2007 South Ayrshire Council election
{{Short description|South Ayrshire Council election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2007 South Ayrshire Council election
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2003 South Ayrshire Council election
| previous_year = 2003
| election_date = {{Start date|2007|5|3|df=y}}
| next_election = 2012 South Ayrshire Council election
| next_year = 2012
| seats_for_election = All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council
| majority_seats = 16
| registered =
| turnout =
| image1 =
| leader1 = Bill McIntosh
| party1 = Scottish Conservatives
| leaders_seat1 = Troon
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|15 seats, 41.5%}}
| seats_before1 = 15
| seats1 = 12
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 18,568
| percentage1 = 37.2%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 4.3%
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Scottish Labour Party
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|15 seats, 36.7%}}
| seats_before2 = 15
| seats2 = 9
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 6
| popular_vote2 = 14,152
| percentage2 = 28.4%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 8.3%
| image4 =
| leader4 =
| party4 = Scottish National Party
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = {{nowrap|0 seats, 17.3%}}
| seats_before4 = 0
| seats4 = 8
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 8
| popular_vote4 = 12,624
| percentage4 = 25.3%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 8.0%
| image5 =
| leader5 = Brian Connolly
| party5 = Independent (politician)
| leaders_seat5 = Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton
| last_election5 = {{nowrap|0 seats, 2.9%}}
| seats_before5 = 0
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote5 = 4,160
| percentage5 = 8.3%
| swing5 = {{increase}} 5.4%
| title = Council Leader
| before_election = Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
| before_party = No overall control
| posttitle = Council Leader after election
| after_election = Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
| after_party = No overall control
| map_image = South Ayrshire Council election 2007.svg
| map_caption = The 8 multi-member wards
}}
The 2007 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament.
The election was the first to use the 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
The election saw the Conservatives returned as the largest party on the council despite losing three seats. Labour, who had tied with the Conservatives as the largest party in 2003, lost six seats as they became the second-largest party. The Scottish National Party (SNP) picked up their first representation in the area for 30 years as they gained eight seats. The remaining seat was won by an independent candidate.
Results
{{Election summary begin|title=2007 South Ayrshire Council election result}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Conservatives|seats=12|gain=-|loss=-|net={{decrease}} 3|seats %=40.0|votes %=37.2|votes=18,568|plus/minus={{decrease}} 4.3}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Labour Party|seats=9|gain=-|loss=-|net={{decrease}} 5|seats %=30.0|votes %=28.4|votes=14,152|plus/minus={{decrease}} 8.3}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish National Party|seats=8|gain=-|loss=-|net={{increase}} 8|seats %=26.7|votes %=25.3|votes=12,624|plus/minus={{increase}} 8.0}}
{{Election summary party|party=Independent (politician)|seats=1|gain=-|loss=-|net={{increase}} 1|seats %=3.3|votes %=8.3|votes=4,160|plus/minus={{increase}} 5.4}}
{{Election summary party|party=Solidarity (Scotland)|seats=0|gain=-|loss=-|net=0|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.6|votes=300|plus/minus=New}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Socialist Party|seats=0|gain=-|loss=-|net=0|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.1|votes=66|plus/minus={{decrease}} 1.2}}
{{Election summary net total|seats=30|votes=49,870}}
=Summary by ward=
{{election table|title=Results of the 2007 South Ayrshire Council election by ward|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2|Conservative
!colspan=2|Labour
!colspan=2|SNP
!colspan=2|Independents
!colspan=2|Others
|-
|align="left"|Troon
|bgcolor="lightblue"|41.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|20.3
|1
|23.9
|1
|13.9
|0
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|4
|-
|align="left"|Prestwick
|bgcolor="lightblue"|41.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|30.1
|1
|28.1
|1
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr North
|18.4
|1
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|44.7
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|2
|25.0
|1
|8.8
|0
|3.0
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr East
|bgcolor="lightblue"|39.1
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|30.7
|1
|27.6
|1
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|2.6
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Ayr West
|bgcolor="lightblue"|54.8
|bgcolor="lightblue"|2
|16.9
|1
|20.9
|1
|7.5
|0
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|4
|-
|align="left"|Kyle
|bgcolor="lightblue"|34.2
|bgcolor="lightblue"|1
|32.8
|1
|21.8
|1
|11.1
|0
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|3
|-
|align="left"|Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
|24.4
|1
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|26.2
|bgcolor="#eea2ad"|1
|24.7
|1
|24.7
|1
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|4
|-
|align="left"|Girvan and South Carrick
|bgcolor="lightblue"|37.3
|bgcolor="lightblue"|1
|29.6
|1
|33.1
|1
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a|}}
|3
|- class="unsortable"
!align="left"|Total
!37.2
!12
!28.4
!9
!25.3
!8
!8.3
!1
!0.7
!0
!30
|}
Ward results
=Troon=
|title=Troon – 4 seats
|numcounts=2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Peter Convery
|count1=2,029
|percentage=27.5
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Nan McFarlane
|count1=1,765
|percentage=23.9
|count2=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Philip Saxton
|count1=1,499
|percentage=20.3
|count2=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Bill McIntosh
|count1=1,061
|percentage=14.3
|count2=1,489
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Pat Brown
|count1=1,029
|percentage=13.9
|count2=1,084
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=2
|electorate=
|valid=7,383
|spoilt=
|quota=1,477
|turnout=
}}
=Prestwick=
|title=Prestwick – 4 seats
|numcounts=5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Stan Fisher
|count1=2,062
|percentage=28.1
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Hugh Hunter
|count1=1,847
|percentage=25.1
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Helen Moonie
|count1=1,227
|percentage=16.7
|count2=1,350
|count3=1,364
|count4=???
|count5=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Margaret Toner
|count1=1,224
|percentage=16.7
|count2=1,350
|count3=1,663
|count4=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=George Watson
|count1=987
|percentage=13.4
|count2=1,071
|count3=1,084
|count4=???
|count5=
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=5
|electorate=
|valid=7,347
|spoilt=
|quota=1,470
|turnout=
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=Ayr North=
|title=Ayr North – 4 seats
|numcounts=9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Douglas Campbell
|count1=1,663
|percentage=27.0
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Tom Slider
|count1=1,506
|percentage=25.0
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=John Hampton
|count1=1,108
|percentage=18.4
|count2=1,119
|count3=1,147
|count4=1,151
|count5=1,158
|count6=1,170
|count7=1,186
|count8=???
|count9=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Ian Cavana
|count1=712
|percentage=11.8
|count2=1,004
|count3=1,040
|count4=1,041
|count5=1,046
|count6=1,056
|count7=1,074
|count8=???
|count9=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Rab Hill
|count1=445
|percentage=7.4
|count2=457
|count3=476
|count4=484
|count5=511
|count6=524
|count7=559
|count8=???
|count9=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Ian Stewart
|count1=356
|percentage=5.9
|count2=412
|count3=438
|count4=440
|count5=441
|count6=450
|count7=469
|count8=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate=Amanda McFarlane
|count1=117
|percentage=1.9
|count2=122
|count3=146
|count4=150
|count5=158
|count6=186
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate=Liz Swan
|count1=66
|percentage=1.1
|count2=70
|count3=99
|count4=102
|count5=106
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Jim McEwan
|count1=50
|percentage=0.8
|count2=52
|count3=60
|count4=74
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Tommy O'Lone
|count1=37
|percentage=0.6
|count2=39
|count3=46
|count4=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=9
|electorate=
|valid=6,060
|spoilt=
|quota=1,213
|turnout=
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=Ayr East=
|title=Ayr East – 4 seats
|numcounts=5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Ian Douglas
|count1=1,933
|percentage=27.6
|count2=
|count3=
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|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Winifred Sloan
|count1=1,516
|percentage=21.7
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Eddie Bulik
|count1=1,286
|percentage=18.4
|count2=1,354
|count3=1,356
|count4=???
|count5=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Mary Kilpatrick
|count1=1,220
|percentage=17.4
|count2=1,318
|count3=1,416
|count4=
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Gerry Crawley
|count1=861
|percentage=12.3
|count2=937
|count3=940
|count4=???
|count5=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate=James Stewart
|count1=183
|percentage=2.6
|count2=269
|count3=270
|count4=???
|count5=
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=5
|electorate=
|valid=6,999
|spoilt=
|quota=1,400
|turnout=
}}
=Ayr West=
|title=Ayr West – 4 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Bill Grant
|count1=2,176
|percentage=30.3
|count2=
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Mike Peddie
|count1=1,499
|percentage=20.9
|count2=
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Elaine Little
|count1=1,213
|percentage=16.9
|count2=1,238
|count3=1,249
|count4=1,384
|count5=???
|count6=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Robin Reid
|count1=1,127
|percentage=15.7
|count2=1,320
|count3=1,329
|count4=1,479
|count5=
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Alistair Kerr
|count1=634
|percentage=8.8
|count2=1,084
|count3=1,088
|count4=1,168
|count5=???
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Ian McCabe
|count1=537
|percentage=7.5
|count2=559
|count3=576
|count4=
|count5=
|count6=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=
|valid=7,186
|spoilt=
|quota=1,438
|turnout=
}}
=Kyle=
|title=Kyle – 3 seats
|numcounts=5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Andy Campbell
|count1=1,128
|percentage=22.7
|count2=1,473
|count3=
|count4=
|count5=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=John Allan
|count1=1,080
|percentage=21.8
|count2=1,112
|count3=1,156
|count4=1,332
|count5=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Hywel Davies
|count1=891
|percentage=18.0
|count2=905
|count3=916
|count4=992
|count5=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Arthur Spurling
|count1=801
|percentage=16.2
|count2=813
|count3=822
|count4=859
|count5=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Sam Gardiner
|count1=550
|percentage=11.1
|count2=565
|count3=603
|count4=
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Danny Howley
|count1=499
|percentage=10.1
|count2=
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|count4=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=
|valid=4,949
|spoilt=
|quota=1,238
|turnout=
}}
=Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton=
|title=Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton – 4 seats
|numcounts=7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Mairi Low
|count1=1,411
|percentage=24.7
|count2=
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Brian Connolly
|count1=1,410
|percentage=24.7
|count2=
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Ann Galbreith
|count1=1,111
|percentage=19.5
|count2=1,138
|count3=1,184
|count4=
|count5=
|count6=
|count7=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Sandra Goldie
|count1=970
|percentage=17.0
|count2=1,009
|count3=1,036
|count4=1,037
|count5=1,066
|count6=???
|count7=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Peter Mason
|count1=526
|percentage=9.2
|count2=552
|count3=584
|count4=585
|count5=613
|count6=???
|count7=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=David Steele
|count1=281
|percentage=4.9
|count2=297
|count3=304
|count4=321
|count5=349
|count6=
|count7=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Helen Whitefield
|count1=102
|percentage=1.8
|count2=148
|count3=213
|count4=214
|count5=
|count6=
|count7=
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=7
|electorate=
|valid=5,811
|spoilt=
|quota=1,163
|turnout=
}}
=Girvan and South Carrick=
|title=Girvan and South Carrick – 3 seats
|numcounts=4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Iain Fitzsimmons
|count1=1,542
|percentage=37.3
|count2=
|count3=
|count4=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Alec Oattes
|count1=1,368
|percentage=33.1
|count2=
|count3=
|count4=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John McDowall
|count1=721
|percentage=17.4
|count2=832
|count3=921
|count4=???
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Calum Little
|count1=504
|percentage=12.2
|count2=567
|count3=611
|count4=
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=4
|electorate=
|valid=4,135
|spoilt=
|quota=1,034
|turnout=
}}
Changes Since 2007 Election
- †In May 2008, Ayr West Cllr Elaine Little resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. In February 2012 she joined the Scottish National Party.
- ††On 27 May 2008 Ayr North Cllr Douglas Campbell, resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent. He joined the Scottish National Party on 19 May 2011
- †††On 16 November 2009 Ayr East Cllr Eddie Bulik resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent.
References
{{reflist}}
{{South Ayrshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2007}}