2007 City of York Council election

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City of York Council Election, 2007
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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderSteve GallowayDave MerrettIan Gillies
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Leader since19992002N/A
Leader's seat Westfield Micklegate Rural West
Last election29150
Seats before29150
Seats won19188
Seat changeDecrease2.svg10Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg8
Popular vote43,72836,74637,171
Percentage32.1%26.9%27.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg17.0%Increase2.svg0.8%Increase2.svg13.6%
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Leader of the Council before election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the Council after election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

Local elections for City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 19 seats, Labour won 18 seats, Conservatives won eight seats and the Green Party won two seats. [1] [2] The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

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Election result

City of York Council election 2007 [1]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Liberal Democrats 4719010-1040.4%32.1%43,728-17.0%
  Labour 431830+338.3%26.9%36,746+0.8%
  Conservative 47880+817.0%27.3%37,171+13.6%
  Green 2720004.3%10.5%14,334+4.2%
  BNP 900000%2.6%3,582N/A
  Respect 100000%0.3%421N/A
  Liberal 200000%0.2%247N/A
  Monster Raving Loony 100000%0.1%161+0.2%

Ward results

Acomb ward

Acomb [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Anthony Horton *1,303 24.9 -1.0
Labour Tracey Louise Simpson-Laing †1,301 24.9 -1.4
Conservative Michael Tucker52910.10.2
BNP Ian Geoffrey Dawson52010.010.0
Liberal Democrats Rachel Johanne Lewis-Strodder4488.6-10.8
Conservative David Thompson4268.28.2
Liberal Democrats Reuban Alexander Mayne3997.6-8.1
Green Will Dyson2975.75.7
Turnout 5,22344.69.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, [4] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Bishopthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Christopher Galvin *851 49.2 19.7
Liberal Democrats David Geoffrey Livesley †54031.2-27.3
Labour Fiona Kathleen Smith21712.50.6
Green Richard Michael Thurley1227.17.1
Turnout 1,73054.30.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [6]
† Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003, [6] and the Bishopthorpe ward of City of York Council 2003-2007 [7]

Clifton ward

Clifton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth William King *1,438 16.9 3.7
Labour Lorraine Helen Douglas 1,367 16.1 1.7
Labour David Lee Scott †1,242 14.6 3.5
Green Ginnie Shaw7438.83.0
Conservative Oliver James Blair5806.86.8
Conservative Kevin Paul Hollinrake 5766.86.8
Liberal Democrats Karoline Mary Elizabeth Kirk5516.5-4.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Jonathan Reid5456.4-4.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Waudby4945.8-4.0
Respect Les Marsh4214.94.9
Conservative Thomas McConnell3043.63.6
BNP Rich Leeming2512.92.9
Turnout 8,51533.55.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [4] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989, [8] the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Derwent ward

The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jenny Brooks 841 53.2 18.8
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Anne Maggs51432.5-24.1
Labour Dennis Albert Martin17411.02.0
Green Gillian Mary Cossham533.43.4
Turnout 1,58253.54.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Lorraine Reid *1,611 14.6 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Sunderland †1,503 13.6 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Paul Holvey †1,445 13.1 -3.1
Conservative Matthew Litten1,15510.52.8
Conservative Barbara Jean Vernon1,11210.12.9
Conservative Paul Stewart Vernon1,0649.73.0
Labour Thomas Farnsworth Wright9348.5-1.1
Labour Geoffrey Roy Beacon8657.80.0
Labour Gerard Paul Hodgson8307.50.0
Green John David Gray5044.64.6
Turnout 11,02345.23.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [4] the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Fishergate ward

Fishergate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andy D'Agorne *1,308 25.0 -0.6
Green Dave Taylor 1,086 20.7 -3.3
Labour Ernest Peter Dickinson70613.50.5
Conservative Robin Nicholas Dickson †64912.4-0.1
Labour Thomas Gibson57611.0-0.1
Conservative Michael James Rutherford4959.59.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Jacqueline Nunn1573.0-4.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Frederick James Hudson1462.8-3.4
BNP Stephen Mark Phillips1112.12.1
Turnout 5,23444.96.9
Green hold
Green hold
* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [8]

Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard James Aspden *503 44.4 -4.1
Labour Alan Michael Smith26623.5-4.6
Green Denise Craghill21218.711.2
Conservative Samantha Laura Suddons15313.5-2.5
Turnout 1,13451.64.3
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Guildhall ward

Guildhall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Mary Looker *785 24.1 1.4
Labour Brian Walter Joseph Edward Watson †654 20.1 0.8
Conservative Matthew James Kilburn41312.71.8
Conservative Jonathan Francis Meehan34310.510.5
Green John Norris3029.32.5
Green Candy Spillard2487.62.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Sandra Talbot1805.5-12.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Laurence Benedict Reid1755.4-8.8
Liberal Andrew Thomas Hinkles1584.84.8
Turnout 3,25831.23.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [4] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989, [8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]

Haxby and Wigginton ward

The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher McDonald Hogg *1,887 15.5 -9.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Firth 1,740 14.3 -11.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Watson †1,649 13.6 -9.3
Conservative Tony Richardson1,57913.07.3
Conservative Robert John Phillips1,53312.66.1
Conservative Joe Tidmarsh1,43511.811.8
BNP Geoff Carr6205.15.1
Green Alan Philip Robertshaw5954.90.8
Labour Gerald Patrick Colbeck5904.91.3
Labour Richard Hugh Smyth5334.40.9
Turnout 12,16144.33.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [8] the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ceredig Ieuan Saville Jamieson-Ball *436 38.4 -13.4
Green Peter Sanderson26623.412.3
Labour Alexandra Grace Fletcher-Hall25122.11.0
Conservative Julia Henniker-Heaton18216.04.3
Turnout 1,13537.217.3
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Heworth ward

Heworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul William Ronald Blanchard *1,470 16.2 -1.3
Labour Ruth Elizabeth Potter †1,456 16.1 -0.4
Labour Christina Mary Funnell 1,380 15.2 -3.6
Conservative James Schofield8309.21.4
Conservative Charlie Dyson8289.19.1
Green Jennifer Jane Aitken7167.93.1
Conservative Andrew Mason Wells5776.46.4
BNP Jeff Kelly5075.65.6
Liberal Democrats Sam Blackburn4875.4-7.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Alec Joseph Hazzard-Gallagher4324.8-7.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Ernest Packington3824.2-5.7
Turnout 9,06537.55.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003, [6] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Bennett 640 37.7 4.6
Liberal Democrats Nigel John Ayre60535.7-14.3
Labour Andrew David Garbutt28817.00.0
Liberal Nick Blitz *895.25.2
Green Baz Buchanan754.44.4
Turnout 1,69755.110.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 2000-2003 [9]

Holgate ward

Holgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Wendy Bowgett 1,490 14.0 -0.9
Labour James Martin Alexander 1,413 13.2 -0.3
Labour Sonja Crisp 1,303 12.2 0.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Stott1,28612.0-5.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Richard Bartlett *1,20411.3-6.5
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Anderson Nimmo *1,11610.4-4.8
Green Andreas Heinemeyer6916.51.8
Conservative James Alexander Robert McGowan6456.01.2
Conservative Andrew Kay6045.75.7
Conservative Thomas Merry4654.44.4
BNP Michaela Susan Knight4634.34.3
Turnout 10,68043.27.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Hull Road ward

Hull Road [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Thomas Cregan *819 18.3 -3.0
Labour Roger Martin Pierce 803 17.9 -3.3
Conservative Thomas William Basil Crockett64314.32.1
Conservative Alan Richard Colborne Yonge54412.112.1
Liberal Democrats Rachel Jane Williams4149.2-2.0
Green John Scobell Cossham3417.6-2.2
Liberal Democrats Michael James Johns-Perring3357.5-3.3
Green Andrew John Collingwood3277.37.3
BNP Trevor David Brown2595.85.8
Turnout 4,48535.88.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [5] [6]

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Ian Hyman *1,802 18.7 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Orrell *1,794 18.6 -6.9
Liberal Democrats Carol Elizabeth Runciman †1,695 17.6 -4.9
Conservative Sylvia Ann Greenway8969.39.3
Conservative Paul Tumman7948.2-0.4
Conservative Roger Holmes7077.37.3
Labour Stephen Andrew Burton6727.00.9
Green Clive Barker Woolley6606.8-0.1
Labour James Alexander Flinders6296.50.9
Turnout 9,65037.22.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Micklegate ward

Micklegate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Martin Merrett *1,514 13.6 -1.7
Labour Sandy Fraser †1,497 13.5 -1.9
Labour Julie Christine Gunnell 1,478 13.3 -1.3
Green Andrew David Chase1,41412.73.8
Green Alan Peter Swain1,26611.44.1
Green Charles Dixon Everett1,0979.92.8
Conservative Walter Louis Davy6966.3-0.6
Conservative Simon John Darby6425.85.8
Conservative John Wilson5765.25.2
Liberal Democrats Carole Ann Green3833.4-4.5
Liberal Democrats Gillian Edwina Florence Thompson2992.7-4.6
Liberal Democrats John Tull2682.4-4.8
Turnout 11,13042.810.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [4] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Osbaldwick ward

The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Morley *459 40.7 -9.6
Conservative Terry Roy Smith31928.328.3
Labour Thomas Williams22219.78.2
Green David Williams12811.311.3
Turnout 1,12842.53.0
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Rural West York ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Rural West York [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ian Gillies 1,993 17.0 6.0
Conservative Paul Stratford Healey 1,738 14.8 2.7
Conservative Ben Hudson 1,672 14.3 5.1
Liberal Democrats Glen Anthony Bradley *1,64414.01.3
Liberal Democrats Quentin John Angus Macdonald †1,53913.1-2.1
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Patricia Stones1,44212.30.4
Green Martin Lovedale5794.94.9
Labour Karl David Smith5754.90.1
Labour Susan Elizabeth Watson5324.50.6
Turnout 11,71450.66.7
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Mary Waudby *1,404 13.3 -7.5
Conservative Joe Watt 1,340 12.7 6.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Stanley Moore †1,288 12.2 -4.5
Conservative Jennie Gambold1,24311.85.7
Liberal Democrats Phill Thomas1,14010.8-6.9
Conservative Andrew McCloud8828.48.4
Labour Matthew David Greenway8117.70.7
Labour Rosemary Gloria Thornton7357.01.1
Labour Iain Alexander Simpson-Laing7086.71.1
Green Nicholas Eugene Whittingham5305.00.6
BNP Mal Campbell4444.24.2
Turnout 10,52538.95.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996, [8] the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Madeleine Anne Kirk *1,200 26.8 -2.9
Conservative Beatrice Sian Wiseman 999 22.3 4.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Cuthbertson †98422.0-4.6
Conservative William Edmund Hanbury77017.21.2
Green Caroline Leonora Boreham2696.06.0
Labour Andrew James Dixon2575.70.6
Turnout 4,47938.96.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [10] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2007 [6] [7]
† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Westfield ward

Westfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Galloway *1,512 16.4 -6.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fred Galloway †1,511 16.3 -9.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Michael Waller ‡1,432 15.5 -9.2
Labour Anne Lisa Ingham8879.61.6
Labour Rebecca Eileen Crisp8699.42.1
Labour Robert Scrase §7588.21.2
Conservative Kenneth John Beavan ¶4574.91.3
Conservative Charles Andrew Gilchrist Brooks4554.94.9
Green John Robert Forrester4374.74.7
BNP Graeme Patrick Wiles4074.44.4
Conservative Thomas Cornelis Cahill3583.93.9
Monster Raving Loony Eddie Vee1611.71.7
Turnout 9,24435.03.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [8] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
‡ Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, [4] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]
§ Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996, [4] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [5] [6]
Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christian Vassie *784 47.9 -14.9
Conservative Jonathan Mark Maughan63838.99.6
Labour Margaret Ruth Martin1489.01.1
Green Tracy Lynn Shippey684.24.2
Turnout 1,63851.10.6
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

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  10. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Ryedale District Council election results 1973-2011 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.
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