2007 Scottish local elections|
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| Turnout | 52.8% (3.2%) |
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Alex Salmond
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Jack McConnell
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| Party
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SNP
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Labour
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| Leader since
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3 September 2004
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22 November 2001
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| Last election
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181 seats, 24.1%
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509 seats, 32.6%
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| Seats won
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363
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348
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| Seat change
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182
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161
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| First preferences
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585,885
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590,085
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| First preferences (%)
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27.9%
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28.1%
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| Swing (pp)
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3.8%
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4.5%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Leader
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Nicol Stephen
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Annabel Goldie
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| Party
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Liberal Democrats
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Conservative
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| Leader since
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27 June 2005
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31 October 2005
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| Last election
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175 seats, 14.5%
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122 seats, 15.1%
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| Seats won
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166
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143
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| Seat change
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9
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21
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| First preferences
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266,693
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327,591
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| First preferences (%)
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12.7%
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15.6%
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| Swing (pp)
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1.8%
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0.5%
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Popular vote by council areas.
Council controls post elections Council controls post elections |
Colours denote the party with the most seats |
Colours denote the party with largest share of first preference votes by ward |
The 2007 Scottish local elections were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England. All 32 Scottish councils had all their seats up for election – all Scottish councils are unitary authorities.