- North Somerset Council election, 2007
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Map of the results of the 2007 North Somerset council election. Conservatives in blue, independent in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Green Party in green. The delayed election in North Worle is shown in dark grey.
The 2007 North Somerset Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
Contents
Background
Since the 2003 election the council was controlled by a coalition between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.[2] Many of the swing wards on the council were in Weston-super-Mare, with a major issue in the town being the derelict Tropicana lido.[3] The high number of pensioners in the town and lack of things for young people to do in the new estates were also factors in the area.[3]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives win a majority with 43 of the 61 seats contested.[2] Both the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties suffered heavy losses, with the defeated councillors including Liberal Democrat Isabel Cummings in Yatton after 15 years on the council and the Labour couple Derek and Muriel Kraft.[2]
The election in Weston-super-Mare North Worle ward was delayed after the death of the Liberal Democrat leader of the council Alan Hockridge, meaning it was not held at the same as the other seats.[4] The postponed election in North Worle as held on 7 June and all 3 seats were won by the Conservatives taking the party to 46 seats.[5]
North Somerset Local Election Result 2007[6][7] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 43 21 3 +18 74.1 48.2 53,173 +10.6% Independent 6 4 1 +3 10.3 6.9 7,594 +3.2% Liberal Democrat 5 0 15 -15 8.6 29.2 32,243 -8.8% Labour 3 0 6 -6 5.2 13.5 14,859 -6.5% Green 1 0 0 0 1.7 1.6 1,739 +1.0% UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 735 +0.6% Ward results
Backwell (2)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Tom Collinson 1,283 Independent Karen Barclay 912 Conservative Peter Burden 593 Conservative Roger Theis 523 Liberal Democrat David Neale 295 Turnout 3,606 45.1 Independent gain from Conservative Swing Independent gain from Conservative Swing Banwell & Winscombe (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ann Harley 2,020 Conservative Tony Lake 1,966 Conservative Tim Marter 1,830 Liberal Democrat Amanda Brading 804 Liberal Democrat Mark Lewis 583 Liberal Democrat Raymond Armstrong 575 Labour Ludovic Janas 274 Labour Tony Roberts 264 Labour Andrew Hughes 258 Turnout 8,574 37.8 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Blagdon & Churchill[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Liz Wells 882 65.1 +7.3 Liberal Democrat Anthony Hughes 379 28.0 -5.4 Labour Stanley Banks 93 6.9 -1.9 Majority 503 37.1 +12.7 Turnout 1,354 44.6 Conservative hold Swing Clevedon Central[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stanley Vyce 357 45.1 +15.3 Liberal Democrat John Vanderplank 245 31.0 +11.9 Labour Paul Sterling 189 23.9 -27.2 Majority 112 14.2 Turnout 791 33.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Clevedon East[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Shopland 557 60.4 +12.7 Conservative Jon Middleton 231 25.1 +0.8 Labour Joe Norman 134 14.5 +2.0 Majority 326 35.4 +12.0 Turnout 922 35.1 Independent hold Swing Clevedon North[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Garner 422 45.3 -13.1 Independent Carole Wring 378 40.6 +40.6 Green John Brenton 132 14.2 +14.2 Majority 44 4.7 -26.7 Turnout 932 42.5 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Clevedon South[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anne-Marie Gregory 322 39.0 +12.1 Labour Alan Cotton 292 35.4 -4.0 Liberal Democrat Graham Watkins 212 25.7 -8.0 Majority 30 3.6 Turnout 826 35.6 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Clevedon Walton[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Norton-Sealey 787 64.6 +12.2 Liberal Democrat Jack Dagnall 431 35.4 -12.2 Majority 356 29.2 +24.3 Turnout 1,218 51.5 Conservative hold Swing Clevedon West[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Blades 580 54.7 +26.5 Labour Chanel Stevens 481 45.3 -0.6 Majority 99 9.3 Turnout 1,061 43.6 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Clevedon Yeo[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Colin Hall 432 58.1 +12.4 Labour Alistair Lindsay 312 41.9 +10.6 Majority 120 16.1 +1.6 Turnout 744 30.8 Conservative hold Swing Congresbury[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Tom Leimdorfer 822 65.3 +6.6 Conservative Christine Davis 401 31.9 -9.4 Independent Michael Palmer 36 2.9 +2.9 Majority 421 33.4 +16.1 Turnout 1,259 46.7 Green hold Swing Easton-in-Gordano[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Carl Francis-Pester 724 72.3 +10.9 Liberal Democrat Mac Jordan 277 27.7 +4.8 Majority 447 44.7 +6.2 Turnout 1,001 44.8 Conservative hold Swing Gordano[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nigel Ashton 819 76.3 +9.2 Liberal Democrat Evelyn Elworthy 254 23.7 +2.9 Majority 565 52.7 +6.4 Turnout 1,073 47.0 Conservative hold Swing Hutton & Locking (2)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Elfan Rees 1,330 Conservative Ian Peddlesden 1,325 Liberal Democrat Andrew Nisbet 398 Liberal Democrat Charles Havill 385 Labour Christopher Belton-Reed 198 Labour Timothy Taylor 184 Turnout 3,820 39.5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Kewstoke[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ian Porter 607 63.2 +10.5 Liberal Democrat Peter Hardaway 268 27.9 -3.8 Labour Jacqueline Scholes 85 8.9 -6.6 Majority 339 35.3 +14.3 Turnout 960 37.6 Conservative hold Swing Nailsea East (2)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Andy Cole 1,188 Conservative Jan Barber 1,136 Conservative Bob Coleman 985 Liberal Democrat Alan Clarke 980 Labour Patrick Hearn 140 Labour Gaile Blake 118 Turnout 4,547 44.6 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Nailsea North and West (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jeremy Blatchford 1,476 Conservative Mary Blatchford 1,390 Conservative Anne Kemp 1,376 Liberal Democrat Bob Steadman 1,041 Liberal Democrat Robin Bell 1,032 Liberal Democrat James Tonkin 1,029 Labour Christopher Smart 312 Labour Ben Johnson 298 Labour Tony Probert 288 Turnout 8,242 38.9 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Pill[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Nan Kirsen 809 79.9 +79.9 Labour Patricia Gardener 203 20.1 -41.1 Majority 606 59.9 Turnout 1,012 38.0 Independent hold Swing Portishead Central[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reyna Knight 313 38.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrat Andy Wright 243 29.8 -11.5 Independent Mike Wilks 200 24.5 +24.5 Labour Lynne Buckner 60 7.4 -16.1 Majority 70 8.6 Turnout 816 34.6 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Portishead Coast[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Pasley 776 65.0 +5.5 Liberal Democrat Rod Hoare 304 25.5 -15.0 Labour Roger Whitfield 113 9.5 +9.5 Majority 472 39.6 +20.6 Turnout 1,193 49.4 Conservative hold Swing Portishead East[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Arthur Terry 687 56.5 +17.1 Liberal Democrat Phil Palmer 357 29.4 -2.2 Labour Terry Lester 172 14.1 -14.9 Majority 330 27.1 +19.2 Turnout 1,216 37.6 Conservative hold Swing Portishead Redcliffe Bay[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Felicity Baker 688 52.0 -8.2 Liberal Democrat Jean Lord 572 43.3 +3.5 Labour David McKeag 62 4.7 +4.7 Majority 116 8.8 -11.6 Turnout 1,322 49.8 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Portishead South & North Weston[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan McMurray 538 59.8 +28.0 Liberal Democrat John Clark 361 40.2 -1.2 Majority 177 19.7 Turnout 899 38.5 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Portishead West[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Jolley 752 63.8 +45.7 Liberal Democrat Sue Mason 345 29.3 +29.3 Labour Kirsty Gardener 81 6.9 +6.9 Majority 407 34.6 Turnout 1,178 45.1 Conservative hold Swing Weston-super-Mare Central (2)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Kellaway-Marriott 486 Conservative Keith Morris 468 Liberal Democrat John Crockford-Hawley 431 Liberal Democrat Jeffrey Alen 374 Independent Richard Nightingale 370 Independent John Carter 252 Labour Michael Lyall 177 Labour Frederick Roberts 174 Independent Colin Granner 144 Turnout 2,876 33.0 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Weston-super-Mare Clarence & Uphill (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Bryant 1,800 Conservative Michael Roe 1,777 Conservative Clive Webb 1,708 Liberal Democrat Paula Howell 836 Liberal Democrat Anthony Helliker 672 Liberal Democrat June How 670 Labour Jose Bateman 310 Labour Stephen Varney 295 Labour Alison Yianni 280 Turnout 8,348 40.5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Weston-super-Mare East (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dawn Payne 1,497 Conservative William Collins 1,345 Conservative Robert Cleland 1,306 Labour Derek Kraft 963 Labour Richard Tucker 951 Labour Muriel Kraft 914 Liberal Democrat Gary Longmore 529 Liberal Democrat Edward Mason 526 Liberal Democrat Richard Oddy 493 Turnout 8,524 31.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing Weston-super-Mare Milton & Old Worle (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roz Willis 1,630 Conservative Lisa Pilgrim 1,537 Conservative Sue Creasey 1,534 Liberal Democrat Astra Brand 904 Liberal Democrat Jenny Gosden 889 Liberal Democrat Norman Sycamore 745 UKIP Steven Pearse-Danker 454 Labour Bee Edmunds 367 Labour Adrian Tucker 362 Labour Michael O'Regan 293 Turnout 8,715 41.8 Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Weston-super-Mare South (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ian Parker 1,039 Labour Bob Bateman 958 Labour Debbie Stone 860 Liberal Democrat Mari Owens 508 Liberal Democrat Zena Canniford 455 Conservative Michael Dolley 440 Liberal Democrat Valerie Field 409 Independent Adam Nash 284 Turnout 4,953 27.4 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Weston-super-Mare South Worle (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Gully Hayer 1,138 Liberal Democrat Christopher Howell 1,017 Liberal Democrat Edward Keating 970 Conservative John Wiltshire 814 Conservative John Ley-Morgan 808 Labour Paul Francis 531 Labour Simon Arlidge 482 Labour Simon Stokes 460 Turnout 6,220 27.8 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Liberal Democrat hold Swing Liberal Democrat hold Swing Weston-super-Mare West (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Horler 1,353 Conservative Chris Kimitri 1,265 Conservative Dawn Parry 1,256 Liberal Democrat Mark Canniford 1,254 Liberal Democrat Mike Bell 1,250 Liberal Democrat Robert Payne 1,053 UKIP Paul Spencer 281 Labour Robert Craig 208 Labour Peter Williams 186 Labour David Roxburgh 166 Turnout 8,272 42.3 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Winford[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Hugh Gregor 534 54.1 +54.1 Conservative Anita Heappey 453 45.9 -11.7 Majority 81 8.2 Turnout 987 41.4 Independent gain from Conservative Swing Wraxall & Long Ashton (2)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bob Cook 1,504 Conservative Howard Roberts 1,181 Liberal Democrat Angela Neale 1,101 Turnout 3,786 43.3 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Wrington[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Deborah Yamanaka 578 45.0 -22.8 Conservative Peter Ellis 421 32.8 +0.6 Independent Hilary Burn 286 22.3 +22.3 Majority 157 12.2 -23.4 Turnout 1,285 54.3 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Yatton (3)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Tony Moulin 1,549 Conservative Jill Iles 1,227 Conservative Ericka Blades 1,095 Liberal Democrat Isabel Cummings 1,052 Liberal Democrat Wendy Griggs 958 Liberal Democrat Peter Kehoe 873 Green Juley Howard 785 Labour Bryan Moore 272 Turnout 7,811 45.2 Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing References
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Preceded by
North Somerset Council election, 2003North Somerset local elections Succeeded by
North Somerset Council election, 2011(2006 ←) 
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