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2007 Ashfield District Council election

2007 Ashfield District Council election

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The 2007 Ashfield District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

Map of the results of the 2007 Ashfield council election. Independents in grey, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.

Election result

The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council, after a net loss of 8 seats saw them reduced to 9 councillors.[2] Among the defeated Labour councillors were 2 members of the cabinet, Jessie Parker in Sutton-in-Ashfield North and Stephen Mays in Underwood.[2] There were 12 independent councillors elected, but it was the Liberal Democrats who made big progress, gaining 8 seats to move level with Labour on 9 seats.[2] One of the Liberal Democrat winners, Helen Smith, became one of the youngest councillors in the country at the age of 19 after gaining a seat in Woodhouse ward.[2]

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References

  1. "Ashfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. "Labour loses control of Ashfield". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. "Elections - Results May 2007". Ashfield District Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

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