# 2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

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, 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.

## Election results

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 25 | 1 | 80.6 | 78.8 | 10,853 | 8.1 |
| SNP | 4 | 1 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 1,661 | 1.3 |
| Labour | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 916 | 9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 340 | New |

## Ward results
### Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Donald Manford (Incumbent) | 49.0 | 723 | | |
| | Independent | David Blaney | 15.8 | 233 | 281 | 190 |
| | Independent | Peter Carlin (Incumbent) | 12.0 | 177 | 214 | 232 |
| | Labour | Ronald Mackinnon (Incumbent) | 11.0 | 162 | 199 | 211 |
| | SNP | Gerry MacLeod | 8.5 | 125 | 278 | 289 |
| | Independent | Angus Macdonald (Incumbent) | 3.9 | 57 | 69 | |

### Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Archie Campbell (Incumbent) | 34.9 | 459 | | | |
| | Independent | Uisdean Robertson | 26.1 | 343 | | | |
| | Independent | Martin Taylor | 19.1 | 251 | 296 | 302 | 333 |
| | Independent | Angus Macaulay | 15.4 | 203 | 230 | 232 | 255 |
| | Independent | John Huson | 4.4 | 58 | 78 | 80 | |

### Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Morag Munro (Incumbent) | 49.0 | 583 | | | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Macdonald | 20.1 | 239 | 387 | | | |
| | SNP | Philip McLean | 11.4 | 136 | 171 | 186 | 209 | 240 |
| | Independent | Donald MacLeod | 7.1 | 84 | 107 | 131 | 151 | 188 |
| | Independent | Morris Black | 6.4 | 76 | 89 | 98 | 112 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Blake | 6.0 | 71 | 85 | 92 | | |

### Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Annie Macdonald (Incumbent) | 26.9 | 442 | | | | |
| | Independent | Alex Macdonald (Incumbent) | 24.7 | 406 | 414 | | | |
| | Labour | Norman Macdonald (Incumbent) | 18.0 | 295 | 300 | 302 | 316 | 358 |
| | Independent | Gordon Anderson | 15.0 | 246 | 250 | 251 | 299 | 346 |
| | Independent | Alex Mackintosh (Incumbent) | 7.9 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 149 | |
| | Independent | John Macdonald | 7.5 | 124 | 127 | 127 | | |

### Sgire an Rubha

Sgire an Rubha - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent | Donald MacSween (Incumbent) | 38.4 | 497 | |
| | Independent | Norman MacLeod (Incumbent) | 34.8 | 450 | |
| | Independent | Donald Nicholson (Incumbent) | 18.9 | 245 | 345 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Bennie | 7.8 | 246 | 127 |

### Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Steòrnabhagh a Deas - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Charlie Nicolson | 36.2 | 683 | | | | |
| | Independent | Angus McCormack (Incumbent) | 28.0 | 529 | | | | |
| | Independent | Keith Dodson (Incumbent) | 15.5 | 292 | 361 | 404 | | |
| | Independent | Angus Campbell (Incumbent) | 10.0 | 188 | 263 | 310 | 317 | 336 |
| | Independent | David Morrison | 7.3 | 137 | 221 | 249 | 257 | 279 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Davis | 3.2 | 60 | 76 | 83 | 85 | |

### Steòrnabhagh a Deas

Steòrnabhagh a Tuath - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Murdo MacLeod (Incumbent) | 50.3 | 920 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Roddie Mackay | 16.7 | 305 | 423 | | | | |
| | Independent | Iain Mackenzie | 11.6 | 212 | 352 | 368 | | | |
| | Independent | Neil Campbell (Incumbent) | 9.2 | 168 | 222 | 228 | 229 | 237 | 274 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cole | 5.9 | 108 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 146 | |
| | Independent | Angus Macmillan | 5.2 | 95 | 152 | 166 | 166 | 173 | 200 |
| | Independent | Colin Scott | 1.1 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 35 | | |

### Loch a Tuath

Loch a Tuath - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Catriona Stewart | 36.0 | 486 | | |
| | Independent | Kenneth MacIver | 18.4 | 249 | 289 | 346 |
| | SNP | Iain Macdonald | 17.4 | 235 | 261 | 297 |
| | Independent | John MacIver† | 17.3 | 233 | 273 | 308 |
| | Independent | Alasdair Nicholson | 10.9 | 147 | 168 | |

### An Taobh Siar agus Nis

An Taobh Siar agus Nis - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Iain Morrison (Incumbent) | 25.9 | 463 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Mackay (Incumbent) | 18.7 | 335 | 354 | 355 | 395 | |
| | Independent | Kenneth Murray | 17.5 | 313 | 334 | 335 | 355 | 358 |
| | Independent | Annie MacSween | 15.5 | 277 | 291 | 294 | 306 | 323 |
| | Independent | Agnes Rennie | 14.9 | 267 | 288 | 292 | 327 | 338 |
| | Independent | Iain MacLeod (Incumbent) | 6.6 | 118 | 124 | 126 | | |
| | Independent | Malcolm McTaggart | 0.8 | 14 | 15 | | | |

## Changes since 2007 Election

* †On 25 November 2011 John A. MacIver joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent.