North Devon Council election, 2007

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 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.^[1]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain 12 seats to take control of the council from the Liberal Democrats with 22 councillors.^[2] 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.^[2] Overall turnout in the election was 40.25%.^[3]

North Devon Local Election Result 2007[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Conservative	22	12	0	+12	51.2	39.8	17,737	+8.7%
	Liberal Democrat	17	2	7	-5	39.5	42.8	19,101	+0.9%
	Independent	4	0	7	-7	9.3	7.5	3,360	-17.1%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	9.3	4,152	+8.6%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	109	+0.2%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	96	+0.2%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	63	-0.2%

1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.^[3]

Ward results

Bickington & Roundswell (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rodney Cann	792
	Liberal Democrat	Carol McCormack-Hole	540
	Green	Linda Mack	343
Turnout			1,675	34.9	-0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bishops Nympton[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ley	728	84.2	+6.5
	Green	John Hextall	137	15.8	+15.8
Majority			591	68.3	+12.8
Turnout			865	52.1	-17.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Bratton Fleming[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Prowse	702	78.9	+14.9
	Conservative	Margaret Keene	188	21.1	-14.9
Majority			514	57.8	+29.8
Turnout			890	56.6	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Braunton East (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Lucas	653
	Conservative	Philip Daniel	531
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Alexander	514
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Welch	469
	Green	Liz Wood	220
Turnout			2,387	40.6	-4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Braunton West (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Chugg	808
	Conservative	Jasmine Chesters	732
	Liberal Democrat	Marquerite Shapland	493
	Liberal Democrat	John Hoult	462
	Labour	Danny Neary	109
Turnout			2,604	43.4	-0.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central Town (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Faye Webber	658
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilsher	584
	Conservative	Simon Harvey	446
	Conservative	Debbie Lewis	267
	Green	Simon Clift	186
	Green	Martin Hewlett	179
Turnout			2,320	33.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Chittlehampton[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Cook	578	72.3
	Liberal Democrat	Marek Donaldson	222	27.8
Majority			356	44.5
Turnout			800	43.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Chulmleigh[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Croft	433	48.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Butt	315	35.3	-20.7
	Green	Matthew Knight	145	16.2	+16.2
Majority			118	13.2
Turnout			893	50.3	-3.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Combe Martin (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Yvette Gubb	922
	Conservative	Susan Sussex	909
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Clark	753
	Conservative	Arthur Yelton	534
Turnout			3,118	50.9	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Forches & Whiddon Valley (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Haywood	505
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Hunt	427
	Conservative	Eileen Lyons	210
	Green	Robert Cornish	183
	Green	Earl Bramley-Howard	158
Turnout			1,483	26.1	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Fremington (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dick Jones	563
	Conservative	John Gill	537
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Pascoe	383
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Batt	380
	Independent	Bowser Harris	335
	Independent	Charles Piper	255
	Green	Stephen Barnes	123
Turnout			2,576	42.9	+6.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Georgeham & Mortehoe (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Wilkinson	602
	Conservative	Pat Barker	464
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Maskell	461
	Conservative	Eddie Short	417
	Green	Michael Harrison	203
	Green	Rosemary Brian	165
Turnout			2,312	41.1	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Heanton Punchardon[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Davis	345	71.0	+17.0
	Liberal Democrat	Rod Hawes	141	29.0	-17.0
Majority			204	42.0	+34.0
Turnout			486	32.0	-1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ilfracombe Central (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Crabb	594
	Conservative	Brian Yabsley	493
	Liberal Democrat	Wendy Butler	313
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Pearson	313
Turnout			1,713	30.3	-3.7
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Ilfracombe East[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Edmunds	386	48.3	+9.9
	Conservative	Paul Crockett	351	43.9	+11.7
	BNP	Dave Moore	63	7.9	+7.9
Majority			35	4.4	-1.8
Turnout			800	42.4	-3.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Ilfracombe West (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Wright	740
	Conservative	Robert Darell	588
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Fowler	525
	Liberal Democrat	Janice Donovan	419
Turnout			2,272	34.1	-3.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Instow[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Moores	316	53.2	+17.9
	Liberal Democrat	Reginald Cane	278	46.8	+12.5
Majority			38	6.4	+5.4
Turnout			594	44.3	-4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Landkey, Swimbridge & Taw (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Butt	630
	Conservative	David Luggar	621
	Liberal Democrat	Walter White	603
	Independent	Cliff Bell	484
	Conservative	Robert Street	424
	Green	Ian Godfrey	222
	Green	Anna Wotton	162
Turnout			3,146	43.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Longbridge (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Des Brailey	895
	Conservative	Silvia Harrison	667
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Cann	418
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Upcott	310
	Green	Clive Robins	209
Turnout			2,499	41.1	-2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Lynton & Lynmouth[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Suzette Hibbert	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Marwood[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Joe Tucker	416	47.5	-8.1
	Conservative	Jim Pile	373	42.6	-1.8
	Green	Micky Darling	87	9.9	+9.9
Majority			43	4.9	-6.3
Turnout			876	58.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Newport (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Harrison	623
	Conservative	John Mathews	611
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Edwards	495
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Macbeth	470
	Green	Ricky Knight	450
	Green	Amanda Wycherley	281
Turnout			2,930	43.6	+7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

North Molton[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Edgell	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pilton (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Greenslade	768
	Liberal Democrat	Mair Manuel	727
	Green	L'Anne Knight	310
	Conservative	June Pearson	280
	Conservative	Robert Tickell	254
Turnout			2,339	39.7	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

South Molton (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Worden	664
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Sewell	612
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	532
	Conservative	Douglas Dowling	430
	Green	Jackie Morningmist	199
Turnout			2,437	37.4	-10.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Witheridge[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nancy Lewis	511	58.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kate Palmer	360	41.3	-6.7
Majority			151	17.3	+13.4
Turnout			871	48.6	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yeo Valley (Barnstaple) (2)[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Haywood	637
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Payne	610
	Conservative	Kath Chugg	199
	Green	Sarah Willoughby	190
	Communist	Paul Dyer	96
Turnout			1,732	28.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

1. ^ "North Devon". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/18ue.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Tories get control of North Devon". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6612469.stm. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad} "District Elections Thursday May 3rd 2007: District Elections Results". North Devon Council. http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/index/lgcl_council_government_and_democracy/lgcl_elections/nonlgcl_election_results/lgcl_districtparish2007_results_district.htm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 

Preceded by North Devon Council election, 2003

North Devon local elections

Succeeded by North Devon Council election, 2011