2007 Scottish local government election
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]
Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North (4 seats)
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Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
Conservative
|
Charlie Gilbert
|
22.7
|
1,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Elaine Green
|
21.2
|
1,658
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Tony Buchanan
|
18.3
|
1,434
|
1,449.78
|
1,457.58
|
1,465.87
|
1,616.20
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Leslie Rosin
|
12.1
|
944
|
1,069.20
|
1,071.50
|
1,084.92
|
1,187.05
|
1,192.66
|
1,349.21
|
1,542.26
|
|
Labour
|
Nasim Kahn
|
8.1
|
638
|
647.02
|
700.75
|
710.08
|
817.79
|
825.59
|
950.52
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Kirsty Platt
|
8.1
|
636
|
654.28
|
661.08
|
673.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
George Butler
|
7.9
|
622
|
630.90
|
633.53
|
683.04
|
806.60
|
817.26
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ella Rae
|
1.6
|
123
|
128.70
|
130.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 13,147 Valid: 7,833 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,567
|
Barrhead
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
|
|
Independent
|
Danny Devlin
|
25.3
|
1,891
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Betty Cunningham
|
20.4
|
1,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Douglas Yates
|
17.6
|
1,318
|
1,378.31
|
1,380.54
|
1,402.26
|
1,415.39
|
1,481.88
|
1,510.74
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Edward Philips
|
13.4
|
999
|
1,031.25
|
1,044.09
|
1,054.34
|
1,065.13
|
1,089.96
|
1,267.66
|
1,269.90
|
1,329.24
|
1,523.36
|
|
Conservative
|
Tariq Pavez
|
7.5
|
558
|
580.41
|
580.93
|
582.93
|
593.13
|
624.45
|
624.74
|
626.33
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Tommy Reilly
|
7.0
|
520
|
584.92
|
587.37
|
594.85
|
662.98
|
696.73
|
706.19
|
706.37
|
838.43
|
|
|
Labour
|
Edwina Phillips
|
3.3
|
247
|
259.56
|
262.61
|
263.69
|
269.55
|
286.51
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Tom Platt
|
3.2
|
236
|
250.87
|
251.84
|
259.90
|
264.69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Rena McGuire
|
1.5
|
111
|
154.56
|
156.02
|
164.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Liam McGregor
|
0.9
|
65
|
71.49
|
72.12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 12,366 Valid: 7,471 Spoilt: 109 Quota: 1,495
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Giffnock and Thornliebank (3 seats)
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Giffnock and Thornliebank
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
Labour
|
Jim Fletcher
|
29.8
|
2,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Gordon Wallace
|
27.2
|
1,899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Joyce Lythgoe
|
18.2
|
1,266
|
1,330.16
|
1,336.00
|
1,390.31
|
1,473.32
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Alex Mackie
|
17.9
|
1,244
|
1,357.28
|
1.365.41
|
1,401.65
|
1,585.21
|
2,472.07
|
|
Conservative
|
Gordon Wilson
|
5.4
|
373
|
394.92
|
524.70
|
528.50
|
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Stuart Miller
|
1.6
|
112
|
132.16
|
132.32
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 10,846 Valid: 6,969 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,743
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Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood (3 seats)
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Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
Labour
|
Mary Montague
|
23.5
|
1,644
|
1,691
|
1,852
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ralph Robertson
|
18.9
|
1,322
|
1,365
|
1,468
|
1,489.09
|
1,567.60
|
1,648.68
|
2,144.92
|
|
Conservative
|
Gordon McCaskill
|
16.9
|
1,182
|
1,191
|
1,243
|
1,249.97
|
2,080.41
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Laurence Haniford
|
14.7
|
1,028
|
1,035
|
1,092
|
1,097.33
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Oliver Adair
|
13.7
|
954
|
1,006
|
1,139
|
1,163.15
|
1,215.49
|
1,262.81
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ian Clarkson
|
8.7
|
609
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Duncan Toms
|
3.5
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 10,095 Valid: 6,986 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,747
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Newton Mearns South (3 seats)
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Newton Mearns South
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
|
|
Conservative
|
Barbara Grant
|
36.6
|
2,283
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Jim Swift
|
26.4
|
1,649
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Ian McAlpine
|
17.1
|
1,068
|
1,140.32
|
1,147.86
|
1,287.45
|
1,884.38
|
|
SNP
|
Christopher McLaughlin
|
10.3
|
645
|
720.16
|
730.40
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Alan Rennie
|
9.6
|
601
|
784.17
|
805.27
|
1,140.60
|
|
Electorate: 9,586 Valid: 6,246 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,562
|
Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham (3 seats)
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Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
|
|
Labour
|
Alan Lafferty
|
28.1
|
1,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Stewart Miller
|
22.4
|
1,571
|
1,592.37
|
1,773.62
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Alec White
|
18.6
|
1,302
|
1,310.70
|
1,516.43
|
1,531.22
|
|
|
SNP
|
Alistair Carmichael
|
16.8
|
1,177
|
1,220.51
|
1,537.11
|
1,539.04
|
2,014.86
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
George Napier
|
14.1
|
991
|
1,061.28
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 10,521 Valid: 7,011 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,753
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