2007 North Ayrshire Council election

North Ayrshire Council election April 2022 January 2024 2007 North Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 2003 North Ayrshire Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 North Ayrshire Council election 2012 All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 Lab Scottish Labour Party 21 seats, 44.0% 12 9 17,666 32.4% 11.6 SNP Scottish National Party 3 seats, 28.1% 8 5 16,081 29.5% 1.4 Council Leader David O'Neill Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election David O'Neill(Labour) No overall control Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight 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 replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Labour lost overall control of the council but remained the largest party after winning 12 seats - down nine from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party, overtaking the Conservatives, after gaining five seats to hold eight. The Conservatives lost two seats to hold three while the Liberal Democrats won seats in a North Ayrshire election for the only time after they returned two councillors. Five independent councillors were also elected. Election results 2007 North Ayrshire Council election result Scottish Labour Party 12 N/A N/A 8 40.0 32.4 17,666 11.6 Scottish National Party 8 N/A N/A 5 26.7 29.5 16,081 1.4 Independent (politician) 5 N/A N/A 3 16.7 16.9 9,193 10.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 N/A N/A 2 10.0 13.5 7,330 5.6 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 N/A N/A 2 6.7 4.7 2,564 4.3 Solidarity (Scotland) 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 2.1 1,127 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.5 265 New Scottish Socialist Party 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.5 261 1.9 30 54,487 Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/430/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - North Ayrshire Andrew Teale 19 January 2024 Ward results Irvine West main Irvine West Irvine West - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Matt Brown 2,247 31.6             Scottish Labour Party Ian Clarkson 1,710 24.0             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pat McPhee 799 11.2 875 883 888 1,059 1,159 1,225 Scottish Labour Party David O'Neill 776 10.9 829 881 899 979 1,077 1,726 Solidarity (Scotland) Jim Byrne 517 7.3 695 708 738 830     Scottish Labour Party John McKay 508 7.1 573 711 748 844 999   Scottish Liberal Democrats Iain Rubie Dale 453 6.4 613 633 655       Socialist Labour Party (UK) Bobby Cochrane 103 1.5 141 152         7 14,993 7,113 156 1,423 48.5% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward1Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine West Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 20 January 2024 Irvine East main Irvine East Irvine East - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Joan Sturgeon 2,293 32.4             Scottish Labour Party Tom Barr 1,302 18.4 1,367 1,377 1,436       Scottish Labour Party Jane Gorman 851 12.0 909 916 977 990 1,076   Scottish Labour Party John Moffat 850 12.0 930 949 1,027 1,031 1,082 1,701 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Belding 759 10.7 820 828 861 862     Scottish Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood 543 7.7 690 718 864 865 1,197 1,314 Solidarity (Scotland) Danny McGregor 355 5.0 489 578         Scottish Socialist Party Denise Morton 117 1.7 200           7 14,852 7,070 150 1,415 48.6% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward2Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine East Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 20 January 2024 Kilwinning main Kilwinning Kilwinning - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party John Ferguson 1,749 27.0             Scottish Labour Party Margaret McDougall 1,033 16.0 1,076 1,124 1,303       Scottish Labour Party Ryan Oldfather 872 13.5 901 921 1,136 1,142 1,226 1,306 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gail Niven Allison 869 13.4 914 932 953 953 1,037   Scottish Liberal Democrats Andrew Scott Chamberlain 713 11.0 795 860 914 915 1,167 1,674 Scottish Labour Party Donald J. Reid 513 7.9 525 553         Independent (politician) Leanne Dorans 468 7.2 536 608 642       Solidarity (Scotland) Sandy Clarke 255 3.9 322           7 13,186 6,472 128 1,295 50.0% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward3Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilwinning Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 20 January 2024 Saltcoats and Stevenston main Saltcoats and Stevenston Saltcoats and Stevenston - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party William Gibson 1,629 22.4             Independent (politician) Ronnie McNicol 1,362 18.8 1,380 1,577         Scottish Labour Party David Munn 943 13.0 951 968 978 1,045 1,344 1,531 Scottish Labour Party Alan Munro 902 12.4 907 953 961 1,000 1,254 1,482 Scottish National Party Nan Wallace 691 9.5 800 890 919 1,051 1,094   Scottish Labour Party Sam Taylor 683 9.4 685 709 714 743     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Stewart Ferguson 554 7.6 557 594 619       Independent (politician) Margaret Walsh 496 6.8 501           7 15,039 7,260 189 1,453 49.5% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward4Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Saltcoats and Stevenston Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 21 January 2024 Ardrossan and Arran main Ardrossan and Arran Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats 9 Independent (politician) Margie Currie 1,439 19.3 1,456 1,478 1,582           Scottish National Party Tony Gurney 1,414 19.0 1,439 1,462 1,779           Scottish Labour Party Peter McNamara 1,007 13.5 1,019 1,033 1,051 1,085 1,094 1,763     Independent (politician) John Hunter 952 12.8 970 1,087 1,106 1,176 1,189 1,234 1,287 1,658 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon Allison 857 11.5 866 872 886 914 930 963 989   Scottish Labour Party Margaret Munn 829 11.1 837 848 864 884 888       Scottish National Party William McLaren 573 7.7 589 597             Independent (politician) Kenneth MacDougall 228 3.1 237               Scottish Socialist Party Nigel Hunter 144 1.9                 9 13,448 7,443 146 1,489 56.4% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward5Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Ardrossan and Arran Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 21 January 2024 Dalry and West Kilbride main Dalry and West Kilbride Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats 7 Independent (politician) Elizabeth McLardy 1,637 29.0             Scottish Labour Party John Reid 1,176 20.7 1,196 1,245 1,292 1,305 1,375 1,682 Scottish National Party Catherine McMillan 1,084 19.1 1,117 1,157 1,198 1,209 1,261   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Barrnote Cllr Robert Barr quit the Conservatives on 24 June 2010 and became an independent. 962 17.0 994 1,003 1,036 1,220 1,301 1,568 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Richardson 242 4.3 252 256 266       Independent (politician) David Park 213 3.8 247 264 288 301     Scottish Liberal Democrats Susan Clark 174 3.1 190 198         Socialist Labour Party (UK) Louise McDaid 162 2.9 182           7 9,796 5,650 66 1,413 58.3% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward6Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Dalry and West Kilbride Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 21 January 2024 Kilbirnie and Beith main Kilbirnie and Beith Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats 9 Scottish National Party Craig Taylor 1,329 23.4 1,349 1,366 1,397 1,450         Scottish Labour Party John Bell 1,313 23.1 1,324 1,337 1,373 1,382 1,386 1,467     Independent (politician) Jean Highgate 947 16.7 958 993 1,024 1,151 1,157 1,371 1,374 1,810 Scottish Labour Party Donald Reid 849 15.0 854 856 878 930 933 986 1,019   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Smith 562 9.9 569 570 595 607 610       Independent (politician) John Johnstone 265 4.7 281 296 309           Scottish Liberal Democrats Jenny Hutton 188 3.3 191 197             Independent (politician) William Fyfe 116 2.0 123               Independent (politician) Iain Walker 106 1.9                 9 11,058 5,675 132 1,419 52.5% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward7Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilbrine and Beith Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 21 January 2024 North Coast and Cumbraes main North Coast and Cumbraes North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Alan Hill 2,357 30.2               Scottish Labour Party Alex Gallagher 1,549 19.8 1,608             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Elisabethe Marshall 1,007 12.9 1,037 1,040 1,084 1,179 1,779     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Marshall 719 9.2 732 734 751 785       Scottish National Party Bobby Rae 715 9.2 1,194 1,201 1,259 1,389 1,429 1,457 1,832 Independent (politician) Ian Murdoch 587 7.5 622 626 793 936 980 1,038   Scottish Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton 493 6.3 548 559 617         Independent (politician) Gerard Langan 377 4.8 411 414           8 13,519 7,804 174 1,561 59.0% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2007Results/2007Ward8Results.pdf Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: North Coast and Cumbraes Electoral Ward North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2007 21 January 2024 By-elections 2008 Kilbirnie and Beith by-election A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor, and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 11 December 2008. main Kilbirnie and Beith 2008 Kilbirnie and Beith by-election (11 December 2008) - 1 seat 3 Anthea Dickson Scottish National Party 48.9 1,363 1,380 1,415 Gordon McKay Scottish Labour Party 33.7 939 956 972 Ted Nevill Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 11.6 322 324 342 Lewis Hutton Scottish Liberal Democrats 3.4 94 104   James McDaid Socialist Labour Party (UK) 2.4 68     3 11,232 2,786 20 1,394 25.0% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2008%20Results/2008Ward7ByElection(10kb).pdf Local Government By Election – Thursday 11 December 2008 North Ayrshire Council- Electoral Ward 7 – Kilbirnie and Beith North Ayrshire Council 12 December 2008 21 January 2024 2011 Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn, and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011. main Saltcoats and Stevenston 2011 Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election (25 August 2011) - 1 seat 5 Jim Montgomerie Scottish Labour Party 48.7 1,914 1,927 1,936 1,963 2,039 Nan Wallace Scottish National Party 33.2 1,306 1,311 1,326 1,363 1,425 Chris Barr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 7.2 284 286 297 308 331 Jimmy Miller Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 5.4 211 217 222 240   Gerard Pollock Independent (politician) 2.9 114 117 123     Gordon Bain Scottish Liberal Democrats 1.4 56 57       Louise McDaid Socialist Labour Party (UK) 1.1 43         5 11,039 2,764 42 1,965 25.4% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2011Ward4ByElectionResult.pdf By-election Ward 4 North Ayrshire Council 26 August 2011 21 January 2024 Notes note References North Ayrshire Category:North Ayrshire Council elections