South Ayrshire Council election
2007 South Ayrshire Council election |
All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority |
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The 8 multi-member wards |
Council Leader before election Bill McIntosh (Conservative) No overall control | Council Leader after election Bill McIntosh (Conservative) No overall control | |
Elections to South Ayrshire Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament.
The election was the first to use the 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing 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.
The election saw the Conservatives returned as the largest party on the council despite losing three seats. Labour, who had tied with the Conservatives as the largest party in 2003, lost six seats as they became the second-largest party. The Scottish National Party (SNP) picked up their first representation in the area for 30 years as they gained eight seats. The remaining seat was won by an independent candidate.
Election results
2007 South Ayrshire Council election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 40.0 | 37.2 | 18,568 | 4.3 |
| Labour | 9 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 14,152 | 8.3 |
| SNP | 8 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 12,624 | 8.0 |
| Independent | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 4,160 | 5.4 |
| Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 300 | New |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 66 | 1.2 |
Total | 30 | | | | | | 49,870 | |
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Summary by ward
Results of the 2007 South Ayrshire Council election by ward Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
Conservative | Labour | SNP | Independents | Others |
Troon | 41.8 | 2 | 20.3 | 1 | 23.9 | 1 | 13.9 | 0 | | 4 |
Prestwick | 41.8 | 2 | 30.1 | 1 | 28.1 | 1 | | | 4 |
Ayr North | 18.4 | 1 | 44.7 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 8.8 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
Ayr East | 39.1 | 2 | 30.7 | 1 | 27.6 | 1 | | 2.6 | 0 | 4 |
Ayr West | 54.8 | 2 | 16.9 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | | 4 |
Kyle | 34.2 | 1 | 32.8 | 1 | 21.8 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | | 3 |
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton | 24.4 | 1 | 26.2 | 1 | 24.7 | 1 | 24.7 | 1 | | 4 |
Girvan and South Carrick | 37.3 | 1 | 29.6 | 1 | 33.1 | 1 | | | 3 |
Total | 37.2 | 12 | 28.4 | 9 | 25.3 | 8 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 30 |
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Ward results
South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Troon Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Peter Convery | 2,029 | 27.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Nan McFarlane | 1,765 | 23.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Philip Saxton | 1,499 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Conservative | Bill McIntosh | 1,061 | 14.3 | | |
| Independent | Pat Brown | 1,029 | 13.9 | | |
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South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Prestwick Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Stan Fisher | 2,062 | 28.1 | | |
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 1,847 | 25.1 | | |
| Labour | Helen Moonie | 1,227 | 16.7 | | |
| Conservative | Margaret Toner | 1,224 | 16.7 | | |
| Labour | George Watson | 987 | 13.4 | | |
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South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Ayr North Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Douglas Campbell†† | 1,663 | 27.0 | | |
| SNP | Tom Slider | 1,506 | 25.0 | | |
| Conservative | John Hampton | 1,108 | 18.4 | | |
| Labour | Ian Cavana | 712 | 11.8 | | |
| Independent | Rab Hill | 445 | 7.4 | | |
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 356 | 5.9 | | |
| Solidarity | Amanda McFarlane | 117 | 1.9 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Liz Swan | 66 | 1.1 | | |
| Independent | Jim McEwan | 50 | 0.83 | | |
| Independent | Tommy O'Lone | 37 | 0.61 | | |
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South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Ayr East Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Ian Douglas | 1,933 | 27.6 | | |
| Conservative | Winifred Sloan | 1,516 | 21.7 | | |
| Labour | Eddie Bulik††† | 1,286 | 18.4 | | |
| Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick | 1,220 | 17.4 | | |
| Labour | Gerry Crawley | 861 | 12.3 | | |
| Solidarity | James Stewart | 183 | 2.6 | | |
South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Ayr West Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Bill Grant | 2,176 | 30.3 | | |
| SNP | Mike Peddie | 1,499 | 20.9 | | |
| Labour | Elaine Little† | 1,213 | 16.9 | | |
| Conservative | Robin Reid | 1,127 | 15.7 | | |
| Conservative | Alistair Kerr | 634 | 8.8 | | |
| Independent | Ian McCabe | 537 | 7.5 | | |
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South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Kyle Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Andy Campbell | 1,128 | 22.7 | | |
| SNP | John Allan | 1,080 | 21.8 | | |
| Conservative | Hywel Davies | 891 | 18.0 | | |
| Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 801 | 16.2 | | |
| Independent | Sam Gardiner | 550 | 11.1 | | |
| Labour | Danny Howley | 499 | 10.1 | | |
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South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Mairi Low | 1,411 | 24.7 | | |
| Independent | Brian Connolly | 1,410 | 24.7 | | |
| Conservative | Ann Galbreith | 1,111 | 19.5 | | |
| Labour | Sandra Goldie | 970 | 17.0 | | |
| Labour | Peter Mason | 526 | 9.2 | | |
| Conservative | David Steele | 281 | 4.9 | | |
| Independent | Helen Whitefield | 102 | 1.8 | | |
South Ayrshire council election, 2007: Girvan and South Carrick Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Iain Fitzsimmons | 1,542 | 37.3 | | |
| SNP | Alec Oattes | 1,368 | 33.1 | | |
| Labour | John McDowall | 721 | 17.4 | | |
| Labour | Calum Little | 504 | 12.2 | | |
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Changes Since 2007 Election
- †In May 2008, Ayr West Cllr Elaine Little resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. In February 2012 she joined the Scottish National Party.
- ††On 27 May 2008 Ayr North Cllr Douglas Campbell, resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. He joined the Scottish National Party on 19 May 2011
- †††On 16 November 2009 Ayr East Cllr Eddie Bulik resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 4 February 2024.