# 2007 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Independent 5
* Labour 1

## Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 66.7 | 37.9 | 4,787 | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 32.5 | 4,101 | -7.5 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 1,578 | +7.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 973 | +4.7 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 699 | -5.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 299 | -0.7 |
| Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 196 | -2.3 |
1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.

### By ward

Goldsithney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Nicholas | 405 | 55.8 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Walker | 321 | 44.2 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 726 | 47.3 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hayle North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robb Lello | 703 | 67.4 | |
| | Independent | Owen Philp | 340 | 32.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,043 | 35.5 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Lelant & Carbis Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Penhaligon | 701 | 55.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ryan | 324 | 25.8 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Paula Richards | 232 | 18.5 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 30.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 42.1 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Madron & Zennor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roy Mann | 440 | 83.8 | +4.7 |
| | UKIP | James Wallis | 85 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 67.6 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | 38.6 | −8.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Marazion & Perranuthnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Thomas | 443 | 56.6 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Barnes | 339 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 13.2 | −34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 55.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Morvah, Pendeen & St Just :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Eddy | 740 | 44.8 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue James | 565 | 34.2 | −12.6 |
| | UKIP | Rose Smith | 214 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Adrian Marsham | 131 | 7.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 43.9 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Penzance East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lewarne | 498 | 31.8 | −20.4 |
| | Independent | Nigel Waller | 347 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 271 | 17.3 | +4.6 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Phillip Rendle | 196 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Rob Pickering | 173 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Lawrence | 79 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 9.6 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 35.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Penzance South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Harding | 1,095 | 60.0 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Worth | 552 | 30.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Sara Olivier | 177 | 9.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 29.7 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 46.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Buryan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Maddern | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Erth & St Hilary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doe Harry | 413 | 52.6 | +52.6 |
| | Independent | Sheila Furneaux | 372 | 47.4 | −21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 785 | 44.8 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mitchell | 592 | 46.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin Nicholls | 430 | 33.8 | +15.7 |
| | Green | Louise Channon | 251 | 19.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 12.7 | −18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 40.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Symons | 560 | 46.5 | |
| | Green | Ron Tulley | 317 | 26.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Fry | 207 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour | Terence Murray | 120 | 10.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,204 | 42.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |