North Devon District 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 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]
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

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