
The2007 Richmondshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofRichmondshireDistrict Council inNorth Yorkshire,England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 15 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 44.1 | 34.6 | 4,781 | +13.1% | |
| Conservative | 13 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 38.2 | 29.9 | 4,133 | +0.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 17.6 | 30.9 | 4,267 | +3.8% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 421 | +3.0% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 221 | +1.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Yvonne Peacock | 539 | 88.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Weedon | 70 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 469 | 77.0 | |||
| Turnout | 609 | 54.8 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Campbell Dawson | 345 | 66.2 | +66.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Adams | 176 | 33.8 | −8.7 | |
| Majority | 169 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 521 | 51.4 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Fairhurst | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 643 | |||
| Independent | James Fryer | 475 | |||
| Green | Leslie Rowe | 421 | |||
| Turnout | 1,539 | 41.0 | +3.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Branch | 403 | |||
| Independent | Rob Johnson | 318 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Brennan | 247 | |||
| BNP | Chris Goodwin | 123 | |||
| BNP | Jack Goodwin | 98 | |||
| Turnout | 1,189 | 42.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bill Glover | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Helen Grant | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Peter Wood | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Parlour | unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Heslop | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Blackie | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alicia Tye | 246 | |||
| Independent | Paul Cullen | 240 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Quirie | 164 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Goff | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 791 | 23.0 | +6.3 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melva Steckles | 294 | 65.0 | +65.0 | |
| Independent | Tony Pelton | 158 | 35.0 | −52.3 | |
| Majority | 136 | 30.1 | |||
| Turnout | 452 | 41.7 | +6.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Duff | 516 | |||
| Conservative | Fleur Butler | 478 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kitty Weedon | 286 | |||
| Independent | Derek Wallace | 192 | |||
| Turnout | 1,472 | 40.0 | +8.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Keith Loadman | 462 | 86.2 | ||
| Independent | Bernard Borman | 74 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 388 | 72.4 | |||
| Turnout | 536 | 48.4 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jimmy Wilson-Petch | 171 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Celia Catesby | 165 | 33.7 | +33.7 | |
| Independent | Tim Place | 154 | 31.4 | −25.1 | |
| Majority | 6 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 490 | 43.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Harrison-Topham | 330 | 75.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Wilson | 107 | 24.5 | ||
| Majority | 223 | 51.0 | |||
| Turnout | 437 | 41.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill McMullon | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hamish Newhouse | unopposed | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Howard Thomas | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Bearpark | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Robinson | 493 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Clive World | 480 | |||
| Conservative | David Johnson | 465 | |||
| Turnout | 1,438 | 41.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Russell Lord | 649 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Harris | 560 | |||
| Independent | Tom Burrows | 487 | |||
| Turnout | 1,696 | 49.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Parsons | 707 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Curran | 671 | |||
| Conservative | Clare Grainger | 242 | |||
| Turnout | 1,620 | 41.9 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Bradbury | 245 | |||
| Independent | Ken Lambert | 189 | |||
| Independent | Malcolm Spark | 161 | |||
| Turnout | 595 | 20.4 | +2.6 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raymond Alderson | 342 | 78.1 | +51.1 | |
| Independent | Patricia Whelan | 96 | 21.9 | +21.9 | |
| Majority | 246 | 56.2 | |||
| Turnout | 438 | 46.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
Aby-election took place inNewsham withEppleby on 7 August 2008 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Hamish Newhouse.[4] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Mick Griffiths with a majority of 165 votes over Liberal Democrat Amanda Adams.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mick Griffiths | 295 | 59.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Adams | 130 | 26.2 | ||
| Independent | Tim Place | 72 | 14.5 | ||
| Majority | 165 | 33.2 | |||
| Turnout | 497 | 46.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held inHipswell on 15 October 2009 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Alicia Tye.[5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Stephanie Todd with a majority of 18 votes over Liberal Democrat Ann Bagley.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephanie Todd | 144 | 39.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bagley | 126 | 34.1 | +8.9 | |
| Independent | Kim Menham | 99 | 26.8 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 18 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 369 | 12.5 | −10.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held inMiddleham on 15 October 2009 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Roger Harrison-Topham.[5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Rachel Allen with a majority of 210 votes over Liberal Democrat Gina Ramsbottom.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rachel Allen | 253 | 85.5 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gina Ramsbottom | 43 | 14.5 | −10.0 | |
| Majority | 210 | 70.9 | +19.9 | ||
| Turnout | 296 | 27.9 | −13.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||