2007 Perth and Kinross Council election

Elections to Perth and Kinross 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 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.

Main article: 2007 Scottish local elections
2007 Perth and Kinross Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SNP Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 15 seats 10 seats 9 seats
Seats before 15 10 9
Seats won 18 12 8
Seat change Increase3 Increase2 Decrease1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 5 seats 2 seats
Seats before 5 2
Seats after 3 0
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease2
Council Leader before election


SNP

 Council Leader after election


SNP

The Council continued to be controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration.

Election results
Perth and Kinross Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 18 N/A N/A +3 43.9 37.2 23,254
  Conservative 12 N/A N/A +2 29.3 28.1 17,556
  Liberal Democrats 8 N/A N/A -1 19.5 19.7 12,303
  Labour 3 N/A N/A -2 7.3 8.5 5,311
  Scottish Green 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 1.7 1,094
  Independent 0 N/A N/A -2 0.0 4.8 3,020

Ward results

Carse of Gowrie (3 seats)
Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Carse of Gowrie
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Mac Roberts 28.6 1,192        
SNP John Hulbert 25.8 1,075        
SNP Peter Mulheron 20.7 862 882 905 975 1,353
Liberal Democrats Catherine Carruthers 17.2 715 757 759 917  
Independent Richard Rattray 7.8 323 355 356    
Electorate: 6,775   Valid: 4,167   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,042   Turnout: 62.69%  

    Strathmore (4 seats)
    Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathmore
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Conservative Dennis Melloy 24.9 1,764              
    Liberal Democrats Lewis Simpson 19.6 1,390 1,444            
    SNP Alan Grant 15.0 1,066 1,087 1,088 1,103 1,147 1,262 1,365 1,651
    SNP Ian Miller 14.1 1,003 1,030 1,031 1,039 1,091 1,117 1,164 1,378
    SNP Stan McMillan 8.7 620 628 634 654 676 697 744  
    Labour Lorna Ferguson 6.6 470 483 486 506 553 606    
    Independent Michael Gallagher 4.3 308 334 335 401 449      
    Scottish Green Louise Ramsay 4.0 285 317 321 337        
    Independent Hugh Anderson 2.7 190 224 227          
    Electorate: 11,504   Valid: 7,096   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,420   Turnout: 62.77%  

      Blairgowrie and Glens (3 seats)
      Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Blairgowrie and Glens
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      SNP Bob Ellis 33.8 1,680  
      Conservative Caroline Shiers 28.9 1,435  
      SNP Liz Grant 20.9 1,038 1,379
      Liberal Democrats Alison Taylor 9.2 459 487
      Labour Roy Cameron 7.2 357 371
      Electorate: 8,319   Valid: 4,969   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,243   Turnout: 61.08%  

        Highland (3 seats)
        Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Highland
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        SNP Eleanor Howie 32.9 1,489
        Conservative Ian Campbell 25.6 1,158
        SNP Ken Lyall 25.4 1,150
        Liberal Democrats Danus Skene 13.5 609
        Independent Ron Rose 2.5 115
        Electorate: 7,312   Valid: 4,531   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 1,131   Turnout: 63.14%  

          Strathtay (3 seats)
          Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathtay
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Conservative Barbara Vaughan 32.7 1,400      
          SNP John Kellas 32.6 1,398      
          Liberal Democrats Alan Livingstone 17.4 747 892 930  
          SNP Alisdair Wylie 17.3 742 782 1,020 1,441
          Electorate: 6,998   Valid: 4,287   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,072   Turnout: 62.40%  

            Strathearn (3 seats)
            Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathearn
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP Anne Younger 25.18 1,210          
            Conservative Ann Cowan 23.80 1,144 1,145 1,200 1,329    
            Conservative Helen McDonald 18.39 884 885 935 998 1,094 1,500
            Independent Rhona Brock 13.28 638 640 723 985 996  
            Liberal Democrats Russell Auld 13.21 635 637 671      
            Independent Colin Crabbie 6.14 295 296        
            Electorate: 8,102   Valid: 4,806   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,202   Turnout: 60.58%  

              Strathallan (3 seats)
              Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Strathallan
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              SNP John Law 25.2 1,163              
              Conservative Murray Lyle 15.6 842 845 847 870 897 1,379    
              Conservative John Wilson 14.8 666 667 673 683 696      
              Independent Colin Young 13.5 609 611 636 658 697 773 882  
              Liberal Democrats Ann Gaunt 12.0 541 548 556 654 830 883 941 1,229
              Labour Anne Chatt 8.9 402 405 405 439        
              Scottish Green Hilary Halley 5.0 225 231 234          
              Independent Jock Stewart 1.2 53 55            
              Electorate: 7,586   Valid: 4,501   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 1,126   Turnout: 60.06%  

                Kinross-shire (4 seats)
                Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Kinross-shire
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                SNP Sandy Miller 25.0 1,445        
                Liberal Democrats Willie Robertson 22.7 1,314        
                Conservative Kathleen Baird 21.0 1,217        
                Liberal Democrats Michael Barnacle 16.3 942 1,010 1,094 1,115 1,242
                Labour Kate Milliken 11.2 650 692 713 717 774
                Scottish Green Andrew Thompson 3.7 216 278 295 302  
                Electorate: 9,664   Valid: 49   Spoilt: 5,784   Quota: 1,157   Turnout: 60.36%  

                  Almond and Earn (3 seats)
                  Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Almond and Earn
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234
                  SNP Wilma Lumsden 36.6 1,790      
                  Conservative Alan Jack 30.2 1,477      
                  Liberal Democrats George Hayton 17.3 849 1,078 1,120 1,610
                  Conservative Pamella Roberts 15.9 778 853 1,017  
                  Electorate: 7,995   Valid: 4,894   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,224   Turnout: 62.20%  

                    Perth City South (4 seats)
                    Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City South
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                    Liberal Democrats Willie Wilson 29.8 1,789            
                    Conservative Alexander Stewart 29.4 1,768            
                    SNP Robert Band 17.2 1,033 1,063 1,087 1,122 1,564    
                    Labour Jock Munro 13.3 796 836 881 916 938 968  
                    Liberal Democrats Lorraine Caddell 10.3 618 867 991 1,049 1,085 1,156 1,573
                    SNP Andrew Gadsden 8.1 485 513 532 564      
                    Independent Keith Mothersson 3.2 191 201 222        
                    Electorate: 10,914   Valid: 6,680   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,337   Turnout: 61.94%  

                      Perth City North (4 seats)
                      Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City North
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                      SNP Elspeth Maclachlan 23.5 1,217            
                      SNP Dave Scott 19.3 1,001 1,127          
                      Labour John Flynn 18.5 958 964 975 991 1,146    
                      Conservative Douglas Gratty 13.4 694 698 703 725 842 847  
                      Labour Calum Gillies 12.8 666 675 684 697 785 867 1,115
                      Liberal Democrats Philip Brown 10.1 523 529 541 593      
                      Scottish Green Adam Ramsay 2.5 130 135 147        
                      Electorate: 11,189   Valid: 5,189   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 1,038   Turnout: 47.74%  

                        Perth City Centre (4 seats)
                        Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Perth City Centre
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        123456
                        SNP Jack Coburn 23.0 1,299          
                        Liberal Democrats Peter Barrett 20.8 1,172          
                        Conservative Heather Stewart 20.1 1,137          
                        Labour Archie MacLellan 17.9 1,012 1,024 1,032 1,034 1,104 1,201
                        SNP Gordon Hunter 8.6 488 598 604 604 664 745
                        Independent Ian Thomson 5.3 298 305 312 313 364  
                        Scottish Green Jack Cockin 4.2 238 249 258 259    
                        Electorate: 11,109   Valid: 5,644   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,129   Turnout: 51.84%  

                          By-elections (2007-12)
                          • 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 2010.
                          Highland by-election, 22 February 2008[1]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          1
                          SNP Katie Howie 59.90 1,891
                          Conservative Graham Rees 29.78 940
                          Liberal Democrats Andrew Kenton 7.25 229
                          Labour Anne Chatt 3.07 97
                          SNP hold Swing
                          Electorate: 7,282   Valid: 3,157   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 43.6%  
                            • 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[2]
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            12345
                            Conservative John Blackie 33.42 1,713 1,724 1,785 2,208  
                            SNP Tom Gray 30.34 1,555 1,569 1,769 2,299 3,302
                            Liberal Democrats Neil Gaunt 20.33 1,042 1,057 1,321    
                            Labour Alistair Munro 14.71 754 762      
                            Independent Chris Rennie 1.19 61        
                            SNP hold Swing
                            Electorate: 7,642   Valid: 5,125   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 2,563.5   Turnout: 67.8%  
                              • 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[3]
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              1
                              SNP Mike Williamson 54.43 1,449
                              Conservative Graham Rees 22.39 596
                              Liberal Democrats Victor Clements 12.06 321
                              Independent William Leske 10.11 269
                              Independent Chris Rennie 1.0 27
                              SNP hold Swing
                              Electorate: 7,183   Valid: 2,662   Spoilt: 23   Quota: 1,332   Turnout: 2,685 (37.38%)  

                                References
                                1. By-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (22 February 2008) (accessed 13.05.2011)
                                2. By-election: electoral ward 7 – Strathallan (May 2010) accessed 13.05.2011
                                3. By-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (19 September 2011) (accessed 21.01.2012)
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