2007 Scottish local government election
Elections to Fife 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 23 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 78 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Scottish National Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to run the council for the next 5 years.
Election results
Fife Local Election Result 2007 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 24 | N\A | N\A | -11 | 30.8 | 28.7 | 39,982 | |
| SNP | 23 | N\A | N\A | +11 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 38,764 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | N\A | N\A | -1 | 26.9 | 22.4 | 31,176 | |
| Conservative | 5 | N\A | N\A | +3 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 14,783 | |
| Scottish Green | 0 | N\A | N\A | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,929 | |
| UKIP | 0 | N\A | N\A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 702 | |
| Health Concern | 0 | N\A | N\A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 690 | New |
| Solidarity | 0 | N\A | N\A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 393 | New |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N\A | N\A | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 365 | |
| Independent | 5 | N\A | N\A | -2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10,542 | |
Ward results
West Fife and Coastal Villages Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Bobby Clelland | 1,826 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry McMullan | 1,722 | 21.6 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Bill Walker | 1,663 | 20.9 | 3 | 1 |
| Independent | William Ferguson | 1,244 | 15.6 | 4 | 6 |
| Labour | Helen Law | 896 | 11.3 | | |
| Conservative | Dennis Halligan | 605 | 7.6 | | |
Dunfermline North Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Burke | 1,451 | 27.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Bill McCulloch | 1,254 | 23.8 | 2 | 4 |
| SNP | David Mogg | 1,236 | 23.4 | 3 | 6 |
| Health Concern | Gill Cunningham | 690 | 13.0 | | |
| Conservative | Paul Callaghan | 313 | 5.9 | | |
| Labour | Robert McGregor | 272 | 5.2 | | |
| Independent | Jason McGilvray | 59 | 11.2 | | |
Rosyth Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Douglas Chapman | 1,672 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Pat Callaghan | 1,579 | 30.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Legg | 1,081 | 20.8 | 3 | 3 |
| Labour | Malcolm Macaulay | 456 | 8.8 | | |
| Conservative | Richard McKell | 415 | 8.0 | | |
The Lochs Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Willie Clarke | 1,291 | 28.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Alex Rowley | 961 | 20.9 | 3 | 6 |
| SNP | Ann Bain | 957 | 20.8 | 2 | 6 |
| Labour | John Devine | 818 | 17.8 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas McLellan | 259 | 5.6 | | |
| Conservative | David Hicks | 170 | 3.7 | | |
| Solidarity | Kate Stewart | 81 | 1.8 | | |
| Independent | James Pate Ireland | 72 | 1.6 | | |
Cowdenbeath Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | John Simpson | 1,414 | 27.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Alex Maxwell | 1,350 | 26.3 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Alistair John Bain | 968 | 18.9 | 3 | 6 |
| Labour | Lesley McEwan | 624 | 12.1 | | |
| Independent | Robert Arnott | 384 | 7.5 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Hipwell | 246 | 4.8 | | |
| Conservative | Keith Smith | 148 | 2.9 | | |
Lochgelly and Cardenden Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Mark Hood | 1,228 | 27.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Margot Doig | 1,225 | 27.7 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Ian Chisholm | 1,036 | 23.4 | 3 | 2 |
| Independent | Ernest McPherson | 637 | 14.4 | | |
| Conservative | Graeme Whyte | 137 | 3.1 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Burke | 153 | 3.5 | | |
Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | George Kay | 2,204 | 37.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Ron Edwards | 1,344 | 23.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Leslie | 910 | 15.6 | 3 | 5 |
| Labour | Collett Salvona | 649 | 11.1 | | |
| Conservative | Jamie Potton | 567 | 9.7 | | |
| UKIP | Peter Adams | 164 | 2.8 | | |
Kirkcaldy North Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Carol Lindsay | 1,632 | 29.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Neil Crooks | 1,617 | 28.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | David Ross | 977 | 17.4 | 3 | 5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Les Soper | 651 | 11.6 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Finnie | 433 | 7.7 | | |
| Independent | Calum Addison Coulter | 188 | 3.4 | | |
| Solidarity | Louise McLeary | 109 | 1.9 | | |
Kirkcaldy Central Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | David Torrance | 1,795 | 31.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Judy Hamilton | 1,227 | 21.8 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper | 1,075 | 19.1 | 2 | 4 |
| Labour | John G Mackenzie | 965 | 17.1 | | |
| Conservative | Susan McCulloch | 462 | 8.2 | | |
| Solidarity | Steve West | 114 | 2.0 | | |
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Peter Grant | 1,835 | 28.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Betty Campbell | 1,627 | 25.2 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Alf Patey | 1,278 | 19.8 | 3 | 2 |
| Labour | Raymond Duguid | 585 | 9.1 | 4 | 6 |
| Conservative | David Paterson Croll | 384 | 5.9 | | |
| Independent | Bob Taylor | 376 | 5.8 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Riches | 369 | 5.7 | | |
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Fiona Grant | 1,807 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | John Beare | 1,613 | 23.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | William Kay | 1,354 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 |
| Labour | Kay Morrison | 787 | 11.7 | 4 | 8 |
| Conservative | David Mole | 504 | 7.5 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 411 | 6.1 | | |
| Independent | Alex Lawson | 164 | 2.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 114 | 1.7 | | |
| UKIP | Paul Smith | 90 | 1.3 | | |
Glenrothes Central and Thornton Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Dave Cunningham | 1,825 | 34.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Ian Crichton | 1,325 | 25.1 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Ross Vettraino | 707 | 13.4 | 3 | 6 |
| Labour | John Mowbray | 564 | 10.7 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr | 301 | 5.7 | | |
| Independent | Vina Bullimore | 279 | 5.3 | | |
| Conservative | Jamie Drew | 269 | 5.1 | | |
Howe of Fife and Tay Coast Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Arbuckle | 2,091 | 31.8 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | David MacDiarmid | 1,259 | 19.2 | 3 | 6 |
| Conservative | Andy Heer | 1,143 | 17.4 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Lothian | 924 | 14.1 | 2 | 6 |
| Scottish Green | Bruce Bennett | 511 | 9.6 | | |
| Labour | Iain Miles | 477 | 7.8 | | |
| Solidarity | Colin Cameron | 89 | 1.4 | | |
| Independent | James Jeffrey Fretwell | 75 | 1.1 | | |
St Andrews Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Dorothea Morrison | 1,478 | 22.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Melville | 1,454 | 21.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Sangster | 809 | 12.1 | 3 | 9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Waterston | 788 | 11.8 | 4 | 9 |
| SNP | John Docherty | 775 | 11.6 | | |
| Scottish Green | Tess Darwin | 525 | 7.9 | | |
| Labour | Zoe Smith | 411 | 6.2 | | |
| Independent | Joe Peterson | 153 | 2.3 | | |
| Independent | Maries Cassells | 131 | 2.0 | | |
| Independent | Karen Hutchence | 81 | 1.2 | | |
| Independent | Keith Griffiths | 77 | 1.2 | | |
Leven, Kennoway and Largo Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | David Alexander | 2,164 | 29.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Charles Haffey | 1,676 | 22.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Whitehead | 1,118 | 15.3 | 4 | 5 |
| SNP | Alistair Hunter | 880 | 12.0 | 3 | 5 |
| Conservative | Bill Brooks | 799 | 10.9 | | |
| Labour | Vincent Heneghan | 578 | 7.9 | | |
| UKIP | Rab Hutchison | 89 | 1.4 | | |
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Andrew Rodger | 2,114 | 33.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Tom Adams | 1,456 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Arthur Robertson | 712 | 11.3 | 3 | 11 |
| SNP | Stuart Macphail | 647 | 10.3 | | |
| Labour | Jim Young | 460 | 7.3 | 4 | 11 |
| Independent | John O'Brien | 225 | 3.6 | | |
| Independent | Anne Marie Flack | 195 | 3.1 | | |
| Independent | Ricky Jannetta | 164 | 2.6 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lois Lothian | 107 | 1.7 | | |
| Conservative | David Graham Stacey | 97 | 1.5 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Jim McLean | 53 | 0.8 | | |
| UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 32 | 0.5 | | |
| Independent | William Wallace | 19 | 0.3 | | |
Changes Since 2007 Election
- †East Neuk and Landward, Cllr Mike Scott-Hayward joined the United Kingdom Independence Party after leaving the Conservative Party
- ††Kirkcaldy East, Cllr George Leslie quit the Scottish National Party and became an Independent
References
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