2007 Angus Council election

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2007 Angus Council election
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All 29 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority

Elections to

first past the post
) system of election.

Election result

Angus Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 N/A N/A –4 44.8 38.3 17,255
 
Conservative
 5 N/A N/A +3 17.2 19.1 8,609
  Liberal Democrats 3 N/A N/A ±0 10.3 9.7 4,391
 
Labour
 2 N/A N/A +1 6.9 11.8 5,307
  Solidarity 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 0.1 62
 
Independent
 6 N/A N/A ±0 20.7 20.9 9,412

Ward results

2007 Council election: Kirriemuir and Dean
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Conservative
 Ian Mackintosh 2,343 47.1 1 1
SNP Iain Gaul 1,223 24.6 2 2
SNP Christine Urquhart 544 10.9
Labour
 Derek David Ramsay 462 9.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Andrews 398 8.0 3 5
2007 Council election: Brechin and Edzell
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent
 Ruth Leslie Melville 971 22.1 1 4
Independent
 Bob Myles 798 18.1 2 6
SNP
Mairi Evans
 		765 17.4 3 8
SNP Joy Mowatt 706 16.1
Conservative
 Elaine Milne 373 8.5
Independent
 David Adam 313 7.1
Labour
 Ron Thoms 286 6.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Fleming 185 4.2
2007 Council election: Forfar and District
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent
 Colin Brown 1,782 30.1 1 1
SNP Glennis Middleton 1,111 18.8 2 3
SNP William Middleton 1,053 17.8 3 5
Conservative
 John Rymer 878 14.8 4 7
Labour
 Mitch Cameron 526 8.9
Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson 495 8.4
Independent
 John Phillip 76 1.3
2007 Council election: Monifieth and Sidlaw
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Frank Ellis 2,604 34.5 1 1
SNP Rob Murray 1,496 19.8 2 2
Conservative
 John R Whyte 1,396 18.5 3 3
Labour
 Margaret Thomson 1,040 13.8 4 6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Petrie 544 7.2
Independent
 Craig Fotheringham 473 6.3
2007 Council election: Carnoustie and District
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Helen Oswald 1,837 34.6 1 1
Labour
 Peter Murphy 1,160 21.8 2 4
Conservative
 John Richard Hillman 863 16.3
Liberal Democrats Eddie Wilmott 748 14.1
SNP Ralph Palmer 639 12.0 3 6
Solidarity Alan Manley 62 1.2
2007 Council election: Arbroath West and Letham
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Conservative
 David Lumgair 1,322 21.4 1 1
SNP Alex King 1,169 18.9 3 6
Independent
 David Fairweather 1,117 18.1 2 4
Liberal Democrats Peter Nield 857 13.9 4 8
Labour
 Joan Warren 627 10.2
SNP Brian Milne 565 9.1
Independent
 Anne Marie Sim 485 7.9
Independent
 Rob Pearce 35 0.6
2007 Council election: Arbroath East and Lunan
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Sheena Welsh 1,282 24.7 1 1
Independent
 Robert Ritchie Spink 1,041 20.0 2 1
Conservative
 Jim Millar 789 15.2 3 6
Labour
 Alastair John Stuart 677 13.0
SNP Donald Morrison 620 11.9 4 6
Liberal Democrats Ginny Graham 504 9.7
Independent
 Ian Watson 281 5.4
2007 Council election: Montrose and District
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent
 Mark Salmond 1,550 28.1 1 1
SNP Sandy West 832 15.1 4 5
SNP Paul Valentine 809 14.7 3 5
Liberal Democrats David May 660 12.0 2 5
Conservative
 Ingram Bruce 645 11.7
Labour
 James Sinclair 529 9.6
Independent
 Joe Wishart 490 8.9

By-Elections since 3 May 2007

  • A by-election was held in the Monifieth & Sidlaw Ward on 25 June 2009 following the death of the SNP's Frank Ellis. This was won by the SNP's Jean Lee
Monifieth & Sidlaw by-election 25 June 2009 - 1 Seat[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Jean Lee 68.62 2,486
Conservative
 Craig Robert Fotheringham 19.27 698
Liberal Democrats Charles William Donald Goodall 12.12 439
SNP hold Swing
Valid: 3,623   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,829   Turnout: 3,657  
  • A by-election was held in the Carnoustie & District Ward on 3 February 2011 following the resignation of the SNP's Ralph Palmer. This was won by the Independent Brian Boyd
Carnoustie & District by-election 3 February 2011 - 1 Seat[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Ed Oswald 41.46 1,289 1,302 1,346 1,426  
Independent
 Brian Boyd 40.27 1,252 1,290 1,370 1,454 2,113
Labour
 Ron Thoms 8.3 258 266 287    
Conservative
 Eddie Wilmott 7.0 217 234      
Liberal Democrats Charles Goodall 2.9 93        
Independent gain from SNP
 Swing
Electorate: 10,090   Valid: 3,109   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 1,555   Turnout: 3,128  

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.angus.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-carnoustiedistrict.html[permanent dead link]
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