East Renfrewshire Council election, 2007

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Results of the election by ward.

Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

East Renfrewshire Council area of Scotland

East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire and Inverclyde. Although no longer a local authority area, Renfrewshire still remains the registration county and lieutenancy area of East Renfrewshire.

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 election was the first using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 20 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 act of the Scottish Parliament making local elections be run under the single transferable vote

The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, amongst other things, for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems in which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. If n% of the electorate support a particular political party, then roughly n% of seats will be won by that party. The essence of such systems is that all votes contribute to the result - not just a plurality, or a bare majority. The most prevalent forms of proportional representation all require the use of multiple-member voting districts, as it is not possible to fill a single seat in a proportional manner. In fact, the implementations of PR that achieve the highest levels of proportionality tend to include districts with large numbers of seats.

Election results

East Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7 N/A N/A +1 35.0 34.3 14,567
  Labour 7 N/A N/A -1 35.0 27.8 11,825
  SNP 3 N/A N/A +3 15.0 16.0 6,794
  Liberal Democrats 1 N/A N/A -2 5.0 10.2 4,317
  Scottish Green 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.6 247
  Scottish Socialist 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.4 177
  Independent 2 N/A N/A -1 10.0 10.8 4,589

Ward results

Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North (4 seats)

Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Conservative Charlie Gilbert 22.7 1,778       
Labour Elaine Green 21.21,658       
SNP Tony Buchanan 18.3 1,4341,449.78 1,457.581,465.871,616.20   
Conservative Leslie Rosin 12.1 9441,069.20 1,071.501,084.921,187.051,192.661,349.211,542.26
Labour Nasim Kahn 8.1 638647.02 700.75710.08817.79825.59950.52 
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Platt 8.1 636654.28 661.08673.55    
Independent George Butler 7.9 622630.90 633.53683.04806.60817.26  
Independent Ella Rae 1.6 123128.70 130.29     
Electorate: -  Valid: 7,833  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,567  Turnout:

    Barrhead (4 seats)

    Barrhead
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
    Independent Danny Devlin 25.31,891         
    Labour Betty Cunningham 20.41,526         
    SNP Douglas Yates 17.6 1,3181,378.31 1,380.541,402.261,415.391,481.881,510.74   
    Labour Edward Philips 13.4 9991,031.25 1,044.091,054.341,065.131,089.961,267.661,269.901,329.241,523.36
    Conservative Tariq Pavez 7.5 558580.41 580.93582.93593.13624.45624.74626.33  
    Independent Tommy Reilly 7.0 520584.92 587.37594.85662.98696.73706.19706.37838.43 
    Labour Edwina Phillips 3.3 247259.56 262.61263.69269.55286.51    
    Liberal Democrats Tom Platt 3.2 236250.87 251.84259.90264.69     
    Independent Rena McGuire 1.5 111154.56 156.02164.94      
    Scottish Socialist Liam McGregor 0.9 6571.49 72.12       
    Electorate: -  Valid: 7,471  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,495  Turnout:

      Giffnock and Thornliebank (3 seats)

      Giffnock and Thornliebank
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Labour Jim Fletcher 29.82,075     
      Conservative Gordon Wallace 27.2 1,899     
      SNP Joyce Lythgoe 18.2 1,2661,330.16 1,336.001,390.311,473.32 
      Liberal Democrats Alex Mackie 17.9 1,2441,357.28 1.365.411,401.651,585.21 2,472.07
      Conservative Gordon Wilson 5.4 373394.92 524.70528.50  
      Scottish Socialist Stuart Miller 1.6 112132.16 132.32   
      Electorate: -  Valid: 6,969  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 1,743  Turnout:

        Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood (3 seats)

        Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        Labour Mary Montague 23.5 1,6441,691 1,852    
        Independent Ralph Robertson 18.9 1,3221,365 1,4681,489.091,567.601,648.68 2,144.92
        Conservative Gordon McCaskill 16.9 1,1821,191 1,2431,249.972,080.41  
        Conservative Laurence Haniford 14.7 1,0281,035 1,0921,097.33   
        SNP Oliver Adair 13.7 9541,006 1,1391,163.151,215.491,262.81 
        Liberal Democrats Ian Clarkson 8.7 609660      
        Scottish Green Duncan Toms 3.5 247      
        Electorate: -  Valid: 6,986  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,747  Turnout:

          Newton Mearns South (3 seats)

          Newton Mearns South
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          Conservative Barbara Grant 36.62,283    
          Conservative Jim Swift 26.41,649    
          Labour Ian McAlpine 17.1 1,0681,140.32 1,147.861,287.451,884.38
          SNP Christopher McLaughlin 10.3 645720.16 730.40  
          Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie 14.1 601784.17 805.271,140.60 
          Electorate: -  Valid: 6,246  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 1,562  Turnout:

            Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham (3 seats)

            Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
            Labour Alan Lafferty 28.11,970    
            Conservative Stewart Miller 22.4 1,5711,592.37 1,773.62  
            Conservative Alec White 18.6 1,3021,310.70 1,516.431,531.22 
            SNP Alistair Carmichael 16.8 1,1771,220.51 1,537.111,539.04 2,014.86
            Liberal Democrats George Napier 14.1 9911,061.28    
            Electorate: -  Valid: 7,011  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 1,753  Turnout:

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