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]
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Election results
Ward results
Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North (4 seats)
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 (4 seats)
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
Giffnock and Thornliebank (3 seats)
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
Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood (3 seats)
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
Newton Mearns South (3 seats)
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)
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
References
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