# 2007 East Renfrewshire Council 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.

## Election results

East Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 35.0 | 34.3 | 14,567 |
| Labour | 7 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 35.0 | 27.8 | 11,825 |
| SNP | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6,794 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 4,317 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 247 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 177 |
| Independent | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 4,589 |

## Ward results
### Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North (4 seats)

Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |||||||||