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Local Election Results 2007

Torbay

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Note:— The election in Berry Head-with-Furzeham was postponed due to the death of a candidate.

Other results for Torbay: 2003 2011 2015 2019 2023
By-elections for Torbay (may be incomplete): 20th May 2004 (Roundham-with-Hyde) — 5th August 2004 (Wellswood) — 21st October 2004 (Goodrington-with-Roselands) — 10th March 2005 (Wellswood) — 5th May 2005 (Blatchcombe) — 20th October 2005 (Elected Mayor) — 8th December 2005 (Churston-with-Galmpton) — 22nd July 2010 (St Mary's-with-Summercombe) — 23rd June 2011 (Cockington-with-Chelston) — 5th November 2015 (Clifton-with-Maidenway) — 5th May 2016 (Tormohun) — 14th December 2017 (Watcombe) — 14th November 2019 (Goodrington with Roselands) — 6th May 2021 (Clifton with Maidenway) — 6th June 2024 (Wellswood)

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Consolidated results — Torbay 2007

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 16292 42.4% 24
Liberal Democrat 12195 31.7% 9
UK Independence Party 3633 9.5% 0
Independent 3128 8.1% 3
Labour 1911 5.0% 0
British National Party 1264 3.3% 0

Berry Head-with-Furzeham (3) [Postponed poll; held 14th June 2007; 2 Ind gains from LD]

Michael Morey Ind 1006 37.0%
Vic Ellery Ind 952
Martyn Hodge C 853 31.4%
Simon Jones C 727
Alan Craig C 689
Tony Walker Ind 510
Chris Lomas LD 483 17.8%
Nigel James Ind 397
Catherine Johns LD 277
John Turner LD 245
Michael Turner BNP 159 5.9%
Maureen Turner BNP 152
Chris Marchant BNP 151
Gary Booth UKIP 145 5.3%
Peter Fryett UKIP 129
Mike Simpson UKIP 93
Patrick Canavan Lab 71 2.6%
Jermaine Atiya-Alla Lab 67
Irene Reade Lab 66

Blatchcombe (3) [3 C gains from LD]

Jeanette Richards C 989 36.9%
David Thomas C 874
John Thomas C 859
George Porter LD 633 23.6%
Naomi Milward LD 604
Andrew Douglas-Dunbar LD 544
Joe Friend Lab 386 14.4%
Peter Lucas BNP 355 13.2%
Peter Middleton Ind 317 11.8%
Jonathan Haines Lab 286
Trevor Fine Lab 280

Churston-with-Galmpton (2) [1 C gain from LD]

Derek Mills C 1545 56.2%
Anna Tolchard C 1443
Dave Browne LD 821 29.8%
John Turner LD 729
Hayley Player UKIP 385 14.0%
Marc Prince UKIP 295

Clifton-with-Maidenway (2)

Ian Doggett LD 942 45.6%
Ruth Pentney LD 887
Geoffrey Holmes C 704 34.1%
Glen Warwick C 653
John Simpson UKIP 305 14.8%
Norman Thatcher UKIP 265
Chris Marchant BNP 113 5.5%

Cockington-with-Chelston (3) [2 C gains from LD]

Gordon Oliver C 1383 40.6%
Roger Carter C 1361
Michael Hytche C 1304
Bev Brennan LD 1242 36.4%
Jean Cope LD 1122
John Hanley LD 1050
Mark Dent UKIP 571 16.8%
Joe Greatrex UKIP 561
Spanner Taylor UKIP 544
Patrick Canavan Lab 212 6.2%

Ellacombe (2) [1 Ind gain from LD]

Cindy Stocks LD 466 24.7%
Julien Parrott Ind 432 22.9%
Paul Westwood C 409 21.7%
Roberta Digby C 377
Lionel Digby Ind 335
Barrie Wood LD 335
Mike Simpson UKIP 224 11.9%
Jermaine Atiya-Alla Lab 216 11.4%
Derek Lavender BNP 141 7.5%

Goodrington-with-Roselands (2) [1 C gain from LD]

Christine Carter LD 957 42.2%
Nicole Amil C 916 40.4%
Sue Biles LD 915
Colin Hurst C 873
Gary Booth UKIP 397 17.5%
Pamela Booth UKIP 329

Preston (3)

David Butt C 1536 42.0%
Christopher Lewis C 1369
Christine Scouler C 1363
Ian Oxley Ind 838 22.9%
Jean Turnbull Ind 706
Terry Booth UKIP 527 14.4%
Lyn Turner LD 518 14.2%
Bobbie Davies LD 511
Jefferson Rose LD 425
Ian Hunt UKIP 419
Janet Hunt UKIP 361
Pat Yates Lab 238 6.5%

Roundham-with-Hyde (2) [2 C gains from LD]

Kevin Carroll C 974 50.0%
Matthew Phillips C 906
Mike James LD 684 35.1%
Frank Sobey LD 611
Doug Litt Lab 290 14.9%

St Mary's-with-Summercombe (2) [2 C gains from LD]

Terry Manning C 894 47.9%
Stuart John C 884
Peter Killick LD 678 36.3%
John Davis LD 585
Maureen Turner BNP 295 15.8%

St Marychurch (3) [2 C gains from LD]

Peter Addis C 1407 44.4%
Alan Faulkner LD 1337 42.2%
Louisa Aiton C 1331
Andy Westwood C 1315
Christine Morton LD 1225
Colin Bleach LD 1146
Gregg Fryett UKIP 424 13.4%
Peter Wiley UKIP 414
Peter Fryett UKIP 370

Shiphay-with-the-Willows (2) [1 C gain from LD]

Roger Kerslake C 990 36.7%
Colin Charlwood LD 919 34.0%
Mark Kingscote C 844
Will Hood LD 806
Don Bridgman UKIP 335 12.4%
Leonora Critchlow Lab 254 9.4%
Carole Lucas BNP 201 7.4%

Tormohun (3) [2 C gains from LD]

Jenny Faulkner LD 888 31.0%
Robert Horne C 874 30.5%
Robert Excell C 839
Christine Weston C 792
Gill Hayman LD 736
David Ward LD 649
Sue Colley Ind 535 18.7%
Kevin Fannon Ind 431
David Gilbey Ind 322
Graham Adams UKIP 320 11.2%
Tracy Adams UKIP 292
Mary Royle Lab 244 8.5%

Watcombe (2)

Stephen Darling LD 1134 58.3%
Roger Stringer LD 1050
Jason Nickels C 812 41.7%
Thelma Karran C 790

Wellswood (2)

Neil Bent C 2006 80.3%
Beryl McPhail C 1987
Tony Booth LD 493 19.7%
Denis Johnson LD 458

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