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2007 North Devon District Council election
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2007 UK local government election
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thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 North Devon council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.
The 2007 North Devon District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/18ue.stm North Devon BBC News 31 July 2011
Election results
The results saw the Conservatives gain 12 seats to take control of the council from the Liberal Democrats with 22 councillors.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6612469.stm Tories get control of North Devon 4 May 2007 BBC News 2 August 2011 These gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who were down 5 to 17 seats and the independents who fell 7 to have 4 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 40.25%.http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/index/lgcl_council_government_and_democracy/lgcl_elections/nonlgcl_election_results/lgcl_districtparish2007_results_district.htm District Elections Thursday May 3rd 2007: District Elections Results North Devon Council 31 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154343/http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/index/lgcl_council_government_and_democracy/lgcl_elections/nonlgcl_election_results/lgcl_districtparish2007_results_district.htm 27 September 2011 dead
North Devon local election result 2007
Conservative Party (UK)
22
12
0
+12
51.2
39.8
17,737
+8.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
17
2
7
-5
39.5
42.8
19,101
+0.9
Independent (politician)
4
0
7
-7
9.3
7.5
3,360
-17.1
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0.0
9.3
4,152
+8.6
Labour Party (UK)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
109
+0.2
Communist Party of Britain
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
96
+0.2
British National Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
63
-0.2
1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Bickington & Roundswell (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Rodney Cann*
792
65.3
+14.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Carol McCormack-Hole*
540
44.5
+10.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Linda Mack
343
28.3
N/A
1,220
34.87
-0.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bishops Nympton
Independent (politician)
Eric Ley*
728
84.2
+6.5
Green Party of England and Wales
John Hextall
137
15.8
N/A
591
68.3
+12.8
872
52.09
-17.2
Independent (politician)
Bratton Fleming
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Malcolm Prowse*
702
78.9
+14.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Keene
188
21.1
-14.9
514
57.8
+29.8
895
56.57
-8.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Braunton East (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Roy Lucas*
653
50.0
+5.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Philip Daniel*
531
40.6
-2.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mark Alexander
514
39.3
+5.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicholas Welch
469
35.9
+3.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Liz Wood
220
16.8
N/A
1,312
40.57
-4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Conservative Party (UK)
Braunton West (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Caroline Chugg
808
57.1
+30.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Jasmine Chesters*
732
51.7
+14.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marquerite Shapland*
493
34.8
+0.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Hoult
462
32.7
-0.6
Labour Party (UK)
Danny Neary
109
7.7
N/A
1,433
43.44
-0.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Central Town (Barnstaple) (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Faye Webber*
658
53.3
-1.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Wilsher*
584
47.3
-3.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Harvey
446
36.1
+2.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Debbie Lewis
267
21.6
-7.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Simon Clift
186
15.1
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Martin Hewlett
179
14.5
N/A
1,252
33.49
+2.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Chittlehampton
Independent (politician)
Albert Cook*
578
72.3
+72.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marek Donaldson
222
27.8
N/A
356
44.5
802
43.66
Independent (politician)
Chulmleigh
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Croft
433
48.5
+4.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kevin Butt*
315
35.3
-20.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Matthew Knight
145
16.2
N/A
118
13.2
895
50.34
-3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Combe Martin (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Yvette Gubb*
922
55.7
-1.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Sussex
909
55.0
+6.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Julia Clark*
753
45.5
-4.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Arthur Yelton
534
32.3
+1.6
1,658
50.87
-5.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Forches & Whiddon Valley (Barnstaple) (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sue Haywood
505
60.6
+28.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Julie Hunt
427
51.3
+21.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Eileen Lyons
210
25.2
+7.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Robert Cornish
183
22.0
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Earl Bramley-Howard
158
19.0
N/A
839
26.07
-3.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Independent (politician)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Fremington (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Dick Jones
563
39.2
+16.6
Conservative Party (UK)
John Gill
537
37.4
+11.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Pascoe
383
26.7
+17.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Pauline Batt
380
26.4
+17.8
Independent (politician)
Bowser Harris
335
23.3
-2.9
Independent (politician)
Charles Piper
255
17.7
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Stephen Barnes
123
8.6
N/A
1,453
42.93
+6.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Georgeham & Mortehoe (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Malcolm Wilkinson*
602
48.1
+2.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Pat Barker
464
37.1
-7.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stuart Maskell
461
36.8
-7.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Eddie Short
417
33.3
-9.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Michael Harrison
203
16.2
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Rosemary Brian
165
13.2
N/A
1,254
41.13
+4.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Heanton Punchardon
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrea Davis*
345
71.0
+17.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Rod Hawes
141
29.0
-17.0
204
42.0
+34.0
487
32.00
-1.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Ilfracombe Central (2)
Independent (politician)
Paul Crabb
594
58.7
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Yabsley
493
48.7
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Wendy Butler
313
30.9
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Frank Pearson
313
30.9
-6.0
1,013
30.28
-3.7
Independent (politician)
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Ilfracombe East
Independent (politician)
Mike Edmunds*
386
48.3
+9.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Crockett
351
43.9
+11.7
British National Party
Dave Moore
63
7.9
N/A
35
4.4
-1.8
816
42.36
-3.9
Independent (politician)
Ilfracombe West (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Colin Wright
740
60.5
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Darell
588
48.0
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Geoff Fowler*
525
42.9
-12.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Janice Donovan
419
34.2
N/A
1,230
34.10
-3.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Instow
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Moores
316
53.2
+17.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Reginald Cane
278
46.8
+12.5
38
6.4
+5.4
594
44.33
-4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Landkey, Swimbridge & Taw (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Butt*
630
36.2
+36.2
Conservative Party (UK)
David Luggar
621
35.7
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Walter White
603
34.7
+34.7
Independent (politician)
Cliff Bell
484
27.8
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Street
424
24.4
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Ian Godfrey
222
12.8
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Anna Wotton
162
9.3
N/A
1,741
43.90
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Longbridge (Barnstaple) (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Des Brailey*
895
59.9
+19.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Silvia Harrison
667
44.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Cann
418
28.0
+6.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Steve Upcott
310
20.7
+0.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Clive Robins
209
14.0
N/A
1,495
41.14
-2.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
UKIP
Lynton & Lynmouth
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Suzette Hibbert
unopposed
0.0
-88.0
0
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marwood
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Joe Tucker*
416
47.5
-8.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Jim Pile
373
42.6
-1.8
Green Party of England and Wales
Micky Darling
87
9.9
N/A
43
4.9
-6.3
878
57.95
+2.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Newport (Barnstaple) (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Harrison*
623
40.2
-1.0
Conservative Party (UK)
John Mathews
611
39.4
+2.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Frank Edwards
495
31.9
-7.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brian Macbeth*
470
30.3
-9.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Ricky Knight
450
29.0
+1.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Amanda Wycherley
281
18.1
N/A
1,564
43.61
+7.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
North Molton
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Edgell*
unopposed
0.0
-50.1
0
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Pilton (Barnstaple) (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brian Greenslade*
768
59.3
-5.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mair Manuel*
727
56.1
-5.6
Green Party of England and Wales
L'Anne Knight
310
23.9
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
June Pearson
280
21.6
-8.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Tickell
254
19.6
-9.0
1,299
39.69
-1.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
South Molton (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Worden
664
50.3
-15.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Susan Sewell*
612
46.3
-12.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeremy Yabsley
532
40.3
+8.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Douglas Dowling
430
32.6
+10.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Jackie Morningmist
199
15.1
N/A
1,322
37.40
-10.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Independent (politician)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Witheridge
Conservative Party (UK)
Nancy Lewis*
511
58.7
+6.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kate Palmer
360
41.3
-6.7
151
17.3
+13.4
875
48.61
+4.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Yeo Valley (Barnstaple) (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Chris Haywood*
637
64.5
+64.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Colin Payne*
610
61.7
+61.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Kath Chugg
199
20.1
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Sarah Willoughby
190
19.2
N/A
Communist Party of Britain
Paul Dyer
96
9.7
N/A
998
28.88
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
By-elections
Witheridge (25 October 2007)
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeremy Yabsley
448
58.5
-0.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kate Palmer
318
41.5
+0.2
130
17.0
-0.3
768
42
Conservative Party (UK)
References
Category:2007 English local elections
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