| Previous election | 2003 Perth and Kinross Council election |
|---|---|
| Previous year | 2003 |
| Election date | 3 May 2007 |
| Next election | 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election |
| Next year | 2012 |
| Seats for election | All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council |
| Majority seats | 21 |
| Party 1 | Scottish National Party |
| Last election 1 | 15 seats, 36.1% |
| Seats before 1 | 15 |
| Seats 1 | 18 |
| Seat change 1 | 3 |
| Party 2 | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Last election 2 | 10 seats, 28.1% |
| Seats before 2 | 10 |
| Seats 2 | 12 |
| Seat change 2 | 2 |
| Party 4 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Last election 4 | 9 seats, 22.1% |
| Seats before 4 | 9 |
| Seats 4 | 8 |
| Seat change 4 | 1 |
| Party 5 | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last election 5 | 5 seats, 9.7% |
| Seats before 5 | 5 |
| Seats 5 | 3 |
| Seat change 5 | 2 |
| Before party | Scottish National Party |
| Posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| After party | Scottish National Party |
| Popular vote 1 | 23,254 |
| Percentage 1 | 37.2% |
| Percentage 2 | 28.1% |
| Popular vote 2 | 17,556 |
| Percentage 4 | 19.7% |
| Popular vote 4 | 12,203 |
| Popular vote 5 | 5,311 |
| Percentage 5 | 8.5% |
| Swing 1 | 1.1% |
| Swing 4 | 2.4% |
| Swing 5 | 1.2% |
The 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election was 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 12 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 41 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
The Council continued to be controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration.
Aftermath
2008 Highland by-election
On 22 February 2008 Katie Howie of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by her late sister, Eleanor who died in late 2007.
Strathallan by-election
On 6 May 2010, Tom May of the SNP held the seat of his party colleague John Law who had died.
2011 Highland by-election
On 19 September 2011 Mike Williamson of the SNP was elected to the seat formerly held by Ken Lyall who had emigrated to Australia.
References
- Overview of Local Government election results 2007 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine- Perth and Kinross council (accessed 13.05.2011)