2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 24 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council
13 seats needed for a majority

Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. This election was the first to use eight new multi-member wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward returned three councillors elected under the single transferable vote form of proportional representation, replacing the previous 24 single-member wards, which had used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Election results

East Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 8 N/A N/A +8 33.3 18.2 9,146
  Labour 6 N/A N/A -1 25.0 25.9 13,025
  Conservative 5 N/A N/A +2 20.8 21.5 10,788
  Liberal Democrats 3 N/A N/A -9 12.5 17.9 9,001
  East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance 2 N/A N/A +2 8.3 11.4 5,703
  Scottish Green 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 2.4 1,191
  Scottish Socialist 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.7 344
  Scottish Unionist 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.2 114
  Independent 0 N/A N/A -2 0.0 1.8 896

Ward results

Milngavie

Milngavie
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Jim Gibbons 20.1 1,310 1,327 1,388 1,475 1,581 1,637    
Conservative Bill Binks 18.8 1,230 1,234 1,277 1,305 1,372 1,436 1,436 1,742
Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts 18.8 1,226 1,229 1,257 1,304 1,951      
Labour Peter Ritchie 17.8 1,161 1,175 1,217 1,263 1,336 1,400 1,400  
Liberal Democrats Fiona Risk 14.1 919 924 962 1,051        
EDIA Pat Ryan 4.7 308 314            
Scottish Green Emma Sheppard 4.7 307 319 364          
Scottish Socialist Bill Newman 1.1 71              
Electorate:     Valid: 6,532   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,634   Turnout: 65.12%  

    Bearsden North

    Bearsden North
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Conservative Amanda Stewart 33.3 2,383            
    SNP Ian MacKay 18.9 1,354 1,428 1,444 1,472 1,546 1,637 1,868
    Labour Ali Syed 15.1 1,082 1,138 1,147 1,163 1,221 1,340  
    Liberal Democrats Duncan Cumming† 13.7 981 1,074 1,078 1,114 1,233 1,788 2,218
    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 11.4 818 875 881 894 963    
    Scottish Green Stuart Callison 4.8 344 393 411 459      
    Independent Dennis Brogan 1.8 132 199 203        
    Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 1.0 70 73          
    Electorate:     Valid: 7,164   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 1,792   Turnout: 67.49%  

      Bearsden South

      Bearsden South
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Conservative Simon Hutchison 24.4 1,654 1,677 1,794        
      Labour Manjinder Shergill 19.3 1,305 1,357 1,386 1,394 1,473 1,486  
      SNP Graeme Douglas 19.1 1,294 1,352 1,432 1,446 1,521 1,531 1,938
      Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 16.1 1,094 1,172 1,218 1,239 1,741    
      Liberal Democrats John Morrison 10.3 695 733 786 795      
      Independent Garry McKendrick 5.7 387 421          
      Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 5.1 349            
      Electorate:     Valid: 6,778   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 66.15%  

        Campsie and Kirkintilloch North

        Campsie and Kirkintilloch North
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        EDIA Charles Kennedy 48.6 2,609          
        Labour John Dempsey 17.7 950 1,179 1,383      
        SNP David Ritchie 13.1 704 890 911 917 990 1,337
        Liberal Democrats Cathy McInnes 9.6 515 639 667 675 826  
        Conservative Catherine Brown 6.2 333 436 447 450    
        Labour Alex Wingate 4.8 255 350        
        Electorate:     Valid: 5,366   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,342   Turnout: 62.68%  

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Conservative Billy Hendry 33.7 2,370            
          Labour Una Walker 27.0 1,899            
          SNP Anne McNair 17.6 1,242 1,333 1,352 1,364 1,400 1,551 2,003
          Liberal Democrats Margaret McNaughton 13.2 927 1,017 1,047 1,059 1,095 1,231  
          EDIA Jim Gilmour 5.4 379 463 477 499 593    
          Independent Bernard Mills 2.5 176 218 228 245      
          Scottish Unionist Diane McDougall 0.6 44 100 103        
          Electorate:     Valid: 7,037   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,760   Turnout: 65.79%  

            Bishopbriggs South

            Bishopbriggs South
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            Labour Alex Hannah 27.7 1,505            
            SNP Gordon Low 20.1 1,095 1,105 1,114 1,264 1,430    
            Conservative Alan Brown 14.1 767 774 805 897 1,060 1,073  
            Labour Michael O'Donnell 14.0 761 845 848 942 1,117 1,135 1,399
            EDIA Donald MacDonald 12.1 656 666 673 771      
            Liberal Democrats Tom Dibble 10.8 586 595 600        
            Scottish Unionist Derek Doughty 1.3 70 71          
            Electorate:     Valid: 5,440   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 1,361   Turnout: 58.50%  

              Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South

              Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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              Labour Rhondda Geekie 28.8 1,937                
              Conservative Anne Jarvis 26.3 1,772                
              SNP Gillian Renwick 16.8 1,128 1,163 1,174 1,201 1,233 1,282 1,325 1,477 1,838
              Liberal Democrats Gordon MacDonald 10.1 681 717 731 741 764 800 1,032 1,139  
              EDIA Ken Selbie 6.5 435 454 464 473 538 575 592    
              Liberal Democrats Margaret Morris 4.1 277 290 299 305 318 359      
              Independent James Barker 3.0 201 221 229 239          
              Scottish Green Isabel Park 2.8 191 210 216 241 261        
              Scottish Socialist Moira Brown 1.5 103 118 120            
              Electorate:     Valid: 6,725   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,682   Turnout: 64.08%  

                Kirkintilloch East and Twechar

                Kirkintilloch East and Twechar
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                Labour Stewart MacDonald 28.7 1,487            
                EDIA Jack Young 25.4 1,316            
                SNP John Jamieson 19.7 1,019 1,029 1,033 1,064 1,114 1,241 1,464
                Labour Alan Moir 13.4 693 828 832 859 886 953  
                Liberal Democrats Rod Ackland 5.4 282 288 289 298 373    
                Conservative Alison Lothian 5.4 279 281 283 285      
                Scottish Socialist Willie Telfer 1.9 100 103 104        
                Electorate:     Valid: 5,176   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,295   Turnout: 55.18%  

                  Aftermath

                  Although the SNP were elected as the largest group (winning their first ever councillors on East Dunbartonshire Council), the administration was formed by a Labour/Conservative coalition. Labour councillors Rhondda Geekie and Alex Hannah became Leader and Provost respectively, with the positions of Depute Leader and Depute Provost being filled by Conservative councillors Billy Hendry and Anne Jarvis. However, following the death of Alex Hannah in April 2009, LibDem councillor Eric Gotts was appointed as Provost.

                  In December 2009, Lib Dem representation increased briefly to 4, following Ashay Ghai's win in the Bearsden South by-election caused by the resignation of the Conservatives' Simon Hutchison. However, their numbers reverted to 3 in June 2011, when Lib Dem councillor Duncan Cumming resigned from the party citing issues relating to the Liberal Democrats' role in the UK coalition government, sitting thereafter as an Independent.

                  Changes since 2007 Election

                  • A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Labour Cllr Alex Hannah on 12 April 2009. The seat was held by Labour's Alan Moir on 4 June 2009
                  • A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Simon Hutchison on 29 October 2009. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai on 10 December 2009.
                  • †On 10 July 2011, Bearsden North Cllr Duncan Cumming resigned from the Liberal Democrats and thereafter sat as an Independent.

                  By-elections since 2007 Election

                  Bishopbriggs South

                  Bishopbriggs South By-election (4 June 2009)- 1 Seat[1]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234
                  Labour Alan Moir 39.2 1,401 1,479 1,784 1,787
                  SNP Denis Johnston 23.4 837 949 1,223
                  Liberal Democrats Alastair McPhee 20.6 736 928
                  Conservative Matt Ford 14.0 500
                  Scottish Socialist Mark Callaghan 2.7 96
                  Labour hold Swing
                  Electorate: 23,202   Valid: 5,196   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 2,599   Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)  

                    Bearsden South

                    Bearsden South By-election (10 December 2009)- 1 Seat[2]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123
                    Conservative Rachel Higgins 33.4 1,261 1,306 1,499
                    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai 29.4 1,110 1,381 1,770
                    SNP Fiona McLeod 20.7 783 972  
                    Labour Manjinder Shergill 16.6 626    
                    Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
                    Electorate: 10,850   Valid: 3,780   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 1,891   Turnout: 3,930 (36.22%)  

                      References

                      1. ↑ "scottishelections.org.uk". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
                      2. ↑ "scottishelections.org.uk". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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