Election Name: | 2007 Canterbury City Council election[1] |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2003 Canterbury City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Canterbury City Council election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 24 |
Seats Before1: | 26 |
Seats1: | 29 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 18,501 |
Percentage1: | 44.4% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 19 |
Seats Before2: | 17 |
Seats2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 13,423 |
Percentage2: | 32.2% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 7 |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,144 |
Percentage3: | 12.3% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2007 Canterbury City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control until 2005 when The Conservatives Party took control following a by election and defection from the Liberal Democrats.[2]