The 2007 Worcester City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of

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in Worcestershire,

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. One third of the council was up for election and the

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stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *

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18 *

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12 *

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3 *

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Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 18 seats, while

had 11 and the Liberal Democrats and independents had 3 seats each. 44 candidates stood in the election for the 11 seats which were being contested. The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate in Arboretum

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, Melanie Heider, after it came out that she was a member of the

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(UKIP) as well as the Conservatives. When this became public it was announced that she had resigned her membership of UKIP, but Labour called on her to be sacked as a candidate.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives keep their majority on the council after holding all 7 seats which they had been defending. Meanwhile, Labour gained one seat in Nunnery ward from an independent to have 12

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s after the election.

Ward results

References

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2000s in Worcestershire