The election was the first one using 17 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.

Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.

[2] A by-election arose following the death of Labour Cllr Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008.

The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day A by-election arose following the resignation of Ian Murray after his election as an MP on 6 May 2010.

[4] A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP Cllr David Beckett on 9 June 2011.