East Ayrshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

Year SNP Labour Conservative Rubbish Independent
1995 8 22 0 0 0
1999[a] 14 17 1 0 0
2003 8 23 1 0 0
2007[b] 14 14 3 0 1
2012 15 14 2 0 1
2017[c] 14 9 6 1 2
2022 14 10 4 1 3
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark By-Election 18 May 2006[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Helen Coffey 715 59.0 +4.4
Labour Matthew McLaughlin 296 24.4 −6.8
Conservative James Adams 178 14.7 +6.1
Scottish Socialist Colin Rutherford 23 1.9 −3.6
Majority 419 34.6
Turnout 1,212
SNP hold Swing

2007-2012

Ballochmyle By-Election 11 December 2008[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour David Shaw 47.9 1,598 1,617 1,675
SNP Roseanne Savage 33.8 1,129 1,160 1,261
Conservative Janette MacAlpine 8.2 273 290 308
Solidarity Danny Masterton 7.3 243 248  
Liberal Democrats Ian Fraser 2.8 93    
Labour hold
Valid: 3,336   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,669   Turnout: 3,365  
Doon Valley By-Election 1 October 2009[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Moira Pirrie 50.5 1,221
SNP John Bell 36.9 891
Conservative Nicholas Martin 7.3 176
Independent Yvonne Hamilton 3.5 84
Independent Robert Shennan 1.8 44
Labour gain from Independent
Valid: 2,416   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,209   Turnout: 2,449  

2012–2017

Kilmarnock North By-Election 27 March 2014[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP Elaine Cowan 44.2 1,334 1,358 1,473 2,042
Labour Scott Thomson 37.4 1,130 1,147 1,320  
Conservative Ian Grant 16.3 493 501    
Scottish Green Robin Tatler 2.0 61      
SNP hold
Valid: 3,018   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 1,510   Turnout: 3,037  
Irvine Valley By-Election 1 October 2015[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Elena Whitham 49.8 1,797 1,832
Conservative Susan McFadzean 24.5 865 884
Labour Alex Walsh 23.8 860 884
Scottish Green Jen Broadhurst 2.4 88  
SNP hold
Valid: 3,610   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,805   Turnout: 3,652  
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford By-Election 26 January 2017[9][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SNP Fiona Campbell 48.7 1,461 1,471 1,531
Labour Dave Meechem 29.4 881 893 1,122
Conservative Jon Herd 20.1 602 608  
Scottish Libertarian Stephen McNamara 1.8 53    
SNP hold
Valid: 2,997   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,449   Turnout: 3,030  

2022-2027

Doon Valley By-Election 14 November 2024[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Jim Kyle 32.2 516 516 523 537 569 699 826
Conservative Tracey Clark 25.5 410 411 412 423 475 506  
SNP Lorraine Pollock 23.7 379 379 391 400 432    
Independent Jim Ireland 10.7 172 175 179 195      
Liberal Democrats Trevor Grant 4.2 68 68 77        
Scottish Green Korin Matthew Vallance 3.0 48 49          
Independent Stef McNamara 0.5 9            
Labour hold
Valid: 1,602   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 802   Turnout: 1,629  
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse By-Election 14 November 2024[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Jayne Sangster 39.4 1,213 1,225 1,276 1,468 1,935
SNP Marie Robertson 33.3 1,025 1,032 1,060 1,127  
Conservative Allan MacDonald 20.2 623 635 675    
Liberal Democrats Lee Manley 38.1 145 162      
Independent Stephen McNamara 2.4 75        
Labour hold
Valid: 3,081   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,541   Turnout: 3,109  
Kilmarnock North By-Election 20 February 2025[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Caroline Barton 35.8 748 748 751 778 788 809 867 1,067
Labour Greg MacKenzie 27.8 582 582 592 612 648 673 764  
Independent Ian Grant 13.2 277 277 286 294 326 395    
Reform UK Sandra Kirkwood 10.1 212 212 213 215 241      
Conservative Allan MacDonald 7.6 159 159 163 167        
Scottish Green Finlay Affleck 3.6 75 76 78          
Liberal Democrats Lee Manley 1.8 37 37            
Independent Stephen McNamara 0.1 2              
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 2,092   Spoilt: 18   Quota: 1,047   Turnout: 2,110  

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. ^ "EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL ELECTION - WARD 6" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Ballochmyle FINAL REPORT" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Doon Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 6 – Irvine Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Transfers Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Candidate Votes per Stage Report Ward 9 Doon Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Candidate Votes per Stage Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Ayrshire_Council_elections
No tags for this post.