2007 Argyll and Bute Council election

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent SNP Liberal Democrats Seats won 16 10 7 Seat change 6 7 1 Popular vote 15,715 8,921 7,702 Percentage 39.1% 22.2% 19.2% Swing 12.4% 9.0% 4.9%   Fourth party   Party Conservative Seats won 3 Seat change 0 Popular vote 6,301 Percentage 15.7 Swing 1.7%
Council Leader before election Allan MacAskill Independent Council Leader Dick Walsh Independent

Elections to Argyll and Bute 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 11 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 36 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.