2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

← 2003 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2012 →
All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Registered	242,455
Turnout	51.2%
First party Second party   Lab SNP Leader Edward McAvoy Party Labour SNP Leader's seat Rutherglen Central and North Last election 52 seats, 49.1% 7 seats, 27.4% Seats won 30 24 Seat change 22 17 Popular vote 49,906 35,866 Percentage 39.6% 29.2% Swing 9.5% 1.8%   Third party Fourth party   Con Ind Party Conservative Independent Last election 3 seats, 13.5% 3 seats, 3.2% Seats won 8 3 Seat change 5 Popular vote 15,924 6,422 Percentage 12.9% 5.2% Swing 0.6% 3.0%   Fifth party   LD Party Liberal Democrats Last election 2 seat, 4.7% Seats won 2 Seat change Popular vote 8,897 Percentage 7.2% Swing 2.5%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election Edward McAvoy Labour Council Leader after election Edward McAvoy Labour

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.

The election was the first to use the 20 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced the 67 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council but were no longer in overall control after the introduction of proportional voting saw them lose 22 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) recorded their best result in a South Lanarkshire election as they gained 17 seats to remain the second-largest party. The Conservatives also made gains to hold eight seats. The number of independent candidates elected with remained at three and the number of Liberal Democrats remained at two.