2007 Ryedale District Council election

The 2007 Ryedale District Council election to the Ryedale District Council was held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. One seat was vacant in Pickering East until a by-election in June.

Map of the results (including Pickering East by-election)

Election result

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Ryedale Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 3 2 +1 48.3 48.3 8,806 +7.7%
  Liberal Democrats 8 2 2 0 27.6 30.2 5,507 +2.7%
  Independent 6 2 2 0 20.7 15.7 2,865 -5.4%
  Liberal 1 0 1 -1 3.4 3.3 609 -0.2%
  Retired 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 461 +2.5%

3 Independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

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Amotherby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Wilford 314 51.7 +18.6
Conservative Pamela Anderson 293 48.3 −18.6
Majority 21 3.4
Turnout 607 42.8 +9.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ampleforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Bailey unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Cropton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Clark 342 46.9 −7.7
Conservative Ena Dent 301 41.3 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Clarke 86 11.8 +11.8
Majority 41 5.6 −3.6
Turnout 729 58.6 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing
Dales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Frank 372 54.9 +14.3
Liberal Nelly Trevelyan 267 39.4 −20.0
Liberal Democrats Abigail Beckett 39 5.8 +5.8
Majority 105 15.5
Turnout 678 58.5 +0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Derwent (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Cottam 753
Liberal Democrats Marian Hodgson 444
Independent Nigel Wilson 401
Turnout 1,598 42.7 +6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Helmsley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hawkins 706
Conservative Steve Arnold 596
Retired Tot Wardle 461
Turnout 1,763 43.6 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hovingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Wainwright uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Kirkbymoorside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cussons 811
Conservative Val Arnold 716
Liberal Democrats Peter Lerew 448
Turnout 1,975 43.9 +0.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Malton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Burr 618
Independent Tony Hemesley 554
Independent Paul Andrews 485
Liberal Democrats Stephen Preston 481
Conservative Stephen Shaw 392
Independent David Wright 333
Conservative Pauline Reeve 325
Liberal Democrats Carl Wain 274
Turnout 3,462 35.6 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Norton East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Shields 402
Liberal Democrats Howard Keal 384
Conservative Patricia Dumbill 249
Turnout 1,035 24.4 +1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norton West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dinah Keal 408
Independent David Jackson 288
Conservative Patricia Moore 284
Liberal Democrats Mags Normington 216
Turnout 1,196 27.7 +0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Pickering East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Aslett uncontested
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pickering West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Cowling uncontested
Independent Natalie Warriner uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Rillington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Maud uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Ryedale South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Knaggs 442 78.9 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Allison Kerrison 118 21.1 −1.4
Majority 224 57.8 +2.8
Turnout 560 42.6 −2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sherburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Raper 316 55.4 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Pilgrim 254 44.6 −1.2
Majority 62 10.8 +2.4
Turnout 570 39.2 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Sheriff Hutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wood 386 51.3 +35.7
Independent Gillian Stilwell 367 48.7 −35.7
Majority 19 2.6
Turnout 753 54.9 +0.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Sinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Snowy Windress 405 62.0 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Baxter 248 38.0 +6.4
Majority 157 24.0 −12.8
Turnout 653 47.0 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Thornton Dale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Acomb 617
Liberal Democrats Jane Fenton 540
Conservative Claire Hundsal 465
Independent David Porter 437
Turnout 2,059 46.6 +3.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Legard 377 61.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Beckett 233 38.2
Majority 144 23.6
Turnout 610 45.1
Conservative hold Swing
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