2007 Midlothian Council election

2007 Scottish local government election April 2023 June 2013 2007 Scottish local elections 2007 Midlothian Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2003 Midlothian Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 Midlothian Council election 2012 All 18 seats to Midlothian Council 10 thumb|Results by ward Elections to Midlothian 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 six 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 18 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.Midlothian Election Results 2007 http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/Article.aspx?TopicId=0&ArticleId=19379 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190546/http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/Article.aspx?TopicId=0&ArticleId=19379 2008-06-08 midlothian.gov.uk Labour lost control of the council to no overall control, something which the party suffered in many other parts of Scotland. However, they regained control in 2008 when Cllr Katie Moffat defected from the Liberal Democrats to Labour.2008-06-03 Lib Dem councillor defects to Labour in Midlothian http://www.labourmatters.com/Editor/lib-dem-councillor-defects-to-labour-in-midlothian/ usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110713180756/http://www.labourmatters.com/Editor/lib-dem-councillor-defects-to-labour-in-midlothian/ 13 July 2011 13 April 2009 labourmatters.com Overall, Labour lost six seats and the single independent lost their seat, with most going to the Scottish National Party as well as a single gain for the Liberal Democrats. Election results Midlothian local election results 2007 Scottish Labour Party 9 N/A N/A –6 50.0 36.8 12,559 Scottish National Party 6 N/A N/A +6 33.3 33.4 11,406 Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 N/A N/A +1 16.7 12.7 4,331 Scottish Conservative Party 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 10.1 3,443 Scottish Green Party 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 1.9 650 Scottish Socialist Party 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 1.5 511 Solidarity (Scotland) 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 1.4 494 Had Enough Party 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 0.3 105 Independent (politician) 0 N/A N/A –1 0.0 2.0 667 Ward results Midlothian council election, 2007: Penicuik Scottish National Party Margaret Wilson 2,307 34.7 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Adam Montgomery 1,554 23.3 2 4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ken Brown 1,001 15.0 3 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats Shiela Thacker 974 14.6 Scottish Conservative Party Sandy Forrest 694 10.4 Solidarity (Scotland) Jackie Moyers 64 1.0 Scottish Socialist Party Norman Gilfillan 62 0.9 Midlothian council election, 2007: Bonnyrigg Scottish National Party Bob Constable 1,905 30.3 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Jack Aitchison†† 1,530 24.4 2 2 Scottish Labour Party Derek Milligan 1,383 22.0 3 7 Scottish Green Party Ian Baxter 650 10.4 Scottish Conservative Party John Stoddart 600 9.6 Scottish Socialist Party Neil Bennet 138 2.2 Solidarity (Scotland) Chris Moyers 71 1.1 Midlothian council election, 2007: Dalkeith Scottish National Party Craig Statham 1,333 29.9 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Alex Bennett††† 1,331 29.9 2 1 Scottish Labour Party Margot Russell 761 17.1 3 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ray Prior 657 14.8 Scottish Conservative Party Rosemary McDougall 217 4.9 Solidarity (Scotland) Alan Boyce 94 2.1 Scottish Socialist Party Bob Goupillot 60 1.3 Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian West Scottish National Party Owen Thompson 1,981 33.2 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Russell Imrie 1,506 25.2 2 1 Scottish Liberal Democrats Les Thacker 868 14.5 3 10 Scottish Conservative Party Andrew Hardie 634 10.6 Independent (politician) Elizabeth Veitch 259 4.3 Independent (politician) George Purcell 220 3.7 Independent (politician) Pat Kenny 188 3.2 Scottish Socialist Party Lynn Leitch 108 1.8 Had Enough Party George McCleery 105 1.8 Solidarity (Scotland) Brian Cranston 99 1.7 Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian East Scottish National Party Lisa Beattie 1,988 34.6 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Peter Boyes 1,357 23.6 2 4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Katie Moffat† 831 14.5 3 7 Scottish Conservative Party Robin Traquair 812 14.1 Scottish Labour Party Bob Jenkins 617 10.7 Solidarity (Scotland) Derek Duncan 82 1.4 Scottish Socialist Party Murray Court 63 1.1 Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian South Scottish National Party Colin Beattie 1,892 37.4 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Wilma Chalmers 1,336 26.4 2 1 Scottish Labour Party James Muirhead 1,184 23.4 3 2 Scottish Conservative Party Peter Smaill 486 9.6 Solidarity (Scotland) Willie Duncan 84 1.7 Scottish Socialist Party John Carroll 80 1.6 Changes since 2007 election † On 3 June 2008, Midlothian East Cllr Katie Moffat defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Labour Party. †† On 29 March 2012, Bonnyrigg Cllr Jack Aitchison resigned from the Labour Party and now sits as an Independent. ††† On 5 April 2012, Dalkeith Cllr Alex Bennett formally resigned from the council to secure his Local Government pension. 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