Renfrewshire Council election, 2007
Elections to Renfrewshire 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 results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election results
Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 17 | N/A | N/A | -4 | 42.5 | 36.8 | 25,878 | |||
SNP | 17 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 42.5 | 35.4 | 24,875 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 10 | 9.7 | 6,831 | |||
Conservative | 2 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 5 | 11.5 | 8,115 | |||
Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1,096 | |||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 840 | |||
Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 130 | |||
Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,508 | ||||
Ward results
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
SNP | Derek Mackay | 1,549 | 30.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Labour | Alexander Murrin | 1,236 | 24.7 | 2 | 2 | |
SNP | Bill Perrie | 673 | 12.4 | 3 | 6 | |
Labour | Donnie Smith | 527 | 10.5 | |||
Independent | Charlie Newlands | 516 | 10.3 | |||
Conservative | Ron Kane | 286 | 5.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Jelfs | 218 | 4.4 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | Mary Fee | 1,452 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Cathy McEwan | 1,339 | 24.4 | 2 | 4 | |
Labour | Eddie Grady | 896 | 16.3 | 3 | 8 | |
SNP | David Mylet | 748 | 13.6 | |||
Independent | Tommy Dyer | 294 | 5.4 | |||
Conservative | Jim Foster | 291 | 5.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Angela McGarrigle | 246 | 4.5 | |||
Solidarity | Gillie MacDonald | 127 | 2.3 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Douglas Canning | 90 | 1.6 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan McDonald | 1,608 | 21.9 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Brian Lawson | 1,583 | 21.6 | 2 | 1 | |
Labour | Rayleen Kelly | 1,033 | 14.1 | |||
Labour | Jim Sharkey | 1,012 | 13.8 | 4 | 6 | |
SNP | Celia Lawson | 934 | 12.7 | 3 | 6 | |
Conservative | Alistair Campbell | 798 | 10.9 | |||
Solidarity | Sean Hurl | 199 | 2.7 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Andy Bowden | 170 | 2.3 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | Terry Kelly | 1,671 | 28.5 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Kenny McLaren | 1,387 | 23.6 | 2 | 1 | |
Labour | Tommy Williams | 873 | 14.9 | 3 | 2 | |
Conservative | Alison Cook | 546 | 9.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Dillon†† | 506 | 8.6 | 4 | 8 | |
SNP | Will Mylet | 427 | 7.3 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Iain Hogg | 225 | 3.8 | |||
Solidarity | Robert Muir | 139 | 2.4 | |||
Independent | Gordon Mackie | 97 | 1.7 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | Eddie Devine | 1,508 | 20.4 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | George Adam | 1,128 | 15.3 | 2 | 9 | |
SNP | Jim Mitchell | 976 | 13.2 | 4 | 9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marie McGurk††† | 928 | 12.6 | 3 | 9 | |
Labour | Roy Glen | 822 | 11.1 | |||
Independent | Caroline Martin | 763 | 10.3 | |||
Conservative | Ron Garrett | 513 | 6.9 | |||
Independent | Paul Mack | 404 | 5.5 | |||
Scottish Green | Kingsley Matthews | 130 | 1.8 | |||
Solidarity | Fiona MacDonald | 104 | 1.4 | |||
Independent | John Workman | 63 | 0.9 | |||
Scottish Socialist | John Miller | 46 | 0.6 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South West | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
SNP | Lorraine Cameron | 1,879 | 28.8 | 1 | 1 | |
Labour | Jackie Green | 1,363 | 20.9 | 2 | 1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eileen McCartin | 1,263 | 19.3 | 3 | 3 | |
Labour | Mark MacMillan | 844 | 12.9 | 4 | 9 | |
Conservative | Shiela Fulton | 388 | 5.9 | |||
SNP | David McCartney | 290 | 4.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret McDonough | 176 | 2.7 | |||
Independent | Bob Sharkey | 172 | 2.6 | |||
Solidarity | Danny Williamson | 108 | 1.7 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Billy McNaughton | 50 | 0.8 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | John Caldwell | 1,524 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Tracie McGee | 1,470 | 21.7 | 2 | 1 | |
Labour | Iain McMillan | 1,135 | 16.8 | 3 | 8 | |
Labour | John Hood | 742 | 11.0 | 4 | 8 | |
Conservative | John McIntyre | 571 | 8.4 | |||
SNP | Andrew McNair | 561 | 8.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Heron | 376 | 5.6 | |||
Independent | Paul Gibson | 199 | 2.9 | |||
Solidarity | Gerry Kavanagh | 113 | 1.7 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Gerry McCartney | 83 | 1.2 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
SNP | David Arthur | 1,595 | 26.4 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Bruce McFee | 1,313 | 21.8 | 2 | 5 | |
Labour | Neil Bibby | 1,168 | 16.9 | 3 | 5 | |
Labour | John Kenny | 1,023 | 19.4 | |||
Conservative | Tom Begg | 568 | 9.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Jelfs | 282 | 4.7 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Geoff Knowles | 87 | 1.4 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | Anne Hall | 2,216 | 33.0 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Audrey Doig | 1,205 | 18.0 | 2 | 4 | |
Conservative | David Clews† | 1,174 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | |
SNP | Allan Noon | 1,120 | 16.7 | 4 | 4 | |
Labour | David Lavery | 519 | 7.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jelfs | 384 | 5.7 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Stefan Kohlmorgen | 89 | 1.3 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Conservative | Iain Langlands | 2,077 | 36.3 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | Carol Puthucheary | 1,375 | 24.0 | 2 | 2 | |
Labour | Michael Holmes | 1,113 | 19.5 | 3 | 5 | |
SNP | Bill Robertson | 714 | 12.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Hanley | 360 | 6.3 | |||
Solidarity | Harry Pfaff | 83 | 1.5 | |||
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Labour | Jim Harte | 1,963 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | |
SNP | James McQuade | 1,369 | 18.5 | 3 | 5 | |
SNP | Iain Nicolson | 1,240 | 16.7 | 4 | 5 | |
Labour | Sam Mullin | 1,238 | 16.7 | 2 | 2 | |
Conservative | Oonagh Harper | 903 | 12.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 484 | 6.5 | |||
Solidarity | Jim Halfpenny | 223 | 3.0 | |||
Changes since 2007 Election
- †On 30 March 2011, Houston, Croslee and Linwood Cllr David Clews quit the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.
- ††In May 2011, Paisley North West Cllr Mike Dillon quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party. He re-joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 September 2011.
- †††On 17 May 2011 Paisley South Cllr Marie McGurk quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party.
By-elections Since 2007
- On 17 March 2011 Labour's Roy Glen won a by-election which was held to fill the vacancy that arose following the death of the SNP's Jim Mitchell.
Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat[1] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | |
Labour | Roy Glen | 49.3 | 2,081 | 2,102 | 2,121 | |
SNP | David McCartney | 32.4 | 1,366 | 1,382 | 1,404 | |
Conservative | Alison Cook | 18.54 | 388 | 392 | 441 | |
Independent | Gary Pearson | 3.9 | 164 | 179 | 198 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 3.2 | 134 | 139 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Jimmy Kerr | 1.9 | 82 | |||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | |||||
Electorate: 13,951 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,108 Turnout: 4,246(30.4%) |
References
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