2007 Penwith District Council election

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Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 830+366.737.94,787+3.4%
  Liberal Democrats 322025.032.54,101-7.5%
  Independent 103-38.312.51,578+7.5%
  Green 000007.7973+4.7%
  Labour 000005.5699-5.0%
  UKIP 000002.4299-0.7%
  Mebyon Kernow 000001.6196-2.3%

1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.

By ward

Goldsithney
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sue Nicholas40555.8+7.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Walker32144.2-7.5
Majority8411.6
Turnout 72647.3-1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hayle North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Robb Lello70367.4
Independent Owen Philp34032.6
Majority36334.8
Turnout 1,04335.5-5.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Lelant & Carbis Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Penhaligon70155.8+3.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Ryan32425.8+1.8
Green Paula Richards23218.5+2.8
Majority37730.0+1.4
Turnout 1,25742.1-1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Madron & Zennor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Roy Mann44083.8+4.7
UKIP James Wallis8516.2+16.2
Majority35567.6+9.4
Turnout 52538.6-8.6
Independent hold Swing
Marazion & Perranuthnoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sidney Thomas44356.6-11.0
Liberal Democrats Gill Barnes33943.4+43.4
Majority10413.2-34.4
Turnout 78255.0-3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Morvah, Pendeen & St Just
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Howard Eddy74044.8-0.9
Liberal Democrats Sue James56534.2-12.6
UKIP Rose Smith21413.0+13.0
Labour Adrian Marsham1317.9+0.4
Majority17510.6
Turnout 1,65043.9+4.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Penzance East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Ruth Lewarne49831.8-20.4
Independent Nigel Waller34722.2+22.2
Labour Cornelius Olivier27117.3+4.6
Mebyon Kernow Phillip Rendle19612.5+12.5
Green Rob Pickering17311.1+11.1
Independent Malcolm Lawrence795.1+5.1
Majority1519.6-24.6
Turnout 1,56435.0+1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Penzance South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Harding1,09560.0+20.6
Liberal Democrats Heidi Worth55230.3+4.5
Labour Sara Olivier1779.7+0.5
Majority54329.7+14.1
Turnout 1,82446.4+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Buryan
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Maddernunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
St Erth & St Hilary
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doe Harry41352.6+52.6
Independent Sheila Furneaux37247.4-21.6
Majority415.2
Turnout 78544.8-0.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
St Ives North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mitchell59246.5-3.0
Conservative Colin Nicholls43033.8+15.7
Green Louise Channon25119.7+1.5
Majority16212.7-18.6
Turnout 1,27340.4+2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Ives South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joan Symons56046.5
Green Ron Tulley31726.3
Liberal Democrats Bill Fry20717.2
Labour Terence Murray12010.0
Majority24320.2
Turnout 1,20442.4-2.2
Conservative hold Swing

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