# 2007 North Ayrshire Council election

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight 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 replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Labour lost overall control of the council but remained the largest party after winning 12 seats - down nine from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party, overtaking the Conservatives, after gaining five seats to hold eight. The Conservatives lost two seats to hold three while the Liberal Democrats won seats in a North Ayrshire election for the only time after they returned two councillors. Five independent councillors were also elected.

## Election results

2007 North Ayrshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 40.0 | 32.4 | 17,666 | 11.6 |
| | SNP | 8 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 26.7 | 29.5 | 16,081 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | 5 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 9,193 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 7,330 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2,564 | 4.3 |
| | Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,127 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 265 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 261 | 1.9 |
| Total | Total | 33 | | | | | | 54,487 | |
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## Ward results
### Irvine West

Irvine West - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Matt Brown | 31.6 | 2,247 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ian Clarkson | 24.0 | 1,710 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Pat McPhee | 11.2 | 799 | 875 | 883 | 888 | 1,059 | 1,159 | 1,225 |
| | Labour | David O'Neill | 10.9 | 776 | 829 | 881 | 899 | 979 | 1,077 | 1,726 |
| | Solidarity | Jim Byrne | 7.3 | 517 | 695 | 708 | 738 | 830 | | |
| | Labour | John McKay | 7.1 | 508 | 573 | 711 | 748 | 844 | 999 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Rubie Dale | 6.4 | 453 | 613 | 633 | 655 | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | Bobby Cochrane | 1.5 | 103 | 141 | 152 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,993 Valid: 7,113 Spoilt: 156 Quota: 1,423 Turnout: 48.5% |||||||||||
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### Irvine East

Irvine East - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Joan Sturgeon | 32.4 | 2,293 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Barr | 18.4 | 1,302 | 1,367 | 1,377 | 1,436 | | | |
| | Labour | Jane Gorman | 12.0 | 851 | 909 | 916 | 977 | 990 | 1,076 | |
| | Labour | John Moffat | 12.0 | 850 | 930 | 949 | 1,027 | 1,031 | 1,082 | 1,701 |
| | Conservative | Jane Belding | 10.7 | 759 | 820 | 828 | 861 | 862 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruby Kirkwood | 7.7 | 543 | 690 | 718 | 864 | 865 | 1,197 | 1,314 |
| | Solidarity | Danny McGregor | 5.0 | 355 | 489 | 578 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Denise Morton | 1.7 | 117 | 200 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,852 Valid: 7,070 Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,415 Turnout: 48.6% |||||||||||
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### Kilwinning

Kilwinning - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | John Ferguson | 27.0 | 1,749 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Margaret McDougall | 16.0 | 1,033 | 1,076 | 1,124 | 1,303 | | | |
| | Labour | Ryan Oldfather | 13.5 | 872 | 901 | 921 | 1,136 | 1,142 | 1,226 | 1,306 |
| | Conservative | Gail Niven Allison | 13.4 | 869 | 914 | 932 | 953 | 953 | 1,037 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Scott Chamberlain | 11.0 | 713 | 795 | 860 | 914 | 915 | 1,167 | 1,674 |
| | Labour | Donald J. Reid | 7.9 | 513 | 525 | 553 | | | | |
| | Independent | Leanne Dorans | 7.2 | 468 | 536 | 608 | 642 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Sandy Clarke | 3.9 | 255 | 322 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,186 Valid: 6,472 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,295 Turnout: 50.0% |||||||||||
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### Saltcoats and Stevenston

Saltcoats and Stevenston - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | William Gibson | 22.4 | 1,629 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ronnie McNicol | 18.8 | 1,362 | 1,380 | 1,577 | | | | |
| | Labour | David Munn | 13.0 | 943 | 951 | 968 | 978 | 1,045 | 1,344 | 1,531 |
| | Labour | Alan Munro | 12.4 | 902 | 907 | 953 | 961 | 1,000 | 1,254 | 1,482 |
| | SNP | Nan Wallace | 9.5 | 691 | 800 | 890 | 919 | 1,051 | 1,094 | |
| | Labour | Sam Taylor | 9.4 | 683 | 685 | 709 | 714 | 743 | | |
| | Conservative | Stewart Ferguson | 7.6 | 554 | 557 | 594 | 619 | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Walsh | 6.8 | 496 | 501 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,039 Valid: 7,260 Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,453 Turnout: 49.5% |||||||||||
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### Ardrossan and Arran

Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | Margie Currie | 19.3 | 1,439 | 1,456 | 1,478 | 1,582 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Tony Gurney | 19.0 | 1,414 | 1,439 | 1,462 | 1,779 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Peter McNamara | 13.5 | 1,007 | 1,019 | 1,033 | 1,051 | 1,085 | 1,094 | 1,763 | | |
| | Independent | John Hunter | 12.8 | 952 | 970 | 1,087 | 1,106 | 1,176 | 1,189 | 1,234 | 1,287 | 1,658 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Allison | 11.5 | 857 | 866 | 872 | 886 | 914 | 930 | 963 | 989 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Munn | 11.1 | 829 | 837 | 848 | 864 | 884 | 888 | | | |
| | SNP | William McLaren | 7.7 | 573 | 589 | 597 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Kenneth MacDougall | 3.1 | 228 | 237 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Nigel Hunter | 1.9 | 144 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,448 Valid: 7,443 Spoilt: 146 Quota: 1,489 Turnout: 56.4% |||||||||||||
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### Dalry and West Kilbride

Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth McLardy | 29.0 | 1,637 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Reid | 20.7 | 1,176 | 1,196 | 1,245 | 1,292 | 1,305 | 1,375 | 1,682 |
| | SNP | Catherine McMillan | 19.1 | 1,084 | 1,117 | 1,157 | 1,198 | 1,209 | 1,261 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Barr | 17.0 | 962 | 994 | 1,003 | 1,036 | 1,220 | 1,301 | 1,568 |
| | Conservative | Ian Richardson | 4.3 | 242 | 252 | 256 | 266 | | | |
| | Independent | David Park | 3.8 | 213 | 247 | 264 | 288 | 301 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Clark | 3.1 | 174 | 190 | 198 | | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 2.9 | 162 | 182 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,796 Valid: 5,650 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,413 Turnout: 58.3% |||||||||||
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### Kilbirnie and Beith

Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | Craig Taylor | 23.4 | 1,329 | 1,349 | 1,366 | 1,397 | 1,450 | | | | |
| | Labour | John Bell | 23.1 | 1,313 | 1,324 | 1,337 | 1,373 | 1,382 | 1,386 | 1,467 | | |
| | Independent | Jean Highgate | 16.7 | 947 | 958 | 993 | 1,024 | 1,151 | 1,157 | 1,371 | 1,374 | 1,810 |
| | Labour | Donald Reid | 15.0 | 849 | 854 | 856 | 878 | 930 | 933 | 986 | 1,019 | |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 9.9 | 562 | 569 | 570 | 595 | 607 | 610 | | | |
| | Independent | John Johnstone | 4.7 | 265 | 281 | 296 | 309 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Hutton | 3.3 | 188 | 191 | 197 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fyfe | 2.0 | 116 | 123 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Iain Walker | 1.9 | 106 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,058 Valid: 5,675 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,419 Turnout: 52.5% |||||||||||||
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### North Coast and Cumbraes

North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Alan Hill | 30.2 | 2,357 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alex Gallagher | 19.8 | 1,549 | 1,608 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Elisabethe Marshall | 12.9 | 1,007 | 1,037 | 1,040 | 1,084 | 1,179 | 1,779 | | |
| | Conservative | Tom Marshall | 9.2 | 719 | 732 | 734 | 751 | 785 | | | |
| | SNP | Bobby Rae | 9.2 | 715 | 1,194 | 1,201 | 1,259 | 1,389 | 1,429 | 1,457 | 1,832 |
| | Independent | Ian Murdoch | 7.5 | 587 | 622 | 626 | 793 | 936 | 980 | 1,038 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hutton | 6.3 | 493 | 548 | 559 | 617 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerard Langan | 4.8 | 377 | 411 | 414 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,519 Valid: 7,804 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,561 Turnout: 59.0% ||||||||||||
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## By-elections
### 2008 Kilbirnie and Beith by-election

A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor, and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 11 December 2008.
Kilbirnie and Beith by-election (11 December 2008) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Anthea Dickson | 48.9 | 1,363 | 1,380 | 1,415 |
| | Labour | Gordon McKay | 33.7 | 939 | 956 | 972 |
| | Conservative | Ted Nevill | 11.6 | 322 | 324 | 342 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hutton | 3.4 | 94 | 104 | |
| | Socialist Labour | James McDaid | 2.4 | 68 | | |
| Electorate: 11,232 Valid: 2,786 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,394 Turnout: 25.0% |||||||
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### 2011 Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election

A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn, and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011.
Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election (25 August 2011) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jim Montgomerie | 48.7 | 1,914 | 1,927 | 1,936 | 1,963 | 2,039 |
| | SNP | Nan Wallace | 33.2 | 1,306 | 1,311 | 1,326 | 1,363 | 1,425 |
| | Conservative | Chris Barr | 7.2 | 284 | 286 | 297 | 308 | 331 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Jimmy Miller | 5.4 | 211 | 217 | 222 | 240 | |
| | Independent | Gerard Pollock | 2.9 | 114 | 117 | 123 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Bain | 1.4 | 56 | 57 | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 1.1 | 43 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,039 Valid: 2,764 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,965 Turnout: 25.4% |||||||||
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