2007 Harrogate Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election September 2019 November 2013 thumb|Map of the results The 2007 Harrogate Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/36ud.stm Harrogate 17 January 2011 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 25 Liberal Democrat 23 Independent 6 http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/rp07-047.pdf Local and Mayoral elections 2007 18 January 2011 19 July 2007 House of Commons Library Campaign Before the election the Conservatives ran the council, but without a majority, with 27 seats, compared to 22 Liberal Democrats and 5 independents. Far-right party targets Ripon voters Harrogate Advertiser 5 April 2007 20 seats were contested in the election, with 1 of the seats being a by-election in Marston Moor ward Council election candidates announced Harrogate Advertiser 4 April 2007 after the resignation of the Conservative councillor. Rival candidates in battle to win Harrogate Advertiser 20 April 2007 Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were defending 9 seats in the election, while independents held 2. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1690422.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20081014093035/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1690422.ece dead 14 October 2008 BNP advances on Middle England to exploit ‘fear’ of Polish migrants 22 January 2011 23 April 2007 The Times The election saw the British National Party contest 15 of the 20 seats, more than Labour who only contested 9 seats, and up from only 1 in 2006. The leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin visited Ripon during the campaign, with the party campaigning against migrant workers, such as those from Poland, who they said were "undercutting British workers" by working for low wages. For the first time the United Kingdom Independence Party also contested 2 seats in the election. UKIP ready for polls attack on Yorkshire 11 April 2007 Yorkshire Post Election result The results saw no party win a majority on the council after the Liberal Democrats gained 2 seats from the Conservatives. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/election/Independents-hold-sway-at-Ripon.2856574.jp Independents hold sway at Ripon 22 January 2011 4 May 2007 Yorkshire Post The Liberal Democrats gained Bilton and Knaresborough King James from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives remained the largest party on the council with 25 seats compared to 23 for the Liberal Democrats. The balance on the council was held by 6 independents, after independents won all 3 seats contested in Ripon. This included gaining Ripon Spa by 171 votes from Liberal Democrat Paul Freeman, who had held the seat for 16 years. No other party won any seats, with the British National Party coming no better than third in every seat they contested, despite having 15 candidates. Harrogate local election result 2007 http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/pdf/PCS59287.PDF District Council election 17 January 2011 Harrogate Borough Council October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 2 1 +1 50.0 45.9 14,904 +0.1% Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 2 -2 35.0 38.0 12,331 -2.4% Independent (politician) 3 1 0 +1 15.0 8.1 2,640 -1.6% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 1,386 +3.8% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 1,055 -0.3% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 128 +0.4% Ward results Bilton Harrogate Borough Council Elections 2007 results Harrogate Advertiser 11 May 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Parkes 974 49.4 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Adderley 877 44.5 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Joel Banner 122 6.2 +3.1 97 4.9 -3.0 1,973 46.9 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Granby Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret-Ann De Courcey-Bayley 923 66.0 -8.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Pearson 296 21.2 +0.7 British National Party Steven Gill 103 7.4 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) Tom King 76 5.4 +0.7 627 44.8 -9.5 1,398 31.7 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) Simon Theakston 1,057 62.0 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Webber 567 33.3 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Kevin McNerney 81 4.8 +4.8 490 28.7 +5.1 1,705 40.8 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) High Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Jones 815 54.0 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Macare 522 34.6 -8.6 British National Party John Bray 104 6.9 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Harry Mann 69 4.6 -0.3 293 19.4 +10.7 1,510 34.5 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hookstone Liberal Democrats (UK) Reg Marsh 1,202 65.4 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Cain 467 25.4 -9.9 British National Party Frederick Johnson 112 6.1 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Foxall 57 3.1 +0.0 735 40.0 +13.7 1,838 41.9 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Knaresborough East Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Rothwell 621 45.1 -14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Williams 330 23.9 -6.7 Independent (politician) Andy Wright 270 19.6 +19.6 Labour Party (UK) David Crosthwaite 93 6.7 -3.3 British National Party Belinda Holdsworth 64 4.6 +4.6 291 21.1 -7.7 1,378 35.4 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Knaresborough King James Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Burdett 1,031 55.5 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tim Hunter 716 38.6 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Sam Clayton 110 5.9 +2.0 315 17.0 +13.2 1,857 47.4 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Knaresborough Scriven Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Hawkins 740 52.5 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Nathan Smith 496 35.2 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Alan Beatham 95 6.7 -2.0 British National Party Mark Strike 78 5.5 +5.5 244 17.3 +2.7 1,409 37.0 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Low Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Jean Butterfield 862 54.3 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Brooks 725 45.7 +0.7 137 8.6 -1.4 1,587 38.3 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Marston Moor Conservative Party (UK) John Savage 630 65.9 -12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Firth 326 34.1 +12.2 304 31.8 -24.5 956 43.8 -12.1 Conservative Party (UK) New Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Chapman 1,080 75.3 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lorien Pilling 211 14.7 -13.7 British National Party Julie Brown 92 6.4 +6.4 United Kingdom Independence Party John Upex 51 3.6 +3.6 869 60.6 +17.4 1,434 35.4 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pannal Conservative Party (UK) Mike Gardner 1,455 66.3 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Kelley 741 33.7 +9.7 714 32.5 -17.2 2,196 51.3 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ripon Minster Independent (politician) Sidney Hawke 665 47.3 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Jones 245 17.4 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Topping 203 14.4 +1.9 Independent (politician) Stanley Mackintosh 160 11.4 -17.1 British National Party Tom Linden 134 9.5 +9.5 420 29.9 +11.3 1,407 36.1 +2.4 Independent (politician) Ripon Moorside Independent (politician) Charles Powell 913 61.4 -27.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stockdale 255 17.2 +17.2 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Simpson 204 13.7 +2.2 British National Party Neil Smith 114 7.7 +7.7 658 44.3 -22.8 1,486 38.7 +1.1 Independent (politician) Ripon Spa Independent (politician) Peter Horton 632 39.9 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Freeman 461 29.1 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Palmer 366 23.1 -7.2 British National Party Michelle Shrubb 123 7.8 +7.8 171 10.8 -4.2 1,582 39.4 +1.3 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rossett Conservative Party (UK) Jim Clark 1,393 59.8 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Jones 882 37.8 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Lawn 56 2.4 +2.4 511 21.9 +8.4 2,331 49.9 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Saltergate Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Webber 807 55.7 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Adderley 493 34.0 -8.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Ray Kidd 77 5.3 +5.3 British National Party James Thackray 71 4.9 +4.9 314 21.7 +11.4 1,448 35.2 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Starbeck Liberal Democrats (UK) Granville Ward 1,081 72.2 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Dixon 195 13.0 -0.8 British National Party Colin Banner 146 9.7 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Geoff Foxall 76 5.1 +0.5 886 59.1 +8.5 1,498 35.2 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stray Conservative Party (UK) Pat Jones 1,034 54.5 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Anderson 811 42.8 -1.4 British National Party Robert Green 51 2.7 +2.7 223 11.8 +0.3 1,896 44.7 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Woodfield Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wren 910 58.5 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Dilworth 231 14.9 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Maguire 220 14.1 -2.6 British National Party Russell Taylor 194 12.5 +12.5 679 43.7 -4.5 1,555 37.7 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire