2007 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election

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The 2007 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

2007 United Kingdom local elections

The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern Ireland. Just over half of English councils and almost all the Scottish councils began the counts on Friday, rather than Thursday night, because of more complex arrangements regarding postal votes.

The Conservative Party gained a majority of seats, including those of the Liberal Democrats and Labour Party leaders.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, sometimes informally called the Tories, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. The party has 12 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, 16 members of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party was in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Results

East Riding of Yorkshire Council Election Result 2007 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 47180+1869.146.7111,272
  Liberal Democrat 12010-1017.628.668,149
  Labour 305-54.413.432,051
  Independent 503-37.47.016,791
  SDP 101-11.51.53,453
  BNP 000001.22,736
  Green 000000.81,821
  English Democrat 000000.51,156

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References

  1. ↑ "East Riding of Yorkshire Council District Council Election" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "English local elections 2007 – East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.


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