2007 Tynedale District Council election

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Elections to Tynedale District Council were held for the final time on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council. The council was abolished in 2009 when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority.

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Election Result

Tynedale Local Election Result 2007 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 30
  Liberal Democrats 11
  Labour 8
  Independent 3

Ward results

Acomb (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Caroline Wrigley219
Conservative Paul Dixon204
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Frances Craufurd41
Turnout
Allendale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin William Horncastle451
Conservative Margaret Stonehouse380
Liberal Democrats John Michael Womersley Williams281
Turnout
Bellingham (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Thomas Mattinson324
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wallace Davidson129
Turnout
Broomhaugh and Riding (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Ronald Latham303
Conservative Charles William Roland Heslop236
Turnout
Chollerton with Whittington (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Heslop375
Liberal Democrats Daisy Louise Ford83
Turnout
Corbridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Grigg666
Conservative Jean Barbara Fearon583
Conservative Kate Oliver549
Liberal Democrats Peter Frank Rodger462
Liberal Democrats Susan Grigg433
Turnout

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References

  1. "Tynedale District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. "Local Election Results 2007 - Tynedale". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 February 2024.