# 2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

The 2007 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in the only change at the election to take them to 26 seats. 10 of the Conservatives had been guaranteed seats before the election as they had no opponents. The Liberal Democrats remained on 8 seats, Labour dropped to 4 seats and there continued to be 1 independent.
Derbyshire Dales local election result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 26 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 66.7 | 49.0 | 17,531 | +6.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 34.0 | 12,141 | -1.7% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 3,548 | -4.4% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1,558 | -3.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 981 | +2.7% |

## Ward results

Ashbourne North (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Stephen Bull | unopposed |
| Conservative | Tony Millward | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Ashbourne South (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Alan Hodkinson | unopposed |
| Conservative | Andrew Lewer | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bakewell (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Twigg | 1,200 | | |
| | Conservative | Carol Walker | 1,057 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Duncan | 1,041 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Birchley | 479 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Molyneux | 448 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Nancolas | 386 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,611 | 45 | −1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Goodison | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brailsford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Valentine | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Calver :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cate Hunt | 632 | 77.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marija Nicholson | 185 | 22.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 54.7 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 817 | 53 | +3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carsington Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Rose | 553 | 76.2 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Mary Smail | 93 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Wheatcroft | 80 | 11.0 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 63.4 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 726 | 48 | +8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chatsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Longden | 648 | 75.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoe Wareham | 210 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 51.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Clifton & Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Bates | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Darley Dale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Burton | 1,016 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fearn | 978 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Allwood | 934 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Fearn | 541 | | |
| | Independent | John Evans | 471 | | |
| | Independent | Samantha Kay | 456 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,396 | 41 | +3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Dovedale & Parwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Spencer | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Doveridge & Sudbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert Catt | 496 | 68.8 |
| | Independent | Nesta Jarville | 225 | 31.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | 48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Hartington & Taddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Chapman | 417 | 74.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Bardsley | 140 | 25.1 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 49.7 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 557 | 42 | +4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hathersage & Eyam (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Bevan | 1,039 | |
| | Conservative | David Hoskin | 1,008 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bowman | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,502 | 47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Hulland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Radford | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lathkill & Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew McCloy | 406 | 66.2 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Andy Howard | 207 | 33.8 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 32.5 | +28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 613 | 45 | −0.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Litton & Longstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Bentley | 491 | 71.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Rainsford | 198 | 28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 42.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 689 | 50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Masson (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John March | 427 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Hume | 403 | | |
| | Conservative | Tony Davis | 380 | | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Elliott | 366 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wildgoose | 152 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Steadman | 149 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 40 | +7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Matlock All Saints (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Burfoot | 997 | | |
| | Conservative | Geoff Stevens | 964 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barker | 911 | | |
| | Conservative | Ann Elliott | 833 | | |
| | Conservative | Sam Gregory | 773 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Moss | 715 | | |
| | Green | Erik Douglas | 289 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,482 | 46 | +3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Matlock St Giles (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Flitter | 1,042 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Hopkinson | 865 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Rosser | 865 | | |
| | Conservative | Barrie Tipping | 787 | | |
| | Conservative | Jacquie Stevens | 761 | | |
| | Conservative | Ursula Lunn | 661 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,981 | 43 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Norbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bull | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shirley Buckingham | 346 | 59.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Wildgoose | 235 | 40.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 581 | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tideswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracy Critchlow | 344 | 64.5 | +13.6 |
| | Green | Timothy George | 95 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Holt | 94 | 17.6 | −31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 46.7 | +44.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 533 | 36 | −1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Winster & South Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Moseley | 371 | 44.2 | +23.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Swindell | 249 | 29.6 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Wright | 220 | 26.2 | −38.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 14.5 | −29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 60 | +8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wirksworth (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Ratcliffe | 937 | | |
| | Labour | Mike Ratcliffe | 789 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Slack | 780 | | |
| | Conservative | Gladwyn Gratton | 637 | | |
| | Conservative | Helen Walker | 508 | | |
| | Green | Josh Stockell | 504 | | |
| | Conservative | Gavin Williamson | 433 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Green | 387 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,975 | 41 | +10 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2007 and 2011
### Masson

A by-election was held in Masson on 6 December 2007 after the death of Labour councillor John March. The by-election was won by Conservative Garry Purdy.
Masson by-election 6 December 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Garry Purdy | 356 | 48.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Belinda Heaney | 256 | 34.7 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Steadman | 126 | 17.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Matlock St Giles

A by-election was held in Matlock St Giles on 4 June 2009 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Tony Rosser. The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Cate Hopkinson.
Matlock St Giles by-election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cate Hopkinson | 825 | 43.7 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | Barry Tipping | 659 | 34.9 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Alan Bower | 406 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Winster & South Darley

A by-election was held in Winster and South Darley after Conservative councillor John Moseley stepped down to join the Peak District National Park Authority. The seat was gained for Labour by Colin Swindell, who became the then youngest councillor on Derbyshire Dales Council at the age of 26.
Winster & South Darley by-election 23 July 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Swindell | 426 | 62.6 | +32.9 |
| | Conservative | Robin Green | 255 | 37.3 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |