North Ayrshire Council elections

North 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 Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
1995 1 1 26 0 1
1999[a] 2 2 25 0 1
2003 3 4 21 0 2
2007[b] 8 3 12 2 5
2012 12 1 11 0 6
2017[c] 11 7 11 0 4
2022 12 10 9 0 2
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

  • 1995 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Ardrossan North By-Election 29 July 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Allison[4] 340 30.5 +15.6
SNP 316 28.3 −11.5
Labour 259 23.2 −22.2
Independent 99 8.9 +8.9
Scottish Socialist 78 7.0 +7.0
BNP 23 2.1 +2.1
Majority 24 2.2
Turnout 1,115
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2007-2012

Kilbirnie and Beith By-Election 11 December 2008[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SNP Anthea Dickson 48.9 1,363 1,380 1,415
Labour Gordon McKay 33.7 939 956 972
Conservative Ted Nevill 11.6 322 324 342
Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton 3.4 94 104  
Socialist Labour James McDaid 2.4 68    
SNP hold
Valid: 2,786   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,394   Turnout: 2,806  
Saltcoats and Stevenston By-Election 25 August 2011[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Jim Montgomerie 48.7 1,914 1,927 1,936 1,963 2,039
SNP Nan Wallace 33.2 1,306 1,311 1,326 1,363 1,425
Conservative Chris Barr 7.2 284 286 297 308 331
Scottish Senior Citizens Jimmy Miller 5.4 211 217 222 240  
Independent Gerard Pollock 2.9 114 117 123    
Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain 1.4 56 57      
Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 1.1 43        
Labour hold
Valid: 2,764   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,965   Turnout: 2,806  

2012-2017

North Coast and Cumbraes By-Election 30 October 2014[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Grace McLean 38.7 2,021 2,045 2,156 2,279 2,966
Independent Drew Cochrane 22.8 1,190 1,234 1,411 2,000  
Conservative Toni Dawson 21.5 1,125 1,174 1,296    
Labour Valerie Reid 13.2 691 711      
UKIP Meilan Henderson 3.6 192        
SNP hold
Valid: 5,219   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 2,610   Turnout: 5,264  
Irvine West By-Election 11 August 2016[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Louise McPhater 33.1 1,029 1,046 1,060 1,118 1,301 1,697
SNP Robin Sturgeon 37.5 1,164 1,168 1,207 1,226 1,277  
Conservative Angela Stephen 20.6 639 650 655 658    
Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane 4.2 131 133 146      
Scottish Green Josh McCormick 3.0 94 100        
Liberal Democrats Nick Smith 1.5 48          
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 3,105   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,553   Turnout: 3,151  

2017-2022

Dalry and West Kilbride By-Election 12 August 2021[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Ronnie Stalker 53.5 2,016
SNP Robyn Graham 34.3 1,292
Labour Valerie Reid 8.1 305
Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood 1.5 58
Socialist Labour James McDaid 1.5 57
Independent John Willis 1.1 42
Conservative gain from SNP
Valid: 3,770   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,886   Turnout: 3,801  

2022-2027

Kilwinning By-Election 9 May 2024[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Mary Hume 53.8 2,171
SNP Sheila Gibson 22.7 916
Conservative Chris Lawler 15.3 619
Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood 3.8 154
Scottish Family Ian Gibson 3.3 136
Labour gain from Conservative
Valid: 3,996   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,999   Turnout: 4,038  
Arran By-Election 12 September 2024[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Charles Currie 45.4 748 751 754 778 910
Independent James Andrew McMaster 24.4 402 405 416 442 543
Scottish Green Neil Alexander Wilkonson 20.6 340 342 343 354  
Conservative Mackenzie Smith 5.5 90 92 112    
Reform UK Carole Thomson 3.3 55 55      
Liberal Democrats Matt Taylor 0.7 12        
Labour gain from Conservative
Valid: 1,647   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 824   Turnout: 1,668  

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ardrossan North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ Smith, Neil (13 July 2024). "Looking back: The best Herald pics and stories from July 2004". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Local Government By Election – Thursday 11 December 2008 North Ayrshire Council- Electoral Ward 7 – Kilbirnie and Beith" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "By-election Ward 4" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results Ward 08 - North Coast and Cumbraes" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Election Results Ward 1 Irvine West" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dalry and West Kilbride Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 04 - Arran" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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