Stevenston was one of the 10 electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2017 following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, the ward elected three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.
| Stevenston | |
|---|---|
| North Ayrshire | |
 Boundary of Stevenston in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022. | |
| Electorate | 9,565 (2017) |
| Major settlements | Stevenston |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Cunninghame South |
| Scottish Parliament region | West Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | North Ayrshire and Arran |
| 2017–2022 | |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Replaced by | Saltcoats and Stevenston |
| Created from | Saltcoats and Stevenston |
The area was a Labour stronghold after the only election in 2017 returned two Labour and one Scottish National Party (SNP) councillors.
Boundaries
editThe ward was created following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections. This was the first review after the introduction of the single transferable vote electoral system in 2007. Stevenston was one of three new wards created in North Ayrshire as the total number of councillors was increased to more evenly balance electoral parity in the region. The ward centered around the town of Stevenston in the southwest of the council area. It was formed from the eastern half of the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward which was abolished as part of the review.[1]
In 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 which included provisions to improve the representation of island communities on councils. As a result, an intermediate review of the boundaries in North Ayrshire was carried out. The review coincided with the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 which allowed for the creation of five-member wards. This proposed the abolition of the Stevenston ward with the area it represented placed into a re-established five-member Saltcoats and Stevenston ward. The proposals for North Ayrshire were subsequently approved by the Scottish Parliament and the ward was abolished in 2022.[2][3]
Councillors
edit| Year | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Davina McTiernan (SNP) |
John Sweeney (Labour) |
Jimmy Miller (Labour/ Ind.) | |||
| 2022 | ||||||
Election results
edit2017 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SNP | Davina McTiernan | 21.5 | 782 | 790 | 808 | 826 | 1,373 | ||||
| Labour | John Sweeney | 19.1 | 697 | 707 | 748 | 818 | 844 | 924 | |||
| SNP | Chris Paton | 16.5 | 601 | 605 | 620 | 630 | |||||
| Labour | Jimmy Miller[note 1] | 15.9 | 579 | 592 | 604 | 636 | 654 | 736 | 744 | 961 | |
| Conservative | Tom McCammont | 15.7 | 573 | 587 | 603 | 631 | 639 | 657 | 658 | ||
| Independent | Alan Munro[note 2] | 4.7 | 172 | 192 | 230 | ||||||
| Independent | Gerard Pollock | 3.9 | 144 | 164 | |||||||
| Independent | David Higgins | 2.7 | 97 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 9,565 Valid: 3,645 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 912 Turnout: 39.5% | |||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Andy (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Grayston, Murray (15 February 2022). "North Ayrshire: Councillor Jimmy Miller runs solo after resignation from Labour". Irvine Times. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Stevenston" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Stevenston" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.