2007 Scottish local government election
Elections toEast Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the otherScottish local government elections and theScottish Parliament general election . This election was the first to use eight new multi-memberwards created as a result of theLocal Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 . Each ward returned three councillors elected under thesingle transferable vote form ofproportional representation , replacing the previous 24 single-member wards, which had used theplurality (first past the post ) system of election.
Milngavie Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP Jim Gibbons 20.1 1,310 1,327 1,388 1,475 1,581 1,637 Conservative Bill Binks 18.8 1,230 1,234 1,277 1,305 1,372 1,436 1,436 1,742 Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts 18.8 1,226 1,229 1,257 1,304 1,951 Labour Peter Ritchie 17.8 1,161 1,175 1,217 1,263 1,336 1,400 1,400 Liberal Democrats Fiona Risk 14.1 919 924 962 1,051 EDIA Pat Ryan 4.7 308 314 Green Emma Sheppard 4.7 307 319 364 Scottish Socialist Bill Newman 1.1 71 Electorate: 10,124 Valid: 6,532 Spoilt: 61 Quota: 1,634 Turnout: 65.12%
Bearsden North Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Amanda Stewart 33.3 2,383 SNP Ian MacKay 18.9 1,354 1,428 1,444 1,472 1,546 1,637 1,868 Labour Ali Syed 15.1 1,082 1,138 1,147 1,163 1,221 1,340 Liberal Democrats Duncan Cumming †13.7 981 1,074 1,078 1,114 1,233 1,788 2,218 Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 11.4 818 875 881 894 963 Green Stuart Callison 4.8 344 393 411 459 Independent Dennis Brogan 1.8 132 199 203 Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 1.0 70 73 Electorate: 10,698 Valid: 7,164 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,792 Turnout: 67.49%
Bearsden South Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Simon Hutchison 24.4 1,654 1,677 1,794 Labour Manjinder Shergill 19.3 1,305 1,357 1,386 1,394 1,473 1,486 SNP Graeme Douglas 19.1 1,294 1,352 1,432 1,446 1,521 1,531 1,938 Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 16.1 1,094 1,172 1,218 1,239 1,741 Liberal Democrats John Morrison 10.3 695 733 786 795 Independent Garry McKendrick 5.7 387 421 Green Scott Ferguson 5.1 349 Electorate: Valid: 6,778 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,695 Turnout: 66.15%
Campsie and Kirkintilloch North [ edit ] Campsie and Kirkintilloch North Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 EDIA Charles Kennedy 48.6 2,609 Labour John Dempsey 17.7 950 1,179 1,383 SNP David Ritchie 13.1 704 890 911 917 990 1,337 Liberal Democrats Cathy McInnes 9.6 515 639 667 675 826 Conservative Catherine Brown 6.2 333 436 447 450 Labour Alex Wingate 4.8 255 350 Electorate: Valid: 5,366 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,342 Turnout: 62.68%
Bishopbriggs North and Torrance [ edit ] Bishopbriggs North and Torrance Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Billy Hendry 33.7 2,370 Labour Una Walker 27.0 1,899 SNP Anne McNair 17.6 1,242 1,333 1,352 1,364 1,400 1,551 2,003 Liberal Democrats Margaret McNaughton 13.2 927 1,017 1,047 1,059 1,095 1,231 EDIA Jim Gilmour 5.4 379 463 477 499 593 Independent Bernard Mills 2.5 176 218 228 245 Scottish Unionist Diane McDougall 0.6 44 100 103 Electorate: Valid: 7,037 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,760 Turnout: 65.79%
Bishopbriggs South Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Alex Hannah 27.7 1,505 SNP Gordon Low 20.1 1,095 1,105 1,114 1,264 1,430 Conservative Alan Brown 14.1 767 774 805 897 1,060 1,073 Labour Michael O'Donnell 14.0 761 845 848 942 1,117 1,135 1,399 EDIA Donald MacDonald 12.1 656 666 673 771 Liberal Democrats Tom Dibble 10.8 586 595 600 Scottish Unionist Derek Doughty 1.3 70 71 Electorate: Valid: 5,440 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,361 Turnout: 58.50%
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South [ edit ] Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Labour Rhondda Geekie 28.8 1,937 Conservative Anne Jarvis 26.3 1,772 SNP Gillian Renwick 16.8 1,128 1,163 1,174 1,201 1,233 1,282 1,325 1,477 1,838 Liberal Democrats Gordon MacDonald 10.1 681 717 731 741 764 800 1,032 1,139 EDIA Ken Selbie 6.5 435 454 464 473 538 575 592 Liberal Democrats Margaret Morris 4.1 277 290 299 305 318 359 Independent James Barker 3.0 201 221 229 239 Green Isabel Park 2.8 191 210 216 241 261 Scottish Socialist Moira Brown 1.5 103 118 120 Electorate: Valid: 6,725 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 1,682 Turnout: 64.08%
Kirkintilloch East and Twechar [ edit ] Kirkintilloch East and Twechar Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Stewart MacDonald 28.7 1,487 EDIA Jack Young 25.4 1,316 SNP John Jamieson 19.7 1,019 1,029 1,033 1,064 1,114 1,241 1,464 Labour Alan Moir 13.4 693 828 832 859 886 953 Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland 5.4 282 288 289 298 373 Conservative Alison Lothian 5.4 279 281 283 285 Scottish Socialist Willie Telfer 1.9 100 103 104 Electorate: Valid: 5,176 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,295 Turnout: 55.18%
Although the SNP were elected as the largest group (winning their first ever councillors on East Dunbartonshire Council), the administration was formed by a Labour/Conservative coalition. Labour councillors Rhondda Geekie and Alex Hannah became Leader and Provost respectively, with the positions of Depute Leader and Depute Provost being filled by Conservative councillors Billy Hendry and Anne Jarvis. However, following the death of Alex Hannah in April 2009, LibDem councillor Eric Gotts was appointed as Provost.
In December 2009, Lib Dem representation increased briefly to 4, following Ashay Ghai's win in the Bearsden South by-election caused by the resignation of the Conservatives' Simon Hutchison. However, their numbers reverted to 3 in June 2011, when Lib Dem councillor Duncan Cumming resigned from the party citing issues relating to the Liberal Democrats' role in the UK coalition government, sitting thereafter as an Independent.
Changes since 2007 Election [ edit ] A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Labour Cllr Alex Hannah on 12 April 2009. The seat was held by Labour's Alan Moir on 4 June 2009 A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Simon Hutchison on 29 October 2009. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai on 10 December 2009. †On 10 July 2011,Bearsden North Cllr Duncan Cumming resigned from the Liberal Democrats and thereafter sat as an Independent. By-elections since 2007 Election [ edit ]
Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat[ 2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Conservative Rachel Higgins 33.4 1,261 1,306 1,499 Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 29.4 1,110 1,381 1,770 SNP Fiona McLeod 20.7 783 972 Labour Manjinder Shergill 16.6 626 Liberal Democrats gain fromConservative Swing Electorate: 10,850 Valid: 3,780 Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,891 Turnout: 3,930 (36.22%)
