Lancaster Council election, 2007

Elections to Lancaster City Council took place on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and in remained in No Overall Control with Labour and the Liberal Democrats losing seats to the Greens and Conservatives.

Election result

Lancaster Council Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 15 0 5 –5 23.7 25.9 21,306
  Conservative 12 3 1 +2 20.3 30.0 24,643
  Green 12 5 0 +5 20.3 18.5 15,189
  Morecambe Bay Independent 11 2 2 ±0 18.6 12.8 10,521
  Liberal Democrat 5 0 3 –3 8.5 8.0 6,559
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.6 455
  BNP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.4 297
  Independent 5 1 0 +1 8.5 4.0 3,274
Turnout 36 36,220

Ward results

Bare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Bray 546
Morecambe Bay Independent June Irene Ashworth 494
Conservative Graham Marsh 452
Morecambe Bay Independent Tricia Heath 397
Liberal Democrat Michael Gradwell 335
Labour Andrew Mark Berry 201
Labour Ian Carey Hilton 153
Green Pat Salkeld 88
Turnout 1,387
Conservative hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Bolton-Le-Sands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Budden 685
Conservative Val Histed 649
Conservative Neil Kerr 427
Labour Richard William Martin 273
Green Avril Moncaster 225
Labour John Robert Reynolds 196
Turnout 1,331 38
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Whitelegg 1,017
Green Maia Whitelegg 890
Green Andrew Martin Kay 884
Labour Ian Stewart Barker 728
Labour Sue Clark 686
Labour Dan Hogan 584
Conservative Sean James Edwards 215
Conservative Andrew Jonathen Saywell 205
Turnout 1,946 39
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing
Carnforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Johnson 471
Independent Bob Roe 381
Labour Judith Anne Jones 320
Labour Paul Malcolm Gardner 304
UKIP Gregg Beaman 215
Turnout 1,014 30
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jon Barry 1,485
Green Chris Coates 1,270
Green Catriona Stamp 1,184
Labour Michael John Gibson 417
Labour Linda Ann Piggott 392
Labour Lynne Burnside Stafford 375
Conservative Jonathan William James Hazzlewood 356
Conservative Matthew Plested 320
Conservative Christian Jonathan Wakeford 280
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Livesley 200
UKIP Nigel Brown 84
Turnout 2,222 42
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Duke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anne Chapman 348
Labour Robin Thomas Pettitt 112
Conservative Miles Hillcoate Bennington 104
Turnout 572 30
Green hold Swing
Ellel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Helme 991
Conservative Susie Charles 909
Liberal Democrat Mike Nicholson 289
Labour Sarah Harrison 283
Liberal Democrat Tom Horn 282
Green Richard Wyatt 282
Labour Darren Keith Neesam 246
Turnout 1,757 33
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Halton-with-Aughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Woodruff 513
Conservative Brian Jefferson 367
Green Cherith Adams 54
Turnout 938 51
Independent hold Swing
Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Hanson 531
Labour Peter Robinson 492
Labour David Whitaker 472
Morecambe Bay Independent David Farrow 463
Morecambe Bay Independent Christine Stebbing 429
Conservative Michael Bolton 296
Conservative Jane Brown 252
Conservative Judith Bentham 230
Green Stephen Dickinson 89
Turnout 1,329 29
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Heysham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joyce Taylor 766
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Knight 508
Conservative Pat Hibbins 402
Labour Jean Elizabeth Yates 347
Green Melanie Forrest 120
Turnout 1,298 37
Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Heysham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Sands 367
Labour Tina Louise Clifford 353
Morecambe Bay Independent Brian Moore 313
Morecambe Bay Independent Laura Wolfenden 312
Conservative Debbie Buck 199
Conservative John Calvert 169
Green Michael Hallam 99
Turnout 954 26
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Heysham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Brown 855
Morecambe Bay Independent Mike Greenall 704
Morecambe Bay Independent Keran Farrow 520
Morecambe Bay Independent Brian Barmby 500
Labour Darren Keith Clifford 461
Labour Alan Biddulph 438
Labour Gareth Maurice Weston Webb 321
Turnout 1,649 32
Conservative gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
John O'Gaunt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Blakely 776
Labour Eileen Blamire 728
Green Jude Towers 722
Green Tom Roberts 645
Labour Janet Mary Richardson 608
Green Mark Westcombe 537
Conservative Steven John Chadwick 438
Conservative Joan Parkinson Jackson 417
Conservative Victoria Joy Roberts 377
Turnout 1,853 32
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Kellet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Mace 703
Green Ralph Martyn 98
Labour Miriam Paula Blakely 88
Turnout 891 51
Conservative hold Swing
Lower Lune Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joyce Pritchard 815
Liberal Democrat Stuart Langhorn 785
Conservative Andrew John Kidd 762
Conservative Jane Parkinson 683
UKIP Fred McGlade 145
Green Benjamin Ruth 133
Labour Jeremy Hugh Bateman 118
Labour Tom David Watts 93
Turnout 1,866 52
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Overton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Sowden 265
Morecambe Bay Independent Don Fairhurst 236
Labour Ian Pattison 169
Green Sue Holden 40
Turnout 711 37
Conservative gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing
Poulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent Evelyn Archer 658
Morecambe Bay Independent Shirley Burns 612
Labour Rebekah Gerrard 501
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Walker 468
Labour Beryl Spelling 407
Labour Richard Ross Grave 370
Conservative Jon Bradshaw 369
Conservative Jim Catterall 367
Conservative Andrew Watson 333
Green Adrian Bruce MacKenzie 126
Turnout 1,488 28
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Scotforth East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janie Kirkman 637
Liberal Democrat John Gilbert 589
Conservative Billy Hill 446
Conservative Charlotte Elizabeth Paterson 421
Labour Pam Pickles 287
Labour Stanley Henig 253
Green Abi Mills 166
Turnout 1,485 44
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Scotforth West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emily Heath 1,016
Labour Shiela Denwood 854
Green Jane Fletcher 787
Green Jonathan David Mills 677
Conservative Val Outram 627
Conservative James Bird 587
Conservative Tom Currie 577
Labour Bob Clark 515
Labour Ronnie Kershaw 484
Turnout 2,134 43
Green hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Silverdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Fishwick 660
Green Amanda Bingley 153
Labour Rachel Margaret Timmins 91
Turnout 905 54
Conservative hold Swing
Skerton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Grattan 680
Labour Abbott Bryning 609
Labour Robert Redfern 597
Conservative Stuart Bateson 339
Conservative Margo Airey 332
Green Ashley Keith Toms 317
Independent Mick Varey 272
Conservative Geoff Marsden 259
Independent Norman Gardner 214
Green Mark Rotherham 213
Green Tony Pinkney 197
Turnout 1,397 28
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Skerton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Leytham 721
Labour Roger Sherlock 655
Labour Robert Smith 655
Conservative Dave Airey 350
Conservative John Airey 350
Conservative Paul Ireton 315
BNP Chris Hill 297
Green David Richard Horton 273
Turnout 1,399 29
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Slyne-with-Hest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Rogerson 1,061
Conservative Malcolm Thomas 1,050
Green Barry Gwyn Hankin 295
Labour Daniel David Gray 273
Turnout 1,516 44
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Torrisholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Day 894
Morecambe Bay Independent Roger Dennison 709
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Marsland 657
Morecambe Bay Independent Joe Sowerby 645
Conservative Dorothy Mingins 606
Conservative Peter Espley 595
Liberal Democrat Ian Clift 595
Conservative Richard Rollins 572
Liberal Democrat Dave Mason 487
Labour Peter Senior 349
Green Marvin Peake 225
Turnout 2,291 40
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian David McCulloch 173
Green Morgwn Trollinger 151
Liberal Democrat Ryan Bate 111
Liberal Democrat Gavin Barrass 106
Labour Cat Smith 98
Conservative Alex Law 97
Conservative David Jonathan Bonner 86
Labour James Stuart Groves 82
UKIP William Taylor Windle Potts 11
Turnout 471 13
Green gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Upper Lune Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thomas Williamson 776
Green Gisela Christine Renolds 210
Turnout 992 52
Conservative hold Swing
Warton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jean Dent 443
Conservative Andrea Johnson 301
Turnout 743 39
Independent hold Swing
Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent David Kerr 656
Morecambe Bay Independent Tony Wade 628
Morecambe Bay Independent Roger Plumb 612
Labour Albert Hayden Thornton 409
Labour Dan Ratcliffe 394
Labour Ben Singleton 390
Conservative Julie Race 292
Conservative Tony Jones 272
Conservative Chris Leadbetter 263
Liberal Democrat Margaret Riley 229
Liberal Democrat William Edward Riley 205
Turnout 1,547 30
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing

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Preceded by
Lancaster Council election, 2003		 Lancaster local elections Succeeded by
Lancaster Council election, 2011