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2007 City of York Council election

Local elections for City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 19 seats, Labour won 18 seats, Conservatives won eight seats and the Green Party won two seats.[1][2] The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

City of York Council Election, 2007
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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderSteve GallowayDave MerrettIan Gillies
PartyLiberal DemocratsLabourConservative
Leader since19992002N/A
Leader's seatWestfieldMicklegateRural West
Last election29150
Seats before29150
Seats won19188
Seat changeDecrease10Increase3Increase8
Popular vote43,72836,74637,171
Percentage32.1%26.9%27.3%
SwingDecrease17.0%Increase0.8%Increase13.6%
File:2007 City of York Council elections.png
Leader of the Council before election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the Council after election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

Election result

City of York Council election 2007[1]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%No.Net %
 Liberal Democrats4719010-1040.4%32.1%43,728-17.0%
 Labour431830+338.3%26.9%36,746+0.8%
 Conservative47880+817.0%27.3%37,171+13.6%
 Green2720004.3%10.5%14,334+4.2%
 BNP900000%2.6%3,582N/A
 Respect100000%0.3%421N/A
 Liberal200000%0.2%247N/A
 Monster Raving Loony100000%0.1%161+0.2%

Ward results

Acomb ward

Acomb [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Anthony Horton * 1,303 24.9 -1.0
LabourTracey Louise Simpson-Laing † 1,301 24.9 -1.4
ConservativeMichael Tucker52910.10.2
BNPIan Geoffrey Dawson52010.010.0
Liberal DemocratsRachel Johanne Lewis-Strodder4488.6-10.8
ConservativeDavid Thompson4268.28.2
Liberal DemocratsReuban Alexander Mayne3997.6-8.1
GreenWill Dyson2975.75.7
Turnout5,22344.69.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996, [4] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Bishopthorpe ward

The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Christopher Galvin * 851 49.2 19.7
Liberal DemocratsDavid Geoffrey Livesley †54031.2-27.3
LabourFiona Kathleen Smith21712.50.6
GreenRichard Michael Thurley1227.17.1
Turnout1,73054.30.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003 [6]
† Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003, [6] and the Bishopthorpe ward of City of York Council 2003-2007 [7]

Clifton ward

Clifton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKenneth William King * 1,438 16.9 3.7
LabourLorraine Helen Douglas 1,367 16.1 1.7
LabourDavid Lee Scott † 1,242 14.6 3.5
GreenGinnie Shaw7438.83.0
ConservativeOliver James Blair5806.86.8
ConservativeKevin Paul Hollinrake5766.86.8
Liberal DemocratsKaroline Mary Elizabeth Kirk5516.5-4.4
Liberal DemocratsMatthew Jonathan Reid5456.4-4.4
Liberal DemocratsDerek Waudby4945.8-4.0
RespectLes Marsh4214.94.9
ConservativeThomas McConnell3043.63.6
BNPRich Leeming2512.92.9
Turnout8,51533.55.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [4] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989, [8] the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Derwent ward

The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJenny Brooks 841 53.2 18.8
Liberal DemocratsRosalind Anne Maggs51432.5-24.1
LabourDennis Albert Martin17411.02.0
GreenGillian Mary Cossham533.43.4
Turnout1,58253.54.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsAnn Lorraine Reid * 1,611 14.6 -4.9
Liberal DemocratsSusan Sunderland † 1,503 13.6 -4.1
Liberal DemocratsThomas Paul Holvey † 1,445 13.1 -3.1
ConservativeMatthew Litten1,15510.52.8
ConservativeBarbara Jean Vernon1,11210.12.9
ConservativePaul Stewart Vernon1,0649.73.0
LabourThomas Farnsworth Wright9348.5-1.1
LabourGeoffrey Roy Beacon8657.80.0
LabourGerard Paul Hodgson8307.50.0
GreenJohn David Gray5044.64.6
Turnout11,02345.23.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996, [4] the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Fishergate ward

Fishergate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GreenAndy D'Agorne * 1,308 25.0 -0.6
GreenDave Taylor 1,086 20.7 -3.3
LabourErnest Peter Dickinson70613.50.5
ConservativeRobin Nicholas Dickson †64912.4-0.1
LabourThomas Gibson57611.0-0.1
ConservativeMichael James Rutherford4959.59.5
Liberal DemocratsSusan Jacqueline Nunn1573.0-4.5
Liberal DemocratsNicholas Frederick James Hudson1462.8-3.4
BNPStephen Mark Phillips1112.12.1
Turnout5,23444.96.9
Green hold
Green hold
* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993 [8]

Fulford ward

The parish of Fulford

Fulford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsKeith Richard James Aspden * 503 44.4 -4.1
LabourAlan Michael Smith26623.5-4.6
GreenDenise Craghill21218.711.2
ConservativeSamantha Laura Suddons15313.5-2.5
Turnout1,13451.64.3
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Guildhall ward

Guildhall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJanet Mary Looker * 785 24.1 1.4
LabourBrian Walter Joseph Edward Watson † 654 20.1 0.8
ConservativeMatthew James Kilburn41312.71.8
ConservativeJonathan Francis Meehan34310.510.5
GreenJohn Norris3029.32.5
GreenCandy Spillard2487.62.3
Liberal DemocratsJacqueline Sandra Talbot1805.5-12.7
Liberal DemocratsPeter Laurence Benedict Reid1755.4-8.8
LiberalAndrew Thomas Hinkles1584.84.8
Turnout3,25831.23.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996, [4] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989, [8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]

Haxby and Wigginton ward

The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsChristopher McDonald Hogg * 1,887 15.5 -9.2
Liberal DemocratsPaul Firth 1,740 14.3 -11.8
Liberal DemocratsRichard Watson † 1,649 13.6 -9.3
ConservativeTony Richardson1,57913.07.3
ConservativeRobert John Phillips1,53312.66.1
ConservativeJoe Tidmarsh1,43511.811.8
BNPGeoff Carr6205.15.1
GreenAlan Philip Robertshaw5954.90.8
LabourGerald Patrick Colbeck5904.91.3
LabourRichard Hugh Smyth5334.40.9
Turnout12,16144.33.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [8] the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Heslington ward

The parish of Heslington

Heslington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsCeredig Ieuan Saville Jamieson-Ball * 436 38.4 -13.4
GreenPeter Sanderson26623.412.3
LabourAlexandra Grace Fletcher-Hall25122.11.0
ConservativeJulia Henniker-Heaton18216.04.3
Turnout1,13537.217.3
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Heworth ward

Heworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPaul William Ronald Blanchard * 1,470 16.2 -1.3
LabourRuth Elizabeth Potter † 1,456 16.1 -0.4
LabourChristina Mary Funnell 1,380 15.2 -3.6
ConservativeJames Schofield8309.21.4
ConservativeCharlie Dyson8289.19.1
GreenJennifer Jane Aitken7167.93.1
ConservativeAndrew Mason Wells5776.46.4
BNPJeff Kelly5075.65.6
Liberal DemocratsSam Blackburn4875.4-7.6
Liberal DemocratsRobin Alec Joseph Hazzard-Gallagher4324.8-7.0
Liberal DemocratsIan Ernest Packington3824.2-5.7
Turnout9,06537.55.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003, [6] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Heworth Without ward

The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBill Bennett 640 37.7 4.6
Liberal DemocratsNigel John Ayre60535.7-14.3
LabourAndrew David Garbutt28817.00.0
LiberalNick Blitz *895.25.2
GreenBaz Buchanan754.44.4
Turnout1,69755.110.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 2000-2003 [9]

Holgate ward

Holgate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDenise Wendy Bowgett 1,490 14.0 -0.9
LabourJames Martin Alexander 1,413 13.2 -0.3
LabourSonja Crisp 1,303 12.2 0.5
Liberal DemocratsJonathan Peter Stott1,28612.0-5.5
Liberal DemocratsMartin Richard Bartlett *1,20411.3-6.5
Liberal DemocratsGilbert Anderson Nimmo *1,11610.4-4.8
GreenAndreas Heinemeyer6916.51.8
ConservativeJames Alexander Robert McGowan6456.01.2
ConservativeAndrew Kay6045.75.7
ConservativeThomas Merry4654.44.4
BNPMichaela Susan Knight4634.34.3
Turnout10,68043.27.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Hull Road ward

Hull Road [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRichard Thomas Cregan * 819 18.3 -3.0
LabourRoger Martin Pierce 803 17.9 -3.3
ConservativeThomas William Basil Crockett64314.32.1
ConservativeAlan Richard Colborne Yonge54412.112.1
Liberal DemocratsRachel Jane Williams4149.2-2.0
GreenJohn Scobell Cossham3417.6-2.2
Liberal DemocratsMichael James Johns-Perring3357.5-3.3
GreenAndrew John Collingwood3277.37.3
BNPTrevor David Brown2595.85.8
Turnout4,48535.88.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [5] [6]

Huntington and New Earswick ward

The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsKeith Ian Hyman * 1,802 18.7 -6.2
Liberal DemocratsKeith Orrell * 1,794 18.6 -6.9
Liberal DemocratsCarol Elizabeth Runciman † 1,695 17.6 -4.9
ConservativeSylvia Ann Greenway8969.39.3
ConservativePaul Tumman7948.2-0.4
ConservativeRoger Holmes7077.37.3
LabourStephen Andrew Burton6727.00.9
GreenClive Barker Woolley6606.8-0.1
LabourJames Alexander Flinders6296.50.9
Turnout9,65037.22.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Micklegate ward

Micklegate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Martin Merrett * 1,514 13.6 -1.7
LabourSandy Fraser † 1,497 13.5 -1.9
LabourJulie Christine Gunnell 1,478 13.3 -1.3
GreenAndrew David Chase1,41412.73.8
GreenAlan Peter Swain1,26611.44.1
GreenCharles Dixon Everett1,0979.92.8
ConservativeWalter Louis Davy6966.3-0.6
ConservativeSimon John Darby6425.85.8
ConservativeJohn Wilson5765.25.2
Liberal DemocratsCarole Ann Green3833.4-4.5
Liberal DemocratsGillian Edwina Florence Thompson2992.7-4.6
Liberal DemocratsJohn Tull2682.4-4.8
Turnout11,13042.810.2
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996, [4] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Osbaldwick ward

The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJonathan Peter Morley * 459 40.7 -9.6
ConservativeTerry Roy Smith31928.328.3
LabourThomas Williams22219.78.2
GreenDavid Williams12811.311.3
Turnout1,12842.53.0
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]

Rural West York ward

The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Rural West York [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Ian Gillies 1,993 17.0 6.0
ConservativePaul Stratford Healey 1,738 14.8 2.7
ConservativeBen Hudson 1,672 14.3 5.1
Liberal DemocratsGlen Anthony Bradley *1,64414.01.3
Liberal DemocratsQuentin John Angus Macdonald †1,53913.1-2.1
Liberal DemocratsMarjorie Patricia Stones1,44212.30.4
GreenMartin Lovedale5794.94.9
LabourKarl David Smith5754.90.1
LabourSusan Elizabeth Watson5324.50.6
Turnout11,71450.66.7
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsIrene Mary Waudby * 1,404 13.3 -7.5
ConservativeJoe Watt 1,340 12.7 6.3
Liberal DemocratsRichard Stanley Moore † 1,288 12.2 -4.5
ConservativeJennie Gambold1,24311.85.7
Liberal DemocratsPhill Thomas1,14010.8-6.9
ConservativeAndrew McCloud8828.48.4
LabourMatthew David Greenway8117.70.7
LabourRosemary Gloria Thornton7357.01.1
LabourIain Alexander Simpson-Laing7086.71.1
GreenNicholas Eugene Whittingham5305.00.6
BNPMal Campbell4444.24.2
Turnout10,52538.95.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996, [8] the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003, [5] [6] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]
† Represented the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Strensall ward

The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsMadeleine Anne Kirk * 1,200 26.8 -2.9
ConservativeBeatrice Sian Wiseman 999 22.3 4.0
Liberal DemocratsIan Michael Cuthbertson †98422.0-4.6
ConservativeWilliam Edmund Hanbury77017.21.2
GreenCaroline Leonora Boreham2696.06.0
LabourAndrew James Dixon2575.70.6
Turnout4,47938.96.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
* Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996, [10] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2007 [6] [7]
† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

Westfield ward

Westfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsSusan Galloway * 1,512 16.4 -6.7
Liberal DemocratsStephen Fred Galloway † 1,511 16.3 -9.9
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Michael Waller ‡ 1,432 15.5 -9.2
LabourAnne Lisa Ingham8879.61.6
LabourRebecca Eileen Crisp8699.42.1
LabourRobert Scrase §7588.21.2
ConservativeKenneth John Beavan ¶4574.91.3
ConservativeCharles Andrew Gilchrist Brooks4554.94.9
GreenJohn Robert Forrester4374.74.7
BNPGraeme Patrick Wiles4074.44.4
ConservativeThomas Cornelis Cahill3583.93.9
Monster Raving LoonyEddie Vee1611.71.7
Turnout9,24435.03.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996, [8] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
† Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996, [4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996, [8] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007 [5] [6] [7]
‡ Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996, [4] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007 [6] [7]
§ Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996, [4] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003 [5] [6]
Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996 [4]

Wheldrake ward

The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsChristian Vassie * 784 47.9 -14.9
ConservativeJonathan Mark Maughan63838.99.6
LabourMargaret Ruth Martin1489.01.1
GreenTracy Lynn Shippey684.24.2
Turnout1,63851.10.6
Liberal Democrats hold
* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007 [7]

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