York Council election, 2007

Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election.

Before the election, the composition of the council was[1]

Election result

York Local Election Result 2007[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 19 0 10 -10 40.43%
  Labour 18 3 0 3 38.30%
  Conservative 8 8 0 8 17.02%
  Green 2 0 0 0 4.26%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0%
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0%
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0%

Ward results

Acomb (2)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Horton 1303
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing 1301
Conservative Michael Tucker 529
BNP Ian Dawson 520
Liberal Democrat Rachel Lewis-Strodder 448
Conservative David Thompson 426
Liberal Democrat Reuban Mayne 399
Green Will Dyson 297
Turnout 44.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bishopthorpe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Galvin 851
Liberal Democrat David Livesley 504
Labour Fiona Smith 217
Green Richard Thurley 153
Turnout 54.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Clifton (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken King 1438
Labour Helen Douglas 1367
Labour David Scott 1242
Green Ginnie Shaw 746
Conservative Oliver Blair 580
Conservative Kevin Hollinrake 576
Liberal Democrat Karoline Kirk 551
Liberal Democrat Matthew Reid 545
Liberal Democrat Derek Waudby 494
Respect Les Marsh 421
Conservative Thomas McConnell 304
BNP Rich Leeming 251
Turnout 33.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Derwent[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Brooks 841
Liberal Democrat Rosalind Maggs 514
Labour Dennis Martin 217
Green Gillian Cossham 53
Turnout 53.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Dringhouses and Woodthorpe (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ann Reid 1611
Liberal Democrat Susan Sunderland 1503
Liberal Democrat Thomas Holvey 1445
Conservative Matthew Litten 1155
Conservative Barbara Vernon 1112
Conservative Paul Vernon 1064
Labour Thomas Wright 934
Labour Geoffrey Beacon 865
Labour Gerard Hodgson 830
Green John Gray 504
Turnout 45.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Fishergate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Fulford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Aspden 503
Labour Alan Smith 266
Green Denise Craghill 212
Conservative Samantha Suddons 153
Turnout 51.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Guildhall[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Haxby and Wigginton (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christopher Hogg 1887
Liberal Democrat Paul Firth 1740
Liberal Democrat Richard Watson 1649
Conservative Tony Richardson 1579
Conservative Robert Phillips 1533
Conservative Joe Tidmarsh 1435
BNP Geoff Carr 620
Green Alan Robertshaw 595
Labour Gerald Colbeck 590
Labour Richard Smyth 533
Turnout 44.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Heslington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ceredig Jamieson-Ball 436
Green Peter Sanderson 266
Labour Grace Fletcher-Hall 251
Conservative Julia Henniker-Heaton 182
Turnout 37.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Heworth (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Blanchard 1470
Labour Ruth Potter 1456
Labour Christina Funnell 1380
Conservative James Schofield 830
Conservative Charlie Dyson 828
Green Jennifer Aitken 716
Conservative Andrew Wells 577
BNP Jeff Kelly 507
Liberal Democrat Sam Blackburn 487
Liberal Democrat Robin Hazzard-Gallagher 432
Liberal Democrat Ian Packington 382
Turnout 37.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Heworth Without[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Bennett 640
Liberal Democrat Nigel Ayre 605
Labour Andrew Garbutt 288
Liberal Nick Blitz 89
Green Baz Buchanan 75
Turnout 55.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Holgate (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Bowgett 1490
Labour James Alexander 1413
Labour Sonja Crisp 1303
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Stott 1286
Liberal Democrat Martin Bartlett 1204
Liberal Democrat Gilbert Nimo 1116
Green Andreas Heinemeyer 691
Conservative James McGowan 645
Conservative Andrew Kay 604
Conservative Thomas Merry 465
BNP Michaela Knight 463
Turnout 43.2
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Hull Road[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Huntington and New Earswick (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Hyman 1802
Liberal Democrat Keith Orrell 1794
Liberal Democrat Carol Runciman 1695
Conservative Sylvia Greenway 896
Conservative Paul Tumman 795
Conservative Roger Holmes 707
Labour Stephen Burton 672
Green Clive Woolley 660
Labour James Flinders 629
Turnout 37.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Micklegate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Osbaldwick[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rural West York[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Strensall[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Westfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wheldrake[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christian Vassie 784
Conservative Jonathan Mark Maughan 638
Labour Margaret Ruth Martin 148
Green Tracy Lynn Shippey 68
Turnout 51.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

[2]

  1. ^ "BBC NEWS, Election 2006, York". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/ff.stm. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Election results May 2007". City of York Council. http://www.york.gov.uk/council/Elections_and_democracy/elections/Elections_results/Election_results/. 
Preceded by
York Council election, 2003		 York local elections Succeeded by
York Council election, 2011