2007 Angus Council election

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2007 Angus Council election

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All 29 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Angus 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 8 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 a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 29 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Election result[edit]

Angus Local Election Result 2007  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| SNP | 13  | N/A  | N/A  | –4  | 44.8  | 38.3 | 17,255 |
| Conservative | 5  | N/A  | N/A  | +3  | 17.2  | 19.1  | 8,609  |
| Liberal Democrats | 3  | N/A  | N/A  | ±0  | 10.3  | 9.7  | 4,391  |
| Labour | 2  | N/A  | N/A  | +1  | 6.9  | 11.8  | 5,307  |
| Solidarity | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | ±0  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 62  |
| Independent | 6  | N/A  | N/A  | ±0  | 20.7  | 20.9  | 9,412  |

## Ward results[edit]

2007 Council election: Kirriemuir and Dean  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Conservative | Ian Mackintosh | 2,343  | 47.1  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Iain Gaul | 1,223  | 24.6  | 2  | 2
| SNP | Christine Urquhart  | 544  | 10.9  |  |
| Labour | Derek David Ramsay  | 462  | 9.3  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Andrews | 398  | 8.0  | 3  | 5
2007 Council election: Brechin and Edzell  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Independent | Ruth Leslie Melville | 971  | 22.1  | 1  | 4
| Independent | Bob Myles | 798  | 18.1  | 2  | 6
| SNP | Mairi Evans | 765  | 17.4  | 3  | 8
| SNP | Joy Mowatt  | 706  | 16.1  |  |
| Conservative | Elaine Milne  | 373  | 8.5  |  |
| Independent | David Adam  | 313  | 7.1  |  |
| Labour | Ron Thoms  | 286  | 6.5  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Fleming  | 185  | 4.2  |  |
2007 Council election: Forfar and District  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Independent | Colin Brown | 1,782  | 30.1  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Glennis Middleton | 1,111  | 18.8  | 2  | 3
| SNP | William Middleton | 1,053  | 17.8  | 3  | 5
| Conservative | John Rymer | 878  | 14.8  | 4  | 7
| Labour | Mitch Cameron  | 526  | 8.9  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Avril Simpson  | 495  | 8.4  |  |
| Independent | John Phillip  | 76  | 1.3  |  |
2007 Council election: Monifieth and Sidlaw  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Frank Ellis | 2,604  | 34.5  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Rob Murray | 1,496  | 19.8  | 2  | 2
| Conservative | John R Whyte | 1,396  | 18.5  | 3  | 3
| Labour | Margaret Thomson | 1,040  | 13.8  | 4  | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Petrie  | 544  | 7.2  |  |
| Independent | Craig Fotheringham  | 473  | 6.3  |  |
2007 Council election: Carnoustie and District  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Helen Oswald | 1,837  | 34.6  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Peter Murphy | 1,160  | 21.8  | 2  | 4
| Conservative | John Richard Hillman  | 863  | 16.3  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Eddie Wilmott  | 748  | 14.1  |  |
| SNP | Ralph Palmer | 639  | 12.0  | 3  | 6
| Solidarity | Alan Manley  | 62  | 1.2  |  |
2007 Council election: Arbroath West and Letham  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Conservative | David Lumgair | 1,322  | 21.4  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Alex King | 1,169  | 18.9  | 3  | 6
| Independent | David Fairweather | 1,117  | 18.1  | 2  | 4
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Nield | 857  | 13.9  | 4  | 8
| Labour | Joan Warren  | 627  | 10.2  |  |
| SNP | Brian Milne  | 565  | 9.1  |  |
| Independent | Anne Marie Sim  | 485  | 7.9  |  |
| Independent | Rob Pearce  | 35  | 0.6  |  |
2007 Council election: Arbroath East and Lunan  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Sheena Welsh | 1,282  | 24.7  | 1  | 1
| Independent | Robert Ritchie Spink | 1,041  | 20.0  | 2  | 1
| Conservative | Jim Millar | 789  | 15.2  | 3  | 6
| Labour | Alastair John Stuart  | 677  | 13.0  |  |
| SNP | Donald Morrison | 620  | 11.9  | 4  | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Ginny Graham  | 504  | 9.7  |  |
| Independent | Ian Watson  | 281  | 5.4  |  |
2007 Council election: Montrose and District  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Independent | Mark Salmond | 1,550  | 28.1  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Sandy West | 832  | 15.1  | 4  | 5
| SNP | Paul Valentine | 809  | 14.7  | 3  | 5
| Liberal Democrats | David May | 660  | 12.0  | 2  | 5
| Conservative | Ingram Bruce  | 645  | 11.7  |  |
| Labour | James Sinclair  | 529  | 9.6  |  |
| Independent | Joe Wishart  | 490  | 8.9  |  |

## By-Elections since 3 May 2007[edit]

* A by-election was held in the Monifieth & Sidlaw Ward on 25 June 2009 following the death of the SNP's Frank Ellis. This was won by the SNP's Jean Lee

Monifieth & Sidlaw by-election 25 June 2009 - 1 Seat[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Jean Lee | 68.62  | 2,486
| Conservative | Craig Robert Fotheringham  | 19.27  | 698
| Liberal Democrats | Charles William Donald Goodall  | 12.12  | 439
| SNP hold | Swing |  |
Valid: 3,623  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 1,829  Turnout: 3,657

* A by-election was held in the Carnoustie & District Ward on 3 February 2011 following the resignation of the SNP's Ralph Palmer. This was won by the Independent Brian Boyd

Carnoustie & District by-election 3 February 2011 - 1 Seat[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Ed Oswald  | 41.46  | 1,289  | 1,302  | 1,346  | 1,426  |
| Independent | Brian Boyd | 40.27  | 1,252  | 1,290  | 1,370  | 1,454  | 2,113
| Labour | Ron Thoms  | 8.3  | 258  | 266  | 287  |  |
| Conservative | Eddie Wilmott  | 7.0  | 217  | 234  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Goodall  | 2.9  | 93  |  |  |  |
| Independent gain from SNP | Swing |  |
Electorate: 10,090  Valid: 3,109  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 1,555  Turnout: 3,128

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.angus.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-carnoustiedistrict.html[permanent dead link]

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