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2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
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All 31 seats to Western Isles Council
16 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Alex Macdonald
Party Independent SNP Labour
Leader's seat Sgir’ Uige Agus Ceann A Tuath Nan Loch
Last election 24 seats, 70.7% 3 seats, 13.4% 4 seats, 16.0%
Seats won 25 4 2
Seat change Increase1 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 10,853 1,661 916
Percentage 78.8% 12.1% 6.7%
Swing Increase8.1% Decrease1.3% Decrease9.3%
Council Convener before election

Alex Macdonald
Independent

Council Convener after election

Alex Macdonald
Independent

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles 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 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,[1] each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 31 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The large majority of the seats were held by independent candidates, similar to other predominantly rural Scottish councils. The Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour Party had a small representation each, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats stood four candidates, all of whom were unsuccessful.

Election results

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 25 Increase1 80.6 78.8 10,853 Increase8.1
  SNP 4 Increase1 12.9 12.1 1,661 Decrease1.3
  Labour 2 Decrease2 6.5 6.7 916 Decrease9.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady0 0.0 2.5 340 New

Ward results

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SNP Donald Manford (Incumbent) 49.0 723    
Independent David Blaney 15.8 233 281 190
Independent Peter Carlin (Incumbent) 12.0 177 214 232
Labour Ronald Mackinnon (Incumbent) 11.0 162 199 211
SNP Gerry MacLeod 8.5 125 278 289
Independent Angus Macdonald (Incumbent) 3.9 57 69  

Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Archie Campbell (Incumbent) 34.9 459      
Independent Uisdean Robertson 26.1 343      
Independent Martin Taylor 19.1 251 296 302 333
Independent Angus Macaulay 15.4 203 230 232 255
Independent John Huson 4.4 58 78 80  

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Morag Munro (Incumbent) 49.0 583        
Independent Catherine Macdonald 20.1 239 387      
SNP Philip McLean 11.4 136 171 186 209 240
Independent Donald MacLeod 7.1 84 107 131 151 188
Independent Morris Black 6.4 76 89 98 112  
Liberal Democrats Paul Blake 6.0 71 85 92    

Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Annie Macdonald (Incumbent) 26.9 442        
Independent Alex Macdonald (Incumbent) 24.7 406 414      
Labour Norman Macdonald (Incumbent) 18.0 295 300 302 316 358
Independent Gordon Anderson 15.0 246 250 251 299 346
Independent Alex Mackintosh (Incumbent) 7.9 130 132 132 149  
Independent John Macdonald 7.5 124 127 127    

Sgire an Rubha

Sgire an Rubha - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Donald MacSween (Incumbent) 38.4 497  
Independent Norman MacLeod (Incumbent) 34.8 450  
Independent Donald Nicholson (Incumbent) 18.9 245 345
Liberal Democrats Stanley Bennie 7.8 246 127

Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Steòrnabhagh a Deas - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Charlie Nicolson 36.2 683        
Independent Angus McCormack (Incumbent) 28.0 529        
Independent Keith Dodson (Incumbent) 15.5 292 361 404    
Independent Angus Campbell (Incumbent) 10.0 188 263 310 317 336
Independent David Morrison 7.3 137 221 249 257 279
Liberal Democrats Jean Davis 3.2 60 76 83 85  

Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Steòrnabhagh a Tuath - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Murdo MacLeod (Incumbent) 50.3 920          
Independent Roddie Mackay 16.7 305 423        
Independent Iain Mackenzie 11.6 212 352 368      
Independent Neil Campbell (Incumbent) 9.2 168 222 228 229 237 274
Liberal Democrats John Cole 5.9 108 136 140 140 146  
Independent Angus Macmillan 5.2 95 152 166 166 173 200
Independent Colin Scott 1.1 20 35 35 35    

Loch a Tuath

Loch a Tuath - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Catriona Stewart 36.0 486    
Independent Kenneth MacIver 18.4 249 289 346
SNP Iain Macdonald 17.4 235 261 297
Independent John MacIver† 17.3 233 273 308
Independent Alasdair Nicholson 10.9 147 168  

An Taobh Siar agus Nis

An Taobh Siar agus Nis - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Iain Morrison (Incumbent) 25.9 463        
Independent John Mackay (Incumbent) 18.7 335 354 355 395  
Independent Kenneth Murray 17.5 313 334 335 355 358
Independent Annie MacSween 15.5 277 291 294 306 323
Independent Agnes Rennie 14.9 267 288 292 327 338
Independent Iain MacLeod (Incumbent) 6.6 118 124 126    
Independent Malcolm McTaggart 0.8 14 15      

Changes since 2007 Election

  • †On 25 November 2011 John A. MacIver joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent.

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Services - Election Office". Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Comhairle_nan_Eilean_Siar_election

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