2017 North Ayrshire Council election

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2017 North Ayrshire Council election
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All 33 seats to North Ayrshire Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Marie Burns Joe Cullinane
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seat Irvine East Kilwinning
Last election 12 seats, 35.59% 11 seats, 31.42%
Seats before 12 11
Seats won 11 11
Seat change Decrease1 Steady
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Tom Marshall Jean Highgate
Party Conservative Independent
Leader's seat North Coast and Cumbraes Kilbirnie and Beith
Last election 1 seats, 9.33% 6 seats, 19.01%
Seats before 1 7
Seats won 7 4
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 3
Council Leader before election

Joe Cullinane
Labour

Council Leader after election

Joe Cullinane
Labour

The 2017 North Ayrshire Council election[1] took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. The election used the ten wards created as a result of the 2015–16 boundary review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected.

After the election, the Labour Party took control of the authority as a minority administration with outgoing council Leader Joe Cullinane being reappointed.[2]

Election result[]

North Ayrshire Local Election Result 2017
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 11 2 3 -1 33.33 35.22 16,644 -0.37
  Labour 11 2 2 0 33.33 26.07 12,320 -5.35
  Conservative 7 6 0 +6 21.21 23.49 11,099 +14.16
  Independent 4 2 4 -2 12.12 12.97 6,130 -6.04
  Green 0 - - - - 0.93 439 +0.93
  A Better Britain - Unionist Party 0 - - - - 0.50 238 +0.50
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - - - 0.35 165 -0.57
  UKIP 0 - - - - 0.22 106 -0.32
  Socialist Labour 0 - - - - 0.16 76 -0.92
  TUSC 0 - - - - 0.09 42 -0.03

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. There were three more seats in this election than the previous and, as a result, this may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results[]

Irvine West[]

  • 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012–2017: Con gain one seat from SNP
Irvine West - 4 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Ian Clarkson (incumbent) 27.72% 1,249            
Conservative Scott Gallacher 22.75% 1,025            
SNP Shaun MacAulay 20.29% 914            
SNP Maria Limonci 15.69% 707 722 725 736 769 790  
Labour Louise McPhater (incumbent) 9.72% 438 669 706 707 738 804 1,062
Green Andrew Craig 2.13% 96 106 117 117      
Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane 1.69% 76 113 120 121 139    
Electorate: 11,984   Valid: 4,505   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 902   Turnout: 4,626 (38.6%)

Irvine East[]

  • 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012–2017 Change: Con gain one seat; SNP lose one seat; Lab lose one seat; Ward returns one fewer member
Irvine East - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Marie Burns (incumbent) 33.48% 1,334          
Conservative Angela Stephen 26.73% 1,065          
Labour John Easdale (incumbent) 16.21% 646 664 676 716 846 1,403
Labour Irene Oldfather (incumbent) 13.45% 536 547 566 598 672  
SNP Hugh Wilson 6.37% 254 519 520 574    
Green Ross Collins 3.76% 150 170 177      
Electorate: 9,922   Valid: 3,985   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 997   Turnout: 4,068 (41.0%)

Kilwinning[]

  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012–2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Independent
Kilwinning - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Joe Cullinane (incumbent) 33.87% 1,949          
SNP Scott Davidson 25.48% 1,466          
Conservative John Glover 21.27% 1,224          
SNP Susan Johnson 7.99% 460 501 768 770 776 859
Labour Donald Reid (incumbent) 6.99% 402 1,011 1,019 1,041 1,073 1,152
Green Yvonne McLellan 3.35% 193 232 251 258 274  
UKIP Matthew John Grainger 1.04% 60 74 76 91    
Electorate: 13,420   Valid: 5,754   Spoilt: 151   Quota: 1,151   Turnout: 5,905 (44.0%)

Stevenston[]

  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012–2017 Change: Independent lose one seat; Ward returns one fewer member
Stevenston - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Davina McTiernan 21.45% 782 790 808 826 1,373      
Labour John Sweeney 19.12% 697 707 748 818 844 924    
SNP Chris Paton 16.49 601 605 620 630        
Labour Jimmy Miller 15.88% 579 592 604 636 654 736 744 961
Conservative Tom McCammont 15.72% 573 587 603 631 639 657 658  
Independent Alan Munro1 4.72% 172 192 230          
Independent Gerard Pollock 3.95% 144 164            
Independent David Higgins 2.66% 97              
Electorate: 9,565   Valid: 3,645   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 912   Turnout: 3778 (39.5%)

1 Sitting councillor for Saltcoats and Stevenston ward

Ardrossan and Arran[]

  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012–2017 Change: Con gain one seat; Independent lose one seat; Lab lose one seat; Ward returns one less member
Ardrossan and Arran - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Timothy Billings 27.64% 1,309          
SNP Ellen McMaster 19.68% 932 937.02 1,000.97 1,002.63 1,034.82 1,159.76
SNP Tony Gurney (incumbent) 19.64% 930 932.18 946.18 955.56 1,092.84 1,245.29
Labour Clare McGuire 13.91% 659 677.75 723.8 792.94 979.09  
Independent John Hunter (incumbent) 10.62% 503 517.4 534.44 627.54    
A Better Britain – Unionist Party Gordon Allison 5.03% 238 280.34 285.29      
Scottish Socialist Colin Turbett 3.48% 165 170.4        
Electorate: 9,622   Valid: 4,736   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,185   Turnout: 4,859 (50.5%)

Dalry and West Kilbride[]

  • 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
  • 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012–2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Independent
Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Joy Brahim† 23.79% 1,219 1,223 1,247 1,289    
Conservative Todd Ferguson 22.19% 1,137 1,137 1,177 1,247 1,247.16 1,314.22
Independent Robert Barr (incumbent) 19.32% 990 995 1,147 1,222 1,223.8 1,361.9
Independent Kay Hall 11.69% 599 600 619 780 782.3 867.55
Labour Paul Reid 8.43% 432 437 468 498 499.2  
Independent Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 8.16% 418 423 433      
Independent John Willis 0.53% 27          
Independent Sheena Woodside 5.88% 301 307        
Electorate: 10,027   Valid: 5,123   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,281   Turnout: 5,214 (52.0%)

Kilbirnie and Beith[]

  • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
  • 2012–2017 Change: No change
Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Anthea Dickson (incumbent) 22.33% 1,057 1,061 1,091 1,617  
Independent Donald L Reid 22.25% 1,053 1,074 1,182 1,203  
Labour John Bell (incumbent) 19.54% 925 1,031 1,062 1,096 1,235.24
Conservative Ted Nevill 14.90% 705 712 731 735 751.33
SNP Margaret Johnson 12.13% 574 576 610    
Independent James Smith 5.56% 263 267      
Labour James Robson 3.30% 156        
Electorate: 10,600   Valid: 4,733   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 1,184   Turnout: 4,855 (45.8%)

North Coast and Cumbraes[]

  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
  • 2012–2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Tom Marshall (incumbent) 37.04% 2,686          
SNP Alan Hill (incumbent) 19.39% 1,406 1,450.14 1,451.65      
Labour Alex Gallagher (incumbent) 16.00% 1,160 1,461.62        
SNP Grace McLean (incumbent) 14.82% 1,075 1,091.09 1,091.69 1,092.19 1,112.67  
Independent Ian Murdoch 11.05% 801 1,110.9 1,113.68 1,113.72 1,272.79 1,767.02
Independent Johnny McCloskey 1.71% 124 239.87 241.44 241.46    
Electorate: 13,596   Valid: 7,252   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,451   Turnout: 7,369 (54.2%)

Saltcoats[]

  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
  • New ward
Saltcoats - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Jim Montgomerie1 30.68% 1,279            
SNP Jean McClung 21.59% 900 914.02 914.02 935.25 1,508.23    
Conservative Brandon Clydesdale 15.83% 655 666.62 682.55 720.13 729.5 749.12  
SNP Roberta Bianchini 14.85% 619 625.09 627.09 637.55      
Independent Ronnie McNicol1 13.67% 570 599.52 612.63 677.61 696.98 860.64 1,175.22
Labour Valerie Reid 2.40% 100 240.04 249.2        
UKIP Caroline Santos 1.10% 46 48.2          
Electorate: 10,007   Valid: 4,169   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,043   Turnout: 4,303 (43.0%)

1 Sitting councillor for Saltcoats and Stevenston ward

Irvine South[]

  • 2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • New ward
Irvine South - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Christina Larsen 21.83% 733 743 752 771 789.68 1,437.54
Conservative Margaret George 21.45% 720 722 742 768 820.5 829.5
SNP Robin Sturgeon 20.29% 681 684 684 701 710.34  
Labour Robert Foster 20.14% 676 681 695 1,033    
Labour David O'Neill1 13.02% 437 443 453      
Independent Audrey Hynd-Gaw 2.03% 68 77        
TUSC Ian Kerr 1.25% 42          
Electorate: 8,847   Valid: 3,357   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 840   Turnout: 3,468 (39.2%)

1 Sitting councillor for Irvine West ward

Changes since 2017 election[]

  • †Dalry and West Kilbride SNP Cllr Joy Brahim resigned her seat on 14 May 2021 due to illness. A by-election was held on 12 August to fill the vacancy and was gained by the Conservative's Ronnie Stalker. [5]
  • ††Ardrossan and Arran SNP Cllr Ellen McMaster resigned from the SNP and joined the ALBA Party after its launch.[6]

By-elections since 2017[]

Dalry & West Kilbride - 1 seat[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Ronnie Stalker 53.47 2,016
SNP Robyn Graham 34.27 1,292
Labour Valerie Reid 8.1 305
Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood 1.5 58
Socialist Labour James McDaid 1.5 57
Independent John Willis 1.1 42
Electorate: 10,476   Valid: 3,770   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,886   Turnout: 3,801 (36.3%)

References[]

  1. ^ "North Ayrshire - Forthcoming Elections". North Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Labour to run North Ayrshire council as minority". BBC News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Scottish Council Elections: Notice of Poll" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Scottish Local Government Results". North Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "North Ayrshire Councillors".
  6. ^ "North Ayrshire Councillors".
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