2007 Orkney Islands Council election

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2007 Orkney Islands Council election

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All 21 seats to Orkney Islands Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Stephen Hagan Party Independent Leader's seat North Isles Last election 21 seats, 100% Seats before 21 Seats won 21 Seat change 0 Popular vote 8,719 Percentage 99.2% Swing 0.8pp
Council Convener before election Stephen Hagan Independent Council Convener after election Stephen Hagan Independent

Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using a single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.^[1] The new wards replace 21 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

All the seats were won by independent candidates.

Orkney Islands Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	21	±0	±0	±0	100.0	99.2	8,719	0.8
	Conservative	0	±0	±0	±0	0.0	0.8	68	New

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