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2007 Perth and Kinross Council election
2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 2003 Perth and Kinross Council election |
| previous_year | 2003 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election |
| next_year | 2012 |
| seats_for_election | All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council |
| majority_seats | 21 |
| party1 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election1 | 15 seats, 36.1% |
| seats_before1 | 15 |
| seats1 | 18 |
| seat_change1 | 3 |
| party2 | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| last_election2 | 10 seats, 28.1% |
| seats_before2 | 10 |
| seats2 | 12 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| party4 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| last_election4 | 9 seats, 22.1% |
| seats_before4 | 9 |
| seats4 | 8 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| party5 | Scottish Labour Party |
| last_election5 | 5 seats, 9.7% |
| seats_before5 | 5 |
| seats5 | 3 |
| seat_change5 | 2 |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_party | Scottish National Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_party | Scottish National Party |
| popular_vote1 | 23,254 |
| percentage1 | 37.2% |
| percentage2 | 28.1% |
| popular_vote2 | 17,556 |
| percentage4 | 19.7% |
| popular_vote4 | 12,203 |
| popular_vote5 | 5,311 |
| percentage5 | 8.5% |
| swing1 | 1.1% |
| swing2 | |
| swing4 | 2.4% |
| swing5 | 1.2% |
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
- Overview of Local Government election results 2007 - Perth and Kinross council (accessed 13.05.2011)
References
- [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)
- [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
- [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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