2007 North Somerset Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/hc.stm North Somerset BBC News 16 August 2011 Background Since the 2003 election the council was controlled by a coalition between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tories_sweep_north_somerset_1_311522 Tories sweep North Somerset 4 May 2007 Eastern Daily Press 19 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819210154/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tories_sweep_north_somerset_1_311522 19 August 2012 dead 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/6587853.stm Ballot on the beach Harvey Dave 27 April 2007 BBC News 19 August 2011 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. Election results The results saw the Conservatives win a majority with 43 of the 61 seats contested. 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. 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 time as the other seats.http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/News/news-20070503-northworleelection.htm North Worle election North Somerset Council 19 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030648/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/News/news-20070503-northworleelection.htm 23 March 2012 dead 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.http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/News/news-20070608-northworleelectionresult.htm North Worle election result North Somerset Council 19 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030727/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Your+Council/News/news-20070608-northworleelectionresult.htm 23 March 2012 dead North Somerset local election result 2007http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ADA9F9FD-882F-4186-AADF-B8A60C13690E/0/ElectionsDistrictNoticesOfResultsOfPollMay07.pdf District Council election North Somerset Council 16 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030639/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ADA9F9FD-882F-4186-AADF-B8A60C13690E/0/ElectionsDistrictNoticesOfResultsOfPollMay07.pdf 23 March 2012 deadhttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/RP07-047.pdf Local and Mayoral elections 2007 19 July 2007 House of Commons Library 19 August 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 43 21 3 +18 74.1 48.2 53,173 +10.6 Independent (politician) 6 4 1 +3 10.3 6.9 7,594 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 0 15 -15 8.6 29.2 32,243 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) 3 0 6 -6 5.2 13.5 14,859 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales 1 0 0 0 1.7 1.6 1,739 +1.0 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 735 +0.6 Ward results Backwell (2) Independent (politician) Tom Collinson 1,283 Independent (politician) Karen Barclay 912 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burden 593 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Theis 523 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Neale 295 3,606 45.1 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Banwell & Winscombe (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ann Harley 2,020 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Lake 1,966 Conservative Party (UK) Tim Marter 1,830 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Brading 804 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Lewis 583 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Armstrong 575 Labour Party (UK) Ludovic Janas 274 Labour Party (UK) Tony Roberts 264 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Hughes 258 8,574 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Blagdon & Churchill Conservative Party (UK) Liz Wells 882 65.1 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Hughes 379 28.0 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) Stanley Banks 93 6.9 -1.9 503 37.1 +12.7 1,354 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) Clevedon Central Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Vyce 357 45.1 +15.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Vanderplank 245 31.0 +11.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sterling 189 23.9 -27.2 112 14.2 791 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clevedon East Independent (politician) David Shopland 557 60.4 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jon Middleton 231 25.1 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Joe Norman 134 14.5 +2.0 326 35.4 +12.0 922 35.1 Independent (politician) Clevedon North Conservative Party (UK) Robert Garner 422 45.3 -13.1 Independent (politician) Carole Wring 378 40.6 +40.6 Green Party of England and Wales John Brenton 132 14.2 +14.2 44 4.7 -26.7 932 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Clevedon South Conservative Party (UK) Anne-Marie Gregory 322 39.0 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) Alan Cotton 292 35.4 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Watkins 212 25.7 -8.0 30 3.6 826 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clevedon Walton Conservative Party (UK) John Norton-Sealey 787 64.6 +12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Dagnall 431 35.4 -12.2 356 29.2 +24.3 1,218 51.5 Conservative Party (UK) Clevedon West Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Blades 580 54.7 +26.5 Labour Party (UK) Chanel Stevens 481 45.3 -0.6 99 9.3 1,061 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clevedon Yeo Conservative Party (UK) Colin Hall 432 58.1 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Lindsay 312 41.9 +10.6 120 16.1 +1.6 744 30.8 Conservative Party (UK) Congresbury Green Party of England and Wales Tom Leimdorfer 822 65.3 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Davis 401 31.9 -9.4 Independent (politician) Michael Palmer 36 2.9 +2.9 421 33.4 +16.1 1,259 46.7 Green Party of England and Wales Easton-in-Gordano Conservative Party (UK) Carl Francis-Pester 724 72.3 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mac Jordan 277 27.7 +4.8 447 44.7 +6.2 1,001 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gordano Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Ashton 819 76.3 +9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Elworthy 254 23.7 +2.9 565 52.7 +6.4 1,073 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hutton & Locking (2) Conservative Party (UK) Elfan Rees 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Peddlesden 1,325 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Nisbet 398 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Havill 385 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Belton-Reed 198 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Taylor 184 3,820 39.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kewstoke Conservative Party (UK) Ian Porter 607 63.2 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hardaway 268 27.9 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Scholes 85 8.9 -6.6 339 35.3 +14.3 960 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Nailsea East (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Cole 1,188 Conservative Party (UK) Jan Barber 1,136 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Coleman 985 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Clarke 980 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hearn 140 Labour Party (UK) Gaile Blake 118 4,547 44.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nailsea North and West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Blatchford 1,476 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Blatchford 1,390 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Kemp 1,376 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Steadman 1,041 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Bell 1,032 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Tonkin 1,029 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Smart 312 Labour Party (UK) Ben Johnson 298 Labour Party (UK) Tony Probert 288 8,242 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pill Independent (politician) Nan Kirsen 809 79.9 +79.9 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Gardener 203 20.1 -41.1 606 59.9 1,012 38.0 Independent (politician) Portishead Central Conservative Party (UK) Reyna Knight 313 38.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Wright 243 29.8 -11.5 Independent (politician) Mike Wilks 200 24.5 +24.5 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Buckner 60 7.4 -16.1 70 8.6 816 34.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Portishead Coast Conservative Party (UK) David Pasley 776 65.0 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rod Hoare 304 25.5 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) Roger Whitfield 113 9.5 +9.5 472 39.6 +20.6 1,193 49.4 Conservative Party (UK) Portishead East Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Terry 687 56.5 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Palmer 357 29.4 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Terry Lester 172 14.1 -14.9 330 27.1 +19.2 1,216 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Portishead Redcliffe Bay Conservative Party (UK) Felicity Baker 688 52.0 -8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Lord 572 43.3 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) David McKeag 62 4.7 +4.7 116 8.8 -11.6 1,322 49.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Portishead South & North Weston Conservative Party (UK) Alan McMurray 538 59.8 +28.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Clark 361 40.2 -1.2 177 19.7 899 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Portishead West Conservative Party (UK) David Jolley 752 63.8 +45.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Mason 345 29.3 +29.3 Labour Party (UK) Kirsty Gardener 81 6.9 +6.9 407 34.6 1,178 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Weston-super-Mare Central (2) Conservative Party (UK) Mike Kellaway-Marriott 486 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Morris 468 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Crockford-Hawley 431 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Alen 374 Independent (politician) Richard Nightingale 370 Independent (politician) John Carter 252 Labour Party (UK) Michael Lyall 177 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Roberts 174 Independent (politician) Colin Granner 144 2,876 33.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Weston-super-Mare Clarence & Uphill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bryant 1,800 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Roe 1,777 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Webb 1,708 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Howell 836 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Helliker 672 Liberal Democrats (UK) June How 670 Labour Party (UK) Jose Bateman 310 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Varney 295 Labour Party (UK) Alison Yianni 280 8,348 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Weston-super-Mare East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Payne 1,497 Conservative Party (UK) William Collins 1,345 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Cleland 1,306 Labour Party (UK) Derek Kraft 963 Labour Party (UK) Richard Tucker 951 Labour Party (UK) Muriel Kraft 914 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Longmore 529 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Mason 526 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Oddy 493 8,524 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weston-super-Mare Milton & Old Worle (3) Conservative Party (UK) Roz Willis 1,630 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Pilgrim 1,537 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Creasey 1,534 Liberal Democrats (UK) Astra Brand 904 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Gosden 889 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Sycamore 745 United Kingdom Independence Party Steven Pearse-Danker 454 Labour Party (UK) Bee Edmunds 367 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Tucker 362 Labour Party (UK) Michael O'Regan 293 8,715 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Weston-super-Mare South (3) Labour Party (UK) Ian Parker 1,039 Labour Party (UK) Bob Bateman 958 Labour Party (UK) Debbie Stone 860 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mari Owens 508 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zena Canniford 455 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dolley 440 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Field 409 Independent (politician) Adam Nash 284 4,953 27.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weston-super-Mare South Worle (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gully Hayer 1,138 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Howell 1,017 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Keating 970 Conservative Party (UK) John Wiltshire 814 Conservative Party (UK) John Ley-Morgan 808 Labour Party (UK) Paul Francis 531 Labour Party (UK) Simon Arlidge 482 Labour Party (UK) Simon Stokes 460 6,220 27.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Weston-super-Mare West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Horler 1,353 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Kimitri 1,265 Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Parry 1,256 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Canniford 1,254 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Bell 1,250 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Payne 1,053 United Kingdom Independence Party Paul Spencer 281 Labour Party (UK) Robert Craig 208 Labour Party (UK) Peter Williams 186 Labour Party (UK) David Roxburgh 166 8,272 42.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Winford Independent (politician) Hugh Gregor 534 54.1 +54.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anita Heappey 453 45.9 -11.7 81 8.2 987 41.4 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Wraxall & Long Ashton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Bob Cook 1,504 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Roberts 1,181 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Neale 1,101 3,786 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wrington Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Yamanaka 578 45.0 -22.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Ellis 421 32.8 +0.6 Independent (politician) Hilary Burn 286 22.3 +22.3 157 12.2 -23.4 1,285 54.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yatton (3) Independent (politician) Tony Moulin 1,549 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Iles 1,227 Conservative Party (UK) Ericka Blades 1,095 Liberal Democrats (UK) Isabel Cummings 1,052 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Griggs 958 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Kehoe 873 Green Party of England and Wales Juley Howard 785 Labour Party (UK) Bryan Moore 272 7,811 45.2 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in Somerset