2007 Argyll and Bute Council election

2007 Scottish local government election

Main article: 2007 Scottish local elections

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
19 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Independent | SNP | Liberal Democrats
Seats won  | 16  | 10  | 7
Seat change  | 6  | 7  | 1
Popular vote  | 15,715 | 8,921  | 7,702
Percentage  | 39.1% | 22.2%  | 19.2%
Swing  | 12.4% | 9.0%  | 4.9%

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| Fourth party  |
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Party  | Conservative |
Seats won  | 3  |
Seat change  | 0  |
Popular vote  | 6,301  |
Percentage  | 15.7  |
Swing  | 1.7%  |

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| Council Leader before election

Allan MacAskill
Independent

| Council Leader

Dick Walsh
Independent

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Elections to Argyll and Bute 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 36 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Election result

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

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| Independent | 16  | N/A  | N/A  | 6  | 44.4  | 39.1 | 15,715 | 12.4
| SNP | 10  | N/A  | N/A  | 7  | 27.8  | 22.2  | 8,921  | 9.0
| Liberal Democrats | 7  | N/A  | N/A  | 1  | 19.4  | 19.2  | 7,702  | 4.9
| Conservative | 3  | N/A  | N/A  | 0  | 8.3  | 15.7  | 6,301  | 1.7
| Labour | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | ±0  | 0.0  | 3.7  | 1,471  | 1.0
| Solidarity | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | ±0  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 76  | New

## Ward results

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Incumbent councillors are marked with *

### South Kintyre

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South Kintyre Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Conservative | Donald Kelly*  | 42.9%  | 1,332 |  |  |
| SNP | John Donald Semple | 21.3%  | 663  | 710  | 743  | 845
| Labour | George McMillan  | 14.3%  | 444  | 495  | 508  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Colville*  | 14.2%  | 441  | 505  | 512  | 658
| Conservative | James Martin  | 4.9%  | 152  | 503  | 514  | 575
| Solidarity | Deirdre Henderson  | 2.4%  | 76  | 83  |  |
Electorate: 5,503  Valid: 3,108  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 778  Turnout: 57.51%

### Kintyre and the Islands

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Kintyre and the Islands Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Currie*  | 34.6%  | 1,131 |  |  |  |
| Independent | John McAlpine*  | 18.6%  | 608  | 637  | 685  | 726  | 825
| SNP | Anne Horn | 14.7%  | 482  | 525  | 556  | 601  | 678
| Independent | Ann Newman  | 10.5%  | 342  | 434  | 450  | 547  | 607
| Conservative | Peter Minshall  | 9.2%  | 300  | 317  | 370  | 387  |
| Labour | Phil Hawkins  | 6.7%  | 219  | 284  | 295  |  |
| Independent | Maureen Scott  | 5.8%  | 190  | 195  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,307  Valid: 3,272  Spoilt: 45  Quota: 819  Turnout: 62.50%

### Mid Argyll

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Mid Argyll Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Hay*  | 22.0%  | 813  | 833  | 880  | 975 |  |
| Independent | Donnie MacMillan*  | 18.9%  | 699  | 712  | 733  | 794  | 806  | 964
| SNP | Colin Stevenson  | 16.9%  | 625  | 632  | 672  | 693  | 700  | 735
| Independent | Douglas Trevor Philand | 15.7%  | 582  | 608  | 650  | 674  | 681  | 796
| Independent | Sandy Cameron  | 9.3%  | 344  | 359  | 375  | 414  | 420  |
| Conservative | Charlotte Hanbury  | 8.2%  | 305  | 312  | 318  |  |  |
| Labour | Wendy Reynolds  | 6.1%  | 225  | 230  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Cameron Lewis  | 2.9%  | 106  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,948  Valid: 3,699  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 925  Turnout: 63.01%

### Oban South and the Isles

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Oban South and the Isles Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Roddy McCuish | 23.3%  | 955 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary-Jean Devon †  | 16.4%  | 672  | 674  | 684  | 820 |  |  |
| SNP | Donald Skye McIntosh* ††††  | 12.4%  | 506  | 579  | 593  | 613  | 614  | 653  | 761
| Independent | Gordon Chalmers | 10.9%  | 444  | 445  | 450  | 458  | 458  | 592  | 617
| Conservative | Roy Rutherford  | 10.1%  | 413  | 417  | 440  | 473  | 473  | 496  | 550
| Independent | Alastair MacDougall*  | 8.5%  | 347  | 348  | 376  | 389  | 390  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Welsh  | 7.2%  | 293  | 299  | 317  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Neil MacKinnon MacIntyre  | 7.1%  | 290  | 315  | 354  | 391  | 391  | 427  |
| Independent | Roderick MacEachen  | 3.5%  | 143  | 145  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David Gallant  | 0.7%  | 27  | 27  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,401  Valid: 4,090  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 819  Turnout: 56.59%

### Oban North and Lorn

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Oban North and Lorn Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Elaine Robertson*  | 22.0%  | 1,005 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Duncan MacIntyre | 17.1%  | 779  | 801  | 821  | 872  | 934 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil MacKay †††  | 14.6%  | 665  | 678  | 701  | 726  | 772  | 777  | 846  | 951
| SNP | Donald MacDonald | 13.6%  | 618  | 620  | 632  | 654  | 672  | 673  | 694  | 724
| SNP | Mike MacKenzie  | 8.8%  | 401  | 407  | 411  | 419  | 434  | 435  | 466  | 486
| Conservative | Eileen Mary Kirkpatrick  | 8.5%  | 387  | 394  | 404  | 419  | 427  | 429  | 457  |
| Independent | Ian Smyth  | 4.4%  | 200  | 211  | 222  | 240  | 267  | 271  |  |
| Independent | Sidney MacDougall*  | 4.1%  | 188  | 192  | 209  | 229  |  |  |  |
| Independent | George Doyle  | 3.9%  | 176  | 179  | 198  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gwen Cameron  | 3.1%  | 140  | 146  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,431  Valid: 4,559  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 912  Turnout: 62.52%

### Cowal

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Cowal Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Ron Simon | 29.8%  | 1,127 |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alex McNaughton | 23.3%  | 880  | 909  | 996 |  |
| Independent | Bruce Marshall*  | 19.7%  | 745  | 768  | 813  | 829  | 956
| Conservative | Dave Petrie  | 13.0%  | 491  | 504  | 523  | 530  | 630
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Oxborrow  | 9.2%  | 346  | 376  | 391  | 397  |
| Independent | Iain Jarvis Gow  | 5.1%  | 192  | 203  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,878  Valid: 3,781  Spoilt: 61  Quota: 946  Turnout: 65.36%

### Dunoon

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Dunoon Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Independent | Dick Walsh*  | 24.6%  | 855  | 938 |  |
| SNP | Alister MacAlister ††††††  | 23.6%  | 821  | 836  | 845  | 870
| Independent | Jimmy McQueen*  | 21.7%  | 754  | 804  | 829  | 903
| Labour | David Graham  | 10.3%  | 358  | 371  | 376  | 384
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Miles  | 7.4%  | 257  | 269  | 278  | 336
| Conservative | Sandy MacPherson  | 6.9%  | 239  | 245  | 252  |
| Independent | Gordon McKinven*  | 5.6%  | 193  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,862  Valid: 3,477  Spoilt: 45  Quota: 870  Turnout: 60.08%

### Isle of Bute

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Isle of Bute Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Independent | Len Scoullar*  | 28.2%  | 868 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Robert MacIntyre*  | 27.2%  | 839 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Isobel Strong*  | 17.9%  | 551  | 597  | 647  | 667  | 730
| Independent | Fraser Gillies  | 7.7%  | 238  | 251  | 255  | 303  | 333
| Labour | Harry Hattan  | 7.3%  | 225  | 228  | 230  | 236  |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Anne Hilton  | 7.1%  | 218  | 226  | 229  | 258  | 308
| Conservative | Peter Wallace  | 4.6%  | 143  | 152  | 154  |  |
Electorate: 5,354  Valid: 3,082  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 771  Turnout: 58.80%

### Lomond North

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Lomond North Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Independent | Billy Petrie*  | 22.2%  | 794  | 893  | 1,083 |
| Independent | Danny Kelly*  | 20.5%  | 734  | 786  | 855  | 905
| Independent | George Freeman*  | 17.2%  | 616  | 658  | 738  | 784
| SNP | Elizabeth Buist  | 15.6%  | 557  | 604  | 649  | 669
| Conservative | James Proctor  | 13.5%  | 484  | 548  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nisbet  | 11.0%  | 395  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,239  Valid: 3,580  Spoilt: 35  Quota: 896  Turnout: 57.94%

### Helensburgh Central

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Helensburgh Central Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney*  | 27.7%  | 1,220 |  |
| SNP | James Alexander Robb ††  | 18.6%  | 822  | 844  | 865
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton  | 16.6%  | 734  | 782  | 811
| Liberal Democrats | Al Reay* †††††  | 16.5%  | 728  | 808  | 849
| Independent | Vivien Dance | 16.0%  | 707  | 772  | 852
| Independent | Richard William Humphrey  | 4.5%  | 198  | 228  |
Electorate: 7,617  Valid: 4,409  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 882  Turnout: 58.76%

### Helensburgh and Lomond South

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Helensburgh and Lomond South Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Conservative | David Fairbairn Kinniburgh | 26.7%  | 835 |  |  |
| Independent | Ronald Kinloch*  | 22.8%  | 713  | 728  | 753  | 815
| Liberal Democrats | Ellen Morton*  | 22.4%  | 700  | 712  | 946 |
| SNP | Richard MacDonald Trail  | 18.3%  | 572  | 575  | 597  | 631
| Liberal Democrats | Karen York  | 9.9%  | 309  | 314  |  |
Electorate: 5,596  Valid: 3,129  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 783  Turnout: 56.52%

## Changes since 2007 Election

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* †In September 2007, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Mary-Jean Devon quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Independent. She joined the Scottish National Party on 1 July 2011.
* ††Since the election, Helensburgh Central Cllr James Robb quit the Scottish National Party and became an Independent Nationalist.
* †††Since the election, Oban North and Lorn Cllr Neil MacKay quit the Liberal Democrats and became an Alliance of Independent Councillor.
* ††††On 18 November 2011, Oban South and the Isles Cllr Donald Skye McIntosh died.
* †††††On 25 February 2012 Hellensburgh Central Cllr Al Reay died.
* ††††††On 30 March 2012 Dunoon Cllr Alister MacAlister died.

## By-Elections since 3 May 2007

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* On 4 October 2007 the Liberal Democrats Andrew Nisbit won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Ronald Kinloch on 23 July 2007

Helensburgh and Lomond South by-election 4 October 2007 - 1 Seat[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nisbit | 30.31  | 642  | 752  | 1,014  | 1,525
| Conservative | Jim Proctor  | 29.60  | 627  | 684  | 839  |
| Independent | Gordon Hanning  | 23.28  | 493  | 606  |  |
| SNP | Richard Trail  | 16.81  | 356  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Electorate: 5,690  Valid: 2,118  Spoilt: 10  Quota: 1,060  Turnout: 2,128 (37.4%)

* On 3 November 2011 the SNP's Louise Glen-Lee won a by-election which arose following the death of former SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald on 4 August 2011

Oban North & Lorn by-election 3 November 2011 - 1 Seat[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | Louise Glen-Lee | 44.14  | 1,081  | 1,117  | 1,179  | 1,374
| Conservative | Roy Rutherford  | 20.62  | 505  | 523  | 591  | 758
| Independent | Gwyneth Neal  | 17.88  | 438  | 496  | 561  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Pollard  | 10.62  | 260  | 273  |  |
| Independent | George Doyle  | 6.73  | 165  |  |  |
| SNP hold | Swing |  |
Electorate: 7,606  Valid: 2,449  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 1,225  Turnout: 2,468 (32.4%)

## References

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1. ^ "Helensburgh and Lomond South (Argyll and Bute) 4th October 2007". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
2. ^ http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-obannorthlorn.html [dead link]

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