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2012 South Ayrshire Council election

The 2012 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

2012 South Ayrshire Council election
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All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader Bill McIntosh Allan Dorans
Party Conservative SNP
Leader's seat Troon Ayr West
Last election 12 seats, 37.2% 8 seats, 25.3%
Seats before 12 8
Seats won 10 9
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 12,050 11,203
Percentage 31.5% 29.3%
Swing Decrease 5.7% Increase 4.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Lab
Ind
Leader John McDowall Brian Connolly
Party Labour Independent
Leader's seat Girvan and South Carrick Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton
Last election 9 seats, 28.4% 1 seat, 8.3%
Seats before 9 1
Seats won 9 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 9,563 5,166
Percentage 25.0% 13.5%
Swing Decrease 3.4% Increase 5.2%
The 8 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

Council Leader after election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

The election saw the Conservatives remain as the largest party on the council despite losing two seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) gained one seat and were second on the popular vote as they tied with Labour as the second largest party. Labour retained their nine seats despite their vote share decreasing by 3.4% and after suffering three defections during the last term. The number of independent candidates elected doubled to two seats.

Following the election, the Conservatives formed a minority administration working in a partnership agreement with Labour and both independents. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration.

Results

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2012 South Ayrshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 0 2   2 33.3 31.51 12,050   5.7
  SNP 9 1 0   1 30.0 29.3 11,203   4.0
  Labour 9 0 0   30.0 25.0 9,563   3.4
  Independent 2 1 0   1 6.7 13.5 5,166   5.2
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0   0.0 0.7 255 New
Total 30 38,237

Source: [1]

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Summary by ward

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Results of the 2012 South Ayrshire Council election by ward
Ward % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
Conservative SNP Labour Independents Others
Troon 39.6 2 26.9 1 21.0 1 12.4 0 4
Prestwick 38.9 2 32.9 1 25.9 1 2.3 0 4
Ayr North 15.9 1 38.2 1 45.9 2 4
Ayr East 33.0 1 31.4 2 23.4 1 12.2 0 4
Ayr West 48.2 2 25.0 1 15.3 1 9.3 0 2.2 0 4
Kyle 23.5 1 28.7 1 32.8 1 15.1 0 3
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton 21.3 1 30.3 1 22.9 1 25.6 1 4
Girvan and South Carrick 15.8 0 19.7 1 17.0 1 47.4 1 3
Total 31.5 10 29.3 9 25.0 9 13.5 2 0.7 0 30

Ward results

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Troon

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Troon - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Peter Convery (incumbent) 22.0 1,289        
Labour Philip Saxton (incumbent) 21.0 1,233        
Conservative Bill McIntosh (incumbent) 17.6 1,035 1,130 1,137 1,160 1,207
SNP Nan McFarlane (incumbent) 17.5 1,026 1,033 1,043 1,495  
Independent Pat Brown 12.4 730 734 750 801 912
SNP Elaine McBean Little[note 1] 9.4 551 553 557    
Electorate: 12,146   Valid: 5,864   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,173   Turnout: 48.3%  

Source:[1][2]

Prestwick

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Prestwick - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Helen Moonie (incumbent) 25.9 1,458        
SNP Ian Cochrane 24.9 1,399        
Conservative Hugh Hunter (incumbent) 23.1 1,296        
Conservative Margaret Toner (incumbent) 15.9 892 933 941 1,089 1,154
SNP John Wallace 8.0 448 513 754 760 806
Liberal Democrats Allan MacBain 2.3 128 185 193 199  
Electorate: 12,238   Valid: 5,621   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 45.9%  

Source:[1][3]

Ayr North

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Labour (2), the SNP (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Campbell was elected as a Labour candidate but subsequently resigned from the party and later joined the SNP.

Ayr North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Ian Cavana (incumbent) 34.0 1,481        
SNP Douglas Campbell (incumbent) 31.2 1,361        
Conservative John Hampton (incumbent) 15.9 692 715 744 762 975
Labour Rita Miller 11.9 519 1,003      
SNP Tom Slider (incumbent) 7.0 305 332 724 751  
Electorate: 12,643   Valid: 4,358   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 872   Turnout: 34.5%  

Source:[1][4]

Ayr East

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Labour and the SNP retained the seats they had won at the previous elections while the Conservatives retained one seat and lost one seat to the SNP.

Ayr East - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Ian Douglas (incumbent) 24.2 1,238            
Labour Brian McGinley 23.4 1,199            
Conservative Mary Kilpatrick (incumbent) 22.2 1,135            
Conservative Patricia McKeand 10.8 554 557 571 665 691 758  
SNP Corri Wilson[note 2] 7.2 371 552 583 586 664 788 902
Independent Andrew Bryden 6.5 331 337 364 367 495    
Independent Eddie Bulik (incumbent) 5.7 291 298 323 326      
Electorate: 11,669   Valid: 5,119   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,024   Turnout: 43.9%  

Source:[1][5]

Ayr West

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Ayr West - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Bill Grant (incumbent) 33.8 1,992            
Labour Kirsty Darwent 15.3 901 929 939 976 1,007 1,049 1,267
Conservative Robin Reid (incumbent) 14.4 846 1,456          
SNP Allan Dorans 14.2 836 858 867 874 1,410    
SNP Roddy MacDonald 10.8 638 660 673 688      
Independent Brian McKinlay 9.3 549 607 671 734 781 846  
Liberal Democrats Nicola Prigg 2.2 127 143 177        
Electorate: 12,401   Valid: 5,889   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 1,178   Turnout: 47.5%  

Source:[1][6]

Kyle

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The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Kyle - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour Andy Campbell (incumbent) 32.7 1,207  
SNP John Allan (incumbent) 28.7 1,057  
Conservative Hywel Davies (incumbent)[note 3] 23.5 865 923
Independent Arthur Spurling 15.1 556 647
Electorate: 8,918   Valid: 3,685   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 922   Turnout: 41.3%  

Source:[1][8]

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton

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Labour, the SNP, the Conservatives and independent councillor Brian Connolly retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Brian Connolly (incumbent) 25.5 1,100  
Labour Sandra Goldie (incumbent) 22.9 986  
Conservative Ann Galbraith (incumbent) 21.3 916  
SNP William James Grant 18.8 810 894
SNP Mairi Low (incumbent) 11.4 493 527
Electorate: 8,918   Valid: 4,305   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 862   Turnout: 38.8%  

Source:[1][9]

Girvan and South Carrick

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The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Alec Clark gained a seat from the Conservatives.

Girvan and South Carrick - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Alec Clark 47.4 1,609    
SNP Alec Oattes (incumbent) 19.7 670 822 985
Labour John McDowall (incumbent) 17.0 579 766 956
Conservative Iain Fitzsimmons (incumbent) 15.8 538 741  
Electorate: 7,920   Valid: 3,396   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 850   Turnout: 42.9%  

Source:[1][10]

By-election

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Ayr East SNP councillor Corri Wilson was elected as MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 23 June 2015[11] and a by-election was held on 17 September 2015. The seat was held by the SNP's John Wallace.

Ayr East by-election (17 September 2015) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Dan McCroskrie 38.5 1,527 1,534 1,589 1,740  
SNP John Wallace 38.0 1,507 1,540 1,600 1,775 ???
Labour Susan Wilson 16.2 642 654 708    
Independent Andrew Bryden 5.5 218 227      
Scottish Green Boyd Murdoch 1.9 76        
Electorate: 11,638   Valid: 3,970   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 1,986   Turnout: 34.4%  

Source:[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr West.
  2. ^ Cllr Corri Wilson was elected as MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock on 7 May 2015 and subsequently resigned her council seat on 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ Cllr Davies resigned from the Conservatives in May 2013 and became an independent.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 1 Troon". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 3 Ayr North". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 4 Ayr East". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 5 Ayr West". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ Lawrence, Edwin (30 August 2013). "Councillor who'll represent Ayrshire people while living in Wales refuses to quit". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 6 Kyle". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 7 Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Corri resigns as councillor". Ayr Advertiser. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Ward 4 Ayr East By-Election". South Ayrshire Council. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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