2007 Renfrewshire Council election
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All 40 seats to Renfrewshire Council 21 seats needed for a majority | ||
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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 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 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 17 | N/A | N/A | -4 | 42.5 | 36.8 | 25,878 | ||
Scottish National | 17 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 42.5 | 35.4 | 24,875 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 6,831 | ||
Conservative | 2 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 5.0 | 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 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,508 |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Scottish National | Derek Mackay | 1,549 | 30.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Labour | Alexander Murrin | 1,236 | 24.7 | 2 | 2 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Mary Fee | 1,452 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | Cathy McEwan | 1,339 | 24.4 | 2 | 4 | |
Labour | Eddie Grady | 896 | 16.3 | 3 | 8 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Liberal Democrats | Susan McDonald | 1,608 | 21.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | Brian Lawson | 1,583 | 21.6 | 2 | 1 | |
Labour | Rayleen Kelly | 1,033 | 14.1 | |||
Labour | Jim Sharkey | 1,012 | 13.8 | 4 | 6 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Terry Kelly | 1,671 | 28.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | 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 | |
Scottish National | Will Mylet | 427 | 7.3 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Iain Hogg | 225 | 3.8 | |||
Solidarity | Robert Muir | 139 | 2.4 | |||
Independent | Gordon Mackie | 97 | 1.7 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Eddie Devine | 1,508 | 20.4 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | George Adam | 1,128 | 15.3 | 2 | 9 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Scottish National | 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 | |||
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | John Caldwell | 1,524 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | 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 | |||
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Scottish National | David Arthur | 1,595 | 26.4 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Anne Hall | 2,216 | 33.0 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | Audrey Doig | 1,205 | 18.0 | 2 | 4 | |
Conservative | David Clews† | 1,174 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | |
Scottish National | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Conservative | Iain Langlands | 2,077 | 36.3 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | Carol Puthucheary | 1,375 | 24.0 | 2 | 2 | |
Labour | Michael Holmes | 1,113 | 19.5 | 3 | 5 | |
Scottish National | Bill Robertson | 714 | 12.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Hanley | 360 | 6.3 | |||
Solidarity | Harry Pfaff | 83 | 1.5 |
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Jim Harte | 1,963 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Scottish National | James McQuade | 1,369 | 18.5 | 3 | 5 | |
Scottish National | 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[edit]
- †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[edit]
- On 17 March 2011 Labour's Roy Glen won a by-election in Paisley South which was held to fill the vacancy that arose following the death of the SNP's Jim Mitchell.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Labour | Roy Glen | 49.3 | 2,081 | 2,102 | 2,121 | |
Scottish National | 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 Scottish National | Swing | |||||
Electorate: 13,951 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,108 Turnout: 4,246(30.4%) |