2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election
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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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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

By-elections since 2007 Election

Bishopbriggs South

Bishopbriggs South By-election (4 June 2009)- 1 Seat[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
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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