# 2007 Wyre Borough Council election

Elections to Wyre Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. All 55 councillors were elected from 26 wards in elections held every four years. The Conservative Party kept hold overall control of the council.
After the election composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 45 | +11 |
| Labour | 9 | -11 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 |

## Election result

Wyre Borough Council Election, 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 45 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 81.81 | 63.85 | 45,877 | +13.76 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 16.36 | 28.35 | 20,366 | -10.16 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 | 4.85 | 3,485 | -4.15 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1,620 | +2.25 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.70 | 502 | +0.70 |

## Ward results
### Bourne

Bourne (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don MacNaughton | 941 | 19.58 | −3.34 |
| | Conservative | Julia Newsham | 940 | 19.55 | +19.55 |
| | Conservative | Christopher McConnachie | 892 | 18.56 | +18.56 |
| | Labour | Terry Lees | 686 | 14.27 | −12.16 |
| | Labour | Alan Dawkins | 679 | 14.13 | −11.35 |
| | Labour | Tony Condron | 669 | 13.92 | −11.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Breck

Breck (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Henderson | 813 | 38.35 | +2.01 |
| | Conservative | Peter Gibson | 779 | 36.75 | +1.66 |
| | Labour | Sean Hazlewood | 283 | 13.35 | −1.64 |
| | Labour | Bill Acton | 245 | 11.56 | −2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brock

Brock (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pete Murphy | 480 | 81.49 | +12.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David James Thompson | 109 | 18.51 | −12.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 62.99 | +24.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cabus

Cabus (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert William Brooks | 471 | 75.72 | +20.98 |
| | Labour | Bob Hughes | 151 | 24.28 | −20.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 51.61 | +42.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Calder

Calder (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 433 | 66.31 | +14.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Harrison | 220 | 33.70 | −14.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 32.62 | +28.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carleton

Carleton (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Hargeaves | 1015 | 35.44 | +6.45 |
| | Conservative | Frances May Gandhi | 982 | 34.29 | +5.64 |
| | Labour | Jane Ullah Sarah Jackson | 448 | 15.64 | −6.24 |
| | Labour | Andy Walker | 419 | 14.63 | −5.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Catterall

Catterall (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sharples | 539 | 65.49 | −3.42 |
| | Conservative | Val Wilson | 284 | 34.51 | +3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 30.98 | −6.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 823 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cleveleys Park

Cleveleys Park (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Kay | 938 | 19.21 | +4.37 |
| | Conservative | Peter Walters | 829 | 16.98 | +2.53 |
| | Conservative | Tony Morley | 802 | 16.43 | +2.72 |
| | Labour | Penny Martin | 775 | 15.87 | −1.19 |
| | Labour | Wayne Martin | 722 | 14.79 | −2.11 |
| | Labour | John Traynor | 687 | 14.07 | −2.79 |
| | BNP | James Clayton | 502 | 10.28 | +10.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Taylor | 349 | 7.15 | +0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Garstang

Garstang (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dulcie Atkins | 1330 | 27.23 | +4.20 |
| | Conservative | Alice Collinson | 1200 | 24.56 | +4.62 |
| | Conservative | Tom Balmain | 1055 | 21.60 | +1.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harrison Paul | 709 | 14.51 | −0.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Purkis Francis | 591 | 12.10 | −0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Eccleston

Great Eccleston (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred James Coop | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Susan Pimbley | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Hambleton & Stalmine-with-Staynall

Hambleton & Stalmine-with-Staynall (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Robinson | 1252 | 40.44 | +9.33 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Bowen | 1114 | 35.98 | +7.74 |
| | Labour | June Jackson | 399 | 12.89 | −8.34 |
| | Labour | Andy Meredith | 331 | 10.69 | −8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardhorn

Hardhorn (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graeme Cocker | 1000 | 39.39 | +3.11 |
| | Conservative | Frank Turner | 954 | 37.57 | +3.91 |
| | Labour | Chris Frost | 299 | 11.78 | −2.79 |
| | Labour | Richard Barnes | 286 | 11.26 | −4.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Highcross

Highcross (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Birch | 1066 | 37.25 | +7.09 |
| | Conservative | Roger Berry | 1040 | 36.34 | +7.52 |
| | Labour | Alf Robert | 419 | 14.64 | −6.56 |
| | Labour | Eric Stafford | 337 | 11.77 | −8.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Jubilee

Jubilee (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Heppenstall | 501 | 18.19 | −8.14 |
| | Conservative | John Hodgkinson | 482 | 17.50 | −7.39 |
| | UKIP | Roy Hopwood | 465 | 16.88 | +16.88 |
| | UKIP | Vicki Hopwood | 408 | 14.81 | +14.81 |
| | Labour | Kate Condron | 368 | 13.36 | −11.43 |
| | Labour | Alan Morgan | 290 | 10.53 | −13.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Pitman | 134 | 4.86 | +4.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William McCylmont | 107 | 3.88 | +3.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mount

Mount (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Duffy | 581 | 28.68 | −1.25 |
| | Labour | Ruth Duffy | 561 | 27.69 | −1.04 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Bond | 448 | 22.11 | −0.79 |
| | Conservative | Jim Laird | 436 | 21.52 | +3.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Norcross

Norcross (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Greenhough | 726 | 33.41 | +8.69 |
| | Conservative | Ann Turner | 671 | 30.88 | +7.16 |
| | Labour | Rita Hewitt | 397 | 18.27 | −8.19 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 379 | 17.44 | −7.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Park

Park (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Birkett | 569 | 27.92 | +13.17 |
| | Labour | Julie Grunshaw | 514 | 25.22 | −12.82 |
| | Conservative | Lizzy Houton | 495 | 24.29 | +11.18 |
| | Labour | Jim Price | 460 | 22.57 | −11.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pharos

Pharos (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 772 | 20.22 | −5.45 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Beavers | 771 | 20.19 | −6.01 |
| | Labour | Ronald Shewan | 708 | 18.54 | −6.52 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Brock | 496 | 12.99 | +6.09 |
| | Conservative | Stan Leadbetter | 481 | 12.60 | +6.90 |
| | Conservative | Billy Whiteside | 370 | 9.69 | +4.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Palmerton | 220 | 5.76 | +0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pilling

Pilling (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Lawrenson | 430 | 58.27 | +6.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Thompson | 308 | 41.73 | −6.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 16.53 | +12.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Preesall

Preesall (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Moon | 1418 | 27.76 | +7.16 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Taylor | 1386 | 27.13 | +6.55 |
| | Conservative | Gordon McCain | 1380 | 27.02 | +4.74 |
| | Labour | Darrell Jackson | 496 | 9.71 | +0.64 |
| | Labour | Nic Fogg | 428 | 8.38 | −2.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rossall

Rossall (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Riley | 826 | 18.16 | −4.48 |
| | Labour | Marlene Colby | 790 | 17.37 | −5.34 |
| | Labour | Ted Taylor | 737 | 16.20 | 4.91 |
| | Conservative | Frances Thewlis | 632 | 13.89 | +2.86 |
| | Conservative | James Lawrence | 631 | 13.87 | +2.29 |
| | Conservative | Jill Moon | 539 | 11.85 | +0.91 |
| | UKIP | David Gerrard | 394 | 8.66 | +8.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Staina

Staina (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Forsyth | 1515 | 28.67 | +9.70 |
| | Conservative | Jim Lawrenson | 1433 | 27.12 | +8.29 |
| | Conservative | Ramesh Gandhi | 1423 | 26.93 | +8.16 |
| | Labour | Eddie Rawlings | 470 | 8.89 | −5.95 |
| | Labour | Billy Glasgow | 443 | 8.38 | −5.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tithebarn

Tithebarn (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bannister | 967 | 43.32 | +7.92 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hawley J | 903 | 40.46 | +6.37 |
| | Labour | Kieran Morgan | 362 | 16.22 | +0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria

Victoria (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Tebbs | 1351 | 27.21 | +6.91 |
| | Conservative | Michael Vincent | 1165 | 23.46 | +3.43 |
| | Conservative | Alan Thomas Vincent | 1150 | 23.16 | +4.31 |
| | Labour | Brian Stephenson | 474 | 9.55 | −5.33 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Stephenson | 472 | 9.51 | −3.68 |
| | UKIP | Les Holt | 353 | 7.11 | +7.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warren

Warren (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Sanderson | 890 | 19.76 | +5.92 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hamer | 821 | 18.23 | +4.78 |
| | Conservative | Denise Minto | 770 | 17.10 | +5.01 |
| | Labour | Margaret Anderton | 762 | 16.92 | −4.34 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Ratcliffe | 660 | 14.66 | −5.56 |
| | Labour | Norman Irish | 600 | 13.32 | −5.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Wyresdale

Wyresdale (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hesketh | 537 | 72.96 | +19.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ronson | 199 | 27.04 | −19.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 45.92 | +39.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |