2007 Alnwick District Council election

Last updated

Results of the 2007 Alnwick District Council election Alnwick UK ward map 2007.svg
Results of the 2007 Alnwick District Council election

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held for the final time on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The council was abolished in 2009 when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority.

Contents

Election result

Alnwick Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1122036.741.17,422+11.1
  Conservative 970+730.023.94,309+19.8
  Independent 818-726.731.35,655-22.4
  Labour 20006.73.0537-8.6
  UKIP 00000.00.7132+0.1

Ward results

Alnwick Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Bell453
Conservative John Hope390
Independent Andrew Harrington360
Liberal Democrats James Reid345
Liberal Democrats Bryan Thompson331
Independent Teresa Thompson287
Turnout 2,16633.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Alnwick Clayport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Gray254
Liberal Democrats Eileen Blakey194
Independent Kevin Thompson150
Conservative Aidan Ruff41
Turnout 63923.8+3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Alnwick Hotspur (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gordon Castle467
Liberal Democrats Clare Mills323
Liberal Democrats Andrew Smith226
Independent Geoffrey Watson219
Turnout 1,23537.2+5.5
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Amble Central (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Audrey Jones258
Labour Elizabeth Gray210
Independent Katherine Bennett191
Independent Thomas Evans105
Conservative Elizabeth Rixon34
Conservative Cynthia Sharp22
Turnout 82027.4−2.6
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Amble East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Arckless327
Independent John Hedley183
Independent Mark Shipperlee123
Independent George Smailes112
Conservative Alan Downie60
Conservative Charles Skipper57
Turnout 86228.0+0.8
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Amble West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Hinson346
Conservative Leslie Bilboe178
Independent Carl Oliver169
Turnout 69331.0−2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Embleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Thorp25453.2+53.2
Liberal Democrats Lydia Cairns22346.8−9.6
Majority316.4N/A
Turnout 47766.4+11.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Harbottle and Elsdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bolam25661.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Cowie16138.6
Majority9522.8
Turnout 41754.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hedgeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Taylor28983.8
Conservative Helen Ruff5616.2
Majority23367.6
Turnout 34547.4
Independent hold Swing
Lesbury (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hugh Philipson540
Liberal Democrats Roger Styring480
Conservative Anne Glassey167
UKIP Michael Weatheritt132
Turnout 1,31952.8+1.3
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Longframlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Thorne45877.0
Liberal Democrats Lynne Roxburgh13723.0
Majority32154.0
Turnout 59560.0
Conservative hold Swing
Longhoughton with Craster and Rennington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Grey418
Conservative Thomas Spence336
Conservative Dominic Coupe289
Turnout 1,04341.4+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Rothbury and South Rural (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Dawson722
Liberal Democrats Steven Bridgett587
Conservative Elisabeth Bainbridge522
Liberal Democrats Andrew Duffield496
Independent Alan Renton488
Conservative Ian Glendinning476
Turnout 3,29151.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Shilbottle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Maria Haddow683
Liberal Democrats Ether Mills529
Conservative David Rixon519
Liberal Democrats William Blakey462
Turnout 2,19346.8+6.6
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Warkworth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeffrey Watson533
Liberal Democrats John Hobrough416
Independent Alison Sharpe326
Liberal Democrats Roger Cashmore319
Turnout 1,59447.9+9.1
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Whittingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zoe Frais19753.4+53.4
Independent John Rutherford17246.6−14.4
Majority256.8N/A
Turnout 36947.7+8.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing