2007 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election November 2013 February 2025 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Redcar and Cleveland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and independents in grey. The 2007 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/ee.stm Redcar & Cleveland 4 May 2007 BBC News 30 October 2011 Background At the last election in 2003 Labour lost their majority on the council, after winning 23 seats, compared to 15 for the Liberal Democrats, 13 Conservatives and 8 independents.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/210.stm Local elections BBC News 24 November 2011 A coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and independents then took control of the council.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2003/05/12/The+North+East+Archive/7031407.Labour_loses_its_grip_on_council/ Labour loses its grip on council 12 May 2003 The Northern Echo 24 November 2011 In 2004 a Labour councillor for Guisborough, and former deputy leader of the party, Keith Pudney, became an independent,http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/AEC7B94A18B29F8280256D1A003AC1FE?OpenDocument May 2003 Election Results Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 26 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111022081328/https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/AEC7B94A18B29F8280256D1A003AC1FE?OpenDocument 22 October 2011 dead before becoming a Liberal Democrat in 2005.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Duo+quit+Labour+for+the+LibDems.-a0131324649 Duo quit Labour for the LibDems. 11 April 2005 Evening Gazette The Free Library 26 November 2011 However, also in 2005, Labour gained a seat in Westworth from an independent at a by-election.http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/95A0976E6F84DFDC80256FF900307009?OpenDocument May 2005 Election Results Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 26 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111109043056/http://redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/95A0976E6F84DFDC80256FF900307009?OpenDocument 9 November 2011 dead A final change came in February 2007 when David Tomlin resigned from the Labour party after being convicted for falsely claiming benefits.http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/tm_headline=shamed&method=full&objectid=18625813&siteid=109975-name_page.html Shamed Haworth Simon 15 February 2007 Evening Gazette 26 November 2011 This meant that before the 2007 election Labour had 22 seats, the Liberal Democrats 16, Conservatives 13, East Cleveland Independents 2, the Independent Group 5 and 1 independent,http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/PressRel.nsf/Published/D55ACFCA97F8C41D802572B4002CD8B6?OpenDocument 160 candidates for Borough Council election 3 May 2007 Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 26 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005014621/http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/PressRel.nsf/Published/D55ACFCA97F8C41D802572B4002CD8B6?OpenDocument 5 October 2013 dead with the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and the 2 East Cleveland Independents forming the administration, while Labour and the other independents were in opposition.http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/tm_method=full&objectid=18961886&siteid=109975-name_page.html The state of independents Robson Dave 25 April 2007 Evening Gazette 26 November 2011 In total 160 candidates stood for the 59 seats that were being contested at the election. The council already had the best female representation of any council in North East England with 30 women councillors and 75 of the candidates were female. The candidates comprised 50 from Labour, 42 Liberal Democrats, 37 Conservatives, 4 British National Party and 27 various independents. Meanwhile, 7 sitting councillors stood down at the election, Christopher Beadle, Keith Blott, Bill Goodwill, Barbara Harpham, Keith Pudney, Alma Thrower and David Tomlin. Election result Labour made a net gain of 6 seats, to go to 28 seats on the council, 2 short of a majority.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2007/05/05/Tees+Valley+%28northernecho_teesvalley_news%29/1379487.Negotiation_will_start_to_work_out_coalition/ Negotiation will start to work out coalition 5 May 2007 The Northern Echo 26 November 2011 The gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped 3 to 13 seats and the Conservatives who were down 2 to 11 seats. 7 independents were also elected, 4 in the Independent Group, 1 Loftus Ward Independent, 1 East Cleveland and Guisborough Independent and 1 East Cleveland Independent. Following the election the Labour group leader, George Dunning, became the new leader of the council, after Labour got the support of 2 independents, Mike Findley and Mary Lanigan.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2007/05/18/Tees+Valley+%28northernecho_teesvalley_news%29/1408486.Leader_promises_council_services_will_be_improved/ Leader promises council services will be improved 18 May 2007 The Northern Echo 26 November 2011 Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2007http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/48258ABD6CF42B84802572D1002E171D?OpenDocument May 2007 Election Results Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 30 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111109042750/http://redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/48258ABD6CF42B84802572D1002E171D?OpenDocument 9 November 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) 28 7 1 +6 47.5 37.5 34,980 +1.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 0 3 -3 22.0 23.6 22,014 -2.8% Conservative Party (UK) 11 0 2 -2 18.6 23.7 22,152 -1.9% Independent (politician) 4 0 2 -2 6.8 11.6 10,815 +3.7% Loftus Ward Independent 1 0 0 0 1.7 1.2 1,137 +1.2% East Cleveland and Guisborough Independent 1 1 0 +1 1.7 1.1 984 +1.1% East Cleveland Independent 1 0 0 0 1.7 0.6 559 -3.4% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 731 +0.8% Ward results Brotton (3) Labour Party (UK) Brian Hogg 858 Labour Party (UK) Richard Rudland 728 Labour Party (UK) Peter Scott 647 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Miller 637 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Walker 581 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Morgan 422 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norma Morris 405 Conservative Party (UK) George Bolton 365 Independent (politician) Christine Swales 280 4,923 36.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Coatham (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Josie Crawford 415 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Curr 372 Labour Party (UK) Theresa Cave 305 Independent (politician) Edward Dolan 289 Independent (politician) Jimmy Willis 285 Labour Party (UK) Peter Todd 260 British National Party Paul Harrison 137 Conservative Party (UK) David Taylerson 113 2,176 33.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dormanstown (3) Labour Party (UK) Vilma Collins 858 Labour Party (UK) Cliff Houlding 805 Labour Party (UK) Ray Goddard 758 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Grimshaw 414 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Curr 412 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marjorie Paskin 386 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Bell 374 4,007 33.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eston (3) Independent (politician) Ann Higgins 890 Labour Party (UK) Olwyn Peters 857 Independent (politician) Liz Beadle 841 Labour Party (UK) John Simms 812 Independent (politician) Vincent Smith 781 Labour Party (UK) Beryl Dunning 780 British National Party Wayne Burdett 174 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Smith 120 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Hutchinson 113 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Crawford 86 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Todd 67 5,521 37.6 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Grangetown (2) Labour Party (UK) Lynn Pallister 557 Labour Party (UK) Peter Dunlop 476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Draper 154 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Clarke 132 1,319 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Guisborough (3) Labour Party (UK) Denise Bunn 1,058 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Franklin 999 Labour Party (UK) Joe Keenan 999 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Clarke 997 Labour Party (UK) Bill Suthers 915 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Gent 884 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Carter 299 6,151 38.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hutton (3) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jeffery 1,646 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Halton 1,620 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Spencer 1,478 Labour Party (UK) Shelagh Holyoake 681 5,425 40.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kirkleatham (3) Labour Party (UK) Norman Davies 698 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Forster 691 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hannon 660 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Johnson 508 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Langner 503 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Plummer 502 Conservative Party (UK) Joy Bishop 438 4,000 33.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lockwood East Cleveland Independent Stephen Kay 559 63.5 Labour Party (UK) Peter Briggs 239 27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Bolton 83 9.4 320 36.3 881 55.9 Independent (politician) Loftus (3) Independent (politician) Mary Lanigan 1,068 Labour Party (UK) Eric Jackson 808 Loftus Ward Independent David Fitzpatrick 585 Independent (politician) Linda Bell 547 Labour Party (UK) Allan Greening 529 Labour Party (UK) Gerry Dickinson 416 Independent (politician) Wayne Davies 335 Loftus Ward Independent Stephanie Aplin-Wakefield 289 Loftus Ward Independent Roger Lings 263 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Bell 186 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Dadd 157 4,713 41.4 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Longbeck (3) Independent (politician) Mike Findley 1,143 Conservative Party (UK) Norah Cooney 738 Conservative Party (UK) Vera Moody 697 Independent (politician) Norman Brown 495 Conservative Party (UK) Vera Rider 486 Independent (politician) John Wilkinson 427 Labour Party (UK) Vic Jeffries 422 Labour Party (UK) Denis Sewell 375 Labour Party (UK) Susan Cleary 334 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Brown 180 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Reyer 171 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Swales 158 5,626 38.2 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Newcomen (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Abbott 725 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glynis Abbott 637 Independent (politician) Chris McGlade 346 Independent (politician) Rachel Woolley 249 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Senior 204 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Petite 111 2,272 38.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Normanby (3) Labour Party (UK) Billy Ayre 913 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Wall 848 Labour Party (UK) Carole Simms 825 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Proud 733 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Wilson 661 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Abbott 658 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Jackson 443 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Dadd 389 5,470 37.8 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ormesby (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Glyn Nightingale 1,140 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Empson 1,082 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Nightingale 1,038 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Watson 366 Labour Party (UK) Marian Fairley 360 3,986 36.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Saltburn (3) Conservative Party (UK) Philip Thomson 1,080 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Sands 1,018 Conservative Party (UK) John Robinson 947 Labour Party (UK) Joan Guy 857 Labour Party (UK) Tom Blenkinsop 791 Labour Party (UK) Cyril Hammond 724 5,417 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Skelton (3) Labour Party (UK) Brian Briggs 1,225 Labour Party (UK) Dave McLuckie 1,080 Labour Party (UK) Helen McLuckie 1,004 Conservative Party (UK) James Carrolle 672 Conservative Party (UK) Michael King 667 Conservative Party (UK) Stephanie Hinson 642 Independent (politician) Colin Harbinson 354 Independent (politician) Debbie Harbinson 342 British National Party Kevin Broughton 171 6,157 43.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Bank (3) Labour Party (UK) Ian Jeffrey 874 Labour Party (UK) Pearl Hall 852 Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Szintai 751 Independent (politician) Alan Green 260 British National Party Dawn Castle 249 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Hutton 179 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gail Leggett 169 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ovens 138 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Stamp 45 3,517 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Germains (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Marjorie Moses 1,218 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Wilson 1,107 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Dowson 1,088 Labour Party (UK) Ray Hensby 546 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Moody 541 Labour Party (UK) Craig Laskey 503 Conservative Party (UK) John Rider 498 5,501 43.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Teesville (3) Labour Party (UK) Sheelagh Clarke 1,269 Labour Party (UK) George Dunning 1,157 Labour Party (UK) Norman Pickthall 999 Independent (politician) Jim Higgins 630 Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Dadd 402 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Clarke 287 Liberal Democrats (UK) Branda Dale 263 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Hadfield 240 5,247 40.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Dyke (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Benbow 1,313 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Carling 1,122 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Ovens 1,054 Independent (politician) Malcolm Burton 744 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Gilbey 520 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Scott 435 5,188 37.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Westworth (2) East Cleveland and Guisborough Independent David Williams 544 Conservative Party (UK) Carole Jeffery 541 Conservative Party (UK) Derrick Langley 528 East Cleveland and Guisborough Independent Tressa Cooper 440 Labour Party (UK) Jim Marvell 415 2,468 39.4 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Zetland (2) Labour Party (UK) Norma Hensby 438 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Stanway 422 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hannon 413 Conservative Party (UK) Jean White 390 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Norton 384 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Smith 381 Independent (politician) Roy Myers 297 Independent (politician) Hazel Willis 212 42.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in North Yorkshire