Renfrewshire Council election, 2007
Elections to 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 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 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election results
Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
17 |
N/A |
N/A |
-4 |
42.5 |
36.8 |
25,878 |
|
|
SNP |
17 |
N/A |
N/A |
+2 |
42.5 |
35.4 |
24,875 |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
+1 |
10 |
9.7 |
6,831 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
+1 |
5 |
11.5 |
8,115 |
|
|
Solidarity |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1,096 |
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
840 |
|
|
Scottish Green |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
130 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
0.0 |
3.6 |
2,508 |
|
Ward results
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Derek Mackay |
1,549 |
30.9 |
1 |
1 |
|
Labour |
Alexander Murrin |
1,236 |
24.7 |
2 |
2 |
|
SNP |
Bill Perrie |
673 |
12.4 |
3 |
6 |
|
Labour |
Donnie Smith |
527 |
10.5 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Charlie Newlands |
516 |
10.3 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Ron Kane |
286 |
5.7 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Alan Jelfs |
218 |
4.4 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
Mary Fee |
1,452 |
26.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Cathy McEwan |
1,339 |
24.4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Labour |
Eddie Grady |
896 |
16.3 |
3 |
8 |
|
SNP |
David Mylet |
748 |
13.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Tommy Dyer |
294 |
5.4 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jim Foster |
291 |
5.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Angela McGarrigle |
246 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Gillie MacDonald |
127 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Douglas Canning |
90 |
1.6 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Susan McDonald |
1,608 |
21.9 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Brian Lawson |
1,583 |
21.6 |
2 |
1 |
|
Labour |
Rayleen Kelly |
1,033 |
14.1 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jim Sharkey |
1,012 |
13.8 |
4 |
6 |
|
SNP |
Celia Lawson |
934 |
12.7 |
3 |
6 |
|
Conservative |
Alistair Campbell |
798 |
10.9 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Sean Hurl |
199 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Andy Bowden |
170 |
2.3 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
Terry Kelly |
1,671 |
28.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Kenny McLaren |
1,387 |
23.6 |
2 |
1 |
|
Labour |
Tommy Williams |
873 |
14.9 |
3 |
2 |
|
Conservative |
Alison Cook |
546 |
9.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Mike Dillon†† |
506 |
8.6 |
4 |
8 |
|
SNP |
Will Mylet |
427 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Iain Hogg |
225 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Robert Muir |
139 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Gordon Mackie |
97 |
1.7 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
Eddie Devine |
1,508 |
20.4 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
George Adam |
1,128 |
15.3 |
2 |
9 |
|
SNP |
Jim Mitchell |
976 |
13.2 |
4 |
9 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Marie McGurk††† |
928 |
12.6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Labour |
Roy Glen |
822 |
11.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Caroline Martin |
763 |
10.3 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Ron Garrett |
513 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Paul Mack |
404 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
Scottish Green |
Kingsley Matthews |
130 |
1.8 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Fiona MacDonald |
104 |
1.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Workman |
63 |
0.9 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
John Miller |
46 |
0.6 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
John Caldwell |
1,524 |
22.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Tracie McGee |
1,470 |
21.7 |
2 |
1 |
|
Labour |
Iain McMillan |
1,135 |
16.8 |
3 |
8 |
|
Labour |
John Hood |
742 |
11.0 |
4 |
8 |
|
Conservative |
John McIntyre |
571 |
8.4 |
|
|
|
SNP |
Andrew McNair |
561 |
8.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Alan Heron |
376 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Paul Gibson |
199 |
2.9 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Gerry Kavanagh |
113 |
1.7 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Gerry McCartney |
83 |
1.2 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
Anne Hall |
2,216 |
33.0 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Audrey Doig |
1,205 |
18.0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Conservative |
David Clews† |
1,174 |
17.5 |
3 |
4 |
|
SNP |
Allan Noon |
1,120 |
16.7 |
4 |
4 |
|
Labour |
David Lavery |
519 |
7.7 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Sandra Jelfs |
384 |
5.7 |
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist |
Stefan Kohlmorgen |
89 |
1.3 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Conservative |
Iain Langlands |
2,077 |
36.3 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Carol Puthucheary |
1,375 |
24.0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Labour |
Michael Holmes |
1,113 |
19.5 |
3 |
5 |
|
SNP |
Bill Robertson |
714 |
12.5 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Michael Hanley |
360 |
6.3 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Harry Pfaff |
83 |
1.5 |
|
|
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour |
Jim Harte |
1,963 |
26.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
James McQuade |
1,369 |
18.5 |
3 |
5 |
|
SNP |
Iain Nicolson |
1,240 |
16.7 |
4 |
5 |
|
Labour |
Sam Mullin |
1,238 |
16.7 |
2 |
2 |
|
Conservative |
Oonagh Harper |
903 |
12.2 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
John Boyd |
484 |
6.5 |
|
|
|
Solidarity |
Jim Halfpenny |
223 |
3.0 |
|
|
Changes since 2007 Election
- †On 30 March 2011, Houston, Croslee and Linwood Cllr David Clews quit the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.
- ††In May 2011, Paisley North West Cllr Mike Dillon quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party. He re-joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 September 2011.
- †††On 17 May 2011 Paisley South Cllr Marie McGurk quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party.
By-elections Since 2007
- On 17 March 2011 Labour's Roy Glen won a by-election which was held to fill the vacancy that arose following the death of the SNP's Jim Mitchell.
Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat[1] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 |
|
Labour |
Roy Glen |
49.3 |
2,081 |
2,102
| 2,121 |
|
SNP |
David McCartney |
32.4 |
1,366 |
1,382
| 1,404 |
|
Conservative |
Alison Cook |
18.54 |
388 |
392
| 441 |
|
Independent |
Gary Pearson |
3.9 |
164 |
179
| 198 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Ross Stalker |
3.2 |
134 |
139
| |
|
Scottish Socialist |
Jimmy Kerr |
1.9 |
82 |
| |
|
Labour gain from SNP |
Swing |
|
|
Electorate: 13,951 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,108 Turnout: 4,246(30.4%) |
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