2012 South Ayrshire Council election

South Ayrshire Council election

2012 South Ayrshire Council election | <- 2007 | 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) | 2017 ->

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All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council
16 seats needed for a majority
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Con

Leader  | Bill McIntosh  | Allan Dorans
Party  | Conservative | SNP
Leader's seat  | Troon  | Ayr West
Last election  | 12 seats, 37.2% | 8 seats, 25.3%
Seats before  | 12  | 8
Seats won  | 10  | 9
Seat change  |  2  |  1
Popular vote  | 12,050  | 11,203
Percentage  | 31.5%  | 29.3%
Swing  |  5.7%  |  4.0%

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| Third party  | Fourth party

Lab

Ind

Leader  | John McDowall  | Brian Connolly
Party  | Labour | Independent
Leader's seat  | Girvan and South Carrick  | Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton
Last election  | 9 seats, 28.4% | 1 seat, 8.3%
Seats before  | 9  | 1
Seats won  | 9  | 2
Seat change  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 9,563  | 5,166
Percentage  | 25.0%  | 13.5%
Swing  |  3.4%  |  5.2%

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The 8 multi-member wards

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| Council Leader before election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

| Council Leader after election

Bill McIntosh
(Conservative)
No overall control

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The 2012 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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.

The election saw the Conservatives remain as the largest party on the council despite losing two seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) gained one seat and were second on the popular vote as they tied with Labour as the second largest party. Labour retained their nine seats despite their vote share decreasing by 3.4% and after suffering three defections during the last term. The number of independent candidates elected doubled to two seats.

Following the election, the Conservatives formed a minority administration working in a partnership agreement with Labour and both independents. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration.

## Results

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2012 South Ayrshire Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 10  | 0  | 2  |  2  | 33.3  | 31.51  | 12,050  |  5.7
| SNP | 9  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 30.0  | 29.3  | 11,203  |  4.0
| Labour | 9  | 0  | 0  |  | 30.0  | 25.0  | 9,563  |  3.4
| Independent | 2  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 6.7  | 13.5  | 5,166  |  5.2
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 255  | New
Total | 30  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,237  |

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 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

### Summary by ward

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Results of the 2012 South Ayrshire Council election by ward  Ward  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | Total
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Conservative | SNP | Labour | Independents | Others
Troon  | 39.6  | 2  | 26.9  | 1  | 21.0  | 1  | 12.4  | 0  |  | 4
Prestwick  | 38.9  | 2  | 32.9  | 1  | 25.9  | 1  |  | 2.3  | 0  | 4
Ayr North  | 15.9  | 1  | 38.2  | 1  | 45.9  | 2  |  |  | 4
Ayr East  | 33.0  | 1  | 31.4  | 2  | 23.4  | 1  | 12.2  | 0  |  | 4
Ayr West  | 48.2  | 2  | 25.0  | 1  | 15.3  | 1  | 9.3  | 0  | 2.2  | 0  | 4
Kyle  | 23.5  | 1  | 28.7  | 1  | 32.8  | 1  | 15.1  | 0  |  | 3
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton  | 21.3  | 1  | 30.3  | 1  | 22.9  | 1  | 25.6  | 1  |  | 4
Girvan and South Carrick  | 15.8  | 0  | 19.7  | 1  | 17.0  | 1  | 47.4  | 1  |  | 3
Total  | 31.5  | 10  | 29.3  | 9  | 25.0  | 9  | 13.5  | 2  | 0.7  | 0  | 30

## Ward results

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### Troon

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Troon - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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%

Source:[1][2]

### Prestwick

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Prestwick - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Helen Moonie (incumbent)  | 25.9  | 1,458 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Ian Cochrane | 24.9  | 1,399 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter (incumbent)  | 23.1  | 1,296 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Margaret Toner (incumbent)  | 15.9  | 892  | 933  | 941  | 1,089  | 1,154
| SNP | John Wallace  | 8.0  | 448  | 513  | 754  | 760  | 806
| Liberal Democrats | Allan MacBain  | 2.3  | 128  | 185  | 193  | 199  |
Electorate: 12,238  Valid: 5,621  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 45.9%

Source:[1][3]

### Ayr North

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Labour (2), the SNP (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Campbell was elected as a Labour candidate but subsequently resigned from the party and later joined the SNP.

Ayr North - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Ian Cavana (incumbent)  | 34.0  | 1,481 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Douglas Campbell (incumbent)  | 31.2  | 1,361 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | John Hampton (incumbent)  | 15.9  | 692  | 715  | 744  | 762  | 975
| Labour | Rita Miller | 11.9  | 519  | 1,003 |  |  |
| SNP | Tom Slider (incumbent)  | 7.0  | 305  | 332  | 724  | 751  |
Electorate: 12,643  Valid: 4,358  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 872  Turnout: 34.5%

Source:[1][4]

### Ayr East

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Labour and the SNP retained the seats they had won at the previous elections while the Conservatives retained one seat and lost one seat to the SNP.

Ayr East - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Ian Douglas (incumbent)  | 24.2  | 1,238 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Brian McGinley | 23.4  | 1,199 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick (incumbent)  | 22.2  | 1,135 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Patricia McKeand  | 10.8  | 554  | 557  | 571  | 665  | 691  | 758  |
| SNP | Corri Wilson[note 2] | 7.2  | 371  | 552  | 583  | 586  | 664  | 788  | 902
| Independent | Andrew Bryden  | 6.5  | 331  | 337  | 364  | 367  | 495  |  |
| Independent | Eddie Bulik (incumbent)  | 5.7  | 291  | 298  | 323  | 326  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,669  Valid: 5,119  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,024  Turnout: 43.9%

Source:[1][5]

### Ayr West

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The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Ayr West - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Bill Grant (incumbent)  | 33.8  | 1,992 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Kirsty Darwent | 15.3  | 901  | 929  | 939  | 976  | 1,007  | 1,049  | 1,267
| Conservative | Robin Reid (incumbent)  | 14.4  | 846  | 1,456 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Allan Dorans | 14.2  | 836  | 858  | 867  | 874  | 1,410 |  |
| SNP | Roddy MacDonald  | 10.8  | 638  | 660  | 673  | 688  |  |  |
| Independent | Brian McKinlay  | 9.3  | 549  | 607  | 671  | 734  | 781  | 846  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Prigg  | 2.2  | 127  | 143  | 177  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,401  Valid: 5,889  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 1,178  Turnout: 47.5%

Source:[1][6]

### Kyle

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

Kyle - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent)  | 32.7  | 1,207 |
| SNP | John Allan (incumbent)  | 28.7  | 1,057 |
| Conservative | Hywel Davies (incumbent)[note 3] | 23.5  | 865  | 923
| Independent | Arthur Spurling  | 15.1  | 556  | 647
Electorate: 8,918  Valid: 3,685  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 922  Turnout: 41.3%

Source:[1][8]

### Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton

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Labour, the SNP, the Conservatives and independent councillor Brian Connolly retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent | Brian Connolly (incumbent)  | 25.5  | 1,100 |
| Labour | Sandra Goldie (incumbent)  | 22.9  | 986 |
| Conservative | Ann Galbraith (incumbent)  | 21.3  | 916 |
| SNP | William James Grant | 18.8  | 810  | 894
| SNP | Mairi Low (incumbent)  | 11.4  | 493  | 527
Electorate: 8,918  Valid: 4,305  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 862  Turnout: 38.8%

Source:[1][9]

### Girvan and South Carrick

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The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Alec Clark gained a seat from the Conservatives.

Girvan and South Carrick - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent | Alec Clark | 47.4  | 1,609 |  |
| SNP | Alec Oattes (incumbent)  | 19.7  | 670  | 822  | 985
| Labour | John McDowall (incumbent)  | 17.0  | 579  | 766  | 956
| Conservative | Iain Fitzsimmons (incumbent)  | 15.8  | 538  | 741  |
Electorate: 7,920  Valid: 3,396  Spoilt: 31  Quota: 850  Turnout: 42.9%

Source:[1][10]

## By-election

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Ayr East SNP councillor Corri Wilson was elected as MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 23 June 2015[11] and a by-election was held on 17 September 2015. The seat was held by the SNP's John Wallace.

Ayr East by-election (17 September 2015) - 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Conservative | Dan McCroskrie  | 38.5  | 1,527  | 1,534  | 1,589  | 1,740  |
| SNP | John Wallace | 38.0  | 1,507  | 1,540  | 1,600  | 1,775  | ???
| Labour | Susan Wilson  | 16.2  | 642  | 654  | 708  |  |
| Independent | Andrew Bryden  | 5.5  | 218  | 227  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Boyd Murdoch  | 1.9  | 76  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,638  Valid: 3,970  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 1,986  Turnout: 34.4%

Source:[12]

## Notes

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1. ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr West.
2. ^ Cllr Corri Wilson was elected as MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock on 7 May 2015 and subsequently resigned her council seat on 23 June 2015.
3. ^ Cllr Davies resigned from the Conservatives in May 2013 and became an independent.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
4. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 3 Ayr North". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
5. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 4 Ayr East". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
6. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 5 Ayr West". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
7. ^ Lawrence, Edwin (30 August 2013). "Councillor who'll represent Ayrshire people while living in Wales refuses to quit". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
8. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 6 Kyle". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
9. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 7 Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
10. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
11. ^ "Corri resigns as councillor". Ayr Advertiser. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
12. ^ "Ward 4 Ayr East By-Election". South Ayrshire Council. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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