1999 South Ayrshire Council election

The 1999 South Ayrshire Council election was held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. Elections were held for all 30 seats.

1999 South Ayrshire Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 21 seats, 56.0% 4 seats, 28.3% Seats won 17 13 Seat change 4 9 Popular vote 24,263 20,907 Percentage 41.1% 35.4% Swing 14.9% 7.1%
Results by ward

Result

1999 South Ayrshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	-	-	4	57.0	41.1	24,263	14.9
	Conservative	13	-	-	9	43.0	35.4	20,907	7.1
	SNP	0	-	-		0.0	23.3	13,732	11.3
	Independent	0	-	-		0.0	0.2	118	3.3

Note: there were 5 more seats at this election than in 1995

Source:

Ward Results

Troon

Troon North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Kerr	969	44.86
	Labour	William Cormie	666	30.83
	SNP	David Townsend	525	24.31
Majority			303	14.03

Troon West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon McKenzie	980	49.15
	SNP	Steven Brown	515	25.83
	Conservative	Yvonne McIntosh	499	25.03
Majority			465	23.32

Troon East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William McIntosh	912	42.22
	Labour	David Christie	738	34.17
	SNP	Agnes McFarlane	510	23.61
Majority			174	8.06

Troon South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Convery	1,476	68.30
	Labour	Norman Clark	373	17.26
	SNP	Helen Duff	312	14.44
Majority			1,103	51.04

Prestwick and Monkton

Prestwick St Ninian's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Toner	928	47.86
	Labour	George Watson	613	31.61
	SNP	Peter McElroy	398	20.53
Majority			315	16.25

Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Hunter	902	41.15
	Labour	Gerald Crawley	788	35.95
	SNP	Isabella Wallace	502	22.90
Majority			114	5.20

Prestwick St Nicholas'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rita Miller	983	50.08
	SNP	Alexander Hamilton	530	27.00
	Conservative	Arthur Dey	450	22.92
Majority			453	23.08

Prestwick Kingcase

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Patterson	906	42.38
	Labour	Esther Clark	850	39.76
	SNP	Stanley Fisher	382	17.87
Majority			56	2.62

Prestwick Toll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Baillie	1,051	52.31
	SNP	Hugh Reid	486	24.19
	Conservative	Elizabeth McGowan	472	23.49
Majority			375	28.12

Ayr

Ayr Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Stewart	930	45.79
	SNP	Marie Taylor	568	27.97
	Conservative	David Yorke	533	26.24
Majority			362	17.82

Ayr Lochside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Douglas Campbell	1,015	60.71
	SNP	John Wallace	501	29.96
	Conservative	John Rennie	156	9.33
Majority			514	30.74

Ayr Whitletts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Cairns	1,109	65.97
	SNP	Thomas Slider	487	28.97
	Conservative	Lorna Reid	85	5.06
Majority			663	37.00

Ayr Craigie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Campbell	1,036	57.05
	SNP	Robert Colinson	442	24.34
	Conservative	Ruth Gow	338	18.61
Majority			594	32.71

Ayr Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Campbell	728	45.19
	Conservative	Charles Dunlop	385	23.90
	SNP	Andrew MacLeod	380	23.59
	Independent	Ron Berretti	118	7.32
Majority			343	21.29

Ayr Fort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gibson T MacDonald	1,133	64.48
	Labour	Patricia McLellan	364	31.84
	SNP	Jane Patrick	260	14.80
Majority			769	33.77

Ayr Old Belmont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Winifred Sloan	1,145	55.64
	Labour	Dennis McLellan	593	28.81
	SNP	Fiona Gibb	320	15.55
Majority			552	26.82

Ayr Forehill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sadie Bowie	963	49.11
	SNP	Albany McKay	577	29.42
	Conservative	Garry Clark	421	21.47
Majority			386	19.68

Ayr Masonhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Kilpatrick	975	44.93
	Labour	Joseph Bulik	691	31.84
	SNP	David Forbes	504	23.23
Majority			284	13.09

Ayr Belmont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Agnes Davies	1,108	57.74
	SNP	John Hall	577	30.07
	Conservative	Ian Waller	234	12.19
Majority			531	27.67

Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cherry Young	1,565	68.67
	Labour	Catherine Murray	413	18.12
	SNP	Martha Wheelan	301	13.21
Majority			1,152	50.55

Ayr Rozelle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Reid	1,280	57.66
	Labour	James Craig	529	23.83
	SNP	Shanks Kerr	411	18.51
Majority			751	33.83

Kyle

Dundonald and Loans

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William McNally	804	40.06
	Labour	Alexander Skilling	705	35.13
	SNP	Maureen McElroy	326	24.81
Majority			99	4.93

Tarbolton Symington Craigie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cree	981	45.73
	Conservative	James Forrest	721	33.61
	SNP	John Allan	443	20.65
Majority			260	12.12

Annbank Mossblown St Quivox

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Duncan	1,057	55.96
	SNP	Alister Poole	541	28.64
	Conservative	Gillian Ford	291	15.40
Majority			516	27.32

Coylton and Minishant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine McNicol	867	47.12
	Conservative	Anthony Lewis	587	31.90
	SNP	Donald Stewart	386	20.98
Majority			280	15.22

Carrick

North Carrick and Maybole West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Murray	750	38.11
	Conservative	Jean Wilson	714	36.28
	SNP	Roger Hollins	504	25.61
Majority			36	1.83

North Carrick and Maybole East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Hill	885	48.92
	SNP	Alexander MacKenzie	492	27.20
	Conservative	Anna Hayes	432	23.88
Majority			393	21.72

South Carrick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Torrance	1064	49.33
	Conservative	Charity Scott	757	35.10
	SNP	Marion Low	336	15.58
Majority			307	14.23

Girvan Ailsa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Fitzsimmons	651	36.17
	Labour	Margaret Milroy	650	36.11
	SNP	Kathryn Baldwin	499	27.72
Majority			1	0.06

Girvan Glendoune

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Foulkes	783	51.72
	SNP	Malcolm Kelly	545	36.00
	Conservative	Allison Wild	186	12.29
Majority			238	15.72