2007 Renfrewshire Council election

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2007 Renfrewshire Council election
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  2003 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2012  

All 40 seats to Renfrewshire Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Results by ward. Renfrewshire Council election 2007.svg
Results by ward.

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.

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Election results

Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 17N/AN/A-442.536.825,878
  SNP 17N/AN/A+242.535.424,875
  Liberal Democrats 4N/AN/A+110.09.76,831
  Conservative 2N/AN/A+15.011.58,115
  Solidarity 0N/AN/A±00.01.61,096
  Scottish Socialist 0N/AN/A±00.01.2840
  Scottish Green 0N/AN/A±00.00.2130
  Independent 0N/AN/A00.03.62,508

Ward results

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Derek Mackay 1,54930.911
Labour Alexander Murrin1,23624.722
SNP Bill Perrie67312.436
Labour Donnie Smith52710.5
Independent Charlie Newlands51610.3
Conservative Ron Kane2865.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs2184.4
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour Mary Fee1,45226.511
SNP Cathy McEwan1,33924.424
Labour Eddie Grady89616.338
SNP David Mylet74813.6
Independent Tommy Dyer2945.4
Conservative Jim Foster2915.3
Liberal Democrats Angela McGarrigle2464.5
Solidarity Gillie MacDonald1272.3
Scottish Socialist Douglas Canning901.6
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Liberal Democrats Susan McDonald1,60821.911
SNP Brian Lawson1,58321.621
Labour Rayleen Kelly1,03314.1
Labour Jim Sharkey1,01213.846
SNP Celia Lawson93412.736
Conservative Alistair Campbell79810.9
Solidarity Sean Hurl1992.7
Scottish Socialist Andy Bowden1702.3
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour Terry Kelly1,67128.511
SNP Kenny McLaren1,38723.621
Labour Tommy Williams87314.932
Conservative Alison Cook5469.3
Liberal Democrats Mike Dillon††5068.648
SNP Will Mylet4277.3
Scottish Socialist Iain Hogg2253.8
Solidarity Robert Muir1392.4
Independent Gordon Mackie971.7
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour Eddie Devine1,50820.411
SNP George Adam 1,12815.329
SNP Jim Mitchell97613.249
Liberal Democrats Marie McGurk†††92812.639
Labour Roy Glen82211.1
Independent Caroline Martin76310.3
Conservative Ron Garrett5136.9
Independent Paul Mack4045.5
Scottish Green Kingsley Matthews1301.8
Solidarity Fiona MacDonald1041.4
Independent John Workman630.9
Scottish Socialist John Miller460.6
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South West
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Lorraine Cameron1,87928.811
Labour Jackie Green1,36320.921
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin1,26319.333
Labour Mark MacMillan84412.949
Conservative Shiela Fulton3885.9
SNP David McCartney2904.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough1762.7
Independent Bob Sharkey1722.6
Solidarity Danny Williamson1081.7
Scottish Socialist Billy McNaughton500.8
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour John Caldwell1,52422.511
SNP Tracie McGee1,47021.721
Labour Iain McMillan1,13516.838
Labour John Hood74211.048
Conservative John McIntyre5718.4
SNP Andrew McNair5618.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Heron3765.6
Independent Paul Gibson1992.9
Solidarity Gerry Kavanagh1131.7
Scottish Socialist Gerry McCartney831.2
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP David Arthur1,59526.411
SNP Bruce McFee 1,31321.825
Labour Neil Bibby 1,16816.935
Labour John Kenny1,02319.4
Conservative Tom Begg5689.4
Liberal Democrats David Jelfs2824.7
Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles871.4
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour Anne Hall2,21633.011
SNP Audrey Doig1,20518.024
Conservative David Clews1,17417.534
SNP Allan Noon1,12016.744
Labour David Lavery5197.7
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jelfs3845.7
Scottish Socialist Stefan Kohlmorgen891.3
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Conservative Iain Langlands2,07736.311
SNP Carol Puthucheary1,37524.022
Labour Michael Holmes1,11319.535
SNP Bill Robertson71412.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Hanley3606.3
Solidarity Harry Pfaff831.5
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
Labour Jim Harte1,96326.511
SNP James McQuade1,36918.535
SNP Iain Nicolson1,24016.745
Labour Sam Mullin1,23816.722
Conservative Oonagh Harper90312.2
Liberal Democrats John Boyd4846.5
Solidarity Jim Halfpenny2233.0

Changes since 2007 Election

By-elections Since 2007

Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Labour Roy Glen49.32,0812,102 2,121
SNP David McCartney32.41,3661,382 1,404
Conservative Alison Cook18.54388392 441
Independent Gary Pearson3.9164179 198
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker3.2134139  
Scottish Socialist Jimmy Kerr1.982  
Labour gain from SNP Swing
Electorate: 13,951  Valid: 4,215  Spoilt: 31  Quota: 2,108  Turnout: 4,246 (30.4%)  

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