East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007

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Elections to East Dunbartonshire 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 8 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 [1] each ward will elect three councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 24 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

East Dunbartonshire Council area of Scotland

East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north-west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as many of the city's commuter towns and villages. East Dunbartonshire also shares borders with North Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire. The council area covers parts of the historic counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.

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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Election results

East Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 8 N\A N\A +8 33.3 18.2 9,146
  Labour 6 N\A N\A -1 25.0 25.9 13,025
  Conservative 5 N\A N\A +2 20.8 21.5 10,788
  Liberal Democrats 3 N\A N\A -9 12.5 17.9 9,001
  East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance 2 N\A N\A +2 8.3 11.4 5,703
  Scottish Green 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 2.4 1,191
  Scottish Socialist 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 0.7 344
  Scottish Unionist 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 0.2 114
  Independent 0 N\A N\A -2 0.0 1.8 896

Ward results

Milngavie

Milngavie
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
SNP Jim Gibbons 20.1 1,3101,327 1,3881,4751,5811,637  
Conservative Bill Binks 18.8 1,2301,234 1,2771,3051,3721,4361,4361,742
Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts 18.8 1,2261,229 1,2571,3041,951   
Labour Peter Ritchie 17.8 1,1611,175 1,2171,2631,3361,4001,400 
Liberal Democrats Fiona Risk 14.1 919924 9621,051    
EDIA Pat Ryan 4.7 308314       
Scottish Green Emma Sheppard 4.7 307319 364     
Scottish Socialist Bill Newman 1.1 71       
Electorate:  Valid: 6,532  Spoilt: 61  Quota: 1,634  Turnout: 65.12%

    Bearsden North

    Bearsden North
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Conservative Amanda Stewart 33.3 2,383      
    SNP Ian MacKay 18.9 1,3541,428 1,4441,4721,5461,6371,868
    Labour Ali Syed 15.1 1,0821,138 1,1471,1631,2211,340 
    Liberal Democrats Duncan Cumming 13.7 9811,074 1,0781,1141,2331,7882,218
    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 11.4 818875 881894963  
    Scottish Green Stuart Callison 4.8 344393 411459   
    Independent Dennis Brogan 132199 203    
    Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 1.0 7073      
    Electorate:  Valid: 7,164  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 1,792  Turnout: 67.49%

      Bearsden South

      Bearsden South
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      Conservative Simon Hutchison 24.4 1,6541,677 1,794    
      Labour Manjinder Shergill 19.3 1,3051,357 1,3861,3941,4731,486 
      SNP Graeme Douglas 19.1 1,2941,352 1,4321,4461,5211,5311,938
      Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 16.1 1,0941,172 1,2181,2391,741  
      Liberal Democrats John Morrison 10.3 695733 786795   
      Independent Garry McKendrick 5.7 387421      
      Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 5.1 349      
      Electorate:  Valid: 6,778  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 1,695  Turnout: 66.15%

        Campsie and Kirkintilloch North

        Campsie and Kirkintilloch North
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        EDIA Charles Kennedy 48.6 2,609     
        Labour John Dempsey 17.7 9501,179 1,383   
        SNP David Ritchie 13.1 704890 9119179901,337
        Liberal Democrats Cathy McInnes 9.6 515639 667675826 
        Conservative Catherine Brown 6.2 333436 447450  
        Labour Alex Wingate 4.8 255350     
        Electorate:  Valid: 5,366  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 1,342  Turnout: 62.68%

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Conservative Billy Hendry 33.7 2,370      
          Labour Una Walker 27.01,899      
          SNP Anne McNair 17.6 1,2421,333 1,3521,3641,4001,5512,003
          Liberal Democrats Margaret McNaughton 13.2 9271,017 1,0471,0591,0951,231 
          EDIA Jim Gilmour 5.4 379463 477499593  
          Independent Bernard Mills 2.5 176218 228245   
          Scottish Unionist Diane McDougall 0.6 44100 103    
          Electorate:  Valid: 7,037  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 1,760  Turnout: 65.79%

            Bishopbriggs South

            Bishopbriggs South
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Labour Alex Hannah 27.71,505      
            SNP Gordon Low 20.1 1,0951,105 1,1141,2641,430  
            Conservative Alan Brown 14.1 767774 8058971,0601,073 
            Labour Michael O'Donnell 14.0 761845 8489421,1171,1351,399
            EDIA Donald MacDonald 12.1 656666 673771   
            Liberal Democrats Tom Dibble 10.8 586595 600    
            Scottish Unionist Derek Doughty 1.3 7071      
            Electorate:  Valid: 5,440  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,361  Turnout: 58.50%

              Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South

              Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
              Labour Rhondda Geekie 28.81,937        
              Conservative Anne Jarvis 26.31,772        
              SNP Gillian Renwick 16.8 1,1281,163 1,1741,2011,2331,2821,3251,4771,838
              Liberal Democrats Gordon MacDonald 10.1 681717 7317417648001,0321,139 
              EDIA Ken Selbie 6.5 435454 464473538575592  
              Liberal Democrats Margaret Morris 4.1 277290 299305318359   
              Independent James Barker 3.0 201221 229239     
              Scottish Green Isabel Park 2.8 191210 216241261    
              Scottish Socialist Moira Brown 1.5 103118 120      
              Electorate:  Valid: 6,725  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 1,682  Turnout: 64.08%

                Kirkintilloch East and Twechar

                Kirkintilloch East and Twechar
                Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                Labour Stewart MacDonald 28.71,487      
                EDIA Jack Young 25.41,316      
                SNP John Jamieson 19.7 1,0191,029 1,0331,0641,1141,2411,464
                Labour Alan Moir 13.4 693828 832859886953 
                Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland 5.4 282288 289298373  
                Conservative Alison Lothian 5.4 279281 283285   
                Scottish Socialist Willie Telfer 1.9 100103 104    
                Electorate:  Valid: 5,176  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 1,295  Turnout: 55.18%

                  Changes since 2007 Election

                  By-elections since 2007 Election

                  Bishopbriggs South By-election (4 June 2009)- 1 Seat [2]
                  Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4
                  Labour Alan Moir 39.2 1,4011,401 1,4011,401
                  SNP Denis Johnson 23.4 837837 837837
                  Liberal Democrats Alastair McPhee 20.6 736736 736736
                  Conservative Matt Ford 14.0 500500 500500
                  Scottish Socialist Mark Callaghan 2.7 9696   
                  Labour hold Swing
                  Electorate: 23,202  Valid: 5,196  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 2,599  Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)
                    • A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Simon Hutchison on 29 October 2009. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai on 10 December 2009.
                    Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat [3]
                    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3
                    Conservative Rachel Higgins 33.4 1,2611,306 1,499
                    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 29.4 1,1101,381 1,770
                    SNP Fiona McLeod 20.7 783972  
                    Labour Manjinder Shergill 16.6 626  
                    Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
                    Electorate: 10,850  Valid: 3,780  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 1,891  Turnout: 3,930(36.22%)

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