South Ayrshire Council election, 2007

South Ayrshire Council election, 2007

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All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bill McIntosh Party Conservative Labour SNP Leader's seat Troon Last election 15 seats, 41.5% 15 seats, 36.7% 0 seats, 17.3% Seats before 15 15 0 Seats won 12 9 8 Seats after 12 seats, 37.2% 9 seats, 28.4% 8 seats, 25.3% Seat change 3 6 8   Fourth party   Leader Brian Connolly Party Independent Leader's seat Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton Last election 0 seats, 2.9% Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seats after 1 seat, 8.3% Seat change 1
The 8 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election Bill McIntosh Conservative Council Leader after election Bill McIntosh Conservative

Bill McIntosh
Conservative

Bill McIntosh
Conservative

Elections to South Ayrshire 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 eight new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.