2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

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All 68 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats SNP Last election 28 seats, 33.5% 18 seats, 27.6% Seats won 24 22 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 24,175 33,120 Percentage 25.2% 34.5% Swing 8.3% 6.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 11 seats, 21.0% 11 seats, 14.5% Seats won 14 8 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 19,946 12,182 Percentage 20.8% 12.7% Swing 0.2% 1.8%
2007 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map

Elections to Aberdeenshire 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 19 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward would elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The council remained under no overall control and a coalition was formed between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.