2007 East Renfrewshire Council election explained

Election Name:2007 East Renfrewshire Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2003 East Renfrewshire Council election
Previous Year:2003
Next Election:2012 East Renfrewshire Council election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council
Majority Seats:11
Party1:Scottish Conservative Party
Last Election1:7
Seats1:7
Seat Change1:0
Popular Vote1:14,567
Percentage1:34.3%
Party2:Scottish Labour Party
Last Election2:8
Seats2:7
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:11,825
Percentage2:27.8%
Party3:Scottish National Party
Last Election3:0
Seats3:3
Seat Change3: 3
Popular Vote3:6,794
Percentage3:16.0%
Party4:Independent (politician)
Last Election4:2
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:0
Popular Vote4:4,589
Percentage4:10.8%
Party5:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Last Election5:3
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:2
Popular Vote5:4,317
Percentage5:10.2%
Council Leader
Before Party:No overall control
After Party:No overall control

Elections to East Renfrewshire 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 using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 20 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.[1]

Ward results

Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham (3 seats)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/435/ Local Election Results 2007 : East Renfrewshire