2007 Orkney Islands Council election
Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using a single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 21 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. All the seats were won by independent candidates. Election results

Ward results
Source:

Kirkwall East

Kirkwall West and Orphir

Stromness and South Isles

West Mainland

East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

North Isles

References

2007 Scottish local elections
2007
21st century in Orkney