2012 North Ayrshire Council election

North Ayrshire Council election April 2022 January 2024 2012 North Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 2007 North Ayrshire Council election 2007 2012 05 03 y 2017 North Ayrshire Council election 2017 All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 SNP William Gibson Scottish National Party Saltcoats and Stevenston 8 seats, 26.7% 8 12 4 14,623 35.6% 6.1 Lab David O'Neill Scottish Labour Party Irvine West 12 seats, 40.0% 12 11 1 12,906 31.4% 1.0 Ind Jean Highgate Independent (politician) Kilbirnie and Beith 5 seats, 16.7% 6 6 1 7,808 19.0% 2.1 Council Leader David O'Neill(Labour) No overall control Council Leader after election William Gibson(SNP) No overall control The 2012 North Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 30 Councillors being elected. The election saw the Scottish National Party make further advances by gaining four seats to become the largest party on the Council while also increasing their vote share significantly. Labour lost one seat to become the second-largest party on the Council. Independents gained a seat to have a total of six members. The Conservatives lost two-thirds of their former seats, while the Liberal Democrats were wiped out, losing both their seats. Following the election, the SNP formed a minority administration on the Council. This replaced the previous Labour minority administration which existed from 2007 to 2012. This was also the first time Labour had not been part of the administration on the council for over 30 years. Election result 2012 North Ayrshire Council election result Scottish National Party 12 4 0 4 40.0 35.6 14,623 6.1 Scottish Labour Party 11 0 1 1 36.7 31.4 12,906 1.0 Independent (politician) 6 2 1 1 20.0 19.0 7,808 2.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 0 2 2 3.3 9.3 3,834 4.1 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 2 2 0.0 1.6 655 5.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 443 0.6 Scottish Socialist Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 378 0.4 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 221 New Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 163 New Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 51 New 30 41,082 Source: https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/430/ Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - North Ayrshire Andrew Teale 18 January 2024 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. Ward results Irvine West Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from the Conservatives. main Irvine West Irvine West - 4 seats 9 Scottish National Party Matthew Brown (incumbent) 1,624 31.6                 Scottish Labour Party Ian Clarkson (incumbent) 1,374 26.8                 Scottish Labour Party David O'Neill (incumbent) 691 13.5 720 950 958 995 1,039       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pat McPhee (incumbent) 614 12.0 634 652 653 657 682 683 773   Scottish National Party Ruth Maguirenote Irvine West SNP councillor Ruth Maguire was elected as a MSP for Cunninghame South at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She resigned her council seat on 25 May 2016 and a by-election was held on 11 August 2016 which was won by Labour's Louise McPhater.Ruth Maguire resigns as North Ayrshire councillor to focus on MSP role - triggering by-election for Irvine West seat, Irvine Times, 26 May 2016 265 5.2 695 704 713 730 769 770 840 945 Scottish Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain 246 4.8 272 283 289 300 330 331     Independent (politician) Derek Owen 187 3.6 197 202 216 231         Socialist Labour Party (UK) Bobby Cochrane 81 1.6 92 112 123           Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ian Kerr 51 1.0 61 65             9 14,793 5,133 157 1,027 34.7% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward1Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 01 - Irvine West North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Irvine East Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats. main Irvine East Irvine East - 4 seats 10 Scottish National Party Joan Sturgeon (incumbent) 1,045 20.6                   Scottish National Party Marie Burns 917 18.1 941 941 960 998 1,039         Scottish Labour Party Irene Oldfather 763 15.0 764 766 782 819 851 854 1,032     Scottish Labour Party John Easdale 643 12.7 643 645 652 673 697 700 874 886 1,098 Independent (politician) Tom Barr (incumbent) 537 10.6 538 542 558 604 742 746 763 765   Scottish Labour Party David Logan 413 8.1 413 415 428 445 452 454       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Barr 377 7.4 377 377 377 409           Scottish Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood (incumbent) 263 5.2 263 263 267             Scottish Socialist Party Denise Morton 89 1.7 89 98               Socialist Labour Party (UK) James McDaid 27 0.5 27                 10 14,994 5,074 116 1,015 33.8% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward2Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 02 - Irvine East North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Kilwinning Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Robert Steel gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats. main Kilwinning Kilwinning - 4 seats 11 Scottish National Party John Ferguson (incumbent) 1,440 29.2                     Scottish Labour Party Joe Cullinane 1,054 21.3                     Independent (politician) Robert Steel 695 14.1 720 722 735 754 771 946 966 1,092     Scottish Labour Party Donald Reid 525 10.6 533 548 548 557 559 590 867 909 929 1,012 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Gallacher 363 7.3 369 370 372 373 385 398 407       Scottish Labour Party Helen Hainey 279 5.6 295 335 337 341 352 373         Independent (politician) Colin Hedley 254 5.1 268 270 293 299 319           Scottish National Party Iain Walker 148 3.0 489 490 490 501 511 532 547 568 581   Scottish Liberal Democrats Stuart Gardiner 82 1.7 88 90 90 90             Scottish Socialist Party Andy Jones 54 1.1 60 61 63               Independent (politician) Philip Hogg 45 0.9 47 47                 11 13,087 4,939 157 988 37.7% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward3Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 03 - Kilwinning North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Saltcoats and Stevenston Labour (2), the SNP (1) and independent councillor Ronnie McNicol retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Saltcoats and Stevenston Saltcoats and Stevenston - 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Jim Montgomerie 1,926 36.2               Scottish National Party Willie Gibson (incumbent) 1,244 23.4               Independent (politician) Ronnie McNicol (incumbent) 703 13.2 771 789 796 816 884 993 1,210 Scottish Labour Party Alan Munro (incumbent) 540 10.1 1,124             Scottish National Party Nan Wallace 481 9.0 510 642 650 667 688 729   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Rocks 193 3.6 198 199 201 205       Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Jimmy Miller 163 3.1 210 216 225 239 282     Socialist Labour Party (UK) Debbie Anderson 76 1.4 91 94 100         8 15,274 5,326 138 1,066 34.9% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward4Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 04 - Saltcoats and Stevenston North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Ardrossan and Arran The SNP, Labour and independent councillor John Hunter retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from former independent councillor Margie Currie. main Ardrossan and Arran Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Tony Gurney (incumbent) 982 17.6 986 998 1,033 1,048 1,081 1,095 1,149 Scottish National Party John Bruce 837 15.0 841 868 889 918 1,109 1,113 1,157 Independent (politician) John Hunter (incumbent) 792 14.2 796 833 895 1,025 1,191     Scottish Labour Party Peter McNamara (incumbent) 721 12.9 730 738 770 812 871 881 1,414 Scottish Labour Party Loretta Gardner 659 11.8 667 692 720 750 793 798   Independent (politician) Marc A. Head 588 10.5 595 609 620 714       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Tate 491 8.8 507 551 561         Scottish Socialist Party Campbell Martin 235 4.2 237 250           United Kingdom Independence Party Gordon Niven Allison 221 3.9 227             Scottish Liberal Democrats Nick Smith 64 1.1               8 13,674 5,590 106 1,119 40.9% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward5Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 05 - Ardrossan and Arran North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Dalry and West Kilbride Independent councillor Elizabeth McLardy retained the seat she had won at the previous election while the SNP and independent councillor Robert Barr each gained a seat from Labour and the Conservatives. In 2007, Cllr Barr had been elected as a Conservative candidate but later left the party. main Dalry and West Kilbride Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats 7 Independent (politician) Robert Barr (incumbent) 1,278 29.4             Scottish National Party Catherine McMillan 982 22.6 1,010 1,018 1,041 1,077 1,084 1,340 Independent (politician) Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 853 19.6 884 899 929 1,117     Scottish Labour Party John Reid (incumbent) 697 16.0 729 737 765 810 815   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Davina Saunders 425 9.8 447 450 450       Socialist Labour Party (UK) Louise McDaid 94 2.2 97 99         Independent (politician) John Willis 24 0.5 41           7 9,513 4,353 47 1,089 45.8% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward6Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Kilbirnie and Beith The SNP, Labour and independent councillor Jean Highgate retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main Kilbirnie and Beith Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats 8 Scottish National Party Anthea Dickson (incumbent) 1,101 24.8 1,107 1,121           Independent (politician) Jean Highgate (incumbent) 758 17.1 767 804 804 910 947 1,000 1,368 Scottish National Party Craig Wilson 762 17.1 763 771 778 807 853 886   Scottish Labour Party John Bell (incumbent) 756 17.0 765 773 773 785 1,370     Scottish Labour Party Allan Wilson 721 16.2 727 731 731 745       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ted Nevill 228 5.1 228 231 231         Independent (politician) Josh McCormick 77 1.7 81             Socialist Labour Party (UK) Tristan Lindsay 41 0.9               8 10,662 4,444 97 1,112 41.7% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward7Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 07 - Kilbirnie and Beith North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 North Coast and Cumbraes The SNP (2), Labour (1) and the Conservatives (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election. main North Coast and Cumbraes North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Alan Hill (incumbent) 1,705 27.4           Scottish Labour Party Alex Gallagher (incumbent) 1,144 18.4 1,167 1,197 1,281     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Marshall 1,143 18.4 1,161 1,173 1,176 1,182 1,599 Scottish National Party Alex McLeannote North Coast and Cumbraes SNP councillor Alex McLean died on 1 August 2014.Councillor Alex McLean, North Ayrshire Council, 6 August 2014 (archived version, 2014) A by-election was held on 30 October 2014 and was won by his widow Grace McLean, also of the SNP. 1,090 17.5 1,441         Independent (politician) Ian Murdoch 1,017 16.3 1,050 1,103 1,126 1,137   Socialist Labour Party (UK) James Anderson 124 2.0 128 137       6 13,226 6,223 97 1,245 47.0% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2012Ward8Results.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 08 - North Coast and Cumbraes North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 By-elections 2014 North Coast and Cumbraes by-election main North Coast and Cumbraes 2014 North Coast and Cumbraes by-election (30 October 2014) - 1 seat 5 Scottish National Party Grace McLean 2,021 38.7 2,045 2,156 2,279 2,966 Independent (politician) Drew Cochrane 1,190 22.8 1,234 1,411 2,000   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Toni Dawson 1,125 21.5 1,174 1,296     Scottish Labour Party Valerie Reid 691 13.2 711       United Kingdom Independence Party Meilan Henderson 192 3.6         5 14,052 5,219 45 2,610 37.5% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2014%20Ward%208%20By%20Election/Declaration%20of%20Results_Ward%2008%20-%20North%20Coast%20and%20Cumbraes.pdf Declaration of Results Ward 08 - North Coast and Cumbraes North Ayrshire Council 20 October 2014 18 January 2024 2016 Irvine West by-election main Irvine West 2016 Irvine West by-election (11 August 2016) - 1 Seat 6 Scottish National Party Robin Sturgeon 37.5 1,164 1,168 1,207 1,226 1,277   Scottish Labour Party Louise McPhater 33.1 1,029 1,046 1,060 1,118 1,301 1,697 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Stephen 20.6 639 650 655 658     Socialist Labour Party (UK) Bobby Cochrane 4.2 131 133 146       Scottish Green Party Josh McCormick 3.0 94 100         Scottish Liberal Democrats Nick Smith 1.5 48           6 14,849 3,105 46 1,553 20.9% Source: https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2016%20Ward%201%20By%20Election/By%20Election%20Results%20Ward%201%20Irvine%20West%20Result%20Breakdown.pdf Election Results Ward 1 Irvine West North Ayrshire Council 4 May 2012 18 January 2024 Notes note References Category:North Ayrshire Council elections North Ayrshire