2007 East Ayrshire Council election

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2007 East Ayrshire Council election
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All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered91,963
Turnout55.0%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election23 seats, 49.2%8 seats, 35.3%1 seat, 12.5%
Seats won14143
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote20,70518,7446,446
Percentage41.1%39.2%12.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.1%Increase2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 0.3%
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


SNP

Elections to East Ayrshire 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 nine 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 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

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Election results

2007 East Ayrshire Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 14Decrease2.svg 943.7541.120,705Decrease2.svg 8.1
  SNP 14Increase2.svg 643.7539.219,744Increase2.svg 3.9
  Conservative 3Increase2.svg 29.3812.86,446Increase2.svg 0.3
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 13.135.22,614Increase2.svg 3.5
  Solidarity 0Steady2.svg0.000.7351New
  Scottish Green 0Steady2.svg0.000.5245New
  Scottish Socialist 0Steady2.svg0.000.3162Decrease2.svg 0.9
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.00.286Steady2.svg
Total32 50,353

Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown. [1] [2]

Ward summary

Results of the 2007 East Ayrshire Council election by ward
Ward %Cllrs %Cllrs %Cllrs %Cllrs %CllrsTotal
Cllrs
SNP Labour Conservative Others Independents
Annick30.7134.3121.111.6012.303
Kilmarnock North55.7226.7115.801.903
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse47.2232.5117.013.304
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford39.5245.027.702.305.40 4
Kilmarnock South44.7247.715.901.703
Irvine Valley43.5231.6120.514.304
Ballochmyle29.1151.739.204.205.804
Cumnock and New Cumnock26.2160.439.803.804
Doon Valley26.0149.018.4016.613
Total39.21441.11412.831.705.2132

Ward results

Annick

Annick - 3 members
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP John MacKay30.71,625     
Conservative Rose-Ann Cunninghame21.11,1171,163 1,194 1,401  
Labour John McGhee17.2909945 958 1,087 1,102 1,840
Labour Jim O'Neil17.1905928 938 1,077 1,085  
Independent Ann Hay12.3651726 746    
BNP Thomas Sweeten1.68699     
Electorate: 9,068  Valid: 5,293  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 1,324  Turnout: 58.3%  

    Source: [3]

    Kilmarnock North

    Kilmarnock North - 3 members
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    SNP Willie Coffey 34.51,552 
    Labour Maureen McKay26.71,202 
    SNP Helen Coffey21.29521,317
    Conservative James Adams15.8709720
    Scottish Socialist Colin Rutherford1.98589
    Electorate: 8,617  Valid: 4,500  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,126  Turnout: 52.2%  

      Source: [3]

      Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse

      Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse - 4 members
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Iain Linton25.11,656     
      SNP Douglas Reid22.11,454     
      Labour Robert Keohone19.41,2801,315 1,330   
      Conservative Tom Cook17.01,1181,118 1,209 1,209 1,308 1,578
      Labour Brian Reeves13.1866901 917 925 978  
      Independent Shirley-Anne Weir3.3220263 280 281   
      Electorate: 11,833  Valid: 6,594  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 1,319  Turnout: 55.7%  

        Source: [3]

        Kilmarnock East and Hurlford

        Kilmarnock East and Hurlford - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP John Campbell20.01,300     
        SNP Jim Buchanan19.51,2691,313    
        Labour Drew McIntyre15.91,0311,039 1,039 1,077 1,141 1,555
        Labour Gordon Cree14.9970977 978 1,031 1,110 1,373
        Labour Jim Raymond14.2924947 947 974 1,014  
        Conservative Ian Grant7.7502505 506 574   
        Independent John Weir5.4350378 380    
        Solidarity Gordon Walker2.3151     
        Electorate: 11,568  Valid: 6,497  Spoilt: 148  Quota: 1,300  Turnout: 56.1%  

          Source: [3]

          Kilmarnock South

          Kilmarnock South - 3 members
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Labour John Knapp38.71,708     
          SNP Hugh Ross25.01,1041,144    
          SNP Jim Todd19.7870894 926 954 1,018 1,272
          Labour Ray Murray9.0398800 801 825 901  
          Conservative Tamzin Hobday5.9262276 277 289   
          Scottish Socialist Kevin McGregor1.77791 91    
          Electorate: 8,328  Valid: 4,419  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 53.1%  

            Source: [3]

            Irvine Valley

            Irvine Valley - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            SNP Alan Brown 23.71,497 
            Labour Stuart Finlayson22.41,416 
            Conservative Stephanie Young20.5 1,293 
            SNP Bobby McDill19.81,2511,421
            Labour Isabella MacRae9.2580592
            Independent May Anderson4.3274286
            Electorate: 11,324  Valid: 6,311  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,263  Turnout: 55.7%  

              Source: [3]

              Ballochmyle

              Ballochmyle - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              Labour Eric Jackson20.51,195      
              SNP Jim Roberts17.71,0321,033 1,083 1,169   
              Labour Neil McGhee16.0931937 958 990 991 1,026 1,130
              Labour Jimmy Kelly15.2883895 924 976 976 1,044 1,146
              SNP David Shankland11.4667668 682 712 715 805  
              Conservative Nick Martin9.2534535 563 610 610   
              Independent Gordon Ralton5.8340340 379     
              Scottish Green Brian Brodaley4.2245246      
              Electorate: 11,192  Valid: 5,827  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 1,166  Turnout: 52.1%  

                Source: [3]

                Cumnock and New Cumnock

                Cumnock and New Cumnock - 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Labour Eric Ross24.41,297      
                Labour Billy Crawford18.19611,059 1,088    
                Labour Barney Menzies17.99501,026 1,049 1,066   
                SNP Kathy Morrice13.8733744 809 810 810 898 1,504
                SNP Andrew Kent12.4661664 696 698 698 815  
                Conservative James Boswell9.8519524 536 536 536   
                Solidarity Jim Monaghan3.8200205      
                Electorate: 11,057  Valid: 5,321  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,065  Turnout: 48.1%  

                  Source: [3]

                  Doon Valley

                  Doon Valley - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  SNP Drew Filson26.0 1,221    
                  Labour Elaine Stewart17.4814819 838 1,022  
                  Independent Jim Sutherland16.6779790 915 1,036 1,089
                  Labour Elaine Dinwoodie16.5776780 826 1,097 1,802
                  Labour Tommy Farrell15.1709712 734   
                  Conservative Margaret Sword8.4392396    
                  Electorate: 8,976  Valid: 4,691  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,173  Turnout: 52.2%  

                    Source: [3]

                    By-elections 2007–12

                    Ballochmyle

                    On 11 December 2008 Labour's David Shaw won a by-election which arose following the resignation of his party colleague Eric Jackson on 24 September 2008.

                    Ballochmyle by-election (11 December 2008) – 1 seat
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123
                    Labour David Shaw47.91,5981,617 1,675
                    SNP Roseanne Savage33.81,1291,160 1,261
                    Conservative Janette MacAlpine8.2273290 308
                    Solidarity Danny Masterton7.3243248  
                    Liberal Democrats Ian Fraser2.893  
                    Electorate: 11,527  Valid: 3,336  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 1,669  Turnout: 29.2%  

                      Source: [4]

                      Doon Valley

                      On 1 October 2009 a by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the death of Independent Cllr James Sutherland. Moira Pirrie won the by-election for Labour

                      Doon Valley by-election, 1 October 2009 – 1 seat
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      Labour Moira Pirrie50.541,221
                      SNP John Bell36.88891
                      Conservative Nicholas Martin7.28176
                      Independent Yvonne Hamilton3.4884
                      Independent Robert Shennan1.8244
                      Electorate: 9,144  Valid: 2,416  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 1,209  Turnout: 26.8%  

                        Source: [5]

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