East Renfrewshire Council election, 2007

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.

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.

Election results

East Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % 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 21.2 1,658              
SNP Tony Buchanan 18.3 1,434 1,449.78 1,457.58 1,465.87 1,616.20      
Conservative Leslie Rosin 12.1 944 1,069.20 1,071.50 1,084.92 1,187.05 1,192.66 1,349.21 1,542.26
Labour Nasim Kahn 8.1 638 647.02 700.75 710.08 817.79 825.59 950.52  
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Platt 8.1 636 654.28 661.08 673.55        
Independent George Butler 7.9 622 630.90 633.53 683.04 806.60 817.26    
Independent Ella Rae 1.6 123 128.70 130.29          
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 25.3 1,891                  
Labour Betty Cunningham 20.4 1,526                  
SNP Douglas Yates 17.6 1,318 1,378.31 1,380.54 1,402.26 1,415.39 1,481.88 1,510.74      
Labour Edward Philips 13.4 999 1,031.25 1,044.09 1,054.34 1,065.13 1,089.96 1,267.66 1,269.90 1,329.24 1,523.36
Conservative Tariq Pavez 7.5 558 580.41 580.93 582.93 593.13 624.45 624.74 626.33    
Independent Tommy Reilly 7.0 520 584.92 587.37 594.85 662.98 696.73 706.19 706.37 838.43  
Labour Edwina Phillips 3.3 247 259.56 262.61 263.69 269.55 286.51        
Liberal Democrats Tom Platt 3.2 236 250.87 251.84 259.90 264.69          
Independent Rena McGuire 1.5 111 154.56 156.02 164.94            
Scottish Socialist Liam McGregor 0.9 65 71.49 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 29.8 2,075          
Conservative Gordon Wallace 27.2 1,899          
SNP Joyce Lythgoe 18.2 1,266 1,330.16 1,336.00 1,390.31 1,473.32  
Liberal Democrats Alex Mackie 17.9 1,244 1,357.28 1.365.41 1,401.65 1,585.21 2,472.07
Conservative Gordon Wilson 5.4 373 394.92 524.70 528.50    
Scottish Socialist Stuart Miller 1.6 112 132.16 132.32      
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 1,644 1,691 1,852        
Independent Ralph Robertson 18.9 1,322 1,365 1,468 1,489.09 1,567.60 1,648.68 2,144.92
Conservative Gordon McCaskill 16.9 1,182 1,191 1,243 1,249.97 2,080.41    
Conservative Laurence Haniford 14.7 1,028 1,035 1,092 1,097.33      
SNP Oliver Adair 13.7 954 1,006 1,139 1,163.15 1,215.49 1,262.81  
Liberal Democrats Ian Clarkson 8.7 609 660          
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 36.6 2,283        
Conservative Jim Swift 26.4 1,649        
Labour Ian McAlpine 17.1 1,068 1,140.32 1,147.86 1,287.45 1,884.38
SNP Christopher McLaughlin 10.3 645 720.16 730.40    
Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie 14.1 601 784.17 805.27 1,140.60  
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 28.1 1,970        
Conservative Stewart Miller 22.4 1,571 1,592.37 1,773.62    
Conservative Alec White 18.6 1,302 1,310.70 1,516.43 1,531.22  
SNP Alistair Carmichael 16.8 1,177 1,220.51 1,537.11 1,539.04 2,014.86
Liberal Democrats George Napier 14.1 991 1,061.28      
Electorate: -   Valid: 7,011   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,753   Turnout:

References

    Preceded by
    East Renfrewshire Council election, 2003
    East Renfrewshire Council elections Succeeded by
    East Renfrewshire Council election, 2012