2007 South Ayrshire Council election

2007 South Ayrshire Council election
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All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Lab
Leader Bill McIntosh
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Troon
Last election 15 seats, 41.5% 15 seats, 36.7%
Seats before 15 15
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 6
Popular vote 18,568 14,152
Percentage 37.2% 28.4%
Swing Decrease 4.3% Decrease 8.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
SNP
Ind
Leader Brian Connolly
Party SNP Independent
Leader's seat Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton
Last election 0 seats, 17.3% 0 seats, 2.9%
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 8 1
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 1
Popular vote 12,624 4,160
Percentage 25.3% 8.3%
Swing Increase 8.0% Increase 5.4%
The 8 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

Council Leader after election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

The 2007 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament.

The election was the first to use the 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The election saw the Conservatives returned as the largest party on the council despite losing three seats. Labour, who had tied with the Conservatives as the largest party in 2003, lost six seats as they became the second-largest party. The Scottish National Party (SNP) picked up their first representation in the area for 30 years as they gained eight seats. The remaining seat was won by an independent candidate.

Results

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2007 South Ayrshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 - - Decrease 3 40.0 37.2 18,568 Decrease 4.3
  Labour 9 - - Decrease 5 30.0 28.4 14,152 Decrease 8.3
  SNP 8 - - Increase 8 26.7 25.3 12,624 Increase 8.0
  Independent 1 - - Increase 1 3.3 8.3 4,160 Increase 5.4
  Solidarity 0 - - 0 0.0 0.6 300 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - 0 0.0 0.1 66 Decrease 1.2
Total 30 49,870

Source:[1]

Summary by ward

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Results of the 2007 South Ayrshire Council election by ward
Ward % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
Conservative Labour SNP Independents Others
Troon 41.8 2 20.3 1 23.9 1 13.9 0 4
Prestwick 41.8 2 30.1 1 28.1 1 4
Ayr North 18.4 1 44.7 2 25.0 1 8.8 0 3.0 0 4
Ayr East 39.1 2 30.7 1 27.6 1 2.6 0 4
Ayr West 54.8 2 16.9 1 20.9 1 7.5 0 4
Kyle 34.2 1 32.8 1 21.8 1 11.1 0 3
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton 24.4 1 26.2 1 24.7 1 24.7 1 4
Girvan and South Carrick 37.3 1 29.6 1 33.1 1 3
Total 37.2 12 28.4 9 25.3 8 8.3 1 0.7 0 30

Source:[1]

Ward results

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Troon

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Troon – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Conservative Peter Convery 27.5 2,029  
SNP Nan McFarlane 23.9 1,765  
Labour Philip Saxton 20.3 1,499  
Conservative Bill McIntosh 14.3 1,061 1,489
Independent Pat Brown 13.9 1,029 1,084
Valid: 7,383   Quota: 1,477  

Source: [1]

Prestwick

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Prestwick – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Stan Fisher 28.1 2,062        
Conservative Hugh Hunter 25.1 1,847        
Labour Helen Moonie 16.7 1,227 1,350 1,364 ??? ???
Conservative Margaret Toner 16.7 1,224 1,350 1,663    
Labour George Watson 13.4 987 1,071 1,084 ???  
Valid: 7,347   Quota: 1,470  

Source: [1]

Ayr North

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Ayr North – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Douglas Campbell 27.0 1,663                
SNP Tom Slider 25.0 1,506                
Conservative John Hampton 18.4 1,108 1,119 1,147 1,151 1,158 1,170 1,186 ??? ???
Labour Ian Cavana 11.8 712 1,004 1,040 1,041 1,046 1,056 1,074 ??? ???
Independent Rab Hill 7.4 445 457 476 484 511 524 559 ???  
Labour Ian Stewart 5.9 356 412 438 440 441 450 469    
Solidarity Amanda McFarlane 1.9 117 122 146 150 158 186      
Scottish Socialist Liz Swan 1.1 66 70 99 102 106        
Independent Jim McEwan 0.8 50 52 60 74          
Independent Tommy O'Lone 0.6 37 39 46            
Valid: 6,060   Quota: 1,213  

Source: [1]

Ayr East

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Ayr East – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Ian Douglas 27.6 1,933        
Conservative Winifred Sloan 21.7 1,516        
Labour Eddie Bulik 18.4 1,286 1,354 1,356 ??? ???
Conservative Mary Kilpatrick 17.4 1,220 1,318 1,416    
Labour Gerry Crawley 12.3 861 937 940 ??? ???
Solidarity James Stewart 2.6 183 269 270 ???  
Valid: 6,999   Quota: 1,400  

Source: [1]

Ayr West

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Ayr West – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Bill Grant 30.3 2,176          
SNP Mike Peddie 20.9 1,499          
Labour Elaine Little 16.9 1,213 1,238 1,249 1,384 ??? ???
Conservative Robin Reid 15.7 1,127 1,320 1,329 1,479    
Conservative Alistair Kerr 8.8 634 1,084 1,088 1,168 ???  
Independent Ian McCabe 7.5 537 559 576      
Valid: 7,186   Quota: 1,438  

Source: [1]

Kyle

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Kyle – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Andy Campbell 22.7 1,128 1,473      
SNP John Allan 21.8 1,080 1,112 1,156 1,332  
Conservative Hywel Davies 18.0 891 905 916 992 ???
Conservative Arthur Spurling 16.2 801 813 822 859  
Independent Sam Gardiner 11.1 550 565 603    
Labour Danny Howley 10.1 499        
Valid: 4,949   Quota: 1,238  

Source: [1]

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton

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Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Mairi Low 24.7 1,411            
Independent Brian Connolly 24.7 1,410            
Conservative Ann Galbreith 19.5 1,111 1,138 1,184        
Labour Sandra Goldie 17.0 970 1,009 1,036 1,037 1,066 ??? ???
Labour Peter Mason 9.2 526 552 584 585 613 ???  
Conservative David Steele 4.9 281 297 304 321 349    
Independent Helen Whitefield 1.8 102 148 213 214      
Valid: 5,811   Quota: 1,163  

Source: [1]

Girvan and South Carrick

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Girvan and South Carrick – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Iain Fitzsimmons 37.3 1,542      
SNP Alec Oattes 33.1 1,368      
Labour John McDowall 17.4 721 832 921 ???
Labour Calum Little 12.2 504 567 611  
Valid: 4,135   Quota: 1,034  

Source: [1]

Changes Since 2007 Election

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  • †In May 2008, Ayr West Cllr Elaine Little resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. In February 2012 she joined the Scottish National Party.
  • ††On 27 May 2008 Ayr North Cllr Douglas Campbell, resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. He joined the Scottish National Party on 19 May 2011
  • †††On 16 November 2009 Ayr East Cllr Eddie Bulik resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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