2007 East Ayrshire Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered91,963
Turnout55.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 23 seats, 49.2% 8 seats, 35.3% 1 seat, 12.5%
Seats won 14 14 3
Seat change Decrease 9 Increase 6 Increase 2
Popular vote 20,705 18,744 6,446
Percentage 41.1% 39.2% 12.8%
Swing Decrease 8.1% Increase 3.9% Increase 0.3%
Council Leader before election


Labour

 Council Leader after election


SNP

Elections to East Ayrshire 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 nine 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 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Election results

2007 East Ayrshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 Decrease 9 43.75 41.1 20,705 Decrease 8.1
  SNP 14 Increase 6 43.75 39.2 19,744 Increase 3.9
  Conservative 3 Increase 2 9.38 12.8 6,446 Increase 0.3
  Independent 1 Increase 1 3.13 5.2 2,614 Increase 3.5
  Solidarity 0 Steady 0.00 0.7 351 New
  Scottish Green 0 Steady 0.00 0.5 245 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 Steady 0.00 0.3 162 Decrease 0.9
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 86 Steady
Total 32 50,353

Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown.[1][2]

Ward summary

Results of the 2007 East Ayrshire Council election by ward
Ward  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
SNP Labour Conservative Others Independents
Annick 30.7 1 34.3 1 21.1 1 1.6 0 12.3 0 3
Kilmarnock North 55.7 2 26.7 1 15.8 0 1.9 0 3
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse 47.2 2 32.5 1 17.0 1 3.3 0 4
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford 39.5 2 45.0 2 7.7 0 2.3 0 5.4 0 4
Kilmarnock South 44.7 2 47.7 1 5.9 0 1.7 0 3
Irvine Valley 43.5 2 31.6 1 20.5 1 4.3 0 4
Ballochmyle 29.1 1 51.7 3 9.2 0 4.2 0 5.8 0 4
Cumnock and New Cumnock 26.2 1 60.4 3 9.8 0 3.8 0 4
Doon Valley 26.0 1 49.0 1 8.4 0 16.6 1 3
Total 39.2 14 41.1 14 12.8 3 1.7 0 5.2 1 32

Ward results

Annick

Annick - 3 members
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP John MacKay 30.7 1,625          
Conservative Rose-Ann Cunninghame 21.1 1,117 1,163 1,194 1,401    
Labour John McGhee 17.2 909 945 958 1,087 1,102 1,840
Labour Jim O'Neil 17.1 905 928 938 1,077 1,085  
Independent Ann Hay 12.3 651 726 746      
BNP Thomas Sweeten 1.6 86 99        
Electorate: 9,068   Valid: 5,293   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,324   Turnout: 58.3%  

    Source:[3]

    Kilmarnock North

    Kilmarnock North - 3 members
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    SNP Willie Coffey 34.5 1,552  
    Labour Maureen McKay 26.7 1,202  
    SNP Helen Coffey 21.2 952 1,317
    Conservative James Adams 15.8 709 720
    Scottish Socialist Colin Rutherford 1.9 85 89
    Electorate: 8,617   Valid: 4,500   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,126   Turnout: 52.2%  

      Source:[3]

      Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse

      Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse - 4 members
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Iain Linton 25.1 1,656          
      SNP Douglas Reid 22.1 1,454          
      Labour Robert Keohone 19.4 1,280 1,315 1,330      
      Conservative Tom Cook 17.0 1,118 1,118 1,209 1,209 1,308 1,578
      Labour Brian Reeves 13.1 866 901 917 925 978  
      Independent Shirley-Anne Weir 3.3 220 263 280 281    
      Electorate: 11,833   Valid: 6,594   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,319   Turnout: 55.7%  

        Source:[3]

        Kilmarnock East and Hurlford

        Kilmarnock East and Hurlford - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP John Campbell 20.0 1,300          
        SNP Jim Buchanan 19.5 1,269 1,313        
        Labour Drew McIntyre 15.9 1,031 1,039 1,039 1,077 1,141 1,555
        Labour Gordon Cree 14.9 970 977 978 1,031 1,110 1,373
        Labour Jim Raymond 14.2 924 947 947 974 1,014  
        Conservative Ian Grant 7.7 502 505 506 574    
        Independent John Weir 5.4 350 378 380      
        Solidarity Gordon Walker 2.3 151          
        Electorate: 11,568   Valid: 6,497   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 56.1%  

          Source:[3]

          Kilmarnock South

          Kilmarnock South - 3 members
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Labour John Knapp 38.7 1,708          
          SNP Hugh Ross 25.0 1,104 1,144        
          SNP Jim Todd 19.7 870 894 926 954 1,018 1,272
          Labour Ray Murray 9.0 398 800 801 825 901  
          Conservative Tamzin Hobday 5.9 262 276 277 289    
          Scottish Socialist Kevin McGregor 1.7 77 91 91      
          Electorate: 8,328   Valid: 4,419   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 53.1%  

            Source:[3]

            Irvine Valley

            Irvine Valley - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            SNP Alan Brown 23.7 1,497  
            Labour Stuart Finlayson 22.4 1,416  
            Conservative Stephanie Young 20.5 1,293  
            SNP Bobby McDill 19.8 1,251 1,421
            Labour Isabella MacRae 9.2 580 592
            Independent May Anderson 4.3 274 286
            Electorate: 11,324   Valid: 6,311   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,263   Turnout: 55.7%  

              Source:[3]

              Ballochmyle

              Ballochmyle - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              Labour Eric Jackson 20.5 1,195            
              SNP Jim Roberts 17.7 1,032 1,033 1,083 1,169      
              Labour Neil McGhee 16.0 931 937 958 990 991 1,026 1,130
              Labour Jimmy Kelly 15.2 883 895 924 976 976 1,044 1,146
              SNP David Shankland 11.4 667 668 682 712 715 805  
              Conservative Nick Martin 9.2 534 535 563 610 610    
              Independent Gordon Ralton 5.8 340 340 379        
              Scottish Green Brian Brodaley 4.2 245 246          
              Electorate: 11,192   Valid: 5,827   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,166   Turnout: 52.1%  

                Source:[3]

                Cumnock and New Cumnock

                Cumnock and New Cumnock - 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Labour Eric Ross 24.4 1,297            
                Labour Billy Crawford 18.1 961 1,059 1,088        
                Labour Barney Menzies 17.9 950 1,026 1,049 1,066      
                SNP Kathy Morrice 13.8 733 744 809 810 810 898 1,504
                SNP Andrew Kent 12.4 661 664 696 698 698 815  
                Conservative James Boswell 9.8 519 524 536 536 536    
                Solidarity Jim Monaghan 3.8 200 205          
                Electorate: 11,057   Valid: 5,321   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 48.1%  

                  Source:[3]

                  Doon Valley

                  Doon Valley - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  SNP Drew Filson 26.0 1,221        
                  Labour Elaine Stewart 17.4 814 819 838 1,022  
                  Independent Jim Sutherland 16.6 779 790 915 1,036 1,089
                  Labour Elaine Dinwoodie 16.5 776 780 826 1,097 1,802
                  Labour Tommy Farrell 15.1 709 712 734    
                  Conservative Margaret Sword 8.4 392 396      
                  Electorate: 8,976   Valid: 4,691   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 1,173   Turnout: 52.2%  

                    Source:[3]

                    By-elections 2007–12

                    Ballochmyle

                    On 11 December 2008 Labour's David Shaw won a by-election which arose following the resignation of his party colleague Eric Jackson on 24 September 2008.

                    Ballochmyle by-election (11 December 2008) – 1 seat
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123
                    Labour David Shaw 47.9 1,598 1,617 1,675
                    SNP Roseanne Savage 33.8 1,129 1,160 1,261
                    Conservative Janette MacAlpine 8.2 273 290 308
                    Solidarity Danny Masterton 7.3 243 248  
                    Liberal Democrats Ian Fraser 2.8 93    
                    Electorate: 11,527   Valid: 3,336   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,669   Turnout: 29.2%  

                      Source:[4]

                      Doon Valley

                      On 1 October 2009 a by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the death of Independent Cllr James Sutherland. Moira Pirrie won the by-election for Labour

                      Doon Valley by-election, 1 October 2009 – 1 seat
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      Labour Moira Pirrie 50.54 1,221
                      SNP John Bell 36.88 891
                      Conservative Nicholas Martin 7.28 176
                      Independent Yvonne Hamilton 3.48 84
                      Independent Robert Shennan 1.82 44
                      Electorate: 9,144   Valid: 2,416   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,209   Turnout: 26.8%  

                        Source:[5]

                        References

                        1. ↑ Faulds, Allan. "The Local STV Voting System Explained". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
                        2. ↑ "Single Transferable Vote". Electoral Reform Society. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
                        3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire". Retrieved 3 November 2022.
                        4. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Ballochmyle Ward". Retrieved 3 November 2022.
                        5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Doon Valley Ward". Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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