Election Name: | 2007 Gedling Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2003 Gedling Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Gedling Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | All 50 seats to Gedling Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 21 |
Seats1: | 28 |
Seat Change1: | +7 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 21 |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | -12 |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats3: | 9 |
Seat Change3: | +2 |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | +3 |
An election was held on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
The results saw the Conservatives win a majority on the council, which they had previously shared control of with Labour.[2] The Conservatives took 28 seats, up from 22 before the election.[2] Labour dropped 11 seats to end level with the Liberal Democrats, who gained 2 seats, on 9 councillors.[2] Overall turnout in the election was 40.4%,[3] up from 32.4% in 2003.[4]
One Labour candidate was unopposed at the election.[3]