Election Name: | 2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Western Isles Council Flag.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | All 31 seats to Western Isles Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Leader1: | Alex Macdonald |
Leaders Seat1: | Sgir’ Uige Agus Ceann A Tuath Nan Loch |
Last Election1: | 24 seats, 70.7% |
Seats1: | 25 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,853 |
Percentage1: | 78.8% |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Swing1: | 8.1% |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election2: | 3 seats, 13.4% |
Seats2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,661 |
Percentage2: | 12.1% |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Swing2: | 1.3% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 4 seats, 16.0% |
Seats3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 916 |
Percentage3: | 6.7% |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Swing3: | 9.3% |
Map: | Results, by ward. |
Council Convener | |
Posttitle: | Council Convener after election |
Before Election: | Alex Macdonald |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
After Election: | Alex Macdonald |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
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.