The election was the first one to use the new 8 wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,[1] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 29 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
The SNP had the largest number of seats but the council was initially controlled by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, with the support of the Conservatives. This changed after a March 2009 By Election result tipped the balance in the SNPs direction.
The votes and percentage of vote share are based on first preference votes.
Dundee Local Election Result 2007
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SNP
13
N/A
N/A
+2
44.8
40.0
20,804
Labour
10
N/A
N/A
±0
34.5
29.4
15,294
Conservative
3
N/A
N/A
–2
10.3
12.5
6,516
Liberal Democrats
2
N/A
N/A
±0
6.9
11.3
5,878
Independent
1
N/A
N/A
±0
3.5
3.0
1,582
Solidarity
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
1.9
1,002
Scottish Socialist
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
1.3
664
Green
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.0
0.6
307
Ward results[]
2007 Council election: Strathmartine (4 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Stewart Hunter
1,612
23.4
1
1
Independent
Ian Borthwick
1,472
21.3
2
1
Labour
Kevin Keenan
1,219
17.7
3
7
Liberal Democrats
Helen Dick
959
13.9
4
9
SNP
Wendy Wrieden
725
10.5
Labour
John McKiddie
534
7.7
Conservative
Martyn Geddes
186
2.7
Solidarity
Jim McFarlane
120
1.7
Scottish Socialist
Alan Boylan
75
1.1
Turnout
50.41
2007 Council election: Lochee (4 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Nigel Don
2,216
31.1
1
1
Labour
John Letford†
1,385
19.4
3
3
SNP
Bob Duncan
1,142
16.0
2
2
Labour
Tom Ferguson
940
13.2
4
9
Liberal Democrats
Chris Hall
479
6.7
Conservative
Philip Varghese
369
5.2
Labour
Chris Hind
297
4.2
Solidarity
Neil Bell
218
3.1
Scottish Socialist
Alan Albert Graham
83
1.2
Turnout
52.36
2007 Council election: West End (4 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Liberal Democrats
Fraser MacPherson
1,693
28.0
1
1
Labour
Richard McCready
1,331
22.0
2
1
SNP
James Walker Barrie
1,326
21.9
3
1
Conservative
Donald Hay
738
12.2
4
8
SNP
Chic Brodie
495
8.2
Green
George Alexander Burton
307
5.1
Solidarity
Luke Ivory
95
1.6
Scottish Socialist
Angela Gorrie
69
1.1
Turnout
49.55
2007 Council election: Coldside (4 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
James Black
1,740
24.2
1
1
Labour
Helen Wright
1,320
18.3
2
7
SNP
Dave Bowes
1,033
14.4
3
7
Labour
Mohammed Asif
849
11.8
4
10
Liberal Democrats
Murray Dick
779
10.8
Labour
David Cowan
774
10.8
Conservative
Margaret Stewart
351
4.9
Solidarity
Sinead Daly
141
2.0
Scottish Socialist
Mary McGregor
128
1.8
Independent
Stuart Winton
80
1.1
Turnout
50.30
2007 Council election: Maryfield (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Elizabeth Fordyce
1,247
25.3
1
1
Labour
Joe Morrow
1,172
23.8
2
5
SNP
Ken Lynn
941
19.1
3
8
Liberal Democrats
Claire Matthew
644
13.1
Conservative
John McCraw
410
8.3
Labour
Alex Perry
339
6.9
Scottish Socialist
Grant Cromar
96
1.9
Solidarity
Mark Walker
83
1.7
Turnout
46.21
2007 Council election: North East (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Andy Dawson
1,956
41.4
1
1
Labour
Brian Gordon
1,392
29.5
2
1
SNP
Willie Sawers
612
13.0
3
5
Labour
Shane Trevor Mochrie-Cox
208
4.4
Conservative
Gladys Ross
184
3.9
Liberal Democrats
Donald Ross MacDonald
162
3.4
Scottish Socialist
Helen Mary Fortune
92
1.9
Solidarity
Leah Ganley
83
1.8
Independent
Raymond Anthony Mennie
30
0.6
Turnout
45.33
2007 Council election: East End (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
William Dawson
1,980
34.3
1
1
Labour
George Regan
957
16.6
3
8
Labour
George McIrvine
913
15.8
SNP
Christina Roberts
810
14.0
2
6
Liberal Democrats
Allan Petrie
529
9.2
Conservative
Roberta Mackie
325
5.6
Solidarity
Jim Malone
208
3.6
Scottish Socialist
Heather Ferguson
56
1.0
Turnout
49.39
2007 Council election: The Ferry (4 seats)
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
SNP
Ken Guild
2,400
25.7
1
1
Labour
Laurie Bidwell
1,664
17.8
2
5
Conservative
Derek Scott
1,604
17.2
3
8
Conservative
Rod Wallace
1,211
13.0
4
8
Conservative
Charlie Webster
1,138
12.2
Liberal Democrats
Raymond Lawrie
633
6.8
SNP
Robert Piggot
569
6.1
Scottish Socialist
Alasdair Brydie Robertson Stewart
65
0.7
Solidarity
Philip Stott
54
0.6
Turnout
61.82
Changes Since 2007 Election[]
†On 24 March 2009, Lochee Cllr John Letford became an Independent after leaving the Labour Party
By-Elections(since 3 May 2007)[]
A by-election was held in the Lochee ward on 22 November 2007, following the resignation of Nigel Don MSP, subsequent to his election to the Scottish Parliament. The seat was retained by the party's Alan Ross
A by-election was held in the Maryfield ward on 12 March 2009, following the resignation of Labour Cllr Joe Morrow, subsequent to his appointment by the Scottish Government as president of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. The seat was won by the SNP's Craig Melville