# 2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Elections to 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 one using 11 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Election results

Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 17 | N/A | N/A | -4 | 42.5 | 36.8 | 25,878 |
| SNP | 17 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 42.5 | 35.4 | 24,875 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 6,831 |
| Conservative | 2 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 8,115 |
| Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1,096 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 840 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 130 |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,508 |

## Ward results

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Derek Mackay | 1,549 | 30.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Alexander Murrin | 1,236 | 24.7 | 2 | 2 |
| SNP | Bill Perrie | 673 | 12.4 | 3 | 6 |
| Labour | Donnie Smith | 527 | 10.5 | | |
| Independent | Charlie Newlands | 516 | 10.3 | | |
| Conservative | Ron Kane | 286 | 5.7 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Jelfs | 218 | 4.4 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Mary Fee | 1,452 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Cathy McEwan | 1,339 | 24.4 | 2 | 4 |
| Labour | Eddie Grady | 896 | 16.3 | 3 | 8 |
| SNP | David Mylet | 748 | 13.6 | | |
| Independent | Tommy Dyer | 294 | 5.4 | | |
| Conservative | Jim Foster | 291 | 5.3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela McGarrigle | 246 | 4.5 | | |
| Solidarity | Gillie MacDonald | 127 | 2.3 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Douglas Canning | 90 | 1.6 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan McDonald | 1,608 | 21.9 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Brian Lawson | 1,583 | 21.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Rayleen Kelly | 1,033 | 14.1 | | |
| Labour | Jim Sharkey | 1,012 | 13.8 | 4 | 6 |
| SNP | Celia Lawson | 934 | 12.7 | 3 | 6 |
| Conservative | Alistair Campbell | 798 | 10.9 | | |
| Solidarity | Sean Hurl | 199 | 2.7 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Andy Bowden | 170 | 2.3 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Terry Kelly | 1,671 | 28.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Kenny McLaren | 1,387 | 23.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Tommy Williams | 873 | 14.9 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservative | Alison Cook | 546 | 9.3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Dillon†† | 506 | 8.6 | 4 | 8 |
| SNP | Will Mylet | 427 | 7.3 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Iain Hogg | 225 | 3.8 | | |
| Solidarity | Robert Muir | 139 | 2.4 | | |
| Independent | Gordon Mackie | 97 | 1.7 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Eddie Devine | 1,508 | 20.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | George Adam | 1,128 | 15.3 | 2 | 9 |
| SNP | Jim Mitchell | 976 | 13.2 | 4 | 9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marie McGurk††† | 928 | 12.6 | 3 | 9 |
| Labour | Roy Glen | 822 | 11.1 | | |
| Independent | Caroline Martin | 763 | 10.3 | | |
| Conservative | Ron Garrett | 513 | 6.9 | | |
| Independent | Paul Mack | 404 | 5.5 | | |
| Scottish Green | Kingsley Matthews | 130 | 1.8 | | |
| Solidarity | Fiona MacDonald | 104 | 1.4 | | |
| Independent | John Workman | 63 | 0.9 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | John Miller | 46 | 0.6 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South West :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Lorraine Cameron | 1,879 | 28.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Jackie Green | 1,363 | 20.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen McCartin | 1,263 | 19.3 | 3 | 3 |
| Labour | Mark MacMillan | 844 | 12.9 | 4 | 9 |
| Conservative | Shiela Fulton | 388 | 5.9 | | |
| SNP | David McCartney | 290 | 4.4 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McDonough | 176 | 2.7 | | |
| Independent | Bob Sharkey | 172 | 2.6 | | |
| Solidarity | Danny Williamson | 108 | 1.7 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Billy McNaughton | 50 | 0.8 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | John Caldwell | 1,524 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Tracie McGee | 1,470 | 21.7 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Iain McMillan | 1,135 | 16.8 | 3 | 8 |
| Labour | John Hood | 742 | 11.0 | 4 | 8 |
| Conservative | John McIntyre | 571 | 8.4 | | |
| SNP | Andrew McNair | 561 | 8.3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Heron | 376 | 5.6 | | |
| Independent | Paul Gibson | 199 | 2.9 | | |
| Solidarity | Gerry Kavanagh | 113 | 1.7 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Gerry McCartney | 83 | 1.2 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | David Arthur | 1,595 | 26.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Bruce McFee | 1,313 | 21.8 | 2 | 5 |
| Labour | Neil Bibby | 1,168 | 16.9 | 3 | 5 |
| Labour | John Kenny | 1,023 | 19.4 | | |
| Conservative | Tom Begg | 568 | 9.4 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Jelfs | 282 | 4.7 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Geoff Knowles | 87 | 1.4 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Anne Hall | 2,216 | 33.0 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Audrey Doig | 1,205 | 18.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Conservative | David Clews† | 1,174 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 |
| SNP | Allan Noon | 1,120 | 16.7 | 4 | 4 |
| Labour | David Lavery | 519 | 7.7 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jelfs | 384 | 5.7 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Stefan Kohlmorgen | 89 | 1.3 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Iain Langlands | 2,077 | 36.3 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Carol Puthucheary | 1,375 | 24.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Labour | Michael Holmes | 1,113 | 19.5 | 3 | 5 |
| SNP | Bill Robertson | 714 | 12.5 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Hanley | 360 | 6.3 | | |
| Solidarity | Harry Pfaff | 83 | 1.5 | | |
Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Jim Harte | 1,963 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | James McQuade | 1,369 | 18.5 | 3 | 5 |
| SNP | Iain Nicolson | 1,240 | 16.7 | 4 | 5 |
| Labour | Sam Mullin | 1,238 | 16.7 | 2 | 2 |
| Conservative | Oonagh Harper | 903 | 12.2 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 484 | 6.5 | | |
| Solidarity | Jim Halfpenny | 223 | 3.0 | | |

## Changes since 2007 Election

* †On 30 March 2011, Houston, Croslee and Linwood Cllr David Clews quit the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.
* ††In May 2011, Paisley North West Cllr Mike Dillon quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party. He re-joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 September 2011.
* †††On 17 May 2011, Paisley South Cllr Marie McGurk quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party.

## By-elections Since 2007

* On 17 March 2011 Labour's Roy Glen won a by-election in Paisley South which was held to fill the vacancy that arose following the death of the SNP's Jim Mitchell.
Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Roy Glen | 49.3 | 2,081 | 2,102 | 2,121 |
| | SNP | David McCartney | 32.4 | 1,366 | 1,382 | 1,404 |
| | Conservative | Alison Cook | 18.54 | 388 | 392 | 441 |
| | Independent | Gary Pearson | 3.9 | 164 | 179 | 198 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 3.2 | 134 | 139 | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jimmy Kerr | 1.9 | 82 | | |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 13,951 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,108 Turnout: 4,246 (30.4%) |||||||