Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight new

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created as a result of the

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, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the

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system form of

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. The new wards replaced the 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (

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) system of election.

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lost overall control of the council but remained the largest party after winning 12 seats - down nine from the previous election. The

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(SNP) became the second-largest party, overtaking the

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, after gaining five seats to hold eight. The Conservatives lost two seats to hold three while the Liberal Democrats won seats in a North Ayrshire election for the only time after they returned two councillors. Five independent councillors were also elected.

Election results

Ward results

Changes Since June 2007

*†Robert Barr quit the Conservative Party on 24 June 2010 and now sits as an Independent

By-Elections since 3 May 2007

A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor, and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 14 October 2008. A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn, and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011.

References

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