conservative | Clifford Edwards | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Peckover :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Oliver | unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Roman Bank (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Philip Hatton | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Humphrey | |
  | | Conservative | Chris Seaton | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Slade Lode :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Florence Newell | 260 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howes | 223 |
  | | Labour | Grant Osbourn | 67 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  St Andrews :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mike Speechley | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  St Marys :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ken Peachey | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Staithe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Green | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  The Mills :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ray German | 400 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Diane Baldrey | 301 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  
  Waterlees (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | |
  | | Labour | | |
  | | Conservative | | |
  | | Conservative | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Wenneye :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Murphy | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Wimblington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | |
  | | Labour | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Bassenhally :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Mayor | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Butcher | 841 | |
  | | Conservative | Pamela Potts | 774 | |
  | | Independent | Linda Keppel-Spoor | 430 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | 39 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Birch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alan Melton | 316 | 50.7 | -15.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert | 252 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
  | | Labour | David Biggs | 55 | 8.8 | -24.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 10.3 | -22.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 33 | +4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Clarkson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carol Cox | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Delph :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kay Mayor | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Doddington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Elm and Christchurch (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Cotterell | 700 | | |
  | | Conservative | Philip Webb | 540 | | |
  | | Independent | Robert Pinnock | 319 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 28 | +1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Hill (2) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Simon King | unopposed |
  | Conservative | Bruce Wegg | unopposed |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Kingsmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Martin Curtis | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Kirkgate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Les Sims | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Lattersey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Manea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Mark Archer | 487 | 61.4 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Sears | 306 | 38.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 22.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 793 | 54 |
  | | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  March East (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Frederick Yeulett | 1,026 | | |
  | | Conservative | John Clark | 1,011 | | |
  | | Conservative | Bernard Keane | 981 | | |
  | | Labour | Barry Howlett | 724 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Kinnear | 357 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hancox | 322 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,421 | 34 | +5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  March North (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Trevor Quince | 862 | | |
  | | Conservative | John West | 818 | | |
  | | Conservative | Peter Tunley | 737 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Adams | 586 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fey | 573 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Verity Roscoe | 470 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,046 | 29 | +5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  March West (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Owen | 1,049 | |
  | | Conservative | Janet French | 1,045 | |
  | | Conservative | Peter Skoulding | 883 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Court | 727 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,704 | 32 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Medworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jonathan Farmer | 360 | 64.7 |
  | | Labour | Mark Plumb | 196 | 35.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 29.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 556 | 32 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | unopposed |
  | Conservative | Clifford Edwards | unopposed |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Peckover :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Oliver | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Roman Bank (3) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Philip Hatton | unopposed |
  | Conservative | Michael Humphrey | unopposed |
  | Conservative | Christopher Seaton | unopposed |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Slade Lode :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Florence Newell | 260 | 47.3 | +7.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 223 | 40.5 | +9.7 |
  | | Labour | Grant Osbourn | 67 | 12.2 | -17.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 6.7 | -1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 550 | 31 | +5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  St Andrews :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mike Speechley | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  St Marys :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Peachey | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Staithe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Green | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  The Mills :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Albert German | 400 | 57.1 | -4.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Diane Baldry | 301 | 42.9 | +42.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 14.1 | -9.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 701 | 35 | +4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Waterlees (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Raymond Griffin | 538 | | |
  | | Conservative | David Wheeler | 528 | | |
  | | Labour | Ann Purt | 316 | | |
  | | Labour | Avis Gilliatt | 310 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 44 | +26 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  Wenneye :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Murphy | 488 | 68.3 | +12.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Colleen Bryce | 226 | 31.7 | -12.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 36.7 | +24.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714 | 36 | +1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wimblington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jillian Tuck | 435 | 67.1 | -12.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Watkins | 213 | 32.9 | +32.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 34.3 | -25.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 38 | +1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  