2007 Inverclyde Council election explained

See main article: 2007 Scottish local elections.

Election Name:2007 Inverclyde Council election
Country:Scotland
Flag Image:Flag of Scotland.svg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2003 Inverclyde Council election
Previous Year:2003
Next Election:Inverclyde Council election, 2012
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council
Majority Seats:11
Party1:Scottish Labour Party
Last Election1:6 seats, 31.3%
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:12,194
Percentage1:37.9%
Swing1:6.6%
Party2:Scottish National Party
Last Election2:0 seats, 14.8%
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:5
Popular Vote2:6,907
Percentage2:21.5%
Swing2:6.7%
Party3:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Last Election3:13 seats, 42.6%
Seats3:4
Seat Change3:9
Popular Vote3:6,525
Percentage3:20.3%
Swing3:22.3%
Party4:Independent (politician)
Last Election4:1 seats, 3.5%
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:0
Popular Vote4:3,451
Percentage4:10.7%
Swing4:7.2%
Party5:Scottish Conservative Party
Last Election5:0 seats, 6.1%
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:2,778
Percentage5:8.6%
Swing5:2.5%
Council Leader before election
Before Party:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Party:Scottish Labour Party

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six 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 20 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Changes since 2007 election

By-elections since 2007 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Argyll News. 4 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529034708/http://forargyll.com/2011/02/argyll-and-bute-liberal-candidate-joins-inverclyde-administration/. 29 May 2013. dead.