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Elections to [[Dundee City Council]] were held on the [[May 3]] [[2007]] the same day as the other [[Local government in Scotland|Scottish local government]] [[Scottish local elections, 2007|elections]] and the [[Scottish Parliament]] [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007|general election]]. The election was the first one using 8 new [[ward (politics)|wards]] created as a results of the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]]<ref>http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections07/main.htm</ref>, 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.
Elections to [[Dundee City Council]] were held on the [[May 3]] [[2007]] the same day as the other [[Local government in Scotland|Scottish local government]] [[Scottish local elections, 2007|elections]] and the [[Scottish Parliament]] [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007|general election]]. The election was the first one using 8 new [[ward (politics)|wards]] created as a results of the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]]<ref>http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections07/main.htm</ref>, 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 Results==
==Election results==


The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.
The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.
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==Ward Results==
==Ward results==


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/ Dundee City Council website]
* [http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/ Dundee City Council website]

[[Category:Politics of Dundee]]
[[Category:Politics of Dundee]]
[[Category:Scottish local elections, 2007]]
[[Category:Scottish local elections, 2007]]

Revision as of 15:24, 6 July 2007

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on the May 3 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 results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004[1], 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 results

The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.

Dundee Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 +2 44.83 39.97 20,804
  Labour 10 0 34.48 29.38 15,294
  Conservative 3 -2 10.34 12.52 6,516
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 6.90 11.29 5,878
  Independent 1 0 3.45 3.04 1,582
  Solidarity 0 0.00 1.93 1,002
  Scottish Socialist 0 0.00 1.28 664
  Scottish Green 0 0.00 0.59 307

Ward results

2007 Council election: Strathmartine
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent Ian Borthwick 1,472 21.3 1 1
Scottish Socialist Alan Boylan 75 1.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Dick 959 13.9 1 9
Conservative Martyn Geddes 186 2.7
SNP Stewart Hunter 1,612 23.4 1 1
Labour Kevin Keenan 1,219 17.7 1 7
Solidarity Jim McFarlane 120 1.7
Labour John McKiddie 534 7.7
SNP Wendy Wrieden 725 10.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 50.41
2007 Council election: Lochee
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Solidarity Neil Bell 218 3.1
SNP Nigel Don 2,216 31.1 1 1
SNP Bob Duncan 1,142 16.0 1 2
Labour Tom Ferguson 940 13.2 1 9
Scottish Socialist Alan Albert Graham 83 1.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Hall 479 6.7
Labour Chris Hind 297 4.2
Labour John Letford 1,385 19.4 1 3
Conservative Philip Varghese 369 5.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout 52.36
2007 Council election: West End
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP James Walker Barrie 1,326 21.9 1 1
SNP Chic Brodie 495 8.2
Scottish Green George Alexander Burton 307 5.1
Scottish Socialist Angela Gorrie 69 1.1
Conservative Donald Hay 738 12.2 1 8
Solidarity Luke Ivory 95 1.6
Liberal Democrats Fraser MacPherson 1,693 28.0 1 1
Labour Richard McCready 1,331 22.0 1 1
Rejected ballots
Turnout 49.55
2007 Council election: Coldside
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Mohammed Asif 849 11.8 1 10
SNP James Black 1,740 24.2 1 1
SNP Dave Bowes 1,033 14.4 1 7
Labour David Cowan 774 10.8
Solidarity Sinead Daly 141 2.0
Liberal Democrats Murray Dick 779 10.8
Scottish Socialist Mary McGregor 128 1.8
Conservative Margaret Stewart 351 4.9
Independent Stuart Winton 80 1.1
Labour Helen Wright 1,320 18.3 1 7
Rejected ballots
Turnout 50.30
2007 Council election: Maryfield
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Scottish Socialist Grant Cromar 96 1.9
SNP Elizabeth Fordyce 1,247 25.3 1 1
SNP Ken Lynn 941 19.1 1 8
Liberal Democrats Claire Matthew 644 13.1
Conservative John McCraw 410 8.3
Labour Joe Morrow 1,172 23.8 1 5
Labour Alex Perry 339 6.9
Solidarity Mark Walker 83 1.7
Rejected ballots
Turnout 46.21
2007 Council election: North East
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Andy Dawson 1,956 41.4 1 1
Scottish Socialist Helen Mary Fortune 92 1.9
Solidarity Leah Ganley 83 1.8
Labour Brian Gordon 1,392 29.5 1 1
Liberal Democrats Donald Ross MacDonald 162 3.4
Independent Raymond Anthony Mennie 30 0.6
Labour Shane Trevor Mochrie-Cox 208 4.4
Conservative Gladys Ross 184 3.9
SNP Willie Sawers 612 13.0 1 5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 45.33
2007 Council election: East End
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP William Dawson 1,980 34.3 1 1
Scottish Socialist Heather Ferguson 56 1.0
Conservative Roberta Mackie 325 5.6
Solidarity Jim Malone 208 3.6
Labour George McIrvine 913 15.8
Liberal Democrats Allan Petrie 529 9.2
Labour George Regan 957 16.6 1 8
SNP Christina Roberts 810 14.0 1 6
Rejected ballots
Turnout 49.39
2007 Council election: The Ferry
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Laurie Bidwell 1,664 17.8 1 5
SNP Kenneth Guild 2,400 25.7 1 1
Liberal Democrats Raymond Lawrie 633 6.8
SNP Robert Piggot 569 6.1
Conservative Derek Scott 1,604 17.2 1 8
Scottish Socialist Alasdair Brydie Robertson Stewart 65 0.7
Solidarity Philip Stott 54 0.6
Conservative Rod Wallace 1,211 13.0 1 8
Conservative Charlie Webster 1,138 12.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout 61.82
Preceded by
Dundee City Council election, 2003 		Dundee City Council elections Succeeded by
Dundee City Council election, 2011

References

  1. ^ http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections07/main.htm

External links

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