2007 Richmondshire District Council election

Map of the results of the 2007 Richmondshire District Council election. independents in light grey, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2007 Richmondshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Richmondshire District Council in North Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. ^[1]

Election result

Richmondshire local election result 2007 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	15	0	4	-4	44.1	34.6	4,781	+13.1%
	Conservative	13	6	0	+6	38.2	29.9	4,133	+0.8%
	Liberal Democrats	6	0	2	-2	17.6	30.9	4,267	+3.8%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	421	+3.0%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	221	+1.6%

Ward results

Addlebrough ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yvonne Peacock	539	88.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Weedon	70	11.5
Majority			469	77.0
Turnout			609	54.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Barton ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Campbell Dawson	345	66.2	+66.2
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Adams	176	33.8	-8.7
Majority			169	32.4
Turnout			521	51.4	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bolton Castle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Fairhurst	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brompton on Swale and Scorton (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	643
	Independent	James Fryer	475
	Green	Leslie Rowe	421
Turnout			1,539	41.0	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Catterick (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Branch	403
	Independent	Rob Johnson	318
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Brennan	247
	BNP	Chris Goodwin	123
	BNP	Jack Goodwin	98
Turnout			1,189	42.4	+5.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Colburn (3 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bill Glover	unopposed
	Independent	Helen Grant	unopposed
	Independent	Peter Wood	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Croft ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Parlour	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gilling West ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Heslop	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Hawes and High Abbotside ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Blackie	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Hipswell (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alicia Tye	246
	Independent	Paul Cullen	240
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Quirie	164
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Goff	141
Turnout			791	23.0	+6.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Hornby Castle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melva Steckles	294	65.0	+65.0
	Independent	Tony Pelton	158	35.0	-52.3
Majority			136	30.1
Turnout			452	41.7	+6.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Leyburn (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Duff	516
	Conservative	Fleur Butler	478
	Liberal Democrats	Kitty Weedon	286
	Independent	Derek Wallace	192
Turnout			1,472	40.0	+8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Lower Wensleydale ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Loadman	462	86.2
	Independent	Bernard Borman	74	13.8
Majority			388	72.4
Turnout			536	48.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Melsonby ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jimmy Wilson-Petch	171	34.9	+34.9
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Catesby	165	33.7	+33.7
	Independent	Tim Place	154	31.4	-25.1
Majority			6	1.2
Turnout			490	43.9	+6.5
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Middleham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Harrison-Topham	330	75.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Wilson	107	24.5
Majority			223	51.0
Turnout			437	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Middleton Tyas ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill McMullon	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newsham with Eppleby ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hamish Newhouse	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Penhill ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Thomas	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Reeth and Arkengarthdale ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Bearpark	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Richmond Central (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Robinson	493
	Liberal Democrats	Clive World	480
	Conservative	David Johnson	465
Turnout			1,438	41.0	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Richmond East (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Russell Lord	649
	Liberal Democrats	John Harris	560
	Independent	Tom Burrows	487
Turnout			1,696	49.4	+3.8
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Richmond West (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Parsons	707
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Curran	671
	Conservative	Clare Grainger	242
Turnout			1,620	41.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Scotton (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mark Bradbury	245
	Independent	Ken Lambert	189
	Independent	Malcolm Spark	161
Turnout			595	20.4	+2.6
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Swaledale ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Raymond Alderson	342	78.1	+51.1
	Independent	Patricia Whelan	96	21.9	+21.9
Majority			246	56.2
Turnout			438	46.1	-0.5
	Independent hold		Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Newsham with Eppleby

A by-election took place in Newsham with Eppleby on 7 August 2008 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Hamish Newhouse. ^[4] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Mick Griffiths with a majority of 165 votes over Liberal Democrat Amanda Adams. ^[4]

Newsham with Eppleby by-election 7 August 2008 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mick Griffiths	295	59.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Adams	130	26.2
	Independent	Tim Place	72	14.5
Majority			165	33.2
Turnout			497	46.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hipswell

A by-election was held in Hipswell on 15 October 2009 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Alicia Tye. ^[5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Stephanie Todd with a majority of 18 votes over Liberal Democrat Ann Bagley. ^[4]

Hipswell by-election 15 October 2009 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephanie Todd	144	39.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Bagley	126	34.1	+8.9
	Independent	Kim Menham	99	26.8	-10.1
Majority			18	4.9
Turnout			369	12.5	-10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Middleham

A by-election was held in Middleham on 15 October 2009 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Roger Harrison-Topham. ^[5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Rachel Allen with a majority of 210 votes over Liberal Democrat Gina Ramsbottom. ^[4]

Middleham by-election 15 October 2009 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachel Allen	253	85.5	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gina Ramsbottom	43	14.5	-10.0
Majority			210	70.9	+19.9
Turnout			296	27.9	-13.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Richmondshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. "District Council election" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Results - Election 2007". The Times . NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83. ISSN   0140-0460.
4. "District Council by-elections results 1973 to 2015" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2015.^{[ dead link ]}
5. Willis, Joe (12 September 2009). "Power in the balance as councillors resign". The Northern Echo . NewsBank. p. 10. ISSN   2043-0442.