Scarborough Council election, 2007

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Elections to Scarborough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 36%.

[edit] Election Result

Scarborough Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 23 2 6 -4 46.0 39.7 20,436 -1.4%
  Independent 15 5 3 +2 30.0 30.7 15,803 +3.8%
  Liberal Democrat 6 4 0 +4 12.0 13.7 7,068 +1.0%
  Labour 4 0 4 -4 8.0 6.1 3,127 -11.3%
  Green 2 2 0 +2 4.0 7.5 3,866 +6.0%
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 798 +1.5%
  Alliance for Green Socialism 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 250 +0.5%
  North Yorkshire Coast Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 138 +0.3%

3 Conservative candidates were uncontested.

[edit] Ward results

Castle (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Janet Jefferson 677
Conservative Rosalyn Fox 306
Green Jason Mullen 282
Labour Michelle Andrew 266
Green Peter Redwood 127
Turnout 1,658 32
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cayton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Blackburn 944
Conservative Mary Preston 764
Independent Henry Rowlands 598
Turnout 2,306 39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Billing 259
Labour Eric Broadbent 240
Liberal Democrat Gillian Hopkinson 220
Conservative Nicholas Henderson 168
Independent Alison Lee 158
Liberal Democrat Christopher Walker 141
Green Sarah Priestley 140
British National Party Patricia Scott 120
Turnout 1,446 25
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Danby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Tindall uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Derwent Valley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Jeffels 858
Independent Michael Jay-Hammer 743
Conservative Peter Bull 708
Liberal Democrat Robert Lockwood 286
Independent Mavis Clayton 237
Turnout 2,832 45
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Eastfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Brian O'Flynn 771
Liberal Democrat Brian Simpson 673
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Evans 517
Labour Bernard Pearson 229
Labour Tracey Asford 214
Conservative Carol Hill 158
Conservative Gordon Vickers 132
Turnout 2,694 27
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Esk Valley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Lawn 1,069
Conservative James Preston 884
Liberal Democrat Graham Peirson 645
Independent Brian Crinion 317
Turnout 2,915 46
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Falsgrave Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Marsburg 481
Liberal Democrat Kevin Riley 311
Conservative Jennifer Kelly 272
Green Katherine White 223
Liberal Democrat Andrew Ellis 193
Independent Kevin Scott 187
Turnout 1,667 30
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Filey (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Cockerill 1,080
Conservative Colin Haddington 903
Independent Samuel Cross 869
Independent Gordon Johnson 641
Conservative Rodney Cartwright 621
Conservative Valerie Dickenson 491
British National Party Kevan Foulds 340
Turnout 4,945 37
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Fylingdales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Mortimer 461 65.9
Independent Lynn Horsman 239 34.1
Majority 222 31.8
Turnout 700 39
Conservative hold Swing
Hertford (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Godfrey Allanson 732
Conservative David Chambers 709
Liberal Democrat Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff 591
Green Nicholas Harvey 508
British National Party Louise Scott 212
Turnout 2,752 37
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lindhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Backhouse 578 64.2 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Margaret Pitts 323 35.8 +3.1
Majority 255 28.4 -0.5
Turnout 901 51 -4
Conservative hold Swing
Mayfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Booth uncontested
Conservative Jane Kenyon uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Mulgrave (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Armsby 637
Conservative Marie Harland 528
Liberal Democrat John Stonehouse 442
Conservative Beryl Christon 438
Turnout 2,045 40
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Newby (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Watson 995
Independent Cecil Ridley 813
Conservative Hazel Lynskey 723
Conservative Cherry Smith 639
Labour Mary Budda 466
Independent John Pinder 362
Green Gaynor Ayres 339
Turnout 4,337 37
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
North Bay (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bonnie Purchon 388
Independent Guy Smith 368
Conservative Eric Smith 351
Conservative Michael Kelly 286
Green Christopher Nelson 214
Turnout 1,607 29
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Northstead (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Popple 664
Independent Norman Murphy 467
Conservative Jacqueline Blackburn 288
Green Paul Johnston 220
Labour Elizabeth Montgomery 218
Turnout 1,857 34
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Ramshill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Svetlana Rodgers 322
Conservative Eileen Vickers 294
Independent Graeme Walker 285
Conservative Peter Southward 275
Green Norman Oldham 242
North Yorkshire Coast Party Colin Wigglesworth 138
Independent Peter Wright 134
Turnout 1,690 31
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Bastiman 944
Conservative John Flinton 756
Independent Russell Bradley 533
Independent Thomas Miller 500
Green Phillip Wall 245
Turnout 2,978 47
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Seamer (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Mallory 635
Conservative Lucy Haycock 593
Independent Roxanne Murphy 564
Liberal Democrat Hamish Harron 378
Independent John Keith 346
Turnout 2,516 38
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Stepney (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Dixon 670
Green Dilys Cluer 477
Conservative Heather Phillips 313
Liberal Democrat Alezandra Bartlett-Cook 234
Labour Ian Stubbs 206
Labour Alan Oxley 181
Liberal Democrat Roderick Rodgers 174
British National Party Alan Foulds 126
Turnout 2,381 38
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Streonshalh (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Broadley 659
Independent Dorothy Clegg 466
Conservative Steven Leadley 275
Turnout 1,400 26
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Weaponness (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Penny Marsden 762
Conservative Thomas Fox 594
Independent Charles Smith 546
Conservative Edward Sulman 437
Liberal Democrat Duncan Grant 188
Turnout 2,527 44
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Whitby West Cliff (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Plant 640
Independent Michael Ward 451
Conservative Ian Gregson 427
Alliance for Green Socialism Juliet Boddington 250
Turnout 1,768 30
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Woodlands (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Chatt 482
Labour Phillip McDonald 367
Independent Garry Unsworth 294
Conservative Josaphine O'Leary 242
Green Christopher Phillips 179
Turnout 1,564 29
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

[edit] External links

2007 Scarborough election result


Preceded by
Scarborough Council election 2003		 Scarborough local elections Succeeded by
Scarborough Council election 2011