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2007 North Ayrshire Council election

North Ayrshire Council election

Field	Value
election_name	2007 North Ayrshire Council election
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2003 North Ayrshire Council election
previous_year	2003
election_date
next_election	2012 North Ayrshire Council election
next_year	2012
seats_for_election	All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council
majority_seats	16
image1	Lab
party1	Scottish Labour Party
last_election1	21 seats, 44.0%
seats1	12
seat_change1	9
popular_vote1	17,666
percentage1	32.4%
swing1	11.6
image2	SNP
party2	Scottish National Party
last_election2	3 seats, 28.1%
seats2	8
seat_change2	5
popular_vote2	16,081
percentage2	29.5%
swing2	1.4
title	Council Leader
before_election	David O'Neill
before_party	Scottish Labour Party
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_election	David O'Neill
(Labour)
after_party	No overall control

(Labour)

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight 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 replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Labour lost overall control of the council but remained the largest party after winning 12 seats - down nine from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party, overtaking the Conservatives, after gaining five seats to hold eight. The Conservatives lost two seats to hold three while the Liberal Democrats won seats in a North Ayrshire election for the only time after they returned two councillors. Five independent councillors were also elected.

Election results

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Ward results

Irvine West

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Irvine East

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Kilwinning

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Saltcoats and Stevenston

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Ardrossan and Arran

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Dalry and West Kilbride

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Kilbirnie and Beith

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North Coast and Cumbraes

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By-elections

2008 Kilbirnie and Beith by-election

A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor, and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 11 December 2008.

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2011 Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election

A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn, and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011.

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Notes

References

Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - North Ayrshire".
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine West Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine East Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilwinning Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Saltcoats and Stevenston Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Ardrossan and Arran Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Dalry and West Kilbride Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilbrine and Beith Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(4 May 2007). "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: North Coast and Cumbraes Electoral Ward". North Ayrshire Council.
(12 December 2008). "Local Government By Election – Thursday 11 December 2008 North Ayrshire Council- Electoral Ward 7 – Kilbirnie and Beith". North Ayrshire Council.
(26 August 2011). "By-election Ward 4". North Ayrshire Council.

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