2007 Perth and Kinross Council election
Elections to Perth and Kinross 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 12 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 41 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
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All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Council continued to be controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SNP | 18 | N/A | N/A | +3 | 43.9 | 37.2 | 23,254 | ||
Conservative | 12 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 17,556 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | N/A | N/A | -1 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 12,303 | ||
Labour | 3 | N/A | N/A | -2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 5,311 | ||
Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1,094 | ||
Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | -2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3,020 |
Ward results
Carse of Gowrie (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Carse of Gowrie | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Conservative | Mac Roberts | 28.6 | 1,192 | ||||||
SNP | John Hulbert | 25.8 | 1,075 | ||||||
SNP | Peter Mulheron | 20.7 | 862 | 882 | 905 | 975 | 1,353 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Carruthers | 17.2 | 715 | 757 | 759 | 917 | |||
Independent | Richard Rattray | 7.8 | 323 | 355 | 356 | ||||
Electorate: 6,775 Valid: 4,167 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,042 Turnout: 62.69% |
Strathmore (4 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathmore | ||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Melloy | 24.9 | 1,764 | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | Lewis Simpson | 19.6 | 1,390 | 1,444 | ||||||||
SNP | Alan Grant | 15.0 | 1,066 | 1,087 | 1,088 | 1,103 | 1,147 | 1,262 | 1,365 | 1,651 | ||
SNP | Ian Miller | 14.1 | 1,003 | 1,030 | 1,031 | 1,039 | 1,091 | 1,117 | 1,164 | 1,378 | ||
SNP | Stan McMillan | 8.7 | 620 | 628 | 634 | 654 | 676 | 697 | 744 | |||
Labour | Lorna Ferguson | 6.6 | 470 | 483 | 486 | 506 | 553 | 606 | ||||
Independent | Michael Gallagher | 4.3 | 308 | 334 | 335 | 401 | 449 | |||||
Scottish Green | Louise Ramsay | 4.0 | 285 | 317 | 321 | 337 | ||||||
Independent | Hugh Anderson | 2.7 | 190 | 224 | 227 | |||||||
Electorate: 11,504 Valid: 7,096 Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,420 Turnout: 62.77% |
Blairgowrie and Glens (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Blairgowrie and Glens | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | ||
SNP | Bob Ellis | 33.8 | 1,680 | |||
Conservative | Caroline Shiers | 28.9 | 1,435 | |||
SNP | Liz Grant | 20.9 | 1,038 | 1,379 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Taylor | 9.2 | 459 | 487 | ||
Labour | Roy Cameron | 7.2 | 357 | 371 | ||
Electorate: 8,319 Valid: 4,969 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,243 Turnout: 61.08% |
Highland (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Highland | |||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | ||
SNP | Eleanor Howie | 32.9 | 1,489 | ||
Conservative | Ian Campbell | 25.6 | 1,158 | ||
SNP | Ken Lyall | 25.4 | 1,150 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Danus Skene | 13.5 | 609 | ||
Independent | Ron Rose | 2.5 | 115 | ||
Electorate: 7,312 Valid: 4,531 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,131 Turnout: 63.14% |
Strathtay (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathtay | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Vaughan | 32.7 | 1,400 | |||||
SNP | John Kellas | 32.6 | 1,398 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Livingstone | 17.4 | 747 | 892 | 930 | |||
SNP | Alisdair Wylie | 17.3 | 742 | 782 | 1,020 | 1,441 | ||
Electorate: 6,998 Valid: 4,287 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,072 Turnout: 62.40% |
Strathearn (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathearn | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
SNP | Anne Younger | 25.18 | 1,210 | |||||||
Conservative | Ann Cowan | 23.80 | 1,144 | 1,145 | 1,200 | 1,329 | ||||
Conservative | Helen McDonald | 18.39 | 884 | 885 | 935 | 998 | 1,094 | 1,500 | ||
Independent | Rhona Brock | 13.28 | 638 | 640 | 723 | 985 | 996 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Russell Auld | 13.21 | 635 | 637 | 671 | |||||
Independent | Colin Crabbie | 6.14 | 295 | 296 | ||||||
Electorate: 8,102 Valid: 4,806 Spoilt: 101 Quota: 1,202 Turnout: 60.58% |
Strathallan (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathallan | ||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
SNP | John Law | 25.2 | 1,163 | |||||||||
Conservative | Murray Lyle | 15.6 | 842 | 845 | 847 | 870 | 897 | 1,379 | ||||
Conservative | John Wilson | 14.8 | 666 | 667 | 673 | 683 | 696 | |||||
Independent | Colin Young | 13.5 | 609 | 611 | 636 | 658 | 697 | 773 | 882 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Gaunt | 12.0 | 541 | 548 | 556 | 654 | 830 | 883 | 941 | 1,229 | ||
Labour | Anne Chatt | 8.9 | 402 | 405 | 405 | 439 | ||||||
Scottish Green | Hilary Halley | 5.0 | 225 | 231 | 234 | |||||||
Independent | Jock Stewart | 1.2 | 53 | 55 | ||||||||
Electorate: 7,586 Valid: 4,501 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 1,126 Turnout: 60.06% |
Kinross-shire (4 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Kinross-shire | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
SNP | Sandy Miller | 25.0 | 1,445 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | Willie Robertson | 22.7 | 1,314 | ||||||
Conservative | Kathleen Baird | 21.0 | 1,217 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Barnacle | 16.3 | 942 | 1,010 | 1,094 | 1,115 | 1,242 | ||
Labour | Kate Milliken | 11.2 | 650 | 692 | 713 | 717 | 774 | ||
Scottish Green | Andrew Thompson | 3.7 | 216 | 278 | 295 | 302 | |||
Electorate: 9,664 Valid: 49 Spoilt: 5,784 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 60.36% |
Almond and Earn (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Almond and Earn | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
SNP | Wilma Lumsden | 36.6 | 1,790 | |||||
Conservative | Alan Jack | 30.2 | 1,477 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | George Hayton | 17.3 | 849 | 1,078 | 1,120 | 1,610 | ||
Conservative | Pamella Roberts | 15.9 | 778 | 853 | 1,017 | |||
Electorate: 7,995 Valid: 4,894 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,224 Turnout: 62.20% |
Perth City South (4 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City South | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Willie Wilson | 29.8 | 1,789 | ||||||||
Conservative | Alexander Stewart | 29.4 | 1,768 | ||||||||
SNP | Robert Band | 17.2 | 1,033 | 1,063 | 1,087 | 1,122 | 1,564 | ||||
Labour | Jock Munro | 13.3 | 796 | 836 | 881 | 916 | 938 | 968 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Caddell | 10.3 | 618 | 867 | 991 | 1,049 | 1,085 | 1,156 | 1,573 | ||
SNP | Andrew Gadsden | 8.1 | 485 | 513 | 532 | 564 | |||||
Independent | Keith Mothersson | 3.2 | 191 | 201 | 222 | ||||||
Electorate: 10,914 Valid: 6,680 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,337 Turnout: 61.94% |
Perth City North (4 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City North | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
SNP | Elspeth Maclachlan | 23.5 | 1,217 | ||||||||
SNP | Dave Scott | 19.3 | 1,001 | 1,127 | |||||||
Labour | John Flynn | 18.5 | 958 | 964 | 975 | 991 | 1,146 | ||||
Conservative | Douglas Gratty | 13.4 | 694 | 698 | 703 | 725 | 842 | 847 | |||
Labour | Calum Gillies | 12.8 | 666 | 675 | 684 | 697 | 785 | 867 | 1,115 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Brown | 10.1 | 523 | 529 | 541 | 593 | |||||
Scottish Green | Adam Ramsay | 2.5 | 130 | 135 | 147 | ||||||
Electorate: 11,189 Valid: 5,189 Spoilt: 153 Quota: 1,038 Turnout: 47.74% |
Perth City Centre (4 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City Centre | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
SNP | Jack Coburn | 23.0 | 1,299 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 20.8 | 1,172 | |||||||
Conservative | Heather Stewart | 20.1 | 1,137 | |||||||
Labour | Archie MacLellan | 17.9 | 1,012 | 1,024 | 1,032 | 1,034 | 1,104 | 1,201 | ||
SNP | Gordon Hunter | 8.6 | 488 | 598 | 604 | 604 | 664 | 745 | ||
Independent | Ian Thomson | 5.3 | 298 | 305 | 312 | 313 | 364 | |||
Scottish Green | Jack Cockin | 4.2 | 238 | 249 | 258 | 259 | ||||
Electorate: 11,109 Valid: 5,644 Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,129 Turnout: 51.84% |
By-elections (2007-12)
- On 22 February 2008 Katie Howie of the SNP was elected the seat formerly held by her late sister, Eleanor who died in late 2010.
Highland by-election, 22 February 2008[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | ||
SNP | Katie Howie | 59.90 | 1,891 | ||
Conservative | Graham Rees | 29.78 | 940 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kenton | 7.25 | 229 | ||
Labour | Anne Chatt | 3.07 | 97 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Electorate: 7,282 Valid: 3,157 Spoilt: 21 Quota: 1,579 Turnout: 43.6% |
- On 6 May 2010, Tom May of the SNP held the seat of his party colleague John Law who had died.
Strathallan by-election, 6 May 2010[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Conservative | John Blackie | 33.42 | 1,713 | 1,724 | 1,785 | 2,208 | |||
SNP | Tom Gray | 30.34 | 1,555 | 1,569 | 1,769 | 2,299 | 3,302 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Gaunt | 20.33 | 1,042 | 1,057 | 1,321 | ||||
Labour | Alistair Munro | 14.71 | 754 | 762 | |||||
Independent | Chris Rennie | 1.19 | 61 | ||||||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||||||
Electorate: 7,642 Valid: 5,125 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 2,563.5 Turnout: 67.8% |
- On 19 September 2011 Mike Williamson of the SNP was elected the seat formerly held by Ken Lyall who had emigrated to Australia.
Highland by-election, 19 September 2011[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | ||
SNP | Mike Williamson | 54.43 | 1,449 | ||
Conservative | Graham Rees | 22.39 | 596 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Victor Clements | 12.06 | 321 | ||
Independent | William Leske | 10.11 | 269 | ||
Independent | Chris Rennie | 1.0 | 27 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Electorate: 7,183 Valid: 2,662 Spoilt: 23 Quota: 1,332 Turnout: 2,685 (37.38%) |
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References
- Overview of Local Government election results 2007- Perth and Kinross council (accessed 13.05.2011)
- By-election: electoral ward 4 - Highland (22 February 2008) (accessed 13.05.2011)
- By-election: electoral ward 7 - Strathallan (May 2010) accessed 13.05.2011
- By-election: electoral ward 4 - Highland (19 September 2011) (accessed 21.01.2012)
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