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2007 East Ayrshire Council election
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East Ayrshire Council election
July 2020
February 2013
2007 East Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 2003 East Ayrshire Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 East Ayrshire Council election 2012 All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council 17 91,963 55.0% Lab Scottish Labour Party 23 seats, 49.2% 14 9 20,705 41.1% 8.1% SNP Scottish National Party 8 seats, 35.3% 14 6 18,744 39.2% 3.9% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 seat, 12.5% 3 2 6,446 12.8% 0.3% Council Leader Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Scottish National Party
Elections to East Ayrshire 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 nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election results
2007 East Ayrshire Council election result
Scottish Labour Party 14 9 43.75 41.1 20,705 8.1
Scottish National Party 14 6 43.75 39.2 19,744 3.9
Scottish Conservative Party 3 2 9.38 12.8 6,446 0.3
Independent (politician) 1 1 3.13 5.2 2,614 3.5
Solidarity (Scotland) 0 0.00 0.7 351 New
Scottish Green Party 0 0.00 0.5 245 New
Scottish Socialist Party 0 0.00 0.3 162 0.9
British National Party 0 0.0 0.2 86
32 50,353
Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown.https://ballotbox.scot/councils/stv-explained The Local STV Voting System Explained Allan Faulds Ballot Box Scotland 24 October 2022https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types-of-voting-system/single-transferable-vote/ Single Transferable Vote Electoral Reform Society 24 October 2022
Ward summary
Results of the 2007 East Ayrshire Council election by ward yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2|SNP
!colspan=2|Labour
!colspan=2|Conservative
!colspan=2|Others
!colspan=2|Independents
|-
|align="left"|Annick
|30.7
|1
|34.3
|1
|21.1
|1
|1.6
|0
|12.3
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Kilmarnock North
|55.7
|2
|26.7
|1
|15.8
|0
|1.9
|0
|colspan=2
|3
|-
|align="left"|Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
|47.2
|2
|32.5
|1
|17.0
|1
|colspan=2
|3.3
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
|39.5
|2
|45.0
|2
|7.7
|0
|2.3
|0
|5.4
|0
| 4
|-
|align="left"|Kilmarnock South
|44.7
|2
|47.7
|1
|5.9
|0
|1.7
|0
|colspan=2
|3
|-
|align="left"|Irvine Valley
|43.5
|2
|31.6
|1
|20.5
|1
|colspan=2
|4.3
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ballochmyle
|29.1
|1
|51.7
|3
|9.2
|0
|4.2
|0
|5.8
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Cumnock and New Cumnock
|26.2
|1
|60.4
|3
|9.8
|0
|3.8
|0
|colspan=2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Doon Valley
|26.0
|1
|49.0
|1
|8.4
|0
|colspan=2
|16.6
|1
|3
|- class="unsortable"
!align="left"|Total
!39.2
!14
!41.1
!14
!12.8
!3
!1.7
!0
!5.2
!1
!32
|}
Ward results
Annick
main Annick Annick - 3 members 6
John MacKay Scottish National Party 30.7 1,625
Rose-Ann Cunninghame Scottish Conservative Party 21.1 1,117 1,163 1,194 1,401
John McGhee Scottish Labour Party 17.2 909 945 958 1,087 1,102 1,840
Jim O'Neil Scottish Labour Party 17.1 905 928 938 1,077 1,085
Ann Hay Independent (politician) 12.3 651 726 746
Thomas Sweeten British National Party 1.6 86 99
6 9,068 5,293 89 1,324 58.3%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Kilmarnock North
main Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock North - 3 members 2
Willie Coffey Scottish National Party 34.5 1,552
Maureen McKay Scottish Labour Party 26.7 1,202
Helen Coffey Scottish National Party 21.2 952 1,317
James Adams Scottish Conservative Party 15.8 709 720
Colin Rutherford Scottish Socialist Party 1.9 85 89
2 8,617 4,500 88 1,126 52.2%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
main Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse - 4 members 6
Iain Linton Scottish National Party 25.1 1,656
Douglas Reid Scottish National Party 22.1 1,454
Robert Keohone Scottish Labour Party 19.4 1,280 1,315 1,330
Tom Cook Scottish Conservative Party 17.0 1,118 1,118 1,209 1,209 1,308 1,578
Brian Reeves Scottish Labour Party 13.1 866 901 917 925 978
Shirley-Anne Weir Independent (politician) 3.3 220 263 280 281
6 11,833 6,594 182 1,319 55.7%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
main Kilmarnock East and Hurlford Kilmarnock East and Hurlford - 4 seats 6
John Campbell Scottish National Party 20.0 1,300
Jim Buchanan Scottish National Party 19.5 1,269 1,313
Drew McIntyre Scottish Labour Party 15.9 1,031 1,039 1,039 1,077 1,141 1,555
Gordon Cree Scottish Labour Party 14.9 970 977 978 1,031 1,110 1,373
Jim Raymond Scottish Labour Party 14.2 924 947 947 974 1,014
Ian Grant Scottish Conservative Party 7.7 502 505 506 574
John Weir Independent (politician) 5.4 350 378 380
Gordon Walker Solidarity (Scotland) 2.3 151
6 11,568 6,497 148 1,300 56.1%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Kilmarnock South
main Kilmarnock South Kilmarnock South - 3 members 6
John Knapp Scottish Labour Party 38.7 1,708
Hugh Ross Scottish National Party 25.0 1,104 1,144
Jim Todd Scottish National Party 19.7 870 894 926 954 1,018 1,272
Ray Murray Scottish Labour Party 9.0 398 800 801 825 901
Tamzin Hobday Scottish Conservative Party 5.9 262 276 277 289
Kevin McGregor Scottish Socialist Party 1.7 77 91 91
6 8,328 4,419 131 1,105 53.1%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Irvine Valley
main Irvine Valley Irvine Valley - 4 seats 2
Alan Brown Scottish National Party 23.7 1,497
Stuart Finlayson Scottish Labour Party 22.4 1,416
Stephanie Young Scottish Conservative Party 20.5 1,293
Bobby McDill Scottish National Party 19.8 1,251 1,421
Isabella MacRae Scottish Labour Party 9.2 580 592
May Anderson Independent (politician) 4.3 274 286
2 11,324 6,311 135 1,263 55.7%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Ballochmyle
main Ballochmyle Ballochmyle - 4 seats 7
Eric Jackson Scottish Labour Party 20.5 1,195
Jim Roberts Scottish National Party 17.7 1,032 1,033 1,083 1,169
Neil McGhee Scottish Labour Party 16.0 931 937 958 990 991 1,026 1,130
Jimmy Kelly Scottish Labour Party 15.2 883 895 924 976 976 1,044 1,146
David Shankland Scottish National Party 11.4 667 668 682 712 715 805
Nick Martin Scottish Conservative Party 9.2 534 535 563 610 610
Gordon Ralton Independent (politician) 5.8 340 340 379
Brian Brodaley Scottish Green Party 4.2 245 246
7 11,192 5,827 182 1,166 52.1%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Cumnock and New Cumnock
main Cumnock and New Cumnock Cumnock and New Cumnock - 4 seats 7
Eric Ross Scottish Labour Party 24.4 1,297
Billy Crawford Scottish Labour Party 18.1 961 1,059 1,088
Barney Menzies Scottish Labour Party 17.9 950 1,026 1,049 1,066
Kathy Morrice Scottish National Party 13.8 733 744 809 810 810 898 1,504
Andrew Kent Scottish National Party 12.4 661 664 696 698 698 815
James Boswell Scottish Conservative Party 9.8 519 524 536 536 536
Jim Monaghan Solidarity (Scotland) 3.8 200 205
7 11,057 5,321 154 1,065 48.1%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Doon Valley
main Doon Valley Doon Valley - 3 seats 5
Drew Filson Scottish National Party 26.0 1,221
Elaine Stewart Scottish Labour Party 17.4 814 819 838 1,022
Jim Sutherland Independent (politician) 16.6 779 790 915 1,036 1,089
Elaine Dinwoodie Scottish Labour Party 16.5 776 780 826 1,097 1,802
Tommy Farrell Scottish Labour Party 15.1 709 712 734
Margaret Sword Scottish Conservative Party 8.4 392 396
5 8,976 4,691 96 1,173 52.2%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/429/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
By-elections 2007–12
Ballochmyle
On 11 December 2008 Labour's David Shaw won a by-election which arose following the resignation of his party colleague Eric Jackson on 24 September 2008.
main Ballochmyle 2008 Ballochmyle by-election (11 December 2008) – 1 seat 3
David Shaw Scottish Labour Party 47.9 1,598 1,617 1,675
Roseanne Savage Scottish National Party 33.8 1,129 1,160 1,261
Janette MacAlpine Scottish Conservative Party 8.2 273 290 308
Danny Masterton Solidarity (Scotland) 7.3 243 248
Ian Fraser Scottish Liberal Democrats 2.8 93
3 11,527 3,336 29 1,669 29.2%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10569/ Local Elections Archive Project - Ballochmyle Ward Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
Doon Valley
On 1 October 2009 a by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the death of Independent Cllr James Sutherland. Moira Pirrie won the by-election for Labour
main Doon Valley 2009 Doon Valley by-election, 1 October 2009 – 1 seat 1
Moira Pirrie Scottish Labour Party 50.54 1,221
John Bell Scottish National Party 36.88 891
Nicholas Martin Scottish Conservative Party 7.28 176
Yvonne Hamilton Independent (politician) 3.48 84
Robert Shennan Independent (politician) 1.82 44
1 9,144 2,416 33 1,209 26.8%
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10571/ Local Elections Archive Project - Doon Valley Ward Andrew Teale 3 November 2022
References
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