Angus Council election, 2007
Elections to Angus 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 8 new wards created as a results 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 29 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election result
Angus Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
SNP |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
–4 |
44.8 |
38.3 |
17,255 |
|
|
Conservative |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
+3 |
17.2 |
19.1 |
8,609 |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
4,391 |
|
|
Labour |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
+1 |
6.9 |
11.8 |
5,307 |
|
|
Solidarity |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
62 |
|
|
Independent |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
±0 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
9,412 |
|
Ward results
2007 Council election: Kirriemuir and Dean |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Conservative |
Ian Mackintosh |
2,343 |
47.1 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Iain Gaul |
1,223 |
24.6 |
2 |
2 |
|
SNP |
Christine Urquhart |
544 |
10.9 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Derek David Ramsay |
462 |
9.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Alison Andrews |
398 |
8.0 |
3 |
5 |
2007 Council election: Forfar and District |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Colin Brown |
1,782 |
30.1 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Glennis Middleton |
1,111 |
18.8 |
2 |
3 |
|
SNP |
William Middleton |
1,053 |
17.8 |
3 |
5 |
|
Conservative |
John Rymer |
878 |
14.8 |
4 |
7 |
|
Labour |
Mitch Cameron |
526 |
8.9 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Avril Simpson |
495 |
8.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Phillip |
76 |
1.3 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Monifieth and Sidlaw |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Frank Ellis |
2,604 |
34.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Rob Murray |
1,496 |
19.8 |
2 |
2 |
|
Conservative |
John R Whyte |
1,396 |
18.5 |
3 |
3 |
|
Labour |
Margaret Thomson |
1,040 |
13.8 |
4 |
6 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Elizabeth Petrie |
544 |
7.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Craig Fotheringham |
473 |
6.3 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Carnoustie and District |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Helen Oswald |
1,837 |
34.6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Labour |
Peter Murphy |
1,160 |
21.8 |
2 |
4 |
|
Conservative |
John Richard Hillman |
863 |
16.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Eddie Wilmott |
748 |
14.1 |
|
|
|
SNP |
Ralph Palmer |
639 |
12.0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Solidarity |
Alan Manley |
62 |
1.2 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Arbroath East and Lunan |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
SNP |
Sheena Welsh |
1,282 |
24.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent |
Robert Ritchie Spink |
1,041 |
20.0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Conservative |
Jim Millar |
789 |
15.2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Labour |
Alastair John Stuart |
677 |
13.0 |
|
|
|
SNP |
Donald Morrison |
620 |
11.9 |
4 |
6 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Ginny Graham |
504 |
9.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ian Watson |
281 |
5.4 |
|
|
2007 Council election: Montrose and District |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent |
Mark Salmond |
1,550 |
28.1 |
1 |
1 |
|
SNP |
Sandy West |
832 |
15.1 |
4 |
5 |
|
SNP |
Paul Valentine |
809 |
14.7 |
3 |
5 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
David May |
660 |
12.0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Conservative |
Ingram Bruce |
645 |
11.7 |
|
|
|
Labour |
James Sinclair |
529 |
9.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Joe Wishart |
490 |
8.9 |
|
|
By-Elections since 3 May 2007
- A by-election was held in the Monifieth & Sidlaw Ward on 25 June 2009 following the death of the SNP's Frank Ellis. This was won by the SNP's Jean Lee
Monifieth & Sidlaw by-election 25 June 2009 - 1 Seat[1] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 |
|
SNP |
Jean Lee |
68.62 |
2,486 |
|
Conservative |
Craig Robert Fotheringham |
19.27 |
698 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Charles William Donald Goodall |
12.12 |
439 |
|
SNP hold |
Swing |
|
|
- A by-election was held in the Carnoustie & District Ward on 3 February 2011 following the resignation of the SNP's Ralph Palmer. This was won by the Independent Brian Boyd
Carnoustie & District by-election 3 February 2011 - 1 Seat[2] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 |
|
SNP |
Ed Oswald |
41.46 |
1,289 |
1,302 |
1,346 |
1,426 |
|
|
Independent |
Brian Boyd |
40.27 |
1,252 |
1,290 |
1,370 |
1,454 |
2,113 |
|
Labour |
Ron Thoms |
8.3 |
258 |
266 |
287 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Eddie Wilmott |
7.0 |
217 |
234 |
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Charles Goodall |
2.9 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
Independent gain from SNP |
Swing |
|
|
Electorate: 10,090 Valid: 3,109 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,555 Turnout: 3,128 |
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