Prestwick (ward)

Electoral ward in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Prestwick

South Ayrshire

Boundary of Prestwick in South Ayrshire from 2017.

Population| 14,220 (2021)[1]
Electorate| 12,507 (2022)
Major settlements| Prestwick
Scottish Parliament constituency| Ayr
Scottish Parliament region| South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency| Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created| 2007 (2007)
Number of councillors| 4
Councillor| Ian Cochrane (SNP)
Councillor| Hugh Hunter (Independent)
Councillor| Martin Kilbride (Conservative)
Councillor| Cameron Ramsay (Labour)
Created from| Prestwick Kingcase
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
Prestwick St Nicholas'
Prestwick St Ninian's
Prestwick Toll

Prestwick 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 14,220 people.

The area has been a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats between 2007 and 2022.

## Boundaries

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The 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 Prestwick was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.

It contained all of the former Prestwick Kingcase, Prestwick St Nicholas' and Prestwick St Ninian's wards as well as the northern part of the former Prestwick Toll ward and the southern half of the former Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton ward. The ward centres on the town of Prestwick which is situated on the Firth of Clyde coast in the northwest of the council area and includes the terminal buildings of Glasgow Prestwick Airport but only part of the runways.[2] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.[3]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Stan Fisher
(SNP)  |  | Hugh Hunter
(Conservative/
Indpendent)  |  | Helen Moonie
(Labour)  |  | Margaret Toner
(Conservative)
2012 | Ian Cochrane
(SNP)
2017
2022 |  | Cameron Ramsay
(Labour)  | Martin Kilbride
(Conservative)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 South Ayrshire Council election

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

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|
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Ian Cochrane (incumbent)  | 25.5  | 1,685 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Hugh Hunter (incumbent)  | 23.2  | 1,544 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Martin Kilbride | 17.0  | 1,132  | 1,135  | 1,195  | 1,236  | 1,239  | 1,726 |  |
| Labour | Cameron Ramsay | 15.3  | 1,020  | 1,038  | 1,077  | 1,086  | 1,100  | 1,114  | 1,181  | 1,591
| SNP | Norrie Smith  | 9.2  | 614  | 928  | 955  | 958  | 995  | 997  | 1,002  |
| Conservative | Derek Stillie | 7.3  | 488  | 488  | 516  | 539  | 544  |  |  |
| Alba | John Caddis  | 1.1  | 78  | 84  | 90  | 91  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Owen Daniel North  | 1.0  | 71  | 72  | 79  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,507  Valid: 6,642  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,329  Turnout: 54.0%

Source: [4][5]

### 2017 election

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Main article: 2017 South Ayrshire Council election

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

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|
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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]

### 2012 election

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Main article: 2012 South Ayrshire Council election

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

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|
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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:[8][9]

### 2007 election

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Main article: 2007 South Ayrshire Council election

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

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Stan Fisher | 28.1  | 2,062 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 25.1  | 1,847 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Helen Moonie | 16.7  | 1,227  | 1,350  | 1,364  | ???  | ???
| Conservative | Margaret Toner | 16.7  | 1,224  | 1,350  | 1,663 |  |
| Labour | George Watson  | 13.4  | 987  | 1,071  | 1,084  | ???  |
Valid: 7,347  Quota: 1,470

Source: [10]

## Notes

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1. ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

## References

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1. ^ "Prestwick". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
2. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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Wards of South Ayrshire

2007–present|

* Troon
* Prestwick
* Ayr North
* Ayr East
* Ayr West
* Kyle
* Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
* Girvan and South Carrick

1999–2007|

* Troon North
* Troon West
* Troon East
* Troon South
* Prestwick St Ninian's
* Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
* Prestwick St Nicholas'
* Prestwick Kingcase
* Prestwick Toll
* Ayr Newton
* Ayr Lochside
* Ayr Whitletts
* Ayr Craigie
* Ayr Central
* Ayr Fort
* Ayr Old Belmont
* Ayr Forehill
* Ayr Masonhill
* Ayr Belmont
* Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield
* Ayr Rozelle
* Dundonald and Loans
* Tarbolton Symington Cragie
* Annbank Mossblown St Quivox
* Coylton and Minishant
* North Carrick and Maybole West
* North Carrick and Maybole East
* South Carrick
* Girvan Ailsa
* Girvan Glendoune

1995–1999|

* Newton
* Heathfield
* Kingcase
* St Cuthbert's
* St Nicholas
* Whitletts
* Lochside and Craigie
* Wallacetown
* Fort
* Seafield
* Alloway
* Castlehill
* Belmont
* Coylton and Masonhill
* Annbank, Mossblown and Holmston
* East Kyle
* Dundonald
* Troon West
* Troon Central
* Troon East
* North Carrick
* Maybole
* South Carrick
* Ailsa
* Glendoune

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