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2007 Perth and Kinross Council election

2007 Scottish local government election


2007 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
typeparliamentary
previous_election2003 Perth and Kinross Council election
previous_year2003
election_date
next_election2012 Perth and Kinross Council election
next_year2012
seats_for_electionAll 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council
majority_seats21
party1Scottish National Party
last_election115 seats, 36.1%
seats_before115
seats118
seat_change13
party2Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
last_election210 seats, 28.1%
seats_before210
seats212
seat_change22
party4Scottish Liberal Democrats
last_election49 seats, 22.1%
seats_before49
seats48
seat_change41
party5Scottish Labour Party
last_election55 seats, 9.7%
seats_before55
seats53
seat_change52
titleCouncil Leader
before_partyScottish National Party
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_partyScottish National Party
popular_vote123,254
percentage137.2%
percentage228.1%
popular_vote217,556
percentage419.7%
popular_vote412,203
popular_vote55,311
percentage58.5%
swing11.1%
swing2
swing42.4%
swing51.2%

The 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election was 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 12 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 replace 41 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The Council continued to be controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration.

Results

|seats % = 43.9 |votes % = 37.2 |plus/minus = 1.1 |seats % = 29.3 |votes % = 28.1 |plus/minus = |seats % = 19.5 |votes % = 19.7 |plus/minus = 2.4 |seats % = 7.3 |votes % = 8.5 |plus/minus = 1.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.7 |plus/minus =New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.8 |plus/minus = 0.9

Ward results

Carse of Gowrie

Strathmore

Blairgowrie and Glens

Highland

Strathtay

Strathearn

Strathallan

Kinross-shire

Almond and Earn

Perth City South

Perth City North

Perth City Centre

Aftermath

2008 Highland by-election

On 22 February 2008 Katie Howie of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by her late sister, Eleanor who died in late 2007.{{STV Election box begin2|

Strathallan by-election

On 6 May 2010, Tom May of the SNP held the seat of his party colleague John Law who had died.{{STV Election box begin2|

2011 Highland by-election

On 19 September 2011 Mike Williamson of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by Ken Lyall who had emigrated to Australia.{{STV Election box begin2|

References

References

  1. [http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Council+and+government/Councillors+elections+and+democracy/Elections+and+voting/Elections+Results/Local+Government+Election+Results/By-election+electoral+ward+4+Highland.htm By-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (22 February 2008)] (accessed 13.05.2011)
  2. [http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Council+and+government/Councillors+elections+and+democracy/Elections+and+voting/Elections+Results/Local+Government+Election+Results/By-election+Strathallan+May+2010.htm By-election: electoral ward 7 – Strathallan (May 2010)] accessed 13.05.2011
  3. [http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Council+and+government/Councillors+elections+and+democracy/Elections+and+voting/Elections+Results/Local+Government+Election+Results/By-election+electoral+ward+4+Highland.htm By-election: electoral ward 4 – Highland (19 September 2011)] (accessed 21.01.2012)
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