Argyll and Bute Council election, 2007
Elections to Argyll and Bute 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 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 36 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election result
Argyll and Bute Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
SNP |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
+7 |
27.8 |
22.2 |
8,921 |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
–1 |
19.4 |
19.2 |
7,702 |
|
|
Conservative |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
+1 |
8.3 |
15.7 |
6,301 |
|
|
Labour |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
1,471 |
|
|
Solidarity |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
76 |
|
|
Independent |
16 |
N/A |
N/A |
–7 |
44.4 |
39.1 |
15,715 |
|
Ward results
Kintyre and the Islands |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Robin Currie |
1,131 |
34.6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent |
John McAlpine |
608 |
18.6 |
2 |
5 |
|
SNP |
Anne Horn |
482 |
14.7 |
3 |
7 |
|
Independent |
Ann Newman |
342 |
10.5 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Minshall |
300 |
9.2 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Phil Hawkins |
219 |
6.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Maureen Scott |
190 |
5.8 |
|
|
Mid Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Alison Hay |
813 |
22.0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Independent |
Donnie MacMillan |
699 |
18.9 |
2 |
6 |
|
SNP |
Colin Stevenson |
625 |
16.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Douglas Trevor Philand |
582 |
15.7 |
3 |
8 |
|
Independent |
Sandy Cameron |
344 |
9.3 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Charlotte Hanbury |
305 |
8.2 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Wendy Reynolds |
225 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Cameron Lewis |
106 |
2.9 |
|
|
Oban South and the Isles |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Roddy McCuish |
955 |
23.3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Mary-Jean Devon† |
672 |
16.4 |
2 |
5 |
|
SNP |
Donald Skye McIntosh†††† |
506 |
12.4 |
3 |
9 |
|
Independent |
Gordon Chalmers |
444 |
10.9 |
4 |
9 |
|
Conservative |
Roy Rutherford |
413 |
10.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Alastair MacDougall |
347 |
8.5 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Nicola Welsh |
293 |
7.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Neil MacKinnon MacIntyre |
290 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Roderick MacEachen |
143 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
Independent |
David Gallant |
27 |
0.7 |
|
|
Oban North and Lorn |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Elaine Robertson |
1,005 |
22.0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent |
Duncan MacIntyre |
779 |
17.1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Neil MacKay††† |
665 |
14.6 |
3 |
8 |
|
SNP |
Donald MacDonald |
618 |
13.6 |
4 |
10 |
|
SNP |
Mike MacKenzie |
401 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Eileen Mary Kirkpatrick |
387 |
8.5 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ian Smyth |
200 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Sidney MacDougall |
188 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
George Doyle |
176 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Gwen Cameron |
140 |
3.1 |
|
|
Cowal |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Ron Simon |
1,127 |
29.8 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent |
Alex McNaughton |
880 |
23.3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Independent |
Bruce Marshall |
745 |
19.7 |
3 |
5 |
|
Conservative |
Dave Petrie |
491 |
13.0 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Trevor Oxborrow |
346 |
9.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Iain Jarvis Gow |
192 |
5.1 |
|
|
Dunoon |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Dick Walsh |
855 |
24.6 |
1 |
2 |
|
SNP |
Alister MacAlister†††††† |
821 |
23.6 |
3 |
4 |
|
Independent |
Jimmy McQueen |
754 |
21.7 |
2 |
4 |
|
Labour |
David Graham |
358 |
10.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Tony Miles |
257 |
7.4 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Sandy MacPherson |
239 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Gordon McKinven |
193 |
5.6 |
|
|
Isle of Bute |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Len Scoullar |
868 |
28.2 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Robert MacIntyre |
839 |
27.2 |
2 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Isobel Strong |
551 |
17.9 |
3 |
6 |
|
Independent |
Fraser Gillies |
238 |
7.7 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Harry Hattan |
225 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen Anne Hilton |
218 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Wallace |
143 |
4.6 |
|
|
Lomond North |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Billy Petrie |
794 |
22.2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Independent |
Danny Kelly |
734 |
20.5 |
2 |
4 |
|
Independent |
George Freeman |
616 |
17.2 |
3 |
6 |
|
SNP |
Elizabeth Buist |
557 |
15.6 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Proctor |
484 |
13.5 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Andrew Nisbet |
395 |
11.0 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Helensburgh Central |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Conservative |
Gary Mulvaney |
1,220 |
27.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
James Alexander Robb†† |
822 |
18.6 |
4 |
4 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Aileen Morton |
734 |
16.6 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Al Reay††††† |
728 |
16.5 |
2 |
4 |
|
Independent |
Vivien Dance |
707 |
16.0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Independent |
Richard William Humphrey |
198 |
4.5 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Helensburgh and Lomond South |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Conservative |
David Fairbairn Kinniburgh |
835 |
26.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent |
Ronald Kinloch |
713 |
22.8 |
3 |
4 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Ellen Morton |
700 |
22.4 |
2 |
3 |
|
SNP |
Richard MacDonald Trail |
572 |
18.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen York |
309 |
9.9 |
|
|
Changes since 2007 Election
- †In September 2007, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Mary-Jean Devon quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Independent. She joined the Scottish National Party on 1 July 2011.
- ††Since the election, Helensburgh Central Cllr James Robb quit the Scottish National Party and became an Independent Nationalist.
- †††Since the election, Oban North and Lorn Cllr Neil MacKay quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Alliance of Independent Councillor.
- ††††On 18 November 2011, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Donald Skye McIntosh died.
- †††††On 25 February 2012 Hellensburgh Central Cllr Al Reay died.
- ††††††On 30 March 2012 Dunoon Cllr Alister MacAlister died.
By-Elections since 3 May 2007
- On 4 October 2007 the Liberal Democrats Andrew Nisbit won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Ronald Kinloch on 23 July 2007
Helensburgh and Lomond South by-election 4 October 2007 - 1 Seat[1] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Andrew Nisbit |
30.31 |
642 |
752
| 1,014
| 1,525 |
|
Conservative |
Jim Proctor |
29.60 |
627 |
684
| 839
| |
|
Independent |
Gordon Hanning |
23.28 |
493 |
606
|
| |
|
SNP |
Richard Trail |
16.81 |
356 |
|
| |
|
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Electorate: 5,690 Valid: 2,118 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 2,128 (37.4%) |
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- On 3 November 2011 the SNP's Louise Glen-Lee won a by-election which arose following the death of former SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald on 4 August 2011
Oban North & Lorn by-election 3 November 2011 - 1 Seat[1] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
|
SNP |
Louise Glen-Lee |
44.14 |
1,081 |
1,117
| 1,179
| 1,374 |
|
Conservative |
Roy Rutherford |
20.62 |
505 |
523
| 591
| 758 |
|
Independent |
Gwyneth Neal |
17.88 |
438 |
496
| 561
| |
|
Liberal Democrats |
David Pollard |
10.62 |
260 |
273
|
| |
|
Independent |
George Doyle |
6.73 |
165 |
|
| |
|
SNP hold |
Swing |
|
|
Electorate: 7,606 Valid: 2,449 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,225 Turnout: 2,468 (32.4%) |
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