Alnwick District Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Alnwick council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independents in white and Labour in red. Alnwick 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Alnwick council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independents in white and Labour in red.

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held for the final time on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The council was abolished in 2009 when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority.

Northumberland County Council British administrative authority

Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the Non-Metropolitan Unitary Authority at the 2011 Census was 316,028.

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

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Election result

Alnwick Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 11 2 2 0 36.7 41.1 7,422 +11.1%
  Conservative 9 7 0 +7 30.0 23.9 4,309 +19.8%
  Independent 8 1 8 -7 26.7 31.3 5,655 -22.4%
  Labour 2 0 0 0 6.7 3.0 537 -8.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 132 +0.1%

Ward results

Alnwick Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Bell 453
Conservative John Hope 390
Independent Andrew Harrington 360
Liberal Democrat James Reid 345
Liberal Democrat Bryan Thompson 331
Independent Teresa Thomspon 287
Turnout 2,166 33.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Alnwick Clayport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Gray 254
Liberal Democrat Eileen Blakey 194
Independent Kevin Thomspon 150
Conservative Aidan Ruff 41
Turnout 639 23.8 +3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Alnwick Hotspur (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Gordon Castle 467
Liberal Democrat Clare Mills 323
Liberal Democrat Andrew Smith 226
Independent Geoffrey Watson 219
Turnout 1,235 37.2 +5.5
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Amble Central (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Audrey Jones 258
Labour Elizabeth Gray 210
Independent Katherine Bennett 191
Independent Thomas Evans 105
Conservative Elizabeth Rixon 34
Conservative Cynthia Sharp 22
Turnout 820 27.4 -2.6
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Amble East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour George Arckless 327
Independent John Hedley 183
Independent Mark Shipperlee 123
Independent George Smailes 112
Conservative Alan Downie 60
Conservative Charles Skipper 57
Turnout 862 28.0 +0.8
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Amble West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Hinson 346
Conservative Leslie Bilboe 178
Independent Carl Oliver 169
Turnout 693 31.0 -2.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Embleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Thorp 254 53.2 +53.2
Liberal Democrat Lydia Cairns 223 46.8 -9.6
Majority 31 6.4
Turnout 477 66.4 +11.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Harbottle and Elsdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Bolam 256 61.4
Liberal Democrat Paul Cowie 161 38.6
Majority 95 22.8
Turnout 417 54.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hedgeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Taylor 289 83.8
Conservative Helen Ruff 56 16.2
Majority 233 67.6
Turnout 345 47.4
Independent hold Swing
Lesbury (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Hugh Philipson 540
Liberal Democrat Roger Styring 480
Conservative Anne Glassey 167
UKIP Michael Weatheritt 132
Turnout 1,319 52.8 +1.3
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Longframlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Trevor Thorne 458 77.0
Liberal Democrat Lynne Roxburgh 137 23.0
Majority 321 54.0
Turnout 595 60.0
Conservative hold Swing
Longhoughton with Craster and Rennington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Carol Grey 418
Conservative Thomas Spence 336
Conservative Dominic Coupe 289
Turnout 1,043 41.4 +2.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Rothbury and South Rural (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Dawson 722
Liberal Democrat Steven Bridgett 587
Conservative Elisabeth Bainbridge 522
Liberal Democrat Andrew Duffield 496
Independent Alan Renton 488
Conservative Ian Glendinning 476
Turnout 3,291 51.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Shilbottle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Maria Haddow 683
Liberal Democrat Ether Mills 529
Conservative David Rixon 519
Liberal Democrat William Blakey 462
Turnout 2,193 46.8 +6.6
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Warkworth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Jeffrey Watson 533
Liberal Democrat John Hobrough 416
Independent Alison Sharpe 326
Liberal Democrat Roger Cashmore 319
Turnout 1,594 47.9 +9.1
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Whittingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Zoe Frais 197 53.4 +53.4
Independent John Rutherford 172 46.6 -14.4
Majority 25 6.8
Turnout 369 47.7 +8.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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