Dumfries and Galloway Council election, 2007

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Elections to Dumfries and Galloway 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 13 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, [1] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 47 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Dumfries and Galloway Council area of Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It comprises the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire, the latter two of which are collectively known as Galloway. The administrative centre is the town of Dumfries.

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.

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The Conservatives increased their number of seats by seven to 18, the SNP increased by five to 10. [2] 27 of the people elected had not been councillors previously. [2]

Election results

The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.

Dumfries and Galloway Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 18N/AN/A+738.332.220,815
  Labour 14N/AN/A±029.828.118,169
  SNP 10N/AN/A+521.319.012,266
  Liberal Democrats 3N/AN/A–26.48.35,340
  Scottish Green 0N/AN/A±00.01.0619
  UKIP 0N/AN/A±00.00.3175
  Independent 2N/AN/A–104.311.27,240

Ward results

Stranraer and North Rhins (3 seats)

Stranraer and North Rhins
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Labour Willie Scobie25.81,006    
Conservative John Dougan23.9932933.461,018.91  
SNP Iain William Dick18.0702703.46805.61812.48 1,114.69
Independent Ian McIntyre17.2668669.27752.93773.26 
Labour Tommy Sloan15.0584606.93   
Electorate: 7,350  Valid: 3,892  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 974  Turnout: 54.1%

    Wigtown West (3 seats)

    Wigtown West
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
    SNP Robert James Higgins33.01,291   
    Labour Grahame Forster31.4 1,230   
    Conservative Roberta Tuckfield22.1866904.06942.47 1,019.30
    Independent Ted Adamson8.3327395.17449.64559.16
    Scottish Green Bob Bauld5.2203270.21310.05 
    Electorate: 6,914  Valid: 3,917  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 974  Turnout: 57.3%

      Mid Galloway (3 seats)

      Mid Galloway
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
      SNP Alistair Geddes38.7 1,654   
      Conservative Graham Nicol32.51,387   
      Liberal Democrats Sandra McDowall15.2650867.511,008.06 1,460.25
      Labour Maggie Birch13.6581713.63749.85 
      Electorate: 7,558  Valid: 4,272  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,069  Turnout: 57.2%

        Dee (3 seats)

        Dee
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        Conservative Patsy Gilroy21.09941,0271,0541,059.041,143.39 1,736.70
        Independent Jane Maitland20.99891,0621,200   
        SNP Thomas Jacques19.59249701,0431,045.251,122.861,188.13
        Conservative Chris Walker14.8701713766767.85906.59 
        Independent Ian McConchie8.8418437490494.56  
        Liberal Democrats Joan Mitchell8.1384437    
        Labour John Syndney Burt6.7319     
        Electorate: 7,463  Valid: 4,729  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 1,183  Turnout: 64.3%

          Castle Douglas and Glenkens (3 seats)

          Castle Douglas and Glenkens
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Conservative Peter Duncan 32.3 1,560     
          SNP Brian Collins23.91,1521,165.841,251.30   
          Independent George Nicol Prentice18.7904940.991,006.351,016.271,180.891,536.89
          Liberal Democrats Alison Mary Barratt9.8471487.57606.47620.16719.30 
          Labour Mike McLurg9.4451456.22    
          Conservative Alex Zimmerman5.9285527.80543.62546.82  
          Electorate: 7,983  Valid: 4,823  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,206  Turnout: 61.5%

            Abbey (4 seats)

            Abbey
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
            Conservative Ian Blake19.71,0811,091 1,126      
            SNP Rob Davidson17.89769961,0101,010.901,056.971,097.971,153.02  
            Conservative Bruce Hodgson14.2778825834851.27883.96924.15990.59995.941,052.65
            Labour Tom McAughtrie14.1777794797797.39812.44856.44874.46881.32 
            Labour Davie Stitt14.0770777806807.08843.22881.22943.36953.571,479.11
            Liberal Democrats Josephine Robertson4.9267280290290.37316.42    
            Independent John White4.3239266304304.90372.27418.34   
            Independent Stuart Martin Clement3.8211226269270.85     
            Independent Ian Stewart McMickan3.7203211       
            Independent Michael John Thomson3.5194        
            Electorate: 9,347  Valid: 5,496  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 1,100  Turnout: 59.7%

              North West Dumfries (4 seats)

              North West Dumfries
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
              Labour Ronnie Nicholson25.61,327      
              Conservative John Graham Bell20.41,060      
              Labour David John McKie19.29961,132.95     
              SNP Doug Snell15.6809819.85824.49827.34864.91950.22 1,179.06
              Labour Stephen David Harman12.5650722.49789.41790.64823.31868.90 
              Liberal Democrats Joe Sweeney3.6188192.12194.25197.99240.41  
              Independent Arthur Tremble3.1163169.73173.46177.52   
              Electorate: 9,794  Valid: 5,193  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 1,039  Turnout: 54.3%

                Mid and Upper Nithsdale (4 seats)

                Mid and Upper Nithsdale
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
                Labour Jim Dempster22.01,261       
                Conservative Gill Dykes19.21,1021,106.101,117.381,138.471,195.83   
                Labour John Syme15.3876942.11961.57989.391,010.031,011.461,074.061,136.04
                SNP Andrew Stuart Wood13.7783790.02816.39842.57899.21901.90996.691,117.31
                Conservative Neil McKay13.1753757.74766.02794.56836.65870.23985.48 
                Liberal Democrats Rog Wood6.6378386.66397.03414.48474.85477.80  
                Independent Mike Steele4.5256258.46294.01317.28    
                UKIP Douglas Watters3.1175178.01181.19     
                Independent Moses Kungu2.5145149.19      
                Electorate: 9,354  Valid: 5,729  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 62.3%

                  Lochar (4 seats)

                  Lochar
                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                  Labour Jeff Leaver19.39789831,010 1,522   
                  Conservative John Anthony Charteris17.2872882916923949.14951.081,092.25
                  SNP Lorna Jean McGowan16.58368439019301,029.85  
                  Conservative Ivor Alexander Hyslop15.6791799832840860.44861.941,001.14
                  Labour Alec Martin11.8597603636    
                  Independent David Slater10.9550593672686.764.07768.89 
                  Liberal Democrats John Robertson6.3317340     
                  Independent Graham William Sutherland McLeod2.3118      
                  Electorate: 8,900  Valid: 5,059  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 1,012  Turnout: 57.7%

                    Nith (4 seats)

                    Nith
                    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                    Labour John Allan Martin23.01,268      
                    SNP Alistair Witts20.81,145      
                    Conservative Jack Groom14.4794795.56798.13843.681,304.35  
                    Labour Colin Smyth13.0714847.76854.92912.09940.39954.981,262.99
                    Conservative Frances Hassall11.3623624.69626.60662.00   
                    Liberal Democrats Kerr Little10.9598605.55614.02740.42794.05857.23 
                    Independent Robin Wishart6.7368370.34378.30    
                    Electorate: 10,021  Valid: 5,510  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 1,103  Turnout: 55.8%

                      Annandale South (4 seats)

                      Annandale South
                      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                      Labour Sean William Marshall23.11,324      
                      Liberal Democrats Richard John Brodie16.99701,001.631,139.011,183.28   
                      Conservative Ian Brian Carruthers16.4936939.92983.601,406.95   
                      Labour Ronnie Ogilvie14.1807903.931,001.721,016.261,040.121,049.861,315.73
                      SNP John McNaught11.6665674.33743.73766.00804.06812.86 
                      Conservative Sharon Jane Ledger9.2527530.24582.65    
                      Independent John Ramage8.6494504.14     
                      Electorate: 10,833  Valid: 5,723  Spoilt: 122  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 53.9%

                        Annandale North (4 seats)

                        Annandale North
                        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                        Conservative Roger Brian Grant18.51,0111,0191,146    
                        Labour Ted Brown15.0818843848848.95889.041,002.091,095.45
                        Conservative Gail MacGregor13.7751754834866.58907.39959.481,089.89
                        Liberal Democrats Michael Dickie13.7749786805808.86862.001,043.311,328.72
                        SNP Johanne Lydia Wood13.0710733739739.82775.95  
                        Independent Billy Lockhart10.0547559578583.85796.26934.26 
                        Independent Jean Hamilton Purves8.2446461467470.72   
                        Conservative Neil MacInnes5.1277278     
                        Scottish Green Alis Ballance2.9159      
                        Electorate: 9,951  Valid: 5,468  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,094  Turnout: 55.8%

                          Annandale East (4 seats)

                          Annandale East
                          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                          Conservative Denis Raymond Male20.6992      
                          Conservative Ian Lindsay20.4981      
                          Labour Archie Dryburgh17.3835835.88836.63879.83997.11  
                          Conservative Allan Graham15.8761777.19788.38816.71873.51877.491,069.86
                          SNP Murray Collins12.9619622.39623.64667.93776.26784.66 
                          Liberal Democrats Peter James Burn7.6368369.46370.49448.63   
                          Scottish Green Nicholas John Jennings5.3257258.55259.15    
                          Electorate: 9,629  Valid: 4,813  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 963  Turnout: 50.7%

                            By-Elections since 3 May 2007

                            Abbey by-election May 1, 2008 - 1 Seat [4]
                            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
                            Conservative Michael John Thomson40.081,7131,7491,8042,006
                            Labour Tom McAughtrie33.181,3931,4181,4711,712
                            SNP John Richard McNaught17.98755785833 
                            Independent Graham William Sutherland McLeod4.12173216  
                            Liberal Democrats Keith Joseph Mycock3.91164   
                            Conservative hold Swing
                            Electorate: 9,381  Valid: 4,224  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 2,100  Turnout: 4,250
                              • On 16 June 2011, a by-election was held to fill the seat vacated by Michael John Thomson who had resigned. Tom McAughtrie won the seat for the Labour Party. [5]
                              Abbey by-election June 16, 2011 - 1 Seat [6]
                              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
                              Conservative Kath Lord39.461,2361,391
                              Labour Tom McAughtrie38.191,1961,448
                              SNP Yowann Byghan21.65678 
                              Labour gain from Conservative Swing
                              Electorate: 9,249  Valid: 3,132  Spoilt: 22  Quota: 1,566  Turnout: 3,154

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