2012_East_Ayrshire_Council_election
Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election is the second using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Quick Facts All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council 17 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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| Registered | 92,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 40.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| SNP | 15 | 1 | 0 |  1 |
46.9 | 39.5 | 14,518 | 0.3 | |
| Labour | 14 | 1 | 1 |  |
43.8 | 41.4 | 15,190 | 0.3 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 1 |  1 |
6.3 | 11.3 | 4,134 | 1.5 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
3.1 | 7.6 | 2,806 | 2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.2 | 68 | New | |
| Total | 32 | 36,716 | |||||||
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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.[1][2]
Seats changing hands
More information Seat, Party ...
| Seat | 2007 | 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Member | Party | Member | |||
| Annick | Conservative | Rose-Ann Cunninghame | Independent | Ellen Freel | ||
| Ballochmyle | Labour | Jimmy Kelly | SNP | Stephanie Primrose | ||
| Doon Valley | Independent | Jim Sutherland | Labour | Elaine Dinwoodie | ||
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More information Ward, % ...
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Independent | |||||||
| Annick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Kilmarnock North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Kilmarnock East and Hurlford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Kilmarnock South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Irvine Valley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Ballochmyle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Cumnock and New Cumnock | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Doon Valley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||
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Annick
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ellen Freel gained a seat from the Conservatives
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Labour | John McGhee (incumbent) | 24.4 | 1,021 | 1,032 | 1,060 | ||||
| SNP | Eòghann MacColl | 22.7 | 947 | 957 | 1,327 | ||||
| Conservative | Rose-Ann Cunninghame (incumbent) | 20.9 | 873 | 886 | 907 | 941 | 943 | ||
| Independent | Ellen Freel | 19.4 | 810 | 827 | 858 | 960 | 965 | 1,394 | |
| SNP | John MacKay (incumbent) | 11.0 | 461 | 465 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Foster | 1.6 | 68 | ||||||
| Electorate: 9,497 Valid: 4,180 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 1,046 Turnout: 44.0% | |||||||||
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Kilmarnock North
The SNP (2) and Labour retained the seats they won at the previous election.
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Helen Coffey (incumbent) | 44.7 | 1,475 | |||
| Labour | Maureen McKay (incumbent) | 35.7 | 1,176 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Grant | 11.6 | 383 | 417 | 476 | |
| SNP | Andrew Hershaw[note 1] | 8.0 | 263 | 817 | 921 | |
| Electorate: 9,324 Valid: 3,297 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 825 Turnout: 35.4% | ||||||
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Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
The SNP (2), Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Iain Linton (incumbent) | 24.3 | 1,210 | ||||||
| SNP | Douglas Reid (incumbent) | 20.7 | 1,032 | ||||||
| Labour | Lillian Jones | 20.6 | 1,025 | ||||||
| Conservative | Tom Cook (incumbent) | 16.6 | 828 | 864 | 869 | 870 | 980 | 1,171 | |
| Labour | Dave Meechan | 10.4 | 516 | 554 | 559 | 582 | 709 | ||
| Independent | Andi McCann | 7.5 | 375 | 417 | 423 | 424 | |||
| Electorate: 12,199 Valid: 4,986 Spoilt: 136 Quota: 998 Turnout: 40.9% | |||||||||
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Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| 1 | ||||
| SNP | John Campbell (incumbent) | 25.4 | 1,126 | |
| Labour | Gordon Cree (incumbent) | 23.8 | 1,054 | |
| Labour | Drew McIntyre (incumbent) | 22.2 | 984 | |
| SNP | James Buchanan (incumbent)[note 2] | 21.3 | 944 | |
| Conservative | Rob Murray | 7.4 | 326 | |
| Electorate: 11,311 Valid: 4,434 Spoilt: 142 Quota: 887 Turnout: 39.2% | ||||
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Kilmarnock South
The SNP (2) and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Labour | John Knapp (incumbent) | 37.6 | 1,250 | ||||
| SNP | Jim Todd (incumbent) | 23.8 | 791 | 814 | 822 | 949 | |
| SNP | Hugh Ross (incumbent) | 22.1 | 735 | 759 | 789 | 924 | |
| Labour | Ronnie Scott | 12.5 | 417 | 743 | 785 | ||
| Conservative | Alyson Holden | 4.1 | 135 | 138 | |||
| Electorate: 8,288 Valid: 3,328 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 833 Turnout: 40.2% | |||||||
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Irvine Valley
The SNP (2), Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | George Mair | 29.7 | 1,423 | |||||
| SNP | Alan Brown (incumbent)[note 3] | 26.1 | 1,252 | |||||
| Conservative | John McFadzean | 17.9 | 857 | 896 | 940 | 942 | 1,188 | |
| SNP | Bobby McDill (incumbent) | 17.7 | 847 | 961 | ||||
| Independent | May Anderson | 7.1 | 339 | 451 | 541 | 547 | ||
| Electorate: 11,401 Valid: 4,718 Spoilt: 72 Quota: 944 Turnout: 41.4% | ||||||||
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Ballochmyle
Labour retained two of the three seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP held their only seat and gained one seat from Labour.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Jim Roberts (incumbent) | 25.4 | 1,109 | ||||||
| Labour | Neil McGhee (incumbent) | 23.3 | 1,018 | ||||||
| Labour | David Shaw (incumbent) | 18.5 | 810 | 827 | 857 | ||||
| Labour | Neil Murray | 11.3 | 496 | 510 | 622 | 628 | 704 | ||
| SNP | Stephanie Primrose | 10.6 | 462 | 665 | 670 | 671 | 735 | 869 | |
| Conservative | Nick Martin | 8.0 | 348 | 352 | 353 | 354 | |||
| Electorate: 10,995 Valid: 4,243 Spoilt: 131 Quota: 849 Turnout: 38.6% | |||||||||
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Cumnock and New Cumnock
Labour (3) and the SNP retained the seats that they had won at the previous election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Labour | Eric Ross (incumbent) | 23.8 | 987 | ||||||||
| SNP | Kathy Morrice (incumbent) | 21.6 | 894 | ||||||||
| Labour | Barney Menzies (incumbent) | 19.5 | 809 | 892 | |||||||
| Labour | Billy Crawford (incumbent) | 14.8 | 612 | 672 | 677 | 741 | 744 | 763 | 800 | 945 | |
| Independent | Ian Allan | 7.4 | 308 | 310 | 311 | 314 | 352 | 409 | 475 | ||
| Conservative | James Boswell | 5.0 | 206 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 215 | ||||
| SNP | Craig Murray | 4.3 | 180 | 185 | 253 | 255 | 258 | 286 | |||
| Independent | David Fraser | 1.4 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 64 | |||||
| Electorate: 10,947 Valid: 4,055 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 812 Turnout: 37.0% | |||||||||||
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Doon Valley
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour gained one seat from independent councillor Jim Sutherland. In 2007, independent candidate Drew Filson was elected as an SNP councillor but subsequently left the party. A by-election held following the death of Cllr Sutherland in 2009 was won by Labour.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Labour | Elaine Dinwoodie (incumbent) | 33.1 | 1,171 | ||||||
| SNP | John Bell | 22.3 | 790 | 812 | 832 | 950 | |||
| Independent | Ian Borthwick | 13.8 | 488 | 501 | 540 | 680 | 708 | ||
| Independent | Drew Filson (incumbent) | 12.1 | 427 | 465 | 491 | ||||
| Labour | Moira Pirie (incumbent) | 11.9 | 421 | 590 | 613 | 719 | 734 | 984 | |
| Conservative | Irene Grant | 5.0 | 178 | 181 | |||||
| Electorate: 8,855 Valid: 3,475 Spoilt: 61 Quota: 869 Turnout: 39.2% | |||||||||
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Kilmarnock North
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Elaine Cowan | 44.2 | 1,334 | 1,358 | 1,473 | 2,042 | |
| Labour | Scott Thomson | 37.4 | 1,130 | 1,147 | 1,320 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Grant | 16.3 | 493 | 501 | |||
| Scottish Green | Robin Tatler | 2.0 | 61 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,657 Valid: 3,018 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,510 Turnout: 35.6% | |||||||
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Source: [24]
Irvine Valley
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| 1 | 2 | ||||
| SNP | Elena Whitham | 49.8 | 1,797 | 1,832 | |
| Conservative | Susan McFadzean | 24.5 | 865 | 884 | |
| Labour | Alex Walsh | 23.8 | 860 | 884 | |
| Scottish Green | Jen Broadhurst | 2.4 | 88 | ||
| Electorate: 11,570 Valid: 3,610 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,805 Turnout: 31.2% | |||||
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Source: [25]
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Fiona Campbell | 48.7 | 1,461 | 1,471 | 1,531 | |
| Labour | Dave Meechem | 29.4 | 881 | 893 | 1,122 | |
| Conservative | Jon Herd | 20.1 | 602 | 608 | ||
| Libertarian | Stephen McNamara | 1.8 | 53 | |||
| Electorate: 11,266 Valid: 2,997 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,449 Turnout: 26.6% | ||||||
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- Irvine Valley councillor Alan Brown was elected as MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun on 7 May 2015.[15] He resigned his council seat on 17 July 2015 and a by-election was held on 1 October 2015.
- Faulds, Allan (25 September 2021). "The Local STV Voting System Explained". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Single Transferable Vote". Electoral Reform Society. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Annick" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 1 Annick" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 4 Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 4 Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Kilmarnock South" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 5 Kilmarnock South" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Irvine Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 6 Irvine Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 7 Ballochmyle" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 7 Ballochmyle" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Cumnock and New Cumnock" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 8 Cumnock and New Cumnock" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 9 Doon Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Ward 9 Doon Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Report Ward 6 – Irvine Valley" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Detailed Results Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Transfers Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.