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 Decrease4 Increase4
Popular vote 24,175 33,120
Percentage 25.2% 34.5%
Swing Decrease8.3% Increase6.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 11 seats, 21.0% 11 seats, 14.5%
Seats won 14 8
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 19,946 12,182
Percentage 20.8% 12.7%
Swing Decrease0.2% Decrease1.8%

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.