2007 Ryedale District Council election

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The 2007 Ryedale District Council election to the Ryedale District Council was held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. One seat was vacant in Pickering East until a by-election in June.

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Election result

Ryedale Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1432+148.348.38,806+7.7%
  Liberal Democrats 822027.630.25,507+2.7%
  Independent 622020.715.72,865-5.4%
  Liberal 101-13.43.3609-0.2%
 Retired000002.5461+2.5%

3 Independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Amotherby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Wilford31451.7+18.6
Conservative Pamela Anderson29348.3-18.6
Majority213.4
Turnout 60742.8+9.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ampleforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Baileyunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Cropton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Clark34246.9-7.7
Conservative Ena Dent30141.3-4.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Clarke8611.8+11.8
Majority415.6-3.6
Turnout 72958.6+2.8
Liberal hold Swing
Dales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Frank37254.9+14.3
Liberal Nelly Trevelyan26739.4-20.0
Liberal Democrats Abigail Beckett395.8+5.8
Majority10515.5
Turnout 67858.5+0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Derwent (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cottam753
Liberal Democrats Marian Hodgson444
Independent Nigel Wilson401
Turnout 1,59842.7+6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Helmsley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hawkins706
Conservative Steve Arnold596
RetiredTot Wardle461
Turnout 1,76343.6-0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hovingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Wainwrightuncontested
Independent hold Swing
Kirkbymoorside (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cussons811
Conservative Val Arnold716
Liberal Democrats Peter Lerew448
Turnout 1,97543.9+0.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Malton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Burr618
Independent Tony Hemesley554
Independent Paul Andrews485
Liberal Democrats Stephen Preston481
Conservative Stephen Shaw392
Independent David Wright333
Conservative Pauline Reeve325
Liberal Democrats Carl Wain274
Turnout 3,46235.6+4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Norton East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Shields402
Liberal Democrats Howard Keal384
Conservative Patricia Dumbill249
Turnout 1,03524.4+1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norton West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dinah Keal408
Independent David Jackson288
Conservative Patricia Moore284
Liberal Democrats Mags Normington216
Turnout 1,19627.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Pickering East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Aslettuncontested
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pickering West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Cowlinguncontested
Independent Natalie Warrineruncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Rillington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Mauduncontested
Independent hold Swing
Ryedale South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Knaggs44278.9+1.4
Liberal Democrats Allison Kerrison11821.1-1.4
Majority22457.8+2.8
Turnout 56042.6-2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sherburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Raper31655.4+1.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Pilgrim25444.6-1.2
Majority6210.8+2.4
Turnout 57039.2+1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Sheriff Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wood38651.3+35.7
Independent Gillian Stilwell36748.7-35.7
Majority192.6
Turnout 75354.9+0.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Sinnington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Snowy Windress40562.0-6.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Baxter24838.0+6.4
Majority15724.0-12.8
Turnout 65347.0+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Thornton Dale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Acomb617
Liberal Democrats Jane Fenton540
Conservative Claire Hundsal465
Independent David Porter437
Turnout 2,05946.6+3.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wolds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Legard37761.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Beckett23338.2
Majority14423.6
Turnout 61045.1
Conservative hold Swing

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