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2007 Aberdeen City Council election
2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2007 Aberdeen City Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| flag_image | City Flag of Aberdeen.svg |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2003 Aberdeen City Council election |
| previous_year | 2003 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | Aberdeen City Council election, 2012 |
| next_year | 2012 |
| seats_for_election | All 43 seats to Aberdeen City Council |
| majority_seats | 22 |
| party1 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| last_election1 | 20 seats, 35.4% |
| seats1 | 15 |
| seat_change1 | 5 |
| popular_vote1 | 20,845 |
| percentage1 | 26.9% |
| swing1 | 8.5% |
| party2 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election2 | 6 seats, 23.0% |
| seats2 | 12 |
| seat_change2 | 6 |
| popular_vote2 | 22,791 |
| percentage2 | 29.5% |
| swing2 | 6.5% |
| party3 | Scottish Labour Party |
| last_election3 | 14 seats, 24.2% |
| seats3 | 10 |
| seat_change3 | 3 |
| popular_vote3 | 19,003 |
| percentage3 | 24.6% |
| swing3 | 0.4% |
| party4 | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| last_election4 | 3 seats, 15.3% |
| seats4 | 5 |
| seat_change4 | 2 |
| popular_vote4 | 10,889 |
| percentage4 | 14.1% |
| swing4 | 1.2% |
| party5 | Independent (politician) |
| last_election5 | 0 seats, 0.5% |
| seats5 | 1 |
| seat_change5 | 0 |
| popular_vote5 | 2,090 |
| percentage5 | 2.7% |
| swing5 | 2.2% |
| map_image | Aberdeen City Council election 2007.svg |
| map_caption | The 13 multi-member wards |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_party | No overall control |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_party | No overall control |
The 2007 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 43 single-member wards, which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
The results saw the council remain under no overall control.
Election results
|seats % = 34.9 |votes % = 26.9 |plus/minus = 8.5 |seats % = 27.9 |votes % = 29.5 |plus/minus = 6.5 |seats % = 23.3 |votes % = 24.6 |plus/minus = 0.4 |seats % = 11.6 |votes % = 14.1 |plus/minus = 1.2 |seats % = 2.3 |votes % = 2.7 |plus/minus = 2.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.6 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = 1.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = New
Ward results
Changes since 2007 Election
- † In March 2012, Bridge of Don Cllr John Reynolds resigned from the Liberal Democrats and sat as an Independent.
- †† In January 2011, Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen Cllr Norman Collie resigned from the Labour Party and set as an Independent.
- ††† In June 2011, Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross Cllr Jim Farquaharson was expelled from the Conservative Party and sat as an Independent.
- †††† In June 2011, Lower Deeside Cllr Alan Milne was expelled from the Conservative Party and sat as an Independent.
- ††††† In September 2011, Bridge of Don Cllr Gordon Leslie was suspended from the Liberal Democrats. He subsequently resigned from the party and sat as an Independent.
- †††††† In February 2012, George Street/Harbour Cllr Jim Hunter was suspended from the Labour Party. He subsequently resigned from the party and sat as an Independent.
By-Elections since 3 May 2007
-
A by-election was held in the Midstocket/Rosemount Ward following the death of the Conservatives' John Porter on 23 May 2007. The by-election was won by the SNP's John Corall on 16 August 2007
-
A by-election was held in the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Ward following the death of the Liberal Democrats' Ron Clark on 21 February 2011. The by-election was won by the SNP's Neil MacGregor on 19 May 2011
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A by-election was held in the Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Ward following the resignation of the Liberal Democrats' Scott Cassie on 27 April 2011 after he was jailed for embezzlement. The by-election was won by the SNP's Gordon Scott Townson on 23 June 2011.
References
References
- "Aberdenn". [[BBC News Online]].
- "Local Election Results 3rd May 2007". Local Election Archive Project.
- (August 2019). "Local Government Elections May 2007 - Full Results". Aberdeen City Council.
- "Midstocket/Rosemount By-Election 16 August 2007". Aberdeen City Council.
- (20 May 2011). "Aberdeen by-election result announced". Aberdeen City Council.
- "Archived copy".
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