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2012 East Ayrshire Council election
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2012 Scottish local government election
February 2023
February 2013
2012 East Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 2007 East Ayrshire Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 East Ayrshire Council election 2017 All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council 17 92,817 40.4% Douglas Reid Scottish National Party Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse 14 seats, 39.2% 14 15 1 14,518 39.5 0.3% Maureen McKay Scottish Labour Party Kilmarnock North 14 seats, 41.1% 15 14 15,190 41.4 0.3% Tom Cook Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse 3 seats, 12.8% 3 2 1 4,134 11.3 1.5% Council Leader Douglas Reid Scottish National Party Council Leader after election Douglas Reid Scottish National Party East Ayrshire Council election 2012.svg The 9 multi-member wards
Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election is the second using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Election result
2012 East Ayrshire local election result
Scottish National Party 15 1 0 1 46.9 39.5 14,518 0.3
Scottish Labour Party 14 1 1 43.8 41.4 15,190 0.3
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2 0 1 1 6.3 11.3 4,134 1.5
Independent (politician) 1 1 1 3.1 7.6 2,806 2.5
Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 68 New
32 36,716
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.https://ballotbox.scot/councils/stv-explained The Local STV Voting System Explained Allan Faulds 25 September 2021 Ballot Box Scotland 24 October 2022https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types-of-voting-system/single-transferable-vote/ Single Transferable Vote Electoral Reform Society 24 October 2022
Seats changing hands
Seat20072012PartyMemberPartyMemberAnnickConservativeRose-Ann CunninghameIndependentEllen Freel BallochmyleLabourJimmy KellySNPStephanie PrimroseDoon ValleyIndependentJim Sutherland LabourElaine Dinwoodie
Ward summary
Results of the 2012 East Ayrshire Council election by ward yes
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Ward results
Annick
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ellen Freel gained a seat from the Conservatives
main Annick Annick – 3 members 6
John McGhee (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 24.4 1,021 1,032 1,060
Eòghann MacColl Scottish National Party 22.7 947 957 1,327
Rose-Ann Cunninghame (incumbent) Scottish Conservative Party 20.9 873 886 907 941 943
Ellen Freel Independent (politician) 19.4 810 827 858 960 965 1,394
John MacKay (incumbent) Scottish National Party 11.0 461 465
Greg Foster Scottish Liberal Democrats 1.6 68
6 9,497 4,180 57 1,046 44.0%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward1Annick.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Annick East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward1Annick.pdf Detailed Results Ward 1 Annick East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Kilmarnock North
The SNP (2) and Labour retained the seats they won at the previous election.
main Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock North – 3 members 3
Helen Coffey (incumbent) Scottish National Party 44.7 1,475
Maureen McKay (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 35.7 1,176
Ian Grant Scottish Conservative Party 11.6 383 417 476
Andrew Hershawnote Kilmarnock North councillor Andrew Hershaw died on 31 December 2013.Hershaw Andrew Andrew Hershaw The Herald 17 January 2014 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35591388.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193009/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35591388.html September 24, 2015 HighBeam Research subscription usurped A by-election was held on 27 March 2014. Scottish National Party 8.0 263 817 921
3 9,324 3,297 40 825 35.4%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward2.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kilmarnock North East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward2KilmarnockNorth.pdf Detailed Results Ward 2 Kilmarnock North East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
The SNP (2), Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
main Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse – 4 members 6
Iain Linton (incumbent) Scottish National Party 24.3 1,210
Douglas Reid (incumbent) Scottish National Party 20.7 1,032
Lillian Jones Scottish Labour Party 20.6 1,025
Tom Cook (incumbent) Scottish Conservative Party 16.6 828 864 869 870 980 1,171
Dave Meechan Scottish Labour Party 10.4 516 554 559 582 709
Andi McCann Independent (politician) 7.5 375 417 423 424
6 12,199 4,986 136 998 40.9%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
main Kilmarnock East and Hurlford Kilmarnock East and Hurlford – 4 members 1
John Campbell (incumbent) Scottish National Party 25.4 1,126
Gordon Cree (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 23.8 1,054
Drew McIntyre (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 22.2 984
James Buchanan (incumbent)note Kilmarnock East and Hurlford councillor James Buchanan died on 28 October 2016 after a short illness.Tributes pour in for Councillor Jim Buchanan after he loses battle with illness A by-election was held on 26 January 2017. Scottish National Party 21.3 944
Rob Murray Scottish Conservative Party 7.4 326
1 11,311 4,434 142 887 39.2%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResultsWard4KilmarnockEastandHurlford.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 4 Kilmarnock East and Hurlford East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward4KilmarnockEastandHurlford.pdf Detailed Results Ward 4 Kilmarnock East and Hurlford East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Kilmarnock South
The SNP (2) and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
main Kilmarnock South Kilmarnock South – 3 members 4
John Knapp (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 37.6 1,250
Jim Todd (incumbent) Scottish National Party 23.8 791 814 822 949
Hugh Ross (incumbent) Scottish National Party 22.1 735 759 789 924
Ronnie Scott Scottish Labour Party 12.5 417 743 785
Alyson Holden Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4.1 135 138
4 8,288 3,328 93 833 40.2%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward5KilmarnockSouth.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Kilmarnock South East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward5KilmarnockSouth.pdf Detailed Results Ward 5 Kilmarnock South East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Irvine Valley
The SNP (2), Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
main Irvine Valley Irvine Valley – 4 seats 5
George Mair Scottish Labour Party 29.7 1,423
Alan Brown (incumbent)note Irvine Valley councillor Alan Brown was elected as MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun on 7 May 2015.By-Election In The Irvine Valley He resigned his council seat on 17 July 2015 and a by-election was held on 1 October 2015. Scottish National Party 26.1 1,252
John McFadzean Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 17.9 857 896 940 942 1,188
Bobby McDill (incumbent) Scottish National Party 17.7 847 961
May Anderson Independent (politician) 7.1 339 451 541 547
5 11,401 4,718 72 944 41.4%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward6IrvineValley.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Irvine Valley East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward6IrvineValley.pdf Detailed Results Ward 6 Irvine Valley East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Ballochmyle
Labour retained two of the three seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP held their only seat and gained one seat from Labour.
main Ballochmyle Ballochmyle – 4 seats 6
Jim Roberts (incumbent) Scottish National Party 25.4 1,109
Neil McGhee (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 23.3 1,018
David Shaw (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 18.5 810 827 857
Neil Murray Scottish Labour Party 11.3 496 510 622 628 704
Stephanie Primrose Scottish National Party 10.6 462 665 670 671 735 869
Nick Martin Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 8.0 348 352 353 354
6 10,995 4,243 131 849 38.6%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward7Ballochmyle.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 7 Ballochmyle East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward7Ballochmyle.pdf Detailed Results Ward 7 Ballochmyle East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Cumnock and New Cumnock
Labour (3) and the SNP retained the seats that they had won at the previous election.
main Cumnock and New Cumnock Cumnock and New Cumnock – 4 seats 8
Eric Ross (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 23.8 987
Kathy Morrice (incumbent) Scottish National Party 21.6 894
Barney Menzies (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 19.5 809 892
Billy Crawford (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 14.8 612 672 677 741 744 763 800 945
Ian Allan Independent (politician) 7.4 308 310 311 314 352 409 475
James Boswell Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5.0 206 208 209 210 215
Craig Murray Scottish National Party 4.3 180 185 253 255 258 286
David Fraser Independent (politician) 1.4 59 62 63 64
8 10,947 4,055 89 812 37.0%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward8CumnockandNewCumnock.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Cumnock and New Cumnock East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward8CumnockandNewCumnock.pdf Detailed Results Ward 8 Cumnock and New Cumnock East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
Doon Valley
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour gained one seat from independent councillor Jim Sutherland. In 2007, independent candidate Drew Filson was elected as an SNP councillor but subsequently left the party. A by-election held following the death of Cllr Sutherland in 2009 was won by Labour.
main Doon Valley Doon Valley – 3 seats 6
Elaine Dinwoodie (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 33.1 1,171
John Bell Scottish National Party 22.3 790 812 832 950
Ian Borthwick Independent (politician) 13.8 488 501 540 680 708
Drew Filson (incumbent) Independent (politician) 12.1 427 465 491
Moira Pirie (incumbent) Scottish Labour Party 11.9 421 590 613 719 734 984
Irene Grant Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5.0 178 181
6 8,855 3,475 61 869 39.2%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward9DoonValley.pdf Declaration of Results Report Ward 9 Doon Valley East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward9DoonValley.pdf Detailed Results Ward 9 Doon Valley East Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 2 November 2022
By-elections from 2012–2017
Kilmarnock North
main Kilmarnock North 2014 Kilmarnock North by-election (27 March 2014) – 1 seat 4
Scottish National Party Elaine Cowan 1,334 44.2 1,358 1,473 2,042
Scottish Labour Party Scott Thomson 1,130 37.4 1,147 1,320
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Grant 493 16.3 501
Scottish Green Party Robin Tatler 61 2.0
4 9,657 3,018 19 1,510 35.6%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/ElectionResults-Ward2.pdf Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North East Ayrshire Council 27 March 2014 2 November 2022
Irvine Valley
main Irvine Valley 2015 Irvine Valley by-election (1 October 2015) – 1 seat 2
Scottish National Party Elena Whitham 1,797 49.8 1,832
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Susan McFadzean 865 24.5 884
Scottish Labour Party Alex Walsh 860 23.8 884
Scottish Green Party Jen Broadhurst 88 2.4
2 11,570 3,610 42 1,805 31.2%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/D/Detailed-Election-Results%20-%20Ward-6-Irvine-Valley.pdf Detailed Results Report Ward 6 – Irvine Valley East Ayrshire Council 1 October 2015 2 November 2022
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
main Kilmarnock East and Hurlford 2017 Kilmarnock East and Hurlford by-election (26 January 2017) – 1 seat 3
Scottish National Party Fiona Campbell 1,461 48.7 1,471 1,531
Scottish Labour Party Dave Meechem 881 29.4 893 1,122
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Herd 602 20.1 608
Scottish Libertarian Party Stephen McNamara 53 1.8
3 11,266 2,997 33 1,449 26.6%
Source: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Election-2017/ElectionResults-Report.pdf Detailed Results Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford East Ayrshire Council 26 January 2017 2 November 2022https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Election-2017/Transfers-Report.pdf Transfers Report Ward 4 – Kilmarnock East and Hurlford East Ayrshire Council 26 January 2017 2 November 2022
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