2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Elections to Dumfries and Galloway 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 13 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 ,[ 1] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation . The new wards replace 47 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post ) system of election.
The Conservatives increased their number of seats by seven to 18, the SNP increased by five to 10.[ 2] 27 of the people elected had not been councillors previously.[ 2]
The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.
Dumfries and Galloway Local Election Result 2007
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
18
N/A
N/A
+7
38.3
32.2
20,815
Labour
14
N/A
N/A
±0
29.8
28.1
18,169
SNP
10
N/A
N/A
+5
21.3
19.0
12,266
Liberal Democrats
3
N/A
N/A
–2
6.4
8.3
5,340
Scottish Green
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
1.0
619
UKIP
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
0.3
175
Independent
2
N/A
N/A
–10
4.3
11.2
7,240
Stranraer and North Rhins (3 seats)[ edit ]
Stranraer and North Rhins
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Willie Scobie
25.8
1,006
Conservative
John Dougan
23.9
932
933.46
1,018.91
SNP
Iain William Dick
18.0
702
703.46
805.61
812.48
1,114.69
Independent
Ian McIntyre
17.2
668
669.27
752.93
773.26
Labour
Tommy Sloan
15.0
584
606.93
Electorate: 7,350 Valid: 3,892 Spoilt: 84 Quota: 974 Turnout: 54.1%
Wigtown West (3 seats)[ edit ]
Wigtown West
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SNP
Robert James Higgins
33.0
1,291
Labour
Grahame Forster
31.4
1,230
Conservative
Roberta Tuckfield
22.1
866
904.06
942.47
1,019.30
Independent
Ted Adamson
8.3
327
395.17
449.64
559.16
Scottish Green
Bob Bauld
5.2
203
270.21
310.05
Electorate: 6,914 Valid: 3,917 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 974 Turnout: 57.3%
Mid Galloway (3 seats)[ edit ]
Mid Galloway
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SNP
Alistair Geddes
38.7
1,654
Conservative
Graham Nicol
32.5
1,387
Liberal Democrats
Sandra McDowall
15.2
650
867.51
1,008.06
1,460.25
Labour
Maggie Birch
13.6
581
713.63
749.85
Electorate: 7,558 Valid: 4,272 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 1,069 Turnout: 57.2%
Dee
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Conservative
Patsy Gilroy
21.0
994
1,027
1,054
1,059.04
1,143.39
1,736.70
Independent
Jane Maitland
20.9
989
1,062
1,200
SNP
Thomas Jacques
19.5
924
970
1,043
1,045.25
1,122.86
1,188.13
Conservative
Chris Walker
14.8
701
713
766
767.85
906.59
Independent
Ian McConchie
8.8
418
437
490
494.56
Liberal Democrats
Joan Mitchell
8.1
384
437
Labour
John Syndney Burt
6.7
319
Electorate: 7,463 Valid: 4,729 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 64.3%
Castle Douglas and Glenkens (3 seats)[ edit ]
Castle Douglas and Glenkens
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Conservative
Peter Duncan
32.3
1,560
SNP
Brian Collins
23.9
1,152
1,165.84
1,251.30
Independent
George Nicol Prentice
18.7
904
940.99
1,006.35
1,016.27
1,180.89
1,536.89
Liberal Democrats
Alison Mary Barratt
9.8
471
487.57
606.47
620.16
719.30
Labour
Mike McLurg
9.4
451
456.22
Conservative
Alex Zimmerman
5.9
285
527.80
543.62
546.82
Electorate: 7,983 Valid: 4,823 Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,206 Turnout: 61.5%
Abbey
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Conservative
Ian Blake
19.7
1,081
1,091
1,126
SNP
Rob Davidson
17.8
976
996
1,010
1,010.90
1,056.97
1,097.97
1,153.02
Conservative
Bruce Hodgson
14.2
778
825
834
851.27
883.96
924.15
990.59
995.94
1,052.65
Labour
Tom McAughtrie
14.1
777
794
797
797.39
812.44
856.44
874.46
881.32
Labour
Davie Stitt
14.0
770
777
806
807.08
843.22
881.22
943.36
953.57
1,479.11
Liberal Democrats
Josephine Robertson
4.9
267
280
290
290.37
316.42
Independent
John White
4.3
239
266
304
304.90
372.27
418.34
Independent
Stuart Martin Clement
3.8
211
226
269
270.85
Independent
Ian Stewart McMickan
3.7
203
211
Independent
Michael John Thomson
3.5
194
Electorate: 9,347 Valid: 5,496 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,100 Turnout: 59.7%
North West Dumfries (4 seats)[ edit ]
North West Dumfries
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
Ronnie Nicholson
25.6
1,327
Conservative
John Graham Bell
20.4
1,060
Labour
David John McKie
19.2
996
1,132.95
SNP
Doug Snell
15.6
809
819.85
824.49
827.34
864.91
950.22
1,179.06
Labour
Stephen David Harman
12.5
650
722.49
789.41
790.64
823.31
868.90
Liberal Democrats
Joe Sweeney
3.6
188
192.12
194.25
197.99
240.41
Independent
Arthur Tremble
3.1
163
169.73
173.46
177.52
Electorate: 9,794 Valid: 5,193 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 54.3%
Mid and Upper Nithsdale (4 seats)[ edit ]
Mid and Upper Nithsdale
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Jim Dempster
22.0
1,261
Conservative
Gill Dykes
19.2
1,102
1,106.10
1,117.38
1,138.47
1,195.83
Labour
John Syme
15.3
876
942.11
961.57
989.39
1,010.03
1,011.46
1,074.06
1,136.04
SNP
Andrew Stuart Wood
13.7
783
790.02
816.39
842.57
899.21
901.90
996.69
1,117.31
Conservative
Neil McKay
13.1
753
757.74
766.02
794.56
836.65
870.23
985.48
Liberal Democrats
Rog Wood
6.6
378
386.66
397.03
414.48
474.85
477.80
Independent
Mike Steele
4.5
256
258.46
294.01
317.28
UKIP
Douglas Watters
3.1
175
178.01
181.19
Independent
Moses Kungu
2.5
145
149.19
Electorate: 9,354 Valid: 5,729 Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,146 Turnout: 62.3%
Lochar
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
Jeff Leaver
19.3
978
983
1,010
1,522
Conservative
John Anthony Charteris
17.2
872
882
916
923
949.14
951.08
1,092.25
SNP
Lorna Jean McGowan
16.5
836
843
901
930
1,029.85
Conservative
Ivor Alexander Hyslop
15.6
791
799
832
840
860.44
861.94
1,001.14
Labour
Alec Martin
11.8
597
603
636
Independent
David Slater
10.9
550
593
672
686.
764.07
768.89
Liberal Democrats
John Robertson
6.3
317
340
Independent
Graham William Sutherland McLeod
2.3
118
Electorate: 8,900 Valid: 5,059 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,012 Turnout: 57.7%
Nith
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
John Allan Martin
23.0
1,268
SNP
Alistair Witts
20.8
1,145
Conservative
Jack Groom
14.4
794
795.56
798.13
843.68
1,304.35
Labour
Colin Smyth
13.0
714
847.76
854.92
912.09
940.39
954.98
1,262.99
Conservative
Frances Hassall
11.3
623
624.69
626.60
662.00
Liberal Democrats
Kerr Little
10.9
598
605.55
614.02
740.42
794.05
857.23
Independent
Robin Wishart
6.7
368
370.34
378.30
Electorate: 10,021 Valid: 5,510 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,103 Turnout: 55.8%
Annandale South (4 seats)[ edit ]
Annandale South
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
Sean William Marshall
23.1
1,324
Liberal Democrats
Richard John Brodie
16.9
970
1,001.63
1,139.01
1,183.28
Conservative
Ian Brian Carruthers
16.4
936
939.92
983.60
1,406.95
Labour
Ronnie Ogilvie
14.1
807
903.93
1,001.72
1,016.26
1,040.12
1,049.86
1,315.73
SNP
John McNaught
11.6
665
674.33
743.73
766.00
804.06
812.86
Conservative
Sharon Jane Ledger
9.2
527
530.24
582.65
Independent
John Ramage
8.6
494
504.14
Electorate: 10,833 Valid: 5,723 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,145 Turnout: 53.9%
Annandale North (4 seats)[ edit ]
Annandale North
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Conservative
Roger Brian Grant
18.5
1,011
1,019
1,146
Labour
Ted Brown
15.0
818
843
848
848.95
889.04
1,002.09
1,095.45
Conservative
Gail MacGregor
13.7
751
754
834
866.58
907.39
959.48
1,089.89
Liberal Democrats
Michael Dickie
13.7
749
786
805
808.86
862.00
1,043.31
1,328.72
SNP
Johanne Lydia Wood
13.0
710
733
739
739.82
775.95
Independent
Billy Lockhart
10.0
547
559
578
583.85
796.26
934.26
Independent
Jean Hamilton Purves
8.2
446
461
467
470.72
Conservative
Neil MacInnes
5.1
277
278
Scottish Green
Alis Ballance
2.9
159
Electorate: 9,951 Valid: 5,468 Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,094 Turnout: 55.8%
Annandale East (4 seats)[ edit ]
Annandale East
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Conservative
Denis Raymond Male
20.6
992
Conservative
Ian Lindsay
20.4
981
Labour
Archie Dryburgh
17.3
835
835.88
836.63
879.83
997.11
Conservative
Allan Graham
15.8
761
777.19
788.38
816.71
873.51
877.49
1,069.86
SNP
Murray Collins
12.9
619
622.39
623.64
667.93
776.26
784.66
Liberal Democrats
Peter James Burn
7.6
368
369.46
370.49
448.63
Scottish Green
Nicholas John Jennings
5.3
257
258.55
259.15
Electorate: 9,629 Valid: 4,813 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 963 Turnout: 50.7%
By-Elections since 3 May 2007 [ edit ]
On 1 May 2008, a by-election was held to fill the seat vacated by Bruce Hodgson who had resigned. Michael John Thomson retained the seat for the Conservative Party.[ 3]
Abbey by-election May 1, 2008 - 1 Seat[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Conservative
Michael John Thomson
40.08
1,713
1,749
1,804
2,006
Labour
Tom McAughtrie
33.18
1,393
1,418
1,471
1,712
SNP
John Richard McNaught
17.98
755
785
833
Independent
Graham William Sutherland McLeod
4.12
173
216
Liberal Democrats
Keith Joseph Mycock
3.91
164
Conservative hold
Swing
Electorate: 9,381 Valid: 4,224 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 2,100 Turnout: 4,250
On 16 June 2011, a by-election was held to fill the seat vacated by Michael John Thomson who had resigned. Tom McAughtrie won the seat for the Labour Party.[ 5]
Abbey by-election June 16, 2011 - 1 Seat[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Conservative
Kath Lord
39.46
1,236
1,391
Labour
Tom McAughtrie
38.19
1,196
1,448
SNP
Yowann Byghan
21.65
678
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
Electorate: 9,249 Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 3,154