2007 City of York Council election

2007 election for City of York council

City of York Council Election, 2007

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| ← 2003 | 3 May 2007 | 2011 →

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All 47 seats to City of York Council
24 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Steve Galloway  | Dave Merrett  | Ian Gillies
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative
Leader since  | 1999  | 2002  | N/A
Leader's seat  | Westfield | Micklegate | Rural West
Last election  | 29  | 15  | 0
Seats before  | 29  | 15  | 0
Seats won  | 19 | 18  | 8
Seat change  | 10  | 3  | 8
Popular vote  | 43,728 | 36,746  | 37,171
Percentage  | 32.1% | 26.9%  | 27.3%
Swing  | 17.0%  | 0.8%  | 13.6%

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| Leader of the Council before election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

| Leader of the Council after election

Steve Galloway
Liberal Democrats

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Local elections for City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 19 seats, Labour won 18 seats, Conservatives won eight seats and the Green Party won two seats.[1][2] The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

## Election result

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City of York Council election 2007[1]

Party  | Candidates  | Votes
Stood  | Elected  | Gained  | Unseated  | Net  | % of total  | %  | No. | Net %
| Liberal Democrats | 47  | 19  | 0  | 10  | -10  | 40.4%  | 32.1%  | 43,728  | -17.0%
| Labour | 43  | 18  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 38.3%  | 26.9%  | 36,746  | +0.8%
| Conservative | 47  | 8  | 8  | 0  | +8  | 17.0%  | 27.3%  | 37,171  | +13.6%
| Green | 27  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4.3%  | 10.5%  | 14,334  | +4.2%
| BNP | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 2.6%  | 3,582  | N/A
| Respect | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.3%  | 421  | N/A
| Liberal | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.2%  | 247  | N/A
| Monster Raving Loony | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0%  | 0.1%  | 161  | +0.2%

## Ward results

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### Acomb ward

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Acomb[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Anthony Horton * | 1,303  | 24.9  | −1.0
| Labour | Tracey Louise Simpson-Laing † | 1,301  | 24.9  | −1.4
| Conservative | Michael Tucker  | 529  | 10.1  | 0.2
| BNP | Ian Geoffrey Dawson  | 520  | 10.0  | 10.0
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Johanne Lewis-Strodder  | 448  | 8.6  | −10.8
| Conservative | David Thompson  | 426  | 8.2  | 8.2
| Liberal Democrats | Reuban Alexander Mayne  | 399  | 7.6  | −8.1
| Green | Will Dyson  | 297  | 5.7  | 5.7
Turnout | 5,223  | 44.6  | 9.6
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1986-1996,[4] and the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007[5][6][7]

† Represented the Acomb ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007[6][7]

### Bishopthorpe ward

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The parishes of Acaster Malbis and Bishopthorpe

Bishopthorpe[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Christopher Galvin * | 851  | 49.2  | 19.7
| Liberal Democrats | David Geoffrey Livesley †  | 540  | 31.2  | −27.3
| Labour | Fiona Kathleen Smith  | 217  | 12.5  | 0.6
| Green | Richard Michael Thurley  | 122  | 7.1  | 7.1
Turnout | 1,730  | 54.3  | 0.7
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003[6]

† Represented the Copmanthorpe ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[6] and the Bishopthorpe ward of City of York Council 2003-2007[7]

### Clifton ward

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Clifton[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Kenneth William King * | 1,438  | 16.9  | 3.7
| Labour | Lorraine Helen Douglas  | 1,367  | 16.1  | 1.7
| Labour | David Lee Scott † | 1,242  | 14.6  | 3.5
| Green | Ginnie Shaw  | 743  | 8.8  | 3.0
| Conservative | Oliver James Blair  | 580  | 6.8  | 6.8
| Conservative | Kevin Paul Hollinrake | 576  | 6.8  | 6.8
| Liberal Democrats | Karoline Mary Elizabeth Kirk  | 551  | 6.5  | −4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jonathan Reid  | 545  | 6.4  | −4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Waudby  | 494  | 5.8  | −4.0
| Respect | Les Marsh  | 421  | 4.9  | 4.9
| Conservative | Thomas McConnell  | 304  | 3.6  | 3.6
| BNP | Rich Leeming  | 251  | 2.9  | 2.9
Turnout | 8,515  | 33.5  | 5.7
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Bootham ward of York City Council, 1982-1996,[4] the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1989,[8] the Bootham ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Clifton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Derwent ward

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The parishes of Dunnington, Holtby, and Kexby

Derwent[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jenny Brooks  | 841  | 53.2  | 18.8
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Anne Maggs  | 514  | 32.5  | −24.1
| Labour | Dennis Albert Martin  | 174  | 11.0  | 2.0
| Green | Gillian Mary Cossham  | 53  | 3.4  | 3.4
Turnout | 1,582  | 53.5  | 4.8
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

### Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward

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Dringhouses and Woodthorpe[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ann Lorraine Reid * | 1,611  | 14.6  | −4.9
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Sunderland † | 1,503  | 13.6  | −4.1
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Paul Holvey † | 1,445  | 13.1  | −3.1
| Conservative | Matthew Litten  | 1,155  | 10.5  | 2.8
| Conservative | Barbara Jean Vernon  | 1,112  | 10.1  | 2.9
| Conservative | Paul Stewart Vernon  | 1,064  | 9.7  | 3.0
| Labour | Thomas Farnsworth Wright  | 934  | 8.5  | −1.1
| Labour | Geoffrey Roy Beacon  | 865  | 7.8  | 0.0
| Labour | Gerard Paul Hodgson  | 830  | 7.5  | 0.0
| Green | John David Gray  | 504  | 4.6  | 4.6
Turnout | 11,023  | 45.2  | 3.7
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1990-1996,[4] the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Fishergate ward

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Fishergate[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Andy D'Agorne * | 1,308  | 25.0  | −0.6
| Green | Dave Taylor  | 1,086  | 20.7  | −3.3
| Labour | Ernest Peter Dickinson  | 706  | 13.5  | 0.5
| Conservative | Robin Nicholas Dickson †  | 649  | 12.4  | −0.1
| Labour | Thomas Gibson  | 576  | 11.0  | −0.1
| Conservative | Michael James Rutherford  | 495  | 9.5  | 9.5
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Jacqueline Nunn  | 157  | 3.0  | −4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Frederick James Hudson  | 146  | 2.8  | −3.4
| BNP | Stephen Mark Phillips  | 111  | 2.1  | 2.1
Turnout | 5,234  | 44.9  | 6.9
| Green hold
| Green hold

* Represented the Fishergate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Fishergate division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1993[8]

### Fulford ward

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The parish of Fulford

Fulford[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Richard James Aspden * | 503  | 44.4  | −4.1
| Labour | Alan Michael Smith  | 266  | 23.5  | −4.6
| Green | Denise Craghill  | 212  | 18.7  | 11.2
| Conservative | Samantha Laura Suddons  | 153  | 13.5  | −2.5
Turnout | 1,134  | 51.6  | 4.3
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Fulford ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Guildhall ward

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Guildhall[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Janet Mary Looker * | 785  | 24.1  | 1.4
| Labour | Brian Walter Joseph Edward Watson † | 654  | 20.1  | 0.8
| Conservative | Matthew James Kilburn  | 413  | 12.7  | 1.8
| Conservative | Jonathan Francis Meehan  | 343  | 10.5  | 10.5
| Green | John Norris  | 302  | 9.3  | 2.5
| Green | Candy Spillard  | 248  | 7.6  | 2.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Sandra Talbot  | 180  | 5.5  | −12.7
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Laurence Benedict Reid  | 175  | 5.4  | −8.8
| Liberal | Andrew Thomas Hinkles  | 158  | 4.8  | 4.8
Turnout | 3,258  | 31.2  | 3.2
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Guildhall division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007[5][6][7]

† Represented the Acomb ward of York City Council, 1979-1984, the Guildhall ward of York City Council, 1988-1996,[4] the Acomb division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1981-1989,[8] and the Guildhall ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007[5][6][7]

### Haxby and Wigginton ward

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The parishes of Haxby and Wigginton

Haxby and Wigginton[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher McDonald Hogg * | 1,887  | 15.5  | −9.2
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Firth  | 1,740  | 14.3  | −11.8
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Watson † | 1,649  | 13.6  | −9.3
| Conservative | Tony Richardson  | 1,579  | 13.0  | 7.3
| Conservative | Robert John Phillips  | 1,533  | 12.6  | 6.1
| Conservative | Joe Tidmarsh  | 1,435  | 11.8  | 11.8
| BNP | Geoff Carr  | 620  | 5.1  | 5.1
| Green | Alan Philip Robertshaw  | 595  | 4.9  | 0.8
| Labour | Gerald Patrick Colbeck  | 590  | 4.9  | 1.3
| Labour | Richard Hugh Smyth  | 533  | 4.4  | 0.9
Turnout | 12,161  | 44.3  | 3.3
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Haxby / Wigginton division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996,[8] the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Haxby and Wigginton ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Haxby ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007[6][7]

### Heslington ward

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The parish of Heslington

Heslington[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ceredig Ieuan Saville Jamieson-Ball * | 436  | 38.4  | −13.4
| Green | Peter Sanderson  | 266  | 23.4  | 12.3
| Labour | Alexandra Grace Fletcher-Hall  | 251  | 22.1  | 1.0
| Conservative | Julia Henniker-Heaton  | 182  | 16.0  | 4.3
Turnout | 1,135  | 37.2  | 17.3
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Heslington ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Heworth ward

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Heworth[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Paul William Ronald Blanchard * | 1,470  | 16.2  | −1.3
| Labour | Ruth Elizabeth Potter † | 1,456  | 16.1  | −0.4
| Labour | Christina Mary Funnell  | 1,380  | 15.2  | −3.6
| Conservative | James Schofield  | 830  | 9.2  | 1.4
| Conservative | Charlie Dyson  | 828  | 9.1  | 9.1
| Green | Jennifer Jane Aitken  | 716  | 7.9  | 3.1
| Conservative | Andrew Mason Wells  | 577  | 6.4  | 6.4
| BNP | Jeff Kelly  | 507  | 5.6  | 5.6
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Blackburn  | 487  | 5.4  | −7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Alec Joseph Hazzard-Gallagher  | 432  | 4.8  | −7.0
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Ernest Packington  | 382  | 4.2  | −5.7
Turnout | 9,065  | 37.5  | 5.0
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2003,[6] and the Heworth ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Heworth Without ward

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The parish of Heworth Without

Heworth Without[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bill Bennett  | 640  | 37.7  | 4.6
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Ayre  | 605  | 35.7  | −14.3
| Labour | Andrew David Garbutt  | 288  | 17.0  | 0.0
| Liberal | Nick Blitz *  | 89  | 5.2  | 5.2
| Green | Baz Buchanan  | 75  | 4.4  | 4.4
Turnout | 1,697  | 55.1  | 10.8
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Monk ward of City of York Council, 2000-2003[9]

### Holgate ward

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Holgate[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denise Wendy Bowgett  | 1,490  | 14.0  | −0.9
| Labour | James Martin Alexander  | 1,413  | 13.2  | −0.3
| Labour | Sonja Crisp  | 1,303  | 12.2  | 0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Peter Stott  | 1,286  | 12.0  | −5.5
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Richard Bartlett *  | 1,204  | 11.3  | −6.5
| Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Anderson Nimmo *  | 1,116  | 10.4  | −4.8
| Green | Andreas Heinemeyer  | 691  | 6.5  | 1.8
| Conservative | James Alexander Robert McGowan  | 645  | 6.0  | 1.2
| Conservative | Andrew Kay  | 604  | 5.7  | 5.7
| Conservative | Thomas Merry  | 465  | 4.4  | 4.4
| BNP | Michaela Susan Knight  | 463  | 4.3  | 4.3
Turnout | 10,680  | 43.2  | 7.1
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Hull Road ward

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Hull Road[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Thomas Cregan * | 819  | 18.3  | −3.0
| Labour | Roger Martin Pierce  | 803  | 17.9  | −3.3
| Conservative | Thomas William Basil Crockett  | 643  | 14.3  | 2.1
| Conservative | Alan Richard Colborne Yonge  | 544  | 12.1  | 12.1
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Jane Williams  | 414  | 9.2  | −2.0
| Green | John Scobell Cossham  | 341  | 7.6  | −2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Michael James Johns-Perring  | 335  | 7.5  | −3.3
| Green | Andrew John Collingwood  | 327  | 7.3  | 7.3
| BNP | Trevor David Brown  | 259  | 5.8  | 5.8
Turnout | 4,485  | 35.8  | 8.7
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Beckfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003[5][6]

### Huntington and New Earswick ward

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The parishes of Huntington and New Earswick

Huntington and New Earswick[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Ian Hyman * | 1,802  | 18.7  | −6.2
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell * | 1,794  | 18.6  | −6.9
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Elizabeth Runciman † | 1,695  | 17.6  | −4.9
| Conservative | Sylvia Ann Greenway  | 896  | 9.3  | 9.3
| Conservative | Paul Tumman  | 794  | 8.2  | −0.4
| Conservative | Roger Holmes  | 707  | 7.3  | 7.3
| Labour | Stephen Andrew Burton  | 672  | 7.0  | 0.9
| Green | Clive Barker Woolley  | 660  | 6.8  | −0.1
| Labour | James Alexander Flinders  | 629  | 6.5  | 0.9
Turnout | 9,650  | 37.2  | 2.5
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Huntington and New Earswick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007[6][7]

### Micklegate ward

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Micklegate[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Martin Merrett * | 1,514  | 13.6  | −1.7
| Labour | Sandy Fraser † | 1,497  | 13.5  | −1.9
| Labour | Julie Christine Gunnell  | 1,478  | 13.3  | −1.3
| Green | Andrew David Chase  | 1,414  | 12.7  | 3.8
| Green | Alan Peter Swain  | 1,266  | 11.4  | 4.1
| Green | Charles Dixon Everett  | 1,097  | 9.9  | 2.8
| Conservative | Walter Louis Davy  | 696  | 6.3  | −0.6
| Conservative | Simon John Darby  | 642  | 5.8  | 5.8
| Conservative | John Wilson  | 576  | 5.2  | 5.2
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Ann Green  | 383  | 3.4  | −4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Edwina Florence Thompson  | 299  | 2.7  | −4.6
| Liberal Democrats | John Tull  | 268  | 2.4  | −4.8
Turnout | 11,130  | 42.8  | 10.2
| Labour hold
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

* Represented the Bishophill ward of York City Council, 1982-1996,[4] the Bishophill ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Micklegate ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Osbaldwick ward

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The parishes of Murton and Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Peter Morley * | 459  | 40.7  | −9.6
| Conservative | Terry Roy Smith  | 319  | 28.3  | 28.3
| Labour | Thomas Williams  | 222  | 19.7  | 8.2
| Green | David Williams  | 128  | 11.3  | 11.3
Turnout | 1,128  | 42.5  | 3.0
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Osbaldwick / Heworth division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[8] and the Osbaldwick ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007[6][7]

### Rural West York ward

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The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton

Rural West York[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Ian Gillies  | 1,993  | 17.0  | 6.0
| Conservative | Paul Stratford Healey  | 1,738  | 14.8  | 2.7
| Conservative | Ben Hudson  | 1,672  | 14.3  | 5.1
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Anthony Bradley *  | 1,644  | 14.0  | 1.3
| Liberal Democrats | Quentin John Angus Macdonald †  | 1,539  | 13.1  | −2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Patricia Stones  | 1,442  | 12.3  | 0.4
| Green | Martin Lovedale  | 579  | 4.9  | 4.9
| Labour | Karl David Smith  | 575  | 4.9  | 0.1
| Labour | Susan Elizabeth Watson  | 532  | 4.5  | 0.6
Turnout | 11,714  | 50.6  | 6.7
| Conservative gain from Independent
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Upper Poppleton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Rural West York ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward

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The parishes of Clifton Without, Rawcliffe, and Skelton

Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Irene Mary Waudby * | 1,404  | 13.3  | −7.5
| Conservative | Joe Watt  | 1,340  | 12.7  | 6.3
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Stanley Moore † | 1,288  | 12.2  | −4.5
| Conservative | Jennie Gambold  | 1,243  | 11.8  | 5.7
| Liberal Democrats | Phill Thomas  | 1,140  | 10.8  | −6.9
| Conservative | Andrew McCloud  | 882  | 8.4  | 8.4
| Labour | Matthew David Greenway  | 811  | 7.7  | 0.7
| Labour | Rosemary Gloria Thornton  | 735  | 7.0  | 1.1
| Labour | Iain Alexander Simpson-Laing  | 708  | 6.7  | 1.1
| Green | Nicholas Eugene Whittingham  | 530  | 5.0  | 0.6
| BNP | Mal Campbell  | 444  | 4.2  | 4.2
Turnout | 10,525  | 38.9  | 5.3
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Rawcliffe division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1989-1996,[8] the Rawcliffe and Skelton ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003,[5][6] and the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

† Represented the Skelton, Rawcliffe, and Clifton Without ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Strensall ward

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The parishes of Earswick, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe

Strensall[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Madeleine Anne Kirk * | 1,200  | 26.8  | −2.9
| Conservative | Beatrice Sian Wiseman  | 999  | 22.3  | 4.0
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Michael Cuthbertson †  | 984  | 22.0  | −4.6
| Conservative | William Edmund Hanbury  | 770  | 17.2  | 1.2
| Green | Caroline Leonora Boreham  | 269  | 6.0  | 6.0
| Labour | Andrew James Dixon  | 257  | 5.7  | 0.6
Turnout | 4,479  | 38.9  | 6.6
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

* Represented the Skelton ward of Ryedale District Council, 1991-1996,[10] and the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 1996-2007[6][7]

† Represented the Strensall ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

### Westfield ward

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Westfield[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Susan Galloway * | 1,512  | 16.4  | −6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fred Galloway † | 1,511  | 16.3  | −9.9
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Michael Waller ‡ | 1,432  | 15.5  | −9.2
| Labour | Anne Lisa Ingham  | 887  | 9.6  | 1.6
| Labour | Rebecca Eileen Crisp  | 869  | 9.4  | 2.1
| Labour | Robert Scrase §  | 758  | 8.2  | 1.2
| Conservative | Kenneth John Beavan ¶  | 457  | 4.9  | 1.3
| Conservative | Charles Andrew Gilchrist Brooks  | 455  | 4.9  | 4.9
| Green | John Robert Forrester  | 437  | 4.7  | 4.7
| BNP | Graeme Patrick Wiles  | 407  | 4.4  | 4.4
| Conservative | Thomas Cornelis Cahill  | 358  | 3.9  | 3.9
| Monster Raving Loony | Eddie Vee  | 161  | 1.7  | 1.7
Turnout | 9,244  | 35.0  | 3.5
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1973-1979, the Foxwood ward of York City Council, 1979-1996,[4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1973-1985, the Foxwood division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1985-1996,[8] and the Foxwood ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007[5][6][7]

† Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1979-1996,[4] the Westfield division of North Yorkshire County Council, 1993-1996,[8] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1995-2007[5][6][7]

‡ Represented the Westfield ward of York City Council, 1994-1996,[4] and the Westfield ward of City of York Council, 1999-2007[6][7]

§ Represented the Holgate ward of York City Council, 1992-1996,[4] and the Holgate ward of City of York Council, 1995-2003[5][6]

¶ Represented the Micklegate ward of York City Council, 1991-1996[4]

### Wheldrake ward

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The parishes of Deighton, Elvington, Naburn, and Wheldrake

Wheldrake[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie * | 784  | 47.9  | −14.9
| Conservative | Jonathan Mark Maughan  | 638  | 38.9  | 9.6
| Labour | Margaret Ruth Martin  | 148  | 9.0  | 1.1
| Green | Tracy Lynn Shippey  | 68  | 4.2  | 4.2
Turnout | 1,638  | 51.1  | 0.6
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Represented the Wheldrake ward of City of York Council, 2003-2007[7]

## References

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2. ^ "Local Elections 2007 : Turnout and vote count". York Press. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Election results May 2007". City of York Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). York City Council election results 1973–1994 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). City of York Council election results 1995–2011 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Election '99 – results". City of York Council. 1999. Archived from the original on 16 August 2001.
7. ^ 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 ae af "Election results May 2003". City of York Council. 2003. Archived from the original on 11 October 2003.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). North Yorkshire County Council election results 1973-2009 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.
9. ^ "By-election 2000 results – Bootham and Monk wards". City of York Council. 2000. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001.
10. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Ryedale District Council election results 1973-2011 (PDF) (Report). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford.

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