2012 South Ayrshire Council election
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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
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 2 |  2
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33.3 | 31.51 | 12,050 | 5.7
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| SNP | 9 | 1 | 0 |  1
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30.0 | 29.3 | 11,203 | 4.0
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| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 
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30.0 | 25.0 | 9,563 | 3.4
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| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
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6.7 | 13.5 | 5,166 | 5.2
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| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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
[edit]| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Troon
[edit]The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
| 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% | ||||||||
Prestwick
[edit]The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
| 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% | ||||||||
Ayr North
[edit]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.
| 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% | ||||||||
Ayr East
[edit]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.
| 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% | ||||||||||
Ayr West
[edit]The Conservatives (2), Labour (1) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
| 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% | ||||||||||
Kyle
[edit]The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 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% | |||||
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
[edit]Labour, the SNP, the Conservatives and independent councillor Brian Connolly retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 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% | |||||
Girvan and South Carrick
[edit]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.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 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% | ||||||
By-election
[edit]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.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 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
[edit]- ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr West.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cllr Davies resigned from the Conservatives in May 2013 and became an independent.[7]
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lawrence, Edwin (30 August 2013). "Councillor who'll represent Ayrshire people while living in Wales refuses to quit". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Corri resigns as councillor". Ayr Advertiser. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Ward 4 Ayr East By-Election". South Ayrshire Council. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
