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East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007

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Elections to East Dunbartonshire 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 8 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 each ward will elect three councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 24 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

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Changes since 2007 Election

  • †On 10 July 2011, Bearsden North Cllr Duncan Cumming resigned from the Liberal Democrats and now sits as an Independent.

    • By-elections since 2007 Election

  • A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Labour Cllr Alex Hannah on 12 April 2009. The seat was held by Labour's Alan Moir on 4 June 2009
  • A by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Simon Hutchison on 29 October 2009. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai on 10 December 2009.

    • References

    East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007 Wikipedia
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