City of York Council election, 2007

City of York Council Election, 2007

3 May 2007

All 47 seats to City of York Council

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Steve Galloway	Dave Merrett	Ian Gillies
Party	Liberal Democrat	Labour	Conservative
Leader since	1999	2002	N/A
Leader's seat	Westfield	Micklegate	Rural West
Last election	29	15	0
Seats before	29	15	0
Seats won	19	18	8
Seat change	10	3	8
Popular vote	19,116	14,211	16,988
Percentage	30.1%	22.4%	26.8%

Leader of the Council before election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrat

Leader of the Council after election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrat

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

The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

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

Party		Seats	City of York Council (2003 election)
	Liberal Democrat	29
	Labour	15
	Green	2
	Independent	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 Ward

Acomb (2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Horton	1303	24.9	-1.0
	Labour	Tracey Simpson-Laing	1301	24.9	-1.4
	Conservative	Michael Tucker	529	10.1	0.2
	BNP	Ian Dawson	520	10.0	10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel Lewis-Strodder	448	8.6	-10.8
	Conservative	David Thompson	426	8.2	8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Reuban Mayne	399	7.6	-8.1
	Green	Will Dyson	297	5.7	5.7
Turnout				44.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Bishopthorpe Ward

Bishopthorpe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Galvin	851	49.3	19.8
	Liberal Democrat	David Livesley	504	29.2	-29.3
	Labour	Fiona Smith	217	12.6	0.6
	Green	Richard Thurley	153	8.9	8.9
Turnout				54.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	24.6

Clifton Ward

Clifton (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken King	1438	16.9	3.7
	Labour	Helen Douglas	1367	16.1	1.7
	Labour	David Scott	1242	14.6	3.4
	Green	Ginnie Shaw	746	8.8	3.1
	Conservative	Oliver Blair	580	6.8	6.8
	Conservative	Kevin Hollinrake	576	6.8	6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Karoline Kirk	551	6.5	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Reid	545	6.4	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Waudby	494	5.8	-4.0
	Respect	Les Marsh	421	4.9	4.9
	Conservative	Thomas McConnell	304	3.6	3.6
	BNP	Rich Leeming	251	2.9	2.9
Turnout				33.5
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

Derwent Ward

Derwent^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Brooks	841	51.8	17.3
	Liberal Democrat	Rosalind Maggs	514	31.6	-25.0
	Labour	Dennis Martin	217	13.4	4.4
	Green	Gillian Cossham	53	3.3	3.3
Turnout				53.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	21.2

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Reid	1611	14.6	-4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Sunderland	1503	13.6	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Holvey	1445	13.1	-3.1
	Conservative	Matthew Litten	1155	10.5	2.8
	Conservative	Barbara Vernon	1112	10.1	2.9
	Conservative	Paul Vernon	1064	9.7	3.0
	Labour	Thomas Wright	934	8.5	-1.1
	Labour	Geoffrey Beacon	865	7.8	0.0
	Labour	Gerard Hodgson	830	7.5	0.0
	Green	John Gray	504	4.6	4.6
Turnout				45.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-3.0

Fishergate Ward

Fishergate (2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andy D'Agorne	1308	25.0	-0.6
	Green	Dave Taylor	1086	20.7	0.5
	Labour	Ernie Dickinson	706	13.5	0.5
	Conservative	Robin Dickson	649	12.4	-0.1
	Labour	Thomas Gibson	576	11.0	-0.1
	Conservative	Michael Rutherford	495	9.5	9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Nunn	157	3.0	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Hudson	146	2.8	-3.4
	BNP	Stephen Phillips	111	2.1	2.1
Turnout				44.9
	Green hold		Swing	-0.6
	Green hold		Swing	-1.6

Fulford Ward

Fulford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Aspden	503	44.4	-4.1
	Labour	Alan Smith	266	23.5	-4.6
	Green	Denise Craghill	212	18.7	11.2
	Conservative	Samantha Suddons	153	13.5	-2.5
Turnout				51.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	0.3

Guildhall Ward

Guildhall (2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Looker	785	24.1	1.4
	Labour	Brian Watson	654	20.1	0.8
	Conservative	Matthew Kilburn	413	12.7	1.8
	Conservative	Jonathan Meehan	343	10.5	10.5
	Green	John Norris	302	9.3	2.5
	Green	Candy Spillard	248	7.6	2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jackie Talbot	180	5.5	-12.7
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Reid	175	5.4	-8.8
	Liberal	Andrew Hinkles	158	4.8	4.8
Turnout				31.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.9

Haxby and Wigginton Ward

Haxby and Wigginton (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Hogg	1887	15.5	-10.6
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Firth	1740	14.3	-10.4
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Watson	1649	13.6	-9.3
	Conservative	Tony Richardson	1579	13.0	7.3
	Conservative	Robert Phillips	1533	12.6	6.1
	Conservative	Joe Tidmarsh	1435	11.8	11.8
	BNP	Geoff Carr	620	5.1	5.1
	Green	Alan Robertshaw	595	4.9	0.8
	Labour	Gerald Colbeck	590	4.9	1.3
	Labour	Richard Smyth	533	4.4	0.9
Turnout				44.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-8.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-10.6

Heslington Ward

Heslington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ceredig Jamieson-Ball	436	38.4	-15.7
	Green	Peter Sanderson	266	23.4	11.8
	Labour	Grace Fletcher-Hall	251	22.1	0.1
	Conservative	Julia Henniker-Heaton	182	16.0	3.8
Turnout				37.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-13.7

Heworth Ward

Heworth (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Blanchard	1470	16.2	-1.3
	Labour	Ruth Potter	1456	16.1	-0.4
	Labour	Christina Funnell	1380	15.2	-3.6
	Conservative	James Schofield	830	9.2	1.4
	Conservative	Charlie Dyson	828	9.1	9.1
	Green	Jennifer Aitken	716	7.9	3.1
	Conservative	Andrew Wells	577	6.4	6.4
	BNP	Jeff Kelly	507	5.6	5.6
	Liberal Democrat	Sam Blackburn	487	5.4	-7.6
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Hazzard-Gallagher	432	4.8	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Packington	382	4.2	-5.7
Turnout				37.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

Heworth Without Ward

Heworth Without^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Bennett	640	37.7	4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Ayre	605	35.7	-14.3
	Labour	Andrew Garbutt	288	17.0	0.0
	Liberal	Nick Blitz	89	5.2	5.2
	Green	Baz Buchanan	75	4.4	4.4
Turnout				55.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	9.4

Holgate Ward

Holgate (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Bowgett	1490	14.0	-0.9
	Labour	James Alexander	1413	13.2	-0.3
	Labour	Sonja Crisp	1303	12.2	0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Stott	1286	12.0	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Bartlett	1204	11.3	-6.5
	Liberal Democrat	Gilbert Nimo	1116	10.4	-4.8
	Green	Andreas Heinemeyer	691	6,5	1.8
	Conservative	James McGowan	645	6.0	1.2
	Conservative	Andrew Kay	604	5.7	5.7
	Conservative	Thomas Merry	465	4.4	4.4
	BNP	Michaela Knight	463	4.3	4.3
Turnout				43.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	2.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	3.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	2.6

Hull Road Ward

Hull Road (2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Cregan	819	18.3	-3.0
	Labour	Roger Pierce	803	17.9	-3.3
	Conservative	Thomas Crockett	643	14.3	2.1
	Conservative	Alan Yonge	544	12.1	12.1
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel Williams	414	9.2	-2.0
	Green	John Cossham	341	7.6	-2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Johns-Perring	335	7.5	-3.3
	Green	Andrew Collingwood	327	7.3	7.3
	BNP	Trevor Brown	259	5.8	5.8
Turnout				35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.7

Huntington and New Earswick Ward

Huntington and New Earswick (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Hyman	1802	18.7	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Orrell	1794	18.6	-6.9
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Runciman	1695	17.6	-4.9
	Conservative	Sylvia Greenway	896	9.3	9.3
	Conservative	Paul Tumman	795	8.2	-0.4
	Conservative	Roger Holmes	707	7.3	7.3
	Labour	Stephen Burton	672	7.0	0.9
	Green	Clive Woolley	660	6.8	-0.1
	Labour	James Flinders	629	6.5	0.9
Turnout				37.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-6.1

Micklegate Ward

Micklegate (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Merrett	1514	13.6	-1.7
	Labour	Sandy Fraser	1497	13.5	-1.9
	Labour	Julie Gunnell	1478	13.3	-1.3
	Green	Andy Chase	1414	12.7	3.8
	Green	Alan Swain	1266	11.4	4.1
	Green	Charles Everett	1097	9.9	2.8
	Conservative	Walter Davy	696	6.3	-0.6
	Conservative	Simon Darby	642	5.8	5.8
	Conservative	John Wilson	576	5.2	5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Carole Green	383	3.4	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Gillian Thompson	299	2.7	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	John Tull	268	2.4	-4.8
Turnout				42.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

Osbaldwick Ward

Osbaldwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Morley	459	40.7	-9.6
	Conservative	Terry Smith	319	28.3	28.3
	Labour	Thomas Williams	222	19.7	8.2
	Green	David Williams	128	11.3	11.3
Turnout				42.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-18.9

Rural West York Ward

Rural West York (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Gillies	1993	17.0	6.0
	Conservative	Paul Healey	1738	14.8	2.7
	Conservative	Ben Hudson	1672	14.3	5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Glen Bradley	1644	14.0	1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Quentin Macdonald	1539	13.1	-2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Marjorie Stones	1442	12.3	0.4
	Green	Martin Lovedale	579	4.9	4.9
	Labour	Karl Smith	575	4.9	0.1
	Labour	Andrew Kay	532	4.5	0.6
Turnout				50.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	0.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	3.6

Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without Ward

Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Irene Waudby	1404	13.3	-7.5
	Conservative	Joe Watt	1340	12.7	6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Moore	1288	12.2	-4.5
	Conservative	Jennie Gambold	1243	11.8	5.7
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Thomas	1140	10.8	-6.9
	Conservative	Andrew McCloud	882	8.4	8.4
	Labour	Matthew Greenway	811	7.7	0.7
	Labour	Rosemary Thornton	735	7.0	1.1
	Labour	Iain Simpson-Laing	708	6.7	1.1
	Green	Nick Whittingham	530	5.0	0.6
	BNP	Mal Campbell	444	4.2	4.2
Turnout				38.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-6.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	6.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-6.4

Strensall Ward

Strensall (2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Madeleine Kirk	1200	26.8	-2.8
	Conservative	Sian Wiseman	999	22.3	4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Cuthbertson	984	22.0	-4.5
	Conservative	William Hanbury	770	17.2	1.3
	Green	Caroline Boreham	269	6.0	6.0
	Labour	Andrew Dixon	257	5.7	0.4
Turnout				38.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-2.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	4.3

Westfield Ward

Westfield (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Galloway	1512	15.9	-7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Galloway	1511	15.9	-10.3
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Waller	1432	15.1	-9.6
	Labour	Lisa Ingham	887	9.3	1.4
	Labour	Rebecca Crisp	869	9.2	1.8
	Labour	Bob Scrase	758	8.0	1.0
	Conservative	Ken Beavan	457	4.8	1.2
	Conservative	Charles Brooks	455	4.8	4.8
	Green	John Forrester	437	4.6	4.6
	BNP	Graeme Wiles	407	4.3	4.3
	Conservative	Thomas Cahill	358	3.8	3.8
	Monster Raving Loony	Eddie Vee	407	4.3	4.3
Turnout				35.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-5.3

Wheldrake Ward

Wheldrake^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Christian Vassie	784	47.9	-14.9
	Conservative	Jonathan Mark Maughan	638	38.9	9.6
	Labour	Margaret Ruth Martin	148	9.0	1.1
	Green	Tracy Lynn Shippey	68	4.2	4.2
Turnout				51.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-12.3

References

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↑ "BBC NEWS, Election 2006, York". BBC News.
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