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2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

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FieldValue
election_name2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
countryScotland
flag_imageWestern Isles Council Flag.svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2003 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
previous_year2003
election_date
next_election2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
next_year2012
seats_for_electionAll 31 seats to Western Isles Council
majority_seats16
party1Independent (politician)
leader1Alex Macdonald
leaders_seat1Sgir’ Uige Agus Ceann A Tuath Nan Loch
last_election124 seats, 70.7%
seats125
popular_vote110,853
percentage178.8%
seat_change11
swing18.1%
party2Scottish National Party
last_election23 seats, 13.4%
seats24
popular_vote21,661
percentage212.1%
seat_change20
swing21.3%
party3Labour Party (UK)
last_election34 seats, 16.0%
seats32
popular_vote3916
percentage36.7%
seat_change31
swing39.3%
map_image2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, parties.svg
mapResults, by ward.
titleCouncil Convener
posttitleCouncil Convener after election
before_electionAlex Macdonald
before_partyIndependent (politician)
after_electionAlex Macdonald
after_partyIndependent (politician)

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles 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 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 31 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The large majority of the seats were held by independent candidates, similar to other predominantly rural Scottish councils. The Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour Party had a small representation each, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats stood four candidates, all of whom were unsuccessful.

Election results

|seats % = 80.6 |votes % = 78.8 |plus/minus = 8.1 |seats % = 12.9 |votes % = 12.1 |plus/minus = 1.3 |seats % = 6.5 |votes % = 6.7 |plus/minus = 9.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.5 |plus/minus = New

Ward results

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas

Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch

Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Sgire an Rubha

Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Loch a Tuath

An Taobh Siar agus Nis

Changes since 2007 Election

  • †On 25 November 2011 John A. MacIver joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent.

References

References

  1. "Corporate Services - Election Office".
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