2007 North Ayrshire Council election

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2007 North Ayrshire Council election
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All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Lab
SNP
Party Labour SNP
Last election21 seats, 44.0%3 seats, 28.1%
Seats won128
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote17,66616,081
Percentage32.4%29.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.6Increase2.svg 1.4
Council Leader before election

David O'Neill
Labour

Council Leader after election

David O'Neill
(Labour)
No overall control

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight 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 replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

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Labour lost overall control of the council but remained the largest party after winning 12 seats - down nine from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party, overtaking the Conservatives, after gaining five seats to hold eight. The Conservatives lost two seats to hold three while the Liberal Democrats won seats in a North Ayrshire election for the only time after they returned two councillors. Five independent councillors were also elected.

Election results

2007 North Ayrshire Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 840.032.417,666Decrease2.svg 11.6
  SNP 8N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 526.729.516,081Increase2.svg 1.4
  Independent 5N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 316.716.99,193Increase2.svg 10.9
  Conservative 3N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 210.013.57,330Decrease2.svg 5.6
  Liberal Democrats 2N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 26.74.72,564Increase2.svg 4.3
  Solidarity 0N/AN/A00.02.11,127New
  Socialist Labour 0N/AN/A00.00.5265New
  Scottish Socialist 0N/AN/A00.00.5261Decrease2.svg 1.9
Total33 54,487

Source: [1]

Ward results

Irvine West

Irvine West - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SNP Matt Brown31.62,247      
Labour Ian Clarkson24.01,710      
Conservative Pat McPhee11.2799875 883 888 1,059 1,159 1,225
Labour David O'Neill10.9776829 881 899 979 1,077 1,726
Solidarity Jim Byrne7.3517695 708 738 830   
Labour John McKay7.1508573 711 748 844 999  
Liberal Democrats Iain Rubie Dale6.4453613 633 655    
Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane1.5103141 152     
Electorate: 14,993  Valid: 7,113  Spoilt: 156  Quota: 1,423  Turnout: 48.5%  

    Source: [2]

    Irvine East

    Irvine East - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Joan Sturgeon32.42,293      
    Labour Tom Barr18.41,3021,367 1,377 1,436   
    Labour Jane Gorman12.0851909 916 977 990 1,076  
    Labour John Moffat12.0850930 949 1,027 1,031 1,082 1,701
    Conservative Jane Belding10.7759820 828 861 862   
    Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood7.7543690 718 864 865 1,197 1,314
    Solidarity Danny McGregor5.0355489 578     
    Scottish Socialist Denise Morton1.7117200      
    Electorate: 14,852  Valid: 7,070  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 1,415  Turnout: 48.6%  

      Source: [3]

      Kilwinning

      Kilwinning - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP John Ferguson27.01,749      
      Labour Margaret McDougall16.01,0331,076 1,124 1,303   
      Labour Ryan Oldfather13.5872901 921 1,136 1,142 1,226 1,306
      Conservative Gail Niven Allison13.4869914 932 953 953 1,037  
      Liberal Democrats Andrew Scott Chamberlain11.0713795 860 914 915 1,167 1,674
      Labour Donald J. Reid7.9513525 553     
      Independent Leanne Dorans7.2468536 608 642    
      Solidarity Sandy Clarke3.9255322      
      Electorate: 13,186  Valid: 6,472  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1,295  Turnout: 50.0%  

        Source: [4]

        Saltcoats and Stevenston

        Saltcoats and Stevenston - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP William Gibson22.41,629      
        Independent Ronnie McNicol18.81,3621,380 1,577    
        Labour David Munn13.0943951 968 978 1,045 1,344 1,531
        Labour Alan Munro12.4902907 953 961 1,000 1,254 1,482
        SNP Nan Wallace9.5691800 890 919 1,051 1,094  
        Labour Sam Taylor9.4683685 709 714 743   
        Conservative Stewart Ferguson7.6554557 594 619    
        Independent Margaret Walsh6.8496501      
        Electorate: 15,039  Valid: 7,260  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 1,453  Turnout: 49.5%  

          Source: [5]

          Ardrossan and Arran

          Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Independent Margie Currie19.31,4391,456 1,478 1,582     
          SNP Tony Gurney19.01,4141,439 1,462 1,779     
          Labour Peter McNamara13.51,0071,019 1,033 1,051 1,085 1,094 1,763  
          Independent John Hunter12.8952970 1,087 1,106 1,176 1,189 1,234 1,287 1,658
          Conservative Gordon Allison11.5857866 872 886 914 930 963 989  
          Labour Margaret Munn11.1829837 848 864 884 888    
          SNP William McLaren7.7573589 597       
          Independent Kenneth MacDougall3.1228237        
          Scottish Socialist Nigel Hunter1.9144        
          Electorate: 13,448  Valid: 7,443  Spoilt: 146  Quota: 1,489  Turnout: 56.4%  

            Source: [6]

            Dalry and West Kilbride

            Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Independent Elizabeth McLardy29.01,637      
            Labour John Reid20.71,1761,196 1,245 1,292 1,305 1,375 1,682
            SNP Catherine McMillan19.11,0841,117 1,157 1,198 1,209 1,261  
            Conservative Robert Barr [note 1] 17.0962994 1,003 1,036 1,220 1,301 1,568
            Conservative Ian Richardson4.3242252 256 266    
            Independent David Park3.8213247 264 288 301   
            Liberal Democrats Susan Clark3.1174190 198     
            Socialist Labour Louise McDaid2.9162182      
            Electorate: 9,796  Valid: 5,650  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,413  Turnout: 58.3%  

              Source: [7]

              Kilbirnie and Beith

              Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              SNP Craig Taylor23.41,3291,349 1,366 1,397 1,450    
              Labour John Bell23.11,3131,324 1,337 1,373 1,382 1,386 1,467  
              Independent Jean Highgate16.7947958 993 1,024 1,151 1,157 1,371 1,374 1,810
              Labour Donald Reid15.0849854 856 878 930 933 986 1,019  
              Conservative John Smith9.9562569 570 595 607 610    
              Independent John Johnstone4.7265281 296 309      
              Liberal Democrats Jenny Hutton3.3188191 197       
              Independent William Fyfe2.0116123        
              Independent Iain Walker1.9106        
              Electorate: 11,058  Valid: 5,675  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,419  Turnout: 52.5%  

                Source: [8]

                North Coast and Cumbraes

                North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                SNP Alan Hill30.22,357       
                Labour Alex Gallagher19.81,5491,608      
                Conservative Elisabethe Marshall12.91,0071,037 1,040 1,084 1,179 1,779  
                Conservative Tom Marshall9.2719732 734 751 785    
                SNP Bobby Rae9.27151,194 1,201 1,259 1,389 1,429 1,457 1,832
                Independent Ian Murdoch7.5587622 626 793 936 980 1,038  
                Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton6.3493548 559 617     
                Independent Gerard Langan4.8377411 414      
                Electorate: 13,519  Valid: 7,804  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,561  Turnout: 59.0%  

                  Source: [9]

                  By-elections

                  2008 Kilbirnie and Beith by-election

                  A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor, and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 11 December 2008.

                  Kilbirnie and Beith by-election (11 December 2008) - 1 seat
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123
                  SNP Anthea Dickson48.91,3631,380 1,415
                  Labour Gordon McKay33.7939956 972
                  Conservative Ted Nevill11.6322324 342
                  Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton3.494104  
                  Socialist Labour James McDaid2.468  
                  Electorate: 11,232  Valid: 2,786  Spoilt: 20  Quota: 1,394  Turnout: 25.0%  

                    Source: [10]

                    2011 Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election

                    A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn, and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011.

                    Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election (25 August 2011) - 1 seat
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345
                    Labour Jim Montgomerie48.71,9141,927 1,936 1,963 2,039
                    SNP Nan Wallace33.21,3061,311 1,326 1,363 1,425
                    Conservative Chris Barr7.2284286 297 308 331
                    Scottish Senior Citizens Jimmy Miller5.4211217 222 240  
                    Independent Gerard Pollock2.9114117 123   
                    Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain1.45657    
                    Socialist Labour Louise McDaid1.143    
                    Electorate: 11,039  Valid: 2,764  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,965  Turnout: 25.4%  

                      Source: [11]

                      Notes

                      1. ↑ Cllr Robert Barr quit the Conservatives on 24 June 2010 and became an independent.

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                      References

                      1. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - North Ayrshire" . Retrieved 19 January 2024.
                      2. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine West Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
                      3. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine East Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
                      4. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilwinning Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
                      5. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Saltcoats and Stevenston Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      6. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Ardrossan and Arran Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      7. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Dalry and West Kilbride Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      8. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilbrine and Beith Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      9. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: North Coast and Cumbraes Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      10. ↑ "Local Government By Election – Thursday 11 December 2008 North Ayrshire Council- Electoral Ward 7 – Kilbirnie and Beith" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
                      11. ↑ "By-election Ward 4" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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