2007 Torridge District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Torridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Green party in green. Torridge UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Torridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Green party in green.

The 2007 Torridge District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [1]

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Election result

The Conservatives gained 7 seats, while independents lost 9 seats to mean that no group had a majority on the council, with both the Conservatives and independents finishing on 13 councillors. [2] The Conservative gains came after the number of candidates the party fielded increased from 4 at the 2003 election to 22 in 2007. [2] Among the independents to lose their seats was the council leader Pat Ferguson, who was defeated in Bideford South after having previously represented Three Moors ward. [3]

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats increased by 1 to 8 seats and the Greens also gained 1 seat to have 2 councillors. [2] 7 councillors were elected unopposed, the highest number in the country at the 2007 local elections. [2] Overall turnout at the election was 42.1%, up from 38.4% in 2003. [4]

Following the election the leader of the Conservative group on the council, James Morrish, became the youngest leader of the council at the age of 34. [5]

Torridge local election result 2007 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1370+736.130.98,878+26.3%
  Independent 1309-936.127.87,997+0.5%
  Liberal Democrats 821+122.227.07,777+1.4%
  Green 210+15.69.42,708+6.0%
  UKIP 000003.1895+1.4%
  Labour 000001.8520-3.2%

Ward results

Appledore (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Eastman480
Liberal Democrats Leonard Ford421
Conservative Alison Boyle352
Liberal Democrats Val Robbins349
UKIP Kenny Davis191
Green Peter Hames182
Independent Andy Harrison134
Turnout 2,10948.6+0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bideford East (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Lacey678
Liberal Democrats Caroline Church613
Independent Stephen Clarke512
Liberal Democrats Bob Wootton245
Liberal Democrats Angela Bone244
Independent Gerald Waldron225
UKIP Keith Kersey173
UKIP Gaston Dezart171
Labour Anne Brenton152
UKIP David Johnson115
Labour Sheila Bloomfield86
Turnout 3,21436.4+4.2
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Bideford North (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Christie740
Conservative David Fulford614
Liberal Democrats Hugo Barton549
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johns471
Conservative Jim Jackson430
Green Jon Hooper377
Liberal Democrats Mel Bushell359
Turnout 3,54034.8+0.0
Green hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bideford South (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Inch433
Liberal Democrats Simon Inch406
Conservative Philip Pester344
Conservative Graham Jones338
Liberal Democrats Clive Bone321
Labour David Brenton282
Independent Patricia Ferguson270
Independent Chris Cornish244
Turnout 2,63827.8-0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Broadheath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Perkinunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Clinton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Collins39758.1+23.9
Conservative Ted Seath28641.9+15.1
Majority11116.3+9.0
Turnout 68355.0-0.1
Independent hold Swing
Clovelly Bay [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Royston Johnsunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Coham Bridge [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gaye Taborunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Forest [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Parsons42260.1
Independent Chris March28039.9
Majority14220.2
Turnout 70251.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Symons657
Independent Bill Pillman598
Independent Trevor Sillifant363
UKIP Robin Julian245
Green Anne Rix195
Turnout 2,05850.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Holsworthy (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Desmond Shadrick710
Independent Richard Brown558
Independent John Allen384
Conservative Geoffrey Broyd348
Conservative Jamie Zambuni278
Independent Richard Kennedy236
Turnout 2,51446.8+6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Kenwith [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Collins33354.5+54.5
Independent Hugh Bone27845.5-7.1
Majority559.0
Turnout 61146.8+7.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Monkleigh and Littleham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Pennington35157.5
Conservative George Clinch25942.5
Majority9215.1
Turnout 61052.2
Independent hold Swing
Northam (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Robinson894
Conservative Roger Johnson888
Green Miranda Cox862
Conservative Chas Langton837
Liberal Democrats Sue Miller578
Turnout 4,06937.6-2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Independent Swing
Orchard Hill [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Leather47575.4+22.5
Liberal Democrats Humphrey Temperley15524.6+24.6
Majority32050.8+45.0
Turnout 63045.2+4.4
Independent hold Swing
Shebbear and Langtree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Saywell41152.4+52.4
Liberal Democrats Allin Bewes37347.6-15.7
Majority384.8
Turnout 78452.9+5.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tamarside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kenneth Jamesunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Three Moors [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Lock54662.6
Liberal Democrats Adrian Freeland32637.4
Majority22025.2
Turnout 87264.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Torrington (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Brown693
Conservative Andy Boyd620
Liberal Democrats Geoff Lee495
Independent Richard Rumbold490
Independent Judd Bond476
Green Cathrine Simmons352
Independent David Cox179
Turnout 3,30537.5+9.7
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Two Rivers [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Morrishunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Waldon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Hicksunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Westward Ho! [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Tisdale32547.7+5.3
Conservative Susan Collins19829.0+29.0
Independent Hazel Bissessar8712.8+12.8
Liberal Democrats Myrna Bushell7210.6+10.6
Majority12718.6+3.4
Turnout 68241.5-4.1
Independent hold Swing
Winkleigh [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Lausenunopposed
Independent hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Hartland and Bradworthy

A by-election was held in Hartland and Bradworthy ward after the death of the longest serving councillor in Torridge, Bill Pillman, who had first stood for the council in 1976. [7] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Brian Redwood by a majority of 469 votes. [8]

Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 12 March 2009 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Redwood78663.4+31.5
Conservative Simon Goaman31725.6+25.6
UKIP Robin Julian1038.3-3.6
Independent Clifford Pryor332.7-26.4
Majority46937.8
Turnout 1,23951.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Holsworthy

Independent Pam Johns won a by-election in Holsworthy with a majority of 66 votes after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Des Shadrick. [10]

Holsworthy by-election 13 August 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pam Johns53753.3+18.7
Liberal Democrats Vicky Spearman47146.7+2.8
Majority666.5
Turnout 1,00831.8-15.0
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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