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South Ayrshire Council election
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2007 South Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 2003 South Ayrshire Council election 2003 2007 5 3 y 2012 South Ayrshire Council election 2012 All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 Con Bill McIntosh Scottish Conservatives Troon 15 seats, 41.5% 15 12 3 18,568 37.2% 4.3% Lab Scottish Labour Party 15 seats, 36.7% 15 9 6 14,152 28.4% 8.3% SNP Scottish National Party 0 seats, 17.3% 0 8 8 12,624 25.3% 8.0% Ind Brian Connolly Independent (politician) Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton 0 seats, 2.9% 0 1 1 4,160 8.3% 5.4% Council Leader Bill McIntosh(Conservative) No overall control Council Leader after election Bill McIntosh(Conservative) No overall control South Ayrshire Council election 2007.svg The 8 multi-member wards
The 2007 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament.
The election was the first to use the 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
The election saw the Conservatives returned as the largest party on the council despite losing three seats. Labour, who had tied with the Conservatives as the largest party in 2003, lost six seats as they became the second-largest party. The Scottish National Party (SNP) picked up their first representation in the area for 30 years as they gained eight seats. The remaining seat was won by an independent candidate.
Results
2007 South Ayrshire Council election result
Scottish Conservatives 12 - - 3 40.0 37.2 18,568 4.3
Scottish Labour Party 9 - - 5 30.0 28.4 14,152 8.3
Scottish National Party 8 - - 8 26.7 25.3 12,624 8.0
Independent (politician) 1 - - 1 3.3 8.3 4,160 5.4
Solidarity (Scotland) 0 - - 0.0 0.6 300 New
Scottish Socialist Party 0 - - 0.0 0.1 66 1.2
30 49,870
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Summary by ward
Results of the 2007 South Ayrshire Council election by ward yes
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2|Conservative
!colspan=2|Labour
!colspan=2|SNP
!colspan=2|Independents
!colspan=2|Others
|-
|align="left"|Troon
|bgcolor="lightblue"|41.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|20.3
|1
|23.9
|1
|13.9
|0
|colspan=2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Prestwick
|bgcolor="lightblue"|41.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|30.1
|1
|28.1
|1
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr North
|18.4
|1
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|44.7
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|2
|25.0
|1
|8.8
|0
|3.0
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr East
|bgcolor="lightblue"|39.1
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|30.7
|1
|27.6
|1
|colspan=2
|2.6
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr West
|bgcolor="lightblue"|54.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|16.9
|1
|20.9
|1
|7.5
|0
|colspan=2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Kyle
|bgcolor="lightblue"|34.2
|bgcolor="lightblue"|1
|32.8
|1
|21.8
|1
|11.1
|0
|colspan=2
|3
|-
|align="left"|Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
|24.4
|1
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|26.2
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|1
|24.7
|1
|24.7
|1
|colspan=2
|4
|-
|align="left"|Girvan and South Carrick
|bgcolor="lightblue"|37.3
|bgcolor="lightblue"|1
|29.6
|1
|33.1
|1
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|3
|- class="unsortable"
!align="left"|Total
!37.2
!12
!28.4
!9
!25.3
!8
!8.3
!1
!0.7
!0
!30
|}
Source:
Ward results
Troon
main Troon Troon – 4 seats 2
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Convery 2,029 27.5
Scottish National Party Nan McFarlane 1,765 23.9
Scottish Labour Party Philip Saxton 1,499 20.3
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Bill McIntosh 1,061 14.3 1,489
Independent (politician) Pat Brown 1,029 13.9 1,084
2 7,383 1,477
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Prestwick
main Prestwick Prestwick – 4 seats 5
Scottish National Party Stan Fisher 2,062 28.1
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Hugh Hunter 1,847 25.1
Scottish Labour Party Helen Moonie 1,227 16.7 1,350 1,364 ??? ???
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Toner 1,224 16.7 1,350 1,663
Scottish Labour Party George Watson 987 13.4 1,071 1,084 ???
5 7,347 1,470
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Ayr North
main Ayr North Ayr North – 4 seats 9
Scottish Labour Party Douglas Campbell 1,663 27.0
Scottish National Party Tom Slider 1,506 25.0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Hampton 1,108 18.4 1,119 1,147 1,151 1,158 1,170 1,186 ??? ???
Scottish Labour Party Ian Cavana 712 11.8 1,004 1,040 1,041 1,046 1,056 1,074 ??? ???
Independent (politician) Rab Hill 445 7.4 457 476 484 511 524 559 ???
Scottish Labour Party Ian Stewart 356 5.9 412 438 440 441 450 469
Solidarity (Scotland) Amanda McFarlane 117 1.9 122 146 150 158 186
Scottish Socialist Party Liz Swan 66 1.1 70 99 102 106
Independent (politician) Jim McEwan 50 0.8 52 60 74
Independent (politician) Tommy O'Lone 37 0.6 39 46
9 6,060 1,213
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Ayr East
main Ayr East Ayr East – 4 seats 5
Scottish National Party Ian Douglas 1,933 27.6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Winifred Sloan 1,516 21.7
Scottish Labour Party Eddie Bulik 1,286 18.4 1,354 1,356 ??? ???
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Kilpatrick 1,220 17.4 1,318 1,416
Scottish Labour Party Gerry Crawley 861 12.3 937 940 ??? ???
Solidarity (Scotland) James Stewart 183 2.6 269 270 ???
5 6,999 1,400
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Ayr West
main Ayr West Ayr West – 4 seats 6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Grant 2,176 30.3
Scottish National Party Mike Peddie 1,499 20.9
Scottish Labour Party Elaine Little 1,213 16.9 1,238 1,249 1,384 ??? ???
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Reid 1,127 15.7 1,320 1,329 1,479
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alistair Kerr 634 8.8 1,084 1,088 1,168 ???
Independent (politician) Ian McCabe 537 7.5 559 576
6 7,186 1,438
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Kyle
main Kyle Kyle – 3 seats 5
Scottish Labour Party Andy Campbell 1,128 22.7 1,473
Scottish National Party John Allan 1,080 21.8 1,112 1,156 1,332
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Hywel Davies 891 18.0 905 916 992 ???
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Arthur Spurling 801 16.2 813 822 859
Independent (politician) Sam Gardiner 550 11.1 565 603
Scottish Labour Party Danny Howley 499 10.1
6 4,949 1,238
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
main Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton – 4 seats 7
Scottish National Party Mairi Low 1,411 24.7
Independent (politician) Brian Connolly 1,410 24.7
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Galbreith 1,111 19.5 1,138 1,184
Scottish Labour Party Sandra Goldie 970 17.0 1,009 1,036 1,037 1,066 ??? ???
Scottish Labour Party Peter Mason 526 9.2 552 584 585 613 ???
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Steele 281 4.9 297 304 321 349
Independent (politician) Helen Whitefield 102 1.8 148 213 214
7 5,811 1,163
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Girvan and South Carrick
main Girvan and South Carrick Girvan and South Carrick – 3 seats 4
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Iain Fitzsimmons 1,542 37.3
Scottish National Party Alec Oattes 1,368 33.1
Scottish Labour Party John McDowall 721 17.4 832 921 ???
Scottish Labour Party Calum Little 504 12.2 567 611
4 4,135 1,034
Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/431/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire Andrew Teale 15 July 2024
Changes Since 2007 Election
†In May 2008, Ayr West Cllr Elaine Little resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. In February 2012 she joined the Scottish National Party.
††On 27 May 2008 Ayr North Cllr Douglas Campbell, resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. He joined the Scottish National Party on 19 May 2011
†††On 16 November 2009 Ayr East Cllr Eddie Bulik resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent.
References
2007
Category:2007 Scottish local elections
Category:21st century in South Ayrshire