North Ayrshire Council election, 2012

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012

May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)

All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	William Gibson	David O'Neill	Jean Highgate
Party	SNP	Labour	Independent
Leader's seat	Saltcoats and Stevenston	Irvine West	Kilbirnie and Beith
Last election	8 seats, 26.7%	12 seats, 40.0%	5 seats, 16.7%
Seats before	8	12	6
Seats won	12	11	6
Seat change	4	1	1

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Tom Marshall	Andrew Scott Chamberlain
Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat	North Coast and Cumbraes	Kilwinning Retired
Last election	3 seats, 10.0%	2 seats, 6.7%
Seats before	2	2
Seats won	1	0
Seat change	2	2

The 7 multi-member wards

Council Leader before election

David O'Neill
Labour

Council Leader after election

William Gibson
SNP

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 a form of proportional representation, with 30 Councillors being elected.

The election saw the Scottish National Party make further advances by gaining 4 seats to become the largest party on the Council while also increasing their vote share significantly. The Scottish Labour Party lost 1 seat to become the second largest party on the Council. Independents gained a seat to have a total of 6 members. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 thirds of their former seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out, losing both seats.

Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration on the Council. This replaced the previous Labour minority administration which existed from 2007-2012. This is also the first time that Labour has not been part of the administration of this Council for over 30 years.

Election result

North Ayrshire Local Election Result 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	12	4	0	+4	40.0	35.59	14,623	+6.08
	Labour	11	0	1	-1	36.67	31.42	12,906	-1.0
	Independent	6	2	1	+1	20.0	19.01	7,808	+2.14
	Conservative	1	0	2	-2	3.33	9.33	3,834	-4.12
	Liberal Democrats	0	-	2	-2	-	1.59	655	-5.08
	Socialist Labour	0	-	-	-	-	1.08	443	+0.59
	Scottish Socialist	0	-	-	-	-	0.92	378	+0.44
	UKIP	0	-	-	-	-	0.54	221	+0.54
	Scottish Senior Citizens	0	-	-	-	-	0.4	163	+0.4
	TUSC	0	-	-	-	-	0.12	51	+0.12

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

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012: SNP gain one seat from Con

Irvine West - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	SNP	Matthew Brown (incumbent)	31.64	1,624
	Labour	Ian Clarkson (incumbent)	26.77	1,374
	Labour	David O'Neill (incumbent)	13.46	691	720.8	950.3	958.2	995.1	1,039.6
	Conservative	Pat McPhee (incumbent)	11.96	614	634.6	652.3	653.3	657.1	682.2	683.2	773.3
	SNP	Ruth Maguire	5.16	265	695.5	704.6	713.2	730.1	769.1	770.6	840.7	945.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Bain	4.79	246	272.1	283.9	289.7	300.3	330.8	331.9
	Independent	Derek Owen	3.64	187	197.3	202.8	216.6	231.1
	Socialist Labour	Bobby Cochrane	1.58	81	92.8	112.9	123.8
	TUSC	Ian Kerr	0.99	51	61.7	65.2
Electorate: 14,793 Valid: 5,133 Spoilt: 157 Quota: 1,027 Turnout: 5,290 (34.7%)

Irvine East

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

Irvine East - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10
	SNP	Joan Sturgeon (incumbent)	20.60	1,045
	SNP	Marie Burns	18.07	917	941.1	941.1	960.3	998.4	1,039.6
	Labour	Irene Oldfather	15.04	763	764.4	766.4	782.4	819.6	851.6	854.1	1,032.5
	Labour	John Easdale	12.67	643	643.3	645.3	652.3	673.3	697.3	700.1	874.6	886.6	1,098.8
	Independent	Tom Barr (incumbent)	10.58	537	538.5	542.5	558.5	604.7	742.8	746.8	763.9	765.2
	Labour	David Logan	8.14	413	413.7	415.7	428.7	445.7	452.7	454.5
	Conservative	Chris Barr	7.43	377	377.4	377.4	377.4	409.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ruby Kirkwood (incumbent)	5.18	263	263.5	263.5	267.5
	Scottish Socialist	Denise Morton	1.75	89	89.3	98.3
	Socialist Labour	James McDaid	0.53	27	27
Electorate: 14,994 Valid: 5,074 Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 5,190 (33.84%)

Kilwinning

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem

Kilwinning - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	SNP	John Ferguson (incumbent)	29.16	1,440
	Labour	Joe Cullinane	21.34	1,054
	Independent	Robert Steel	14.07	695	720.4	722.6	735.7	754.4	771.7	946.3	966.9	1,092.2
	Labour	Donald Reid	10.63	525	533.8	548.7	548.7	557.7	559.9	590.7	867.5	909.2	929.6	1,012.7
	Conservative	Scott Gallacher	7.35	363	369.6	370.8	372.8	373.8	385.8	398.5	407.2
	Labour	Helen Hainey	5.65	279	295.9	335.1	337.1	341.3	352.3	373.2
	Independent	Colin Hedley	5.14	254	268.4	270.3	293.9	299.9	319.8
	SNP	Iain Walker	3.0	148	489.5	490	490.9	501.1	511.3	532.1	547.9	568.5	581.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Gardiner	1.66	82	88.9	90.5	90.5	90.8
	Scottish Socialist	Andy Jones	1.09	54	60.9	61.8	63.2
	Independent	Philip Hogg	0.91	45	47.5	47.6
Electorate: 13,087 Valid: 4,939 Spoilt: 157 Quota: 988 Turnout: 5,096 (37.74%)

Saltcoats and Stevenston

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: No change

Saltcoats and Stevenston - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Jim Montgomerie	36.16	1,926
	SNP	Willie Gibson (incumbent)	23.36	1,244
	Independent	Ronnie McNicol (incumbent)	13.20	703	771.3	789.5	796	816.8	884.6	993.8	1,210.1
	Labour	Alan Munro (incumbent)	10.14	540	1,124.9
	SNP	Nan Wallace	9.03	481	510.5	642.1	650.6	667.4	688.1	729.5
	Conservative	David Rocks	3.62	193	198.8	199.5	201.1	205.8
	Scottish Senior Citizens	Jimmy Miller	3.06	163	210.8	216.8	225.1	239.1	282.4
	Socialist Labour	Debbie Anderson	1.43	76	91.2	94.8	100.9
Electorate: 15,274 Valid: 5,326 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,066 Turnout: 5,464 (34.87%)

Ardrossan and Arran

2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent

Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	SNP	Tony Gurney (incumbent)	17.57	982	986	998	1,033	1,048	1,081	1,095.1	1,149.9
	SNP	John Bruce	14.97	837	841	868	889	918	1,109	1,113.2	1,157.4
	Independent	John Hunter (incumbent)	14.17	792	796	833	895	1,025	1,191
	Labour	Peter McNamara (incumbent)	12.90	721	730	738	770	812	871	881.8	1,414.6
	Labour	Loretta Gardner	11.79	659	667	692	720	750	793	798.7
	Independent	Marc A. Head	10.52	588	595	609	620	714
	Conservative	David Tate	8.78	491	507	551	561
	Scottish Socialist	Campbell Martin	4.20	235	237	250
	UKIP	Gordon Niven Allison	3.95	221	227
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Smith	1.14	64
Electorate: 13,674 Valid: 5,590 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,119 Turnout: 5,696 (40.88%)

Dalry and West Kilbride

2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Independent and SNP gain one seat from Con and Lab

Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Independent	Robert Barr (incumbent)	29.36	1,278
	SNP	Catherine McMillan	22.56	982	1,010.9	1,018.1	1,041.6	1,077.7	1,084.3	1,340.9
	Independent	Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent)	19.60	853	884.9	899.2	929.8	1,117.1
	Labour	John Reid (incumbent)	16.01	697	729.1	737.1	765.8	810	815.8
	Conservative	Davina Saunders	9.76	425	447	450.5	450.8
	Socialist Labour	Louise McDaid	2.16	94	97.7	99.7
	Independent	John Willis	0.55	24	41.6
Electorate: 9,513 Valid: 4,353 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,089 Turnout: 4,400 (45.76%)

Kilbirnie and Beith

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change

Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	SNP	Anthea Dickson (incumbent)	24.77	1,101	1,107	1,121
	Independent	Jean Highgate (incumbent)	17.06	758	767	804	804.5	910.6	947.6	1,000.1	1,368.6
	SNP	Craig Wilson	17.15	762	763	771	778	807	853.1	886.4
	Labour	John Bell (incumbent)	17.01	756	765	773	773.6	785.6	1,370.6
	Labour	Allan Wilson	16.22	721	727	731	731.4	745.4
	Conservative	Ted Nevill	5.13	228	228	231	231.1
	Independent	Josh McCormick	1.73	77	81
	Socialist Labour	Tristan Lindsay	0.92	41
Electorate: 10,662 Valid: 4,444 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,112 Turnout: 4,541 (41.68%)

North Coast and Cumbraes

2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change

North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	SNP	Alan Hill (incumbent)	27.40	1,705
	Labour	Alex Gallagher (incumbent)	18.38	1,144	1,167.5	1,197.2	1,281.9
	Conservative	Tom Marshall	18.37	1,143	1,161.3	1,173.7	1,176.7	1,182.6	1,599.7
	SNP	Alex McLean †	17.52	1,090	1,441.8
	Independent	Ian Murdoch	16.34	1,017	1,050.5	1,103.5	1,126.9	1,137.7
	Socialist Labour	James Anderson	1.99	124	128.6	137.5
Electorate: 13,226 Valid: 6,223 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,245 Turnout: 6,320 (47.05%)

Post-Election Changes

† North Coast and Cumbraes SNP Cllr Alex McLean died on 1 August 2014. A by-election was held on 30 October 2014 and was won by his widow, Grace McLean also of the SNP.

By-Elections

North Coast and Cumbraes By-election (30 October 2014) - 1 Seat^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	SNP	Grace McLean	38.7%	2,021	2,045	2,156	2,279	2,966
	Independent	Drew Cochrane	22.8%	1,190	1,234	1,411	2,000
	Conservative	Toni Dawson	21.5%	1,125	1,174	1,296
	Labour	Valerie Reid	13.2%	691	711
	UKIP	Meilan Henderson	3.6%	192

References

↑ http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/northcoastcumbraes.php

http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/Elections/Results/ResultsPages/ResultsMain.aspx

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