2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

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All 31 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alex Macdonald Party Independent SNP Labour Leader's seat Sgir’ Uige Agus Ceann A Tuath Nan Loch Last election 24 seats, 70.7% 3 seats, 13.4% 4 seats, 16.0% Seats won 25 4 2 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 10,853 1,661 916 Percentage 78.8% 12.1% 6.7% Swing 8.1% 1.3% 9.3%
Council Convener before election Alex Macdonald Independent Council Convener after election Alex Macdonald Independent

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.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	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

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

• Council website