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2017 East Ayrshire Council election

Elections to East Ayrshire Council took place on 4 May 2017 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.

2017 East Ayrshire Council election
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All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered94,375
Turnout44.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Douglas Reid Maureen McKay Tom Cook
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Last election 15 seats, 39.5% 14 seats, 41.4% 2 seats, 12.8%
Seats before 15 14 2
Seats won 14 9 6
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 5 Increase 4
Popular vote 16,023 10,456 10,066
Percentage 38.5% 25.2% 24.2%
Swing Decrease 1.0% Decrease 16.2% Increase 12.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Sally Cogley N/A
Party Rubbish Independent
Leader's seat Irvine Valley N/A
Last election N/A 1 seat, 7.6%
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 784 3,347
Percentage 1.9% 8.9%
Swing New Increase 1.3%
The 9 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Douglas Reid
(SNP)
No overall control

Council Leader after election

Douglas Reid
(SNP)
No overall control

For the second consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with 14 seats but remained shy of an overall majority. Labour lost further ground but were again returned as the second-largest party with nine seats. The Conservatives made several gains to return six councillors while The Rubbish Party – standing in their first election – won their first seat. Two independent candidates were also elected.

The SNP took over control of the council as a minority administration having previously run the council in coalition with the Conservatives following the previous election in 2012.

Election result

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2017 East Ayrshire local election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 14 1 2   1 43.8 38.5 16,023   1.0
  Labour 9 0 5   5 28.1 25.2 10,456   16.2
  Conservative 6 5 1   4 18.8 24.21 10,066   13.0
  Independent 2 1 0   1 6.3 9.0 3,347   1.3
  Rubbish 1 1 0   1 3.1 1.9 784 New
  Scottish Green 0 0 0   0.0 1.6 674 New
  Scottish Libertarian 0 0 0   0.0 0.5 217 New
Total 32 41,567

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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.[2][3]

Seats changing hands

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Seat 2012 2017
Party Member Party Member
Annick SNP Eoghann MacColl SNP Gordon Jenkins
Ward increased from 3 to 4 Conservative John McFadzean
Kilmarnock North SNP Elaine Cowan Conservative Ian Grant
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford Labour Gordon Cree Labour Barry Douglas
Labour Drew McIntyre Conservative Jon Herd
Kilmarnock South SNP Hugh Ross SNP Claire Maitland
Irvine Valey Conservative John McFadzean The Rubbish Party Sally Cogley
SNP Bobby McDill Ward decreased from 4 to 3
Ballochmyle SNP Stephanie Primrose SNP Claire Leitch
Labour David Shaw Conservative Alyson Simmons
Cumnock and New Cumnock Labour William Menzies SNP Jim McMahon
Labour Eric Ross Conservative Walter Young
SNP Kathy Morrice SNP Jacqui Todd
Doon Valley Labour Moira Pirie Independent Drew Filson

Ward summary

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Results of the 2017 East Ayrshire Council election by ward
Ward % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
SNP Labour Conservative Rubbish Green Libertarian Independents
Annick 32.32 1 13.51 1 36.77 1 4.42 0 0.11 0 12.83 1 4
Kilmarnock North 49.79 1 23.13 1 25.96 1 1.09 0 3
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse 40.59 2 23.49 1 31.27 1 3.84 0 1.09 0 4
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford 45.14 2 26.35 1 21.6 1 0.78 0 6.1 0 4
Kilmarnock South 54.65 2 32.89 1 11.71 0 0.73 0 3
Irvine Valley 36.29 1 16.75 1 19.88 0 16.94 1 0.3 0 9.8 0 3
Ballochmyle 30.96 2 28.87 1 20.1 1 0.32 0 13.22 0 4
Cumnock and New Cumnock 30.74 2 35.27 1 22.21 1 2.84 0 0.6 0 8.31 0 4
Doon Valley 25.16 1 34.06 1 18.33 0 1.39 0 0.1 0 20.92 1 3
Total 38.54 14 25.15 9 18.75 6 1.88 1 1.62 0 0.52 0 8.95 2 32

Ward results

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Annick

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Following the Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, Annick was increased from a three-member ward to a four-member ward.[4] The SNP, Labour and independent candidate Ellen Freel retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives won the extra seat.

Annick - 4 members
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative John McFadzean[note 1] 36.8 2,277          
SNP Gordon Jenkins 17.4 1,076 1,097 1,098 1,098 1,161 1,993
SNP Eòghann MacColl (incumbent) 14.9 925 947 948 949 1,005  
Labour John McGhee (incumbent) 13.5 837 1,078 1,088 1,100 1,154 1,207
Independent Ellen Freel (incumbent) 12.5 775 1,013 1,021 1,056 1,162 1,224
Scottish Green Jen Broadhurst 4.4 274 326 328 334    
Independent Gordon Walker 0.3 20 61 66      
Scottish Libertarian Amrik Singh 0.1 7 22        
Electorate: 11,761   Valid: 6,191   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,239   Turnout: 53.2%  

Source: [5]

Kilmarnock North

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Labour retained their only seat while the SNP retained one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from the SNP.

Kilmarnock North - 3 members
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Helen Coffey (incumbent) 36.9 1,381        
Conservative Ian Grant 26.0 971        
Labour Maureen McKay (incumbent) 23.1 865 885 900 924 1,300
SNP Elaine Cowan (incumbent) 12.9 481 884 886 893  
Scottish Libertarian Lisa Murray 1.1 41 44 47    
Electorate: 9,109   Valid: 3,739   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 935   Turnout: 41.5%  

Source: [6]

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse

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

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse - 4 members
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Tom Cook (incumbent) 31.3 1,789
Labour Lillian Jones (incumbent) 23.5 1,344
SNP Iain Linton (incumbent) 20.5 1,171
SNP Douglas Reid (incumbent) 20.1 1,152
Scottish Green Elizabeth Brown 3.8 220
Scottish Libertarian Stef Johnstone 0.8 45
Electorate: 12,631   Valid: 5,721   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,145   Turnout: 46%  

Source: [7]

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford

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The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford - 4 members
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Fiona Campbell (incumbent) 28.8 1,459            
Conservative Jon Herd 21.6 1,094            
Labour Barry Douglas 16.9 856 867 906 923 933 1,007 1,513
SNP John Campbell (incumbent) 16.3 827 1,232          
Labour Dave Meechan 9.5 479 485 500 510 517 609  
Independent Raymond Pattison 6.1 309 313 347 363 383    
Scottish Libertarian Stephen McNamara 0.8 40 41 54 60      
Electorate: 12,244   Valid: 5,064   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 42.4%  

Source: [8]

Kilmarnock South

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

Kilmarnock South - 3 members
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Jim Todd (incumbent) 36.5 1,190  
Labour John Knapp (incumbent) 32.9 1,073  
SNP Clare Maitland 18.2 593 914
Conservative Billy McClure 11.7 382 387
Scottish Libertarian Caitlin O'Brien 0.7 24 29
Electorate: 8,028   Valid: 3,262   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 816   Turnout: 41.4%  

Source: [9]

Irvine Valley

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Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, Irvine Valley was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward.[4] The SNP retained one of the two seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained their only seat. The Conservatives lost their only seat and the Rubbish Party won a council seat for the first time.

Irvine Valley - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Elena Whitham (incumbent) 24.4 1,128 1,131 1,132 1,179      
Conservative Susan McFadzean 19.9 920 921 922 964 964 989  
Rubbish Sally Cogley 16.9 784 788 792 888 889 1,036 1,403
Labour George Mair (incumbent) 16.8 775 778 780 879 880 991 1,233
SNP Margaret Young 11.9 551 551 551 587 605    
Independent Ian King 9.5 438 438 444        
Independent David Gartland 0.3 16 16          
Scottish Libertarian Stevie Brannagan 0.3 14            
Electorate: 9,677   Valid: 4,626   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,157   Turnout: 48.5%  

Source: [10]

Ballochmyle

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The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.

Ballochmyle - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Claire Leitch 20.7 971            
Conservative Alyson Simmons 20.1 944            
Labour Neil McGhee (incumbent) 18.6 873 875 875 880 1,233    
SNP Jim Roberts (incumbent) 16.8 788 813 813 816 854 895 1,107
Independent David Shaw (incumbent) 13.2 621 621 622 627 671 734  
Labour Neil Murray 10.3 483 483 484 485      
Scottish Libertarian Sheraz Shafiq 0.3 15 15 15        
Electorate: 11,270   Valid: 4,695   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 940   Turnout: 42.9%  

Source: [11]

Cumnock and New Cumnock

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Labour retained one of the three seats they won at the previous election while the SNP retained their only seat and both the SNP and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.

Cumnock and New Cumnock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Billy Crawford (incumbent) 28.7 1,279            
Conservative Walter Young 22.2 991            
SNP Jacqui Todd 16.4 731 740 743 745 773 831 898
SNP Jim McMahon 14.4 641 656 659 660 684 743 812
Independent Jessie Owens 8.3 371 390 411 418 461    
Labour Carol Ann Mochan 6.6 295 577 599 605 626 736  
Scottish Green Peter Black 2.8 127 136 143 149      
Scottish Libertarian Gordon Bircham 0.6 27 28 32        
Electorate: 10,735   Valid: 4,462   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 893   Turnout: 42.8%  

Source: [12]

Doon Valley

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The SNP retained their only seat while Labour retained one of their two seats and independent candidate Drew Filson gained a seat from Labour.

Doon Valley - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Elaine Dinwoodie (incumbent) 21.0 801 801 807 828 848 1,182      
Conservative Alison Harper 18.3 698 699 701 718 721 737 756 757  
Independent Drew Filson 15.5 590 590 596 685 693 777 838 844 1,066
SNP John Bell (incumbent) 15.3 583 583 592 602 935 950 972    
Labour Elaine Stewart 13.0 496 496 502 522 526        
SNP Anne Fairlie 9.9 375 375 390 399          
Independent John Young 5.4 207 208 213            
Scottish Green Craig Murray 1.4 53 54              
Scottish Libertarian Mark Mitchell 0.1 4                
Electorate: 8,920   Valid: 3,807   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 952   Turnout: 43.5%  

Source: [13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Irvine Valley.

References

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  1. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - East Ayrshire". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ Faulds, Allan. "The Local STV Voting System Explained". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Single Transferable Vote". Electoral Reform Society. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 1 - Annick" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 3 - Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 4 - Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 5 - Kilmarnock South" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 6 - Irvine Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 7 - Ballochmyle" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 8 - Cumnock and New Cumnock" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 8 - Doon Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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