2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in grey. Derbyshire Dales UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in grey.

The 2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council, making a net gain of one seat at the expense of Labour. [1]

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Election result

The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in the only change at the election to take them to 26 seats. [2] 10 of the Conservatives had been guaranteed seats before the election as they had no opponents. [2] The Liberal Democrats remained on 8 seats, Labour dropped to 4 seats and there continued to be 1 independent. [2]

Derbyshire Dales local election result 2007 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2610+166.749.017,531+6.5%
  Liberal Democrats 800020.534.012,141-1.7%
  Labour 401-110.39.93,548-4.4%
  Independent 10002.64.41,558-3.1%
  Green 000002.7981+2.7%

Ward results

Ashbourne North (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bullunopposed
Conservative Tony Millwardunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ashbourne South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hodkinsonunopposed
Conservative Andrew Lewerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bakewell (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Twigg1,200
Conservative Carol Walker1,057
Conservative Peter Duncan1,041
Liberal Democrats Patricia Birchley479
Liberal Democrats Pamela Molyneux448
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Nancolas386
Turnout 4,61145−1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Goodisonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Brailsford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Valentineunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Calver [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cate Hunt63277.4+5.2
Liberal Democrats Marija Nicholson18522.6−5.2
Majority 44754.7+10.2
Turnout 81753+3
Conservative hold Swing
Carsington Water [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Rose55376.2−1.5
Green Mary Smail9312.8+12.8
Liberal Democrats Guy Wheatcroft8011.0−11.3
Majority 46063.4+7.9
Turnout 72648+8
Conservative hold Swing
Chatsworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Longden64875.5
Liberal Democrats Zoe Wareham21024.5
Majority 43851.0
Turnout 85860
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton & Bradley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Batesunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Darley Dale (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Burton1,016
Liberal Democrats David Fearn978
Liberal Democrats Nigel Allwood934
Conservative Brian Fearn541
Independent John Evans471
Independent Samantha Kay456
Turnout 4,39641+3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dovedale & Parwich [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Spencerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Doveridge & Sudbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Catt49668.8
Independent Nesta Jarville22531.2
Majority 27137.6
Turnout 72148
Conservative hold Swing
Hartington & Taddington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Chapman41774.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Bardsley14025.1−0.9
Majority 27749.7+1.7
Turnout 55742+4
Conservative hold Swing
Hathersage & Eyam (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Bevan1,039
Conservative David Hoskin1,008
Liberal Democrats Barbara Bowman455
Turnout 2,50247
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hulland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Radfordunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lathkill & Bradford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew McCloy40666.2+14.0
Conservative Andy Howard20733.8−14.0
Majority 19932.5+28.1
Turnout 61345−0.0
Independent hold Swing
Litton & Longstone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bentley49171.3
Liberal Democrats Veronica Rainsford19828.7
Majority 29342.6
Turnout 68950
Conservative hold Swing
Masson (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John March427
Conservative Peter Hume403
Conservative Tony Davis380
Labour Nicholas Elliott366
Liberal Democrats David Wildgoose152
Liberal Democrats Tracy Steadman149
Turnout 1,87740+7
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Matlock All Saints (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Burfoot997
Conservative Geoff Stevens964
Liberal Democrats David Barker911
Conservative Ann Elliott833
Conservative Sam Gregory773
Liberal Democrats Martyn Moss715
Green Erik Douglas289
Turnout 5,48246+3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Matlock St Giles (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Flitter1,042
Liberal Democrats Barry Hopkinson865
Liberal Democrats Tony Rosser865
Conservative Barrie Tipping787
Conservative Jacquie Stevens761
Conservative Ursula Lunn661
Turnout 4,98143+1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Bullunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Stanton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Buckingham34659.6
Liberal Democrats Pat Wildgoose23540.4
Majority 11119.2
Turnout 58139
Conservative hold Swing
Tideswell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracy Critchlow34464.5+13.6
Green Timothy George9517.8+17.8
Liberal Democrats Shirley Holt9417.6−31.5
Majority 24946.7+44.9
Turnout 53336−1
Conservative hold Swing
Winster & South Darley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Moseley37144.2+23.5
Labour Colin Swindell24929.6+14.9
Liberal Democrats Martyn Wright22026.2−38.4
Majority 12214.5−29.4
Turnout 84060+8
Conservative hold Swing
Wirksworth (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Ratcliffe937
Labour Mike Ratcliffe789
Labour Peter Slack780
Conservative Gladwyn Gratton637
Conservative Helen Walker508
Green Josh Stockell504
Conservative Gavin Williamson433
Liberal Democrats Roger Green387
Turnout 4,97541+10
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Masson

A by-election was held in Masson on 6 December 2007 after the death of Labour councillor John March. [5] The by-election was won by Conservative Garry Purdy. [6]

Masson by-election 6 December 2007 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Garry Purdy35648.2+7.2
Labour Belinda Heaney25634.7−8.8
Liberal Democrats Tracy Steadman12617.1+1.6
Majority 10013.5
Turnout 73830.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Matlock St Giles

A by-election was held in Matlock St Giles on 4 June 2009 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Tony Rosser. [8] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Cate Hopkinson. [8]

Matlock St Giles by-election 4 June 2009 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cate Hopkinson82543.7−13.3
Conservative Barry Tipping65934.9−8.2
Independent Alan Bower40621.5+21.5
Majority 1668.8
Turnout 1,890
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Winster & South Darley

A by-election was held in Winster and South Darley after Conservative councillor John Moseley stepped down to join the Peak District National Park Authority. [9] The seat was gained for Labour by Colin Swindell, who became the then youngest councillor on Derbyshire Dales Council at the age of 26. [9]

Winster & South Darley by-election 23 July 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Swindell42662.6+32.9
Conservative Robin Green25537.3−6.7
Majority 17125.3
Turnout 68148.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "The agony and the ecstasy". Derbyshire Times . 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "District Council Elections 2007". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Masson residents go to the polls". Matlock Mercury . 6 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  6. 1 2 "By-election result". Matlock Mercury . 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 "Elections '09 – Lib Dems retain district and town seats in by-election". Matlock Mercury . 5 June 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Labour claim victory in Dales by-election". Matlock Mercury . 27 July 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Land, Jon. "Ukip and Greens claim by-election wins against Tories". 24dash.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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