Falkirk Council election, 2007

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Elections to Falkirk Council was held on the May 3, 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

[edit] Results

Votes are the 1st preference votes.

Falkirk Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 14 0 0 0 43.8
  Scottish National Party 13 4 0 +4 40.6
  Independent 3 0 -4 -4 9.4
  Conservative 2 0 0 0 6.3

[edit] Ward results

2007 Council election: Boness and Blackness
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Scottish National Party Harry Constable 1,723 1 1
Labour Adrian Mahoney 1,460 2 4
Scottish National Party John Constable 1,221 3 6
Labour Ken Wright 532
Conservative Lynn Edith Munro 793
Independent Rob Willox 268
Scottish Socialist Garry Chapman 239
2007 Council election: Grangemouth
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Scottish National Party Angus MacDonald 1,954 1 1
Labour Allyson Black 1,497 2 1
Independent Robert Spears 1,412 3 1
Labour Alistair McNeill 1,087 4 7
Conservative Stuart Martin 711
Scottish National Party Angus Rae 238
Scottish Socialist Carol Hainey 96
2007 Council election: Denny and Banknock
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Bonnybridge and Larbert
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Falkirk South
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Labour Gerry Goldie 2,528 1 1
Scottish National Party Georgie Thomson 2,192 2 1
Labour Joe Lemetti 853 3 2
Conservative John Patrick 1,482 4 2
Independent Ronald Buchanan 390
Scottish Socialist Mark Straub 127
2007 Council election: Falkirk North
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Lower Braes
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Upper Braes
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count

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