2007 Perth and Kinross Council election

2007 Scottish local government election April 2023 June 2013 June 2019 parliamentary 2003 Perth and Kinross Council election 2003 2007 5 3 y 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election 2012 All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council 21 Scottish National Party 15 seats, 36.1% 15 18 3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10 seats, 28.1% 10 12 2 Scottish Liberal Democrats 9 seats, 22.1% 9 8 1 Scottish Labour Party 5 seats, 9.7% 5 3 2 Council Leader Scottish National Party Council Leader after election Scottish National Party 23,254 37.2% 28.1% 17,556 19.7% 12,203 5,311 8.5% 1.1% 2.4% 1.2% The 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election was 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 12 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 41 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The Council continued to be controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration. Results 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election result Scottish National Party 18 - - 3 43.9 37.2 23,254 1.1 Scottish Conservative Party 12 - - 2 29.3 28.1 17,556 Scottish Liberal Democrats 8 - - 1 19.5 19.7 12,303 2.4 Scottish Labour Party 3 - - 2 7.3 8.5 5,311 1.2 Scottish Green Party 0 - - 0.0 1.7 1,094 New Independent (politician) 0 - - 2 0.0 4.8 3,020 0.9 Ward results Carse of Gowrie Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Carse of Gowrie 5 Scottish Conservative Party Mac Roberts 1,192 28.6         Scottish National Party John Hulbert 1,075 25.8         Scottish National Party Peter Mulheron 862 20.7 882 905 975 1,353 Scottish Liberal Democrats Catherine Carruthers 715 17.2 757 759 917   Independent (politician) Richard Rattray 323 7.8 355 356     5 6,775 4,167 80 1,042 62.69% Strathmore Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathmore 8 Scottish Conservative Party Dennis Melloy 1,764 24.9               Scottish Liberal Democrats Lewis Simpson 1,390 19.6 1,444             Scottish National Party Alan Grant 1,066 15.0 1,087 1,088 1,103 1,147 1,262 1,365 1,651 Scottish National Party Ian Miller 1,003 14.1 1,030 1,031 1,039 1,091 1,117 1,164 1,378 Scottish National Party Stan McMillan 620 8.7 628 634 654 676 697 744   Scottish Labour Party Lorna Ferguson 470 6.6 483 486 506 553 606     Independent (politician) Michael Gallagher 308 4.3 334 335 401 449       Scottish Green Party Louise Ramsay 285 4.0 317 321 337         Independent (politician) Hugh Anderson 190 2.7 224 227           8 11,504 7,096 125 1,420 62.77% Blairgowrie and Glens Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Blairgowrie and Glens 2 Scottish National Party Bob Ellis 1,680 33.8   Scottish Conservative Party Caroline Shiers 1,435 28.9   Scottish National Party Liz Grant 1,038 20.9 1,379 Scottish Liberal Democrats Alison Taylor 459 9.2 487 Scottish Labour Party Roy Cameron 357 7.2 371 2 8,319 4,969 112 1,243 61.08% Highland Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Highland 1 Scottish National Party Eleanor Howie 32.9 1,489 Scottish Conservative Party Ian Campbell 1,158 25.6 Scottish National Party Ken Lyall 25.4 1,150 Scottish Liberal Democrats Danus Skene 13.5 609 Independent (politician) Ron Rose 2.5 115 1 7,312 4,531 96 1,131 63.14% Strathtay Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathtay 4 Scottish Conservative Party Barbara Vaughan 1,400 32.7       Scottish National Party John Kellas 1,398 32.6       Scottish Liberal Democrats Alan Livingstone 747 17.4 892 930   Scottish National Party Alisdair Wylie 742 17.3 782 1,020 1,441 4 6,998 4,287 80 1,072 62.40% Strathearn Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathearn 6 Scottish National Party Anne Younger 1,210 25.18           Scottish Conservative Party Ann Cowan 1,144 23.80 1,145 1,200 1,329     Scottish Conservative Party Helen McDonald 884 18.39 885 935 998 1,094 1,500 Independent (politician) Rhona Brock 638 13.28 640 723 985 996   Scottish Liberal Democrats Russell Auld 635 13.21 637 671       Independent (politician) Colin Crabbie 295 6.14 296         6 8,102 4,806 101 1,202 60.58% Strathallan Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathallan 8 Scottish National Party John Law 1,163 25.2               Scottish Conservative Party Murray Lyle 842 15.6 845 847 870 897 1,379     Scottish Conservative Party John Wilson 666 14.8 667 673 683 696       Independent (politician) Colin Young 609 13.5 611 636 658 697 773 882   Scottish Liberal Democrats Ann Gaunt 541 12.0 548 556 654 830 883 941 1,229 Scottish Labour Party Anne Chatt 402 8.9 405 405 439         Scottish Green Party Hilary Halley 225 5.0 231 234           Independent (politician) Jock Stewart 53 1.2 55             8 7,586 4,501 55 1,126 60.06% Kinross-shire Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Kinross-shire 5 Scottish National Party Sandy Miller 1,445 25.0         Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Robertson 1,314 22.7         Scottish Conservative Party Kathleen Baird 1,217 21.0         Scottish Liberal Democrats Michael Barnacle 942 16.3 1,010 1,094 1,115 1,242 Scottish Labour Party Kate Milliken 650 11.2 692 713 717 774 Scottish Green Party Andrew Thompson 216 3.7 278 295 302   5 9,664 49 5,784 1,157 60.36% Almond and Earn Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Almond and Earn 4 Scottish National Party Wilma Lumsden 1,790 36.6       Scottish Conservative Party Alan Jack 1,477 30.2       Scottish Liberal Democrats George Hayton 849 17.3 1,078 1,120 1,610 Scottish Conservative Party Pamella Roberts 778 15.9 853 1,017   4 7,995 4,894 79 1,224 62.20% Perth City South Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City South 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Wilson 1,789 29.8             Scottish Conservative Party Alexander Stewart 1,768 29.4             Scottish National Party Robert Band 1,033 17.2 1,063 1,087 1,122 1,564     Scottish Labour Party Jock Munro 796 13.3 836 881 916 938 968   Scottish Liberal Democrats Lorraine Caddell 618 10.3 867 991 1,049 1,085 1,156 1,573 Scottish National Party Andrew Gadsden 485 8.1 513 532 564       Independent (politician) Keith Mothersson 191 3.2 201 222         7 10,914 6,680 80 1,337 61.94% Perth City North Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City North 7 Scottish National Party Elspeth Maclachlan 1,217 23.5             Scottish National Party Dave Scott 1,001 19.3 1,127           Scottish Labour Party John Flynn 958 18.5 964 975 991 1,146     Scottish Conservative Party Douglas Gratty 694 13.4 698 703 725 842 847   Scottish Labour Party Calum Gillies 666 12.8 675 684 697 785 867 1,115 Scottish Liberal Democrats Philip Brown 523 10.1 529 541 593       Scottish Green Party Adam Ramsay 130 2.5 135 147         7 11,189 5,189 153 1,038 47.74% Perth City Centre Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City Centre 6 Scottish National Party Jack Coburn 1,299 23.0           Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett 1,172 20.8           Scottish Conservative Party Heather Stewart 1,137 20.1           Scottish Labour Party Archie MacLellan 1,012 17.9 1,024 1,032 1,034 1,104 1,201 Scottish National Party Gordon Hunter 488 8.6 598 604 604 664 745 Independent (politician) Ian Thomson 298 5.3 305 312 313 364   Scottish Green Party Jack Cockin 238 4.2 249 258 259     6 11,109 5,644 115 1,129 51.84% Aftermath 2008 Highland by-election On 22 February 2008 Katie Howie of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by her late sister, Eleanor who died in late 2007. Highland by-election (22 February 2008) - 1 seatBy-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (22 February 2008) (accessed 13.05.2011) 1 Katie Howie Scottish National Party 59.9 1,891 Graham Rees Scottish Conservative Party 29.8 940 Andrew Kenton Scottish Liberal Democrats 7.3 229 Anne Chatt Scottish Labour Party 3.1 97 1 7,282 3,157 21 1,579 43.6% Strathallan by-election On 6 May 2010, Tom May of the SNP held the seat of his party colleague John Law who had died. Strathallan by-election (6 May 2010) - 1 seatBy-election: electoral ward 7 – Strathallan (May 2010) accessed 13.05.2011 5 John Blackie Scottish Conservative Party 33.4 1,713 1,724 1,785 2,208   Tom Gray Scottish National Party 30.3 1,555 1,569 1,769 2,299 3,302 Neil Gaunt Scottish Liberal Democrats 20.3 1,042 1,057 1,321     Alistair Munro Scottish Labour Party 14.7 754 762       Chris Rennie Independent (politician) 1.2 61         5 7,642 5,125 54 2,563.5 67.8% 2011 Highland by-election On 19 September 2011 Mike Williamson of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by Ken Lyall who had emigrated to Australia. Highland by-election (19 September 2011) - 1 seatBy-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (19 September 2011) (accessed 21.01.2012) 1 Mike Williamson Scottish National Party 54.4 1,449 Graham Rees Scottish Conservative Party 22.4 596 Victor Clements Scottish Liberal Democrats 12.1 321 William Leske Independent (politician) 10.1 269 Chris Rennie Independent (politician) 1.0 27 1 7,183 2,662 23 1,332 37.4% References Overview of Local Government election results 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928172229/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Council+and+government/Councillors+elections+and+democracy/Elections+and+voting/Elections+Results/Local+Government+Election+Results/Local+government+elections+2007/ 28 September 2011 - Perth and Kinross council (accessed 13.05.2011) 2007 Category:2007 Scottish local elections