2017 South Ayrshire Council election

South Ayrshire Council election

2017 South Ayrshire Council election | ← 2012 | 4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) | 2022 →

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All 28 seats to South Ayrshire Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 89,490
Turnout| 52.1%
|   | First party  | Second party

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Con

Leader  | Martin Dowey  | Allan Dorans
Party  | Conservative | SNP
Leader's seat  | Ayr West  | Ayr West
(defeated)
Last election  | 10 seats, 31.5% | 9 seats, 29.3%
Seats before  | 10  | 9
Seats won  | 12  | 9
Seat change  |  2  |
Popular vote  | 19,851  | 13,808
Percentage  | 43.4%  | 30.2%
Swing  |  11.9%  |  0.9%

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| Third party  | Fourth party

Lab

Ind

Leader  | Brian McGinley  | Brian Connolly
Party  | Labour | Independent
Leader's seat  | Ayr East  | Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
Last election  | 9 seats, 25.0% | 2 seat, 13.5%
Seats before  | 9  | 2
Seats won  | 5  | 2
Seat change  |  4  |
Popular vote  | 6,954  | 4,879
Percentage  | 15.2%  | 10.7%
Swing  |  9.8%  |  2.8%

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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

Douglas Campbell
(SNP)
No overall control

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The 2017 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 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 Conservatives retained their position as the largest party returning 12 councillors - two more than in the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) maintained their total of nine councillors to remain as the second party while Labour lost four seats. The number of independents returned remained at two.

Following the election, a coalition administration was formed between the SNP, Labour and Independent councillors, even though the Conservatives remained the largest party on the council.[1]

## Background

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Main article: 2012 South Ayrshire Council election

The total number of seats on South Ayrshire Council was reduced as part of a Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland from 30 to 28, with the total number of council wards remaining at 8. Both the Ayr East and Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton wards saw the number of seats reduced from four to three.[2]

## Results

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2017 South Ayrshire Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 12  | 2  | 0  |  2  | 42.9  | 43.4  | 19,851  |  11.9
| SNP | 9  | 1  | 1  |  | 32.1  | 30.2  | 13,808  |  0.9
| Labour | 5  | 0  | 4  |  4  | 17.9  | 15.2  | 6,954  |  9.8
| Independent | 2  | 0  | 0  |  | 7.1  | 10.7  | 4,879  |  2.8
| Scottish Green | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.6  | 290  | New
Total | 28  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,782  |

Source: [3]

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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

### Ward summary

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Results of the 2017 South Ayrshire Council election by ward  Ward  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | %  | Cllrs  | Total
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Conservative | SNP | Lab | Ind | Green
Troon | 51.5  | 2  | 30.61  | 1  | 13.71  | 1  |  | 4.2  | 0  | 4
Prestwick | 46.2  | 2  | 31.3  | 1  | 13.3  | 1  | 9.1  | 0  |  | 4
Ayr North | 25.6  | 1  | 43.7  | 2  | 24.7  | 1  | 6.1  | 0  |  | 4
Ayr East | 40.5  | 1  | 36.5  | 1  | 17.3  | 1  | 5.6  | 0  |  | 3
Ayr West | 59.2  | 3  | 23.4  | 1  | 11.1  | 0  | 6.2  | 0  |  | 4
Kyle | 43.8  | 1  | 31.0  | 1  | 25.3  | 1  |  |  | 3
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton | 36.4  | 1  | 27.7  | 1  | 9.4  | 0  | 26.5  | 1  |  | 3
Girvan and South Carrick | 26.7  | 1  | 19.3  | 1  | 9.4  | 0  | 44.5  | 1  |  | 3
Total  | 43.4  | 12  | 30.2  | 9  | 15.2  | 5  | 10.7  | 2  | 0.6  | 0  | 28

## Ward results

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### Troon

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The Conservatives (2), the SNP (1) and Labour (1) retained the seats they 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)  | 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%

Source: [4][5]

### Prestwick

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

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter (incumbent)  | 29.9  | 2,008 |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Ian Cochrane (incumbent)  | 22.3  | 1,498 |   |   |   |   |
| Conservative | Margaret Toner (incumbent)  | 16.3  | 1,098  | 1,641 |   |   |   |
| Labour | Helen Moonie (incumbent)  | 13.3  | 895  | 932  | 990  | 1,000  | 1,255  | 1,615
| SNP | John Wallace[note 1] | 9.1  | 612  | 618  | 625  | 749  | 897  |
| Independent | Alasdair John Malcolm  | 9.1  | 611  | 649  | 719  | 726  |   |
Electorate: 12,085   Valid: 6,722   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 1,345   Turnout: 55.1%

Source: [6][7]

### Ayr North

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Labour retained one of the two seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election and the SNP gained one seat from Labour.

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

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1 | 2 | 3
| Conservative | Ian Davis | 25.6  | 1,258 |   |
| SNP | Laura Brennan-Whitefield | 25.5  | 1,256 |   |
| Labour | Ian Cavana (incumbent)  | 19.5  | 958  | 1,015 |
| SNP | Douglas Campbell (incumbent)  | 18.1  | 892  | 902  | 1,138
| Independent | Jamie McGeechan  | 6.1  | 300  | 363  | 375
| Labour | Brenda Knox  | 5.2  | 256  | 286  | 291
Electorate: 13,106   Valid: 4,920   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 985   Turnout: 39.6%

Source: [8][9]

### Ayr East

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Due to boundary changes, Ayr East lost one seat. As a result, each of the parties that won seats at the previous election (the SNP, the Conservatives and Labour) all held one seat and the SNP lost their second seat.

Ayr East \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick (incumbent)  | 40.5  | 2,110 |   |   |   |
| SNP | Chris Cullen  | 22.1  | 1,148  | 1,165  | 1,223  | 1,233  | 1,926
| Labour | Brian McGinley (incumbent)  | 17.3  | 900  | 1,141  | 1,356 |   |
| SNP | Ian McPherson  | 14.5  | 753  | 767  | 801  | 810  |
| Independent | Andrew Bryden  | 5.6  | 293  | 500  |   |   |
Electorate: 10,029   Valid: 5,204   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 1,302   Turnout: 51.5%

Source: [10][11]

### Ayr West

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The Conservatives (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Martin Dowey | 38.7  | 3,160 |   |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Siobhian Brown | 15.5  | 1,267  | 1,276  | 1,276  | 1,376  | 2,006 |   |
| Conservative | Lee Lyons | 12.3  | 1,006  | 1,847 |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | Liz Martin  | 11.1  | 911  | 952  | 961  | 1,071  | 1,103  | 1,248  |
| Conservative | Derek McCabe | 8.3  | 675  | 1,211  | 1,400  | 1,530  | 1,547  | 1,560  | 1,865
| SNP | Allan Dorans (incumbent)  | 7.9  | 646  | 653  | 654  | 723  |   |   |
| Independent | Chic Brodie | 6.2  | 506  | 530  | 535  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 13,822   Valid: 8,171   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,635   Turnout: 59.4%

Source: [12][13]

### Kyle

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

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 43.8  | 2,160 |   |   |
| Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent)  | 25.3  | 1,247 |   |   |
| SNP | Julie Dettbarn | 16.4  | 807  | 876  | 879  | 1,612
| SNP | Scott McFarlane  | 14.6  | 721  | 811  | 813  |
Electorate: 10,215   Valid: 4,935   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,234   Turnout: 48.7%

Source: [14][15]

### Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton

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Due to boundary changes, Ayr East lost one seat. As a result, the SNP, the Conservatives and independent candidate Brian Connolly retained the seats they won at the previous election and Labour lost their seat.

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Conservative | Ian Campbell | 36.4  | 1,584 |
| SNP | William Grant (incumbent)  | 27.7  | 1,202 |
| Independent | Brian Connolly (incumbent)  | 20.8  | 904  | 1,089
| Labour | Catriona Deliveli  | 9.4  | 408  | 478
| Independent | Gordon McFadzean  | 5.7  | 249  | 318
Electorate: 9,359   Valid: 4,347   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 48.1%

Source: [16][17]

### Girvan and South Carrick

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

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Independent | Alec Clark (incumbent)  | 33.1  | 1,502 |   |   |   |   |
| Conservative | Ian Fitzsimmons | 26.7  | 1,211 |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Peter Henderson | 19.3  | 876  | 919  | 921  | 933  | 1,012  | 1,285
| Independent | Karen Clark-McCartney  | 9.5  | 429  | 569  | 586  | 636  | 803  |
| Labour | Owen Martin  | 9.4  | 428  | 485  | 497  | 515  |   |
| Independent | Gavin Scott  | 1.9  | 85  | 125  | 134  |   |   |
Electorate: 8,742   Valid: 4,531   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,133   Turnout: 52.3%

Source: [18][19]

## Notes

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1. ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

## References

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1. ^ "SNP, Labour and Independent councillors to run South Ayrshire Council". BBC News. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
2. ^ "Fifth Electoral Review - South Ayrshire". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.
3. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 25 January 2024.
4. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 Troon" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
6. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
7. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
8. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Ayr North" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
9. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 3 Ayr North" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
10. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 4 Ayr East" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
11. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 4 Ayr East" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
12. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Ayr West" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
13. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 5 Ayr West" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
14. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
15. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
16. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 7 Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
17. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 7 Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
18. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
19. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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