Election Name: | 2007 Hart District Council election |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 8,595 |
Percentage2: | 33.0 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,567 |
Seats Before2: | 12 |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Seats After2: | 12 |
Percentage3: | 10.6 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,791 |
Seats Before3: | 5 |
Seats After3: | 6 |
Party3: | Community Campaign (Hart) |
Council control | |
Seats2: | 5 |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Seats For Election: | 12 of 35 seats to Hart District Council |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 15 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Seats Before1: | 16 |
Next Election: | 2008 Hart District Council election |
After Election: | No overall control |
Previous Election: | 2006 Hart District Council election |
Party Colour: | yes |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Country: | England |
Percentage1: | 50.9 |
Before Election: | No overall control |
The 2007 Hart Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The results saw the council remain without any party having a majority.[3] The Conservatives remained the largest party with 15 seats despite losing 1 seat to the Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH).[4] Christopher Axam gained Fleet Courtmoor for the CCH after winning 828 votes, compared to 758 for the Conservatives.[5] This meant the CCH had 6 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats held the seats they had been defending to remain with 12 councillors.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 35.85%.[6]
Following the election a Conservative bid to take control of the council failed with the existing Liberal Democrat, Community Campaign (Hart) and Independent coalition continuing after a 20-15 vote.[7]