2007 Renfrewshire Council election#Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch
{{Short description|2007 Scottish local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{main|2007 Scottish local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2007 Renfrewshire Council election
| country = Scotland
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2003 Renfrewshire Council election
| previous_year = 2003
| election_date = {{Start date|2007|05|03|df=y}}
| next_election = 2012 Renfrewshire Council election
| next_year = 2012
| seats_for_election= All 40 seats to Renfrewshire Council
| majority_seats = 21
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
}}
File:Renfrewshire Council election 2007.svg
Elections to Renfrewshire 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 11 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 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|seats = 17
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = -4
|seats % = 42.5
|votes % = 36.8
|votes = 25,878
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish National Party
|seats = 17
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = +2
|seats % = 42.5
|votes % = 35.4
|votes = 24,875
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|seats = 4
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = +1
|seats % = 10.0
|votes % = 9.7
|votes = 6,831
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|seats = 2
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = +1
|seats % = 5.0
|votes % = 11.5
|votes = 8,115
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|seats = 0
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = ±0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.6
|votes = 1,096
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = ±0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.2
|votes = 840
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|seats = 0
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = ±0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 130
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = N/A
|loss = N/A
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 3.6
|votes = 2,508
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Derek Mackay
|votes = 1,549
|percentage = 30.9
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Murrin
|votes = 1,236
|percentage = 24.7
|seat = 2
|count = 2
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Bill Perrie
|votes = 673
|percentage = 12.4
|seat = 3
|count = 6
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Donnie Smith
|votes = 527
|percentage = 10.5
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Charlie Newlands
|votes = 516
|percentage = 10.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Ron Kane
|votes = 286
|percentage = 5.7
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Alan Jelfs
|votes = 218
|percentage = 4.4
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Mary Fee
|votes = 1,452
|percentage = 26.5
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Cathy McEwan
|votes = 1,339
|percentage = 24.4
|seat = 2
|count = 4
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie Grady
|votes = 896
|percentage = 16.3
|seat = 3
|count = 8
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Mylet
|votes = 748
|percentage = 13.6
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tommy Dyer
|votes = 294
|percentage = 5.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Jim Foster
|votes = 291
|percentage = 5.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Angela McGarrigle
|votes = 246
|percentage = 4.5
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Gillie MacDonald
|votes = 127
|percentage = 2.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Douglas Canning
|votes = 90
|percentage = 1.6
|seat =
|count =
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{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Susan McDonald
|votes = 1,608
|percentage = 21.9
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Brian Lawson
|votes = 1,583
|percentage = 21.6
|seat = 2
|count = 1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Rayleen Kelly
|votes = 1,033
|percentage = 14.1
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Sharkey
|votes = 1,012
|percentage = 13.8
|seat = 4
|count = 6
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Celia Lawson
|votes = 934
|percentage = 12.7
|seat = 3
|count = 6
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alistair Campbell
|votes = 798
|percentage = 10.9
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Sean Hurl
|votes = 199
|percentage = 2.7
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Andy Bowden
|votes = 170
|percentage = 2.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Terry Kelly
|votes = 1,671
|percentage = 28.5
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Kenny McLaren
|votes = 1,387
|percentage = 23.6
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Tommy Williams
|votes = 873
|percentage = 14.9
|seat = 3
|count = 2
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alison Cook
|votes = 546
|percentage = 9.3
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Mike Dillon††
|votes = 506
|percentage = 8.6
|seat = 4
|count = 8
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Will Mylet
|votes = 427
|percentage = 7.3
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Iain Hogg
|votes = 225
|percentage = 3.8
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Robert Muir
|votes = 139
|percentage = 2.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gordon Mackie
|votes = 97
|percentage = 1.7
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Eddie Devine
|votes = 1,508
|percentage = 20.4
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = George Adam
|votes = 1,128
|percentage = 15.3
|seat = 2
|count = 9
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Mitchell
|votes = 976
|percentage = 13.2
|seat = 4
|count = 9
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Marie McGurk†††
|votes = 928
|percentage = 12.6
|seat = 3
|count = 9
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Roy Glen
|votes = 822
|percentage = 11.1
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Caroline Martin
|votes = 763
|percentage = 10.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Ron Garrett
|votes = 513
|percentage = 6.9
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paul Mack
|votes = 404
|percentage = 5.5
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Kingsley Matthews
|votes = 130
|percentage = 1.8
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Fiona MacDonald
|votes = 104
|percentage = 1.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Workman
|votes = 63
|percentage = 0.9
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = John Miller
|votes = 46
|percentage = 0.6
|seat =
|count =
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{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South West}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Lorraine Cameron
|votes = 1,879
|percentage = 28.8
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Jackie Green
|votes = 1,363
|percentage = 20.9
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Eileen McCartin
|votes = 1,263
|percentage = 19.3
|seat = 3
|count = 3
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Mark MacMillan
|votes = 844
|percentage = 12.9
|seat = 4
|count = 9
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Shiela Fulton
|votes = 388
|percentage = 5.9
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David McCartney
|votes = 290
|percentage = 4.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Margaret McDonough
|votes = 176
|percentage = 2.7
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bob Sharkey
|votes = 172
|percentage = 2.6
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Danny Williamson
|votes = 108
|percentage = 1.7
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Billy McNaughton
|votes = 50
|percentage = 0.8
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Caldwell
|votes = 1,524
|percentage = 22.5
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Tracie McGee
|votes = 1,470
|percentage = 21.7
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Iain McMillan
|votes = 1,135
|percentage = 16.8
|seat = 3
|count = 8
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Hood
|votes = 742
|percentage = 11.0
|seat = 4
|count = 8
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = John McIntyre
|votes = 571
|percentage = 8.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andrew McNair
|votes = 561
|percentage = 8.3
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Alan Heron
|votes = 376
|percentage = 5.6
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paul Gibson
|votes = 199
|percentage = 2.9
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Gerry Kavanagh
|votes = 113
|percentage = 1.7
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Gerry McCartney
|votes = 83
|percentage = 1.2
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Arthur
|votes = 1,595
|percentage = 26.4
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Bruce McFee
|votes = 1,313
|percentage = 21.8
|seat = 2
|count = 5
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Neil Bibby
|votes = 1,168
|percentage = 16.9
|seat = 3
|count = 5
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Kenny
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 19.4
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Tom Begg
|votes = 568
|percentage = 9.4
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = David Jelfs
|votes = 282
|percentage = 4.7
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Geoff Knowles
|votes = 87
|percentage = 1.4
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Anne Hall
|votes = 2,216
|percentage = 33.0
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Audrey Doig
|votes = 1,205
|percentage = 18.0
|seat = 2
|count = 4
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = David Clews†
|votes = 1,174
|percentage = 17.5
|seat = 3
|count = 4
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Allan Noon
|votes = 1,120
|percentage = 16.7
|seat = 4
|count = 4
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = David Lavery
|votes = 519
|percentage = 7.7
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Sandra Jelfs
|votes = 384
|percentage = 5.7
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Stefan Kohlmorgen
|votes = 89
|percentage = 1.3
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Iain Langlands
|votes = 2,077
|percentage = 36.3
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Carol Puthucheary
|votes = 1,375
|percentage = 24.0
|seat = 2
|count = 2
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Michael Holmes
|votes = 1,113
|percentage = 19.5
|seat = 3
|count = 5
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Bill Robertson
|votes = 714
|percentage = 12.5
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Michael Hanley
|votes = 360
|percentage = 6.3
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Harry Pfaff
|votes = 83
|percentage = 1.5
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
|title=Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Harte
|votes = 1,963
|percentage = 26.5
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James McQuade
|votes = 1,369
|percentage = 18.5
|seat = 3
|count = 5
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Iain Nicolson
|votes = 1,240
|percentage = 16.7
|seat = 4
|count = 5
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Sam Mullin
|votes = 1,238
|percentage = 16.7
|seat = 2
|count = 2
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Oonagh Harper
|votes = 903
|percentage = 12.2
|seat =
|count =
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Boyd
|votes = 484
|percentage = 6.5
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Jim Halfpenny
|votes = 223
|percentage = 3.0
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{Election box end}} }}
Changes since 2007 Election
- †On 30 March 2011, Houston, Croslee and Linwood Cllr David Clews quit the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.
- ††In May 2011, Paisley North West Cllr Mike Dillon quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party. He re-joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 September 2011.
- †††On 17 May 2011, Paisley South Cllr Marie McGurk quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party.
By-elections Since 2007
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title= Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat
|numcounts = 3}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Roy Glen
|count1 = 2,081
|percentage = 49.3
|count2 = 2,102
|count3 = 2,121
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David McCartney
|count1 = 1,366
|percentage = 32.4
|count2 = 1,382
|count3 = 1,404
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Alison Cook
|count1 = 388
|percentage = 18.54
|count2 = 392
|count3 = 441
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gary Pearson
|count1 = 164
|percentage = 3.9
|count2 = 179
|count3 = 198
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Ross Stalker
|count1 = 134
|percentage = 3.2
|count2 = 139
|count3 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Jimmy Kerr
|count1 = 82
|percentage = 1.9
|count2 =
|count3 =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|loser = Scottish National Party
|swing =
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{{STV Election box end2|
|numcounts = 3
|electorate = 13,951
|valid = 4,215
|spoilt = 31
|quota = 2,108
|turnout = 4,246 (30.4%)
}} }}
References
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{{Renfrewshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2007}}