2007 Orkney Islands Council election

2007 Scottish local government election October 2022 December 2012 2007 Orkney Islands Council election Orkney parliamentary no 2003 Orkney Islands Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 Orkney Islands Council election 2012 All 21 seats to Orkney Islands Council 11 Stephen Hagan Independent (politician) 21 seats, 100% North Isles 21 21 99.2% 8,719 0.8% Council Convener Stephen Hagan Independent (politician) Council Convener after election Stephen Hagan Independent (politician) Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using a single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 asp 9 The new wards replace 21 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. All the seats were won by independent candidates. Election result 2007 Orkney Islands Council election result Independent (politician) 21 100.0 99.2 8,719 0.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 0.0 0.8 68 New 21 8,787 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/454/ Local Election Results 2007 Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 Notes: 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 results Kirkwall East main Kirkwall East Kirkwall East – 4 seats 6 Independent (politician) Janice Annal (Incumbent) 460 27.6           Independent (politician) Steven Heddle 359 21.6           Independent (politician) Bobby Leslie 280 16.8 319 326 356     Independent (politician) Mike Drever (Incumbent) 218 13.1 247 251 273 282 322 Independent (politician) Alastair MacLeod 150 9.0 168 173 192 198 244 Independent (politician) David Murdoch 108 6.5 118 122 131 133   Independent (politician) Alastair MacDonald 90 5.4 101 103       6 1,665 334 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10578/ Kirkwall East Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 Kirkwall West and Orphir main Kirkwall West and Orphir Kirkwall West and Orphir – 4 seats 4 Independent (politician) Jack Moodie 601 38.1       Independent (politician) David Tullock 260 16.5 321     Independent (politician) Allan Leslie (Incumbent) 241 15.3 304 305 334 Independent (politician) Roderick McLeod (Incumbent) 232 14.7 295 296 317 Independent (politician) Ian MacDonald (Incumbent) 178 11.3 214 214 232 Independent (politician) Alasdair Thom 64 4.1 88 89   4 1,576 315 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10579/ Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 Stromness and South Isles main Stromness and South Isles Stromness and South Isles – 3 seats 6 Independent (politician) James Stockan (Incumbent) 539 41.6           Independent (politician) John Eccles 232 17.9 259 272 278 280 327 Independent (politician) Ian Johnstone (Incumbent) 215 16.6 305 312 331     Independent (politician) John Brown 123 9.5 153 158 167 169 215 Independent (politician) Fiona Matheson 113 8.7 145 149 157 159   Independent (politician) Maurice Davidson 40 3.1 51 51       Independent (politician) Terry Thomson 33 2.5 38         6 1,294 324 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10580/ Stromness and South Isles Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 West Mainland main West Mainland West Mainland – 4 seats 6 Independent (politician) Jimmy Moar (Incumbent) 545 30.7           Independent (politician) Alistair Gordon (Incumbent) 400 22.5           Independent (politician) Eoin Scott 242 13.6 292 303 321 337 369 Independent (politician) Rob Crichton 203 11.4 248 259 268 293 320 Independent (politician) Tom Flett 135 7.6 175 181 189 209 250 Independent (politician) Ian Flett 88 5.0 98 100 116 136   Independent (politician) Norman Shearer 83 4.7 95 98 104     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Jones 68 3.8 72 74       Independent (politician) Bob Gilmour 12 0.7 13 14       7 1,776 356 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10580/ West Mainland Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray main East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray – 3 seats 5 Independent (politician) Andrew Drever (Incumbent) 524 39.0         Independent (politician) Jim Foubister (Incumbent) 396 29.5         Independent (politician) Russ Madge 161 12.0 189 200 208 249 Independent (politician) George Linnit 145 10.8 186 199 206 246 Independent (politician) Mac Petrie 102 7.6 166 185 186   Independent (politician) Simon Treasure 14 1.0 17 18     6 1,342 336 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10582/ East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 North Isles main North Isles North Isles – 3 seats 6 Independent (politician) Stephen Hagan (Incumbent) 463 40.9           Independent (politician) Stephen Clackson 154 13.6 164 181 188 209 211 Independent (politician) Sam Harcus 133 11.7 211 219 264 307   Independent (politician) Graham Sinclair 123 10.9 148 160 182 207 213 Independent (politician) Bob Trigg 105 9.3 111 116       Independent (politician) William Muir 72 6.4 102 130 145     Independent (politician) Leo Martini-Brown 41 3.6 42         Independent (politician) George Mowat-Brown 27 1.3 31         Independent (politician) Barbara Jeffreys 15 1.3 18         6 1,133 284 Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10583/ North Isles Ward — Orkney Andrew Teale Local Elections Archive Project 5 September 2026 References Category:2007 Scottish local elections 2007 Category:21st century in Orkney