2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Argyll and Bute Council election First party Second party Third party Party Independent SNP Liberal Democrats Seats won 16 10 7 Seat change 6 7 1 Popular vote 15,715 8,921 7,702 Percentage 39.1% 22.2% 19.2% Swing 12.4% 9.0% 4.9% Fourth party Party Conservative Seats won 3 Seat change 0 Popular vote 6,301 Percentage 15.7 Swing 1.7%
Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election . The election was the first one using 11 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation . The new wards replace 36 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post ) system of election.
Election result [ edit ] Argyll and Bute Local Election Result 2007 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Independent 16 N/A N/A 6 44.4 39.1 15,715 12.4 SNP 10 N/A N/A 7 27.8 22.2 8,921 9.0 Liberal Democrats 7 N/A N/A 1 19.4 19.2 7,702 4.9 Conservative 3 N/A N/A 0 8.3 15.7 6,301 1.7 Labour 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 3.7 1,471 1.0 Solidarity 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 0.2 76 New
Ward results [ edit ] Incumbent councillors are marked with *
South Kintyre [ edit ] South Kintyre Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Conservative Donald Kelly * 42.9% 1,332 SNP John Donald Semple 21.3% 663 710 743 845 Labour George McMillan 14.3% 444 495 508 Liberal Democrats Rory Colville * 14.2% 441 505 512 658 Conservative James Martin 4.9% 152 503 514 575 Solidarity Deirdre Henderson 2.4% 76 83 Electorate: 5,503 Valid: 3,108 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 778 Turnout: 57.51%
Kintyre and the Islands [ edit ]
Mid Argyll [ edit ] Mid Argyll Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Liberal Democrats Alison Hay * 22.0% 813 833 880 975 Independent Donnie MacMillan * 18.9% 699 712 733 794 806 964 SNP Colin Stevenson 16.9% 625 632 672 693 700 735 Independent Douglas Trevor Philand 15.7% 582 608 650 674 681 796 Independent Sandy Cameron 9.3% 344 359 375 414 420 Conservative Charlotte Hanbury 8.2% 305 312 318 Labour Wendy Reynolds 6.1% 225 230 Independent Cameron Lewis 2.9% 106 Electorate: 5,948 Valid: 3,699 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 925 Turnout: 63.01%
Oban South and the Isles [ edit ]
Oban North and Lorn [ edit ] Oban North and Lorn Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independent Elaine Robertson * 22.0% 1,005 Independent Duncan MacIntyre 17.1% 779 801 821 872 934 Liberal Democrats Neil MacKay ††† 14.6% 665 678 701 726 772 777 846 951 SNP Donald MacDonald 13.6% 618 620 632 654 672 673 694 724 SNP Mike MacKenzie 8.8% 401 407 411 419 434 435 466 486 Conservative Eileen Mary Kirkpatrick 8.5% 387 394 404 419 427 429 457 Independent Ian Smyth 4.4% 200 211 222 240 267 271 Independent Sidney MacDougall* 4.1% 188 192 209 229 Independent George Doyle 3.9% 176 179 198 Independent Gwen Cameron 3.1% 140 146 Electorate: 7,431 Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 912 Turnout: 62.52%
Cowal Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 SNP Ron Simon 29.8% 1,127 Independent Alex McNaughton 23.3% 880 909 996 Independent Bruce Marshall * 19.7% 745 768 813 829 956 Conservative Dave Petrie 13.0% 491 504 523 530 630 Liberal Democrats Trevor Oxborrow 9.2% 346 376 391 397 Independent Iain Jarvis Gow 5.1% 192 203 Electorate: 5,878 Valid: 3,781 Spoilt: 61 Quota: 946 Turnout: 65.36%
Dunoon Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Independent Dick Walsh * 24.6% 855 938 SNP Alister MacAlister †††††† 23.6% 821 836 845 870 Independent Jimmy McQueen * 21.7% 754 804 829 903 Labour David Graham 10.3% 358 371 376 384 Liberal Democrats Tony Miles 7.4% 257 269 278 336 Conservative Sandy MacPherson 6.9% 239 245 252 Independent Gordon McKinven* 5.6% 193 Electorate: 5,862 Valid: 3,477 Spoilt: 45 Quota: 870 Turnout: 60.08%
Isle of Bute [ edit ] Isle of Bute Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Independent Len Scoullar * 28.2% 868 SNP Robert MacIntyre * 27.2% 839 SNP Isobel Strong * 17.9% 551 597 647 667 730 Independent Fraser Gillies 7.7% 238 251 255 303 333 Labour Harry Hattan 7.3% 225 228 230 236 Liberal Democrats Karen Anne Hilton 7.1% 218 226 229 258 308 Conservative Peter Wallace 4.6% 143 152 154 Electorate: 5,354 Valid: 3,082 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 771 Turnout: 58.80%
Lomond North [ edit ]
Helensburgh Central [ edit ]
Helensburgh and Lomond South [ edit ]
Changes since 2007 Election [ edit ] †In September 2007, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Mary-Jean Devon quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Independent. She joined the Scottish National Party on 1 July 2011. ††Since the election, Helensburgh Central Cllr James Robb quit the Scottish National Party and became an Independent Nationalist. †††Since the election, Oban North and Lorn Cllr Neil MacKay quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Alliance of Independent Councillor. ††††On 18 November 2011, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Donald Skye McIntosh died. †††††On 25 February 2012 Hellensburgh Central Cllr Al Reay died. ††††††On 30 March 2012 Dunoon Cllr Alister MacAlister died. By-Elections since 3 May 2007 [ edit ] On 4 October 2007 the Liberal Democrats Andrew Nisbit won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Ronald Kinloch on 23 July 2007 Helensburgh and Lomond South by-election 4 October 2007 - 1 Seat[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Liberal Democrats Andrew Nisbit 30.31 642 752 1,014 1,525 Conservative Jim Proctor 29.60 627 684 839 Independent Gordon Hanning 23.28 493 606 SNP Richard Trail 16.81 356 Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing Electorate: 5,690 Valid: 2,118 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 2,128 (37.4%)
On 3 November 2011 the SNP's Louise Glen-Lee won a by-election which arose following the death of former SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald on 4 August 2011 Oban North & Lorn by-election 3 November 2011 - 1 Seat[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 SNP Louise Glen-Lee 44.14 1,081 1,117 1,179 1,374 Conservative Roy Rutherford 20.62 505 523 591 758 Independent Gwyneth Neal 17.88 438 496 561 Liberal Democrats David Pollard 10.62 260 273 Independent George Doyle 6.73 165 SNP hold Swing Electorate: 7,606 Valid: 2,449 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,225 Turnout: 2,468 (32.4%)
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