Troon is one of the eight electoral wards of South Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,377 people.
| Troon | |
|---|---|
| South Ayrshire | |
 Boundary of Troon in South Ayrshire from 2017. | |
| Population | 14,377 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 13,025 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Troon |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Ayr |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 4 |
| Councillor | Craig MacKay (SNP) |
| Councillor | Philip Saxton (Labour) |
| Councillor | Bob Pollock (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Kenneth Bell (Conservative) |
| Created from | Dundonald and Loans Troon East Troon North Troon South Troon West |
The area is a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats at every election.
Boundaries
editThe ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Troon was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.
It contained all of the former Troon East, Troon North, Troon South and Troon West wards as well as the western part of the former Dundonald and Loans ward. The ward includes the northwesternmost part of the council area up to its border with North Ayrshire and includes the town of Troon as well as Barassie and the uninhabited Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde.[2] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.[3]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Peter Convery (Conservative) |
Nan McFarlane (SNP) |
Philip Saxton (Labour) |
Bill McIntosh (Conservative) | ||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Craig Mackay (SNP) |
Bob Pollock (Conservative) | ||||||
| 2022 | Kenneth Bell (Conservative) | |||||||
Election results
edit2022 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SNP | Craig MacKay (incumbent) | 23.0 | 1,607 | ||||||||
| Labour | Philip Saxton (incumbent) | 19.2 | 1,342 | 1,352 | 1,405 | ||||||
| Conservative | Bob Pollock (incumbent) | 16.2 | 1,131 | 1,134 | 1,146 | 1,147 | 1,209 | 1,463 | |||
| Conservative | Kenneth Bell | 14.5 | 1,015 | 1,016 | 1,029 | 1,029 | 1,074 | 1,275 | 1,335 | 1,497 | |
| SNP | Annie McIndoe | 12.8 | 898 | 1,080 | 1,120 | 1,122 | 1,184 | 1,192 | 1,193 | ||
| Conservative | Rose Hall | 6.5 | 459 | 459 | 466 | 466 | 496 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Godden | 4.7 | 329 | 333 | 373 | 376 | |||||
| Independent | Linda Lunan | 2.8 | 198 | 200 | |||||||
| Electorate: 13,025 Valid: 6,979 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,396 Turnout: 54.6% | |||||||||||
2017 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Peter Convery (incumbent) | 35.2 | 2,446 | |||||
| Conservative | Bob Pollock | 16.3 | 1,135 | 2,017 | ||||
| SNP | Craig Mackay | 16.2 | 1,125 | 1,146 | 1,157 | 1,216 | 2,201 | |
| SNP | Annie McIndoe | 14.5 | 1,005 | 1,016 | 1,025 | 1,117 | ||
| Labour | Philip Saxton (incumbent) | 13.7 | 951 | 1,011 | 1,194 | 1,304 | 1,385 | |
| Scottish Green | Boyd Murdoch | 4.2 | 290 | 310 | 371 | |||
| Electorate: 12,132 Valid: 6,952 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,391 Turnout: 57.2% | ||||||||
2012 election
edit| 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% | ||||||||
2007 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Conservative | Peter Convery | 27.5 | 2,029 | ||
| SNP | Nan McFarlane | 23.9 | 1,765 | ||
| Labour | Philip Saxton | 20.3 | 1,499 | ||
| Conservative | Bill McIntosh | 14.3 | 1,061 | 1,489 | |
| Independent | Pat Brown | 13.9 | 1,029 | 1,084 | |
| Valid: 7,383 Quota: 1,477 | |||||
Source: [10]
Notes
edit- ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr West.
References
edit- ^ "Troon". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.