2007 North Devon District Council election

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.^[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]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	22	12	0	+12	51.2	39.8	17,737	+8.7%
Liberal Democrats	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	65.3	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carol McCormack-Hole*	540	44.5	+10.1
	Green	Linda Mack	343	28.3	N/A
Turnout			1,220	34.87	−0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bishops Nympton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ley*	728	84.2	+6.5
	Green	John Hextall	137	15.8	N/A
Majority			591	68.3	+12.8
Turnout			872	52.09	−17.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Bratton Fleming^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Prowse*	702	78.9	+14.9
	Conservative	Margaret Keene	188	21.1	−14.9
Majority			514	57.8	+29.8
Turnout			895	56.57	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Braunton East (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Lucas*	653	50.0	+5.2
	Conservative	Philip Daniel*	531	40.6	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Alexander	514	39.3	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Welch	469	35.9	+3.5
	Green	Liz Wood	220	16.8	N/A
Turnout			1,312	40.57	−4.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Braunton West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Chugg	808	57.1	+30.1
	Conservative	Jasmine Chesters*	732	51.7	+14.1
	Liberal Democrats	Marquerite Shapland*	493	34.8	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Hoult	462	32.7	−0.6
	Labour	Danny Neary	109	7.7	N/A
Turnout			1,433	43.44	−0.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central Town (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Faye Webber*	658	53.3	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Wilsher*	584	47.3	−3.1
	Conservative	Simon Harvey	446	36.1	+2.1
	Conservative	Debbie Lewis	267	21.6	−7.7
	Green	Simon Clift	186	15.1	N/A
	Green	Martin Hewlett	179	14.5	N/A
Turnout			1,252	33.49	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chittlehampton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Cook*	578	72.3	+72.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marek Donaldson	222	27.8	N/A
Majority			356	44.5
Turnout			802	43.66
	Independent hold		Swing

Chulmleigh^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Croft	433	48.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Butt*	315	35.3	−20.7
	Green	Matthew Knight	145	16.2	N/A
Majority			118	13.2
Turnout			895	50.34	−3.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Combe Martin (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Yvette Gubb*	922	55.7	−1.6
	Conservative	Susan Sussex	909	55.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Clark*	753	45.5	−4.7
	Conservative	Arthur Yelton	534	32.3	+1.6
Turnout			1,658	50.87	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Forches & Whiddon Valley (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Haywood	505	60.6	+28.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hunt	427	51.3	+21.4
	Conservative	Eileen Lyons	210	25.2	+7.3
	Green	Robert Cornish	183	22.0	N/A
	Green	Earl Bramley-Howard	158	19.0	N/A
Turnout			839	26.07	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fremington (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dick Jones	563	39.2	+16.6
	Conservative	John Gill	537	37.4	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Pascoe	383	26.7	+17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Batt	380	26.4	+17.8
	Independent	Bowser Harris	335	23.3	−2.9
	Independent	Charles Piper	255	17.7	N/A
	Green	Stephen Barnes	123	8.6	N/A
Turnout			1,453	42.93	+6.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Georgeham & Mortehoe (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Wilkinson*	602	48.1	+2.1
	Conservative	Pat Barker	464	37.1	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Maskell	461	36.8	−7.2
	Conservative	Eddie Short	417	33.3	−9.0
	Green	Michael Harrison	203	16.2	N/A
	Green	Rosemary Brian	165	13.2	N/A
Turnout			1,254	41.13	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heanton Punchardon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Davis*	345	71.0	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Hawes	141	29.0	−17.0
Majority			204	42.0	+34.0
Turnout			487	32.00	−1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ilfracombe Central (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Crabb	594	58.7	N/A
	Conservative	Brian Yabsley	493	48.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Butler	313	30.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Pearson	313	30.9	−6.0
Turnout			1,013	30.28	−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	N/A
Majority			35	4.4	−1.8
Turnout			816	42.36	−3.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Ilfracombe West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Wright	740	60.5	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Darell	588	48.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Fowler*	525	42.9	−12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Donovan	419	34.2	N/A
Turnout			1,230	34.10	−3.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Instow^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Moores	316	53.2	+17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Reginald Cane	278	46.8	+12.5
Majority			38	6.4	+5.4
Turnout			594	44.33	−4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Landkey, Swimbridge & Taw (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Butt*	630	36.2	+36.2
	Conservative	David Luggar	621	35.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Walter White	603	34.7	+34.7
	Independent	Cliff Bell	484	27.8	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Street	424	24.4	N/A
	Green	Ian Godfrey	222	12.8	N/A
	Green	Anna Wotton	162	9.3	N/A
Turnout			1,741	43.90
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Longbridge (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Des Brailey*	895	59.9	+19.6
	Conservative	Silvia Harrison	667	44.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cann	418	28.0	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Upcott	310	20.7	+0.9
	Green	Clive Robins	209	14.0	N/A
Turnout			1,495	41.14	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Lynton & Lynmouth^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Suzette Hibbert	unopposed	0.0	−88.0
Turnout			0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marwood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Tucker*	416	47.5	−8.1
	Conservative	Jim Pile	373	42.6	−1.8
	Green	Micky Darling	87	9.9	N/A
Majority			43	4.9	−6.3
Turnout			878	57.95	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newport (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Harrison*	623	40.2	−1.0
	Conservative	John Mathews	611	39.4	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Edwards	495	31.9	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Macbeth*	470	30.3	−9.5
	Green	Ricky Knight	450	29.0	+1.7
	Green	Amanda Wycherley	281	18.1	N/A
Turnout			1,564	43.61	+7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

North Molton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Edgell*	unopposed	0.0	−50.1
Turnout			0	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pilton (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Greenslade*	768	59.3	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mair Manuel*	727	56.1	−5.6
	Green	L'Anne Knight	310	23.9	N/A
	Conservative	June Pearson	280	21.6	−8.8
	Conservative	Robert Tickell	254	19.6	−9.0
Turnout			1,299	39.69	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Molton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Worden	664	50.3	−15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Sewell*	612	46.3	−12.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	532	40.3	+8.5
	Conservative	Douglas Dowling	430	32.6	+10.1
	Green	Jackie Morningmist	199	15.1	N/A
Turnout			1,322	37.40	−10.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Witheridge^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nancy Lewis*	511	58.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Palmer	360	41.3	−6.7
Majority			151	17.3	+13.4
Turnout			875	48.61	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yeo Valley (Barnstaple) (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Haywood*	637	64.5	+64.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Payne*	610	61.7	+61.7
	Conservative	Kath Chugg	199	20.1	N/A
	Green	Sarah Willoughby	190	19.2	N/A
	Communist	Paul Dyer	96	9.7	N/A
Turnout			998	28.88
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-elections

Witheridge (25 October 2007)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	448	58.5	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Palmer	318	41.5	+0.2
Majority			130	17.0	−0.3
Turnout			768	42
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "North Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Tories get control of North Devon". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ ^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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[gain-1] "North Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[get-2] "Tories get control of North Devon". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

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