South Ayrshire Council elections

South Ayrshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

Year Conservative SNP Labour Independent
1995 4 0 21 0
1999[a] 13 0 17 0
2003 15 0 15 0
2007[b] 12 8 9 1
2012 10 9 9 2
2017[c] 12 9 5 2
2022 10 9 5 4
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

  • 1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2017 results map
  • 2022 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Dundonald and Loans By-Election 15 January 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Spurling 1,072 55.8 +2.4
Labour Sandra Marshall 506 26.4 −1.1
SNP Nan McFarlane 242 12.6 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ritchie 100 5.2 +5.2
Majority 566 29.5
Turnout 1,920
Conservative hold Swing
North Carrick and Maybole East By-Election 2 February 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Connolly 408 27.7 +27.7
Conservative Ann Galbraith 407 27.6 −0.4
Labour Sandra Goldie 342 23.2 −23.7
SNP William McCubbin 316 21.5 +1.0
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 1,473
Independent gain from Labour Swing

2012-2017

Ayr East By-Election 17 September 2015[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP John Wallace 38.0 1,507 1,540 1,600 1,775
Conservative Dan McCroskrie 38.5 1,527 1,534 1,589 1,740
Labour Susan Wilson 16.2 642 654 708  
Independent Andrew Bryden 5.5 218 227    
Green Boyd Murdoch 1.9 76      
SNP hold
Valid: 3,970   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 1,986   Turnout: 4,006  

2022-2027

Girvan and South Carrick By-Election 21 September 2023[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Alan Lamont 47.5 1,315 1,323 1,346 1,497
SNP Joseph McLaughlin 28.1 778 802 824 947
Labour Nicola Saxton 18.0 499 507 551  
Liberal Democrats Jamie Ross 3.9 108 113    
Alba Denise Sommerville 2.5 70      
Conservative gain from Labour
Valid: 2,770   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 1,386   Turnout: 2,802  
Ayr North By-Election 16 October 2025[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Wullie Hogg 25.1 850 864 871 924 952 1,138 1,325 1,699
SNP Ian Douglas 23.3 790 802 818 835 847 898 1,075  
Labour John Duncan 20.4 691 696 713 738 775 830    
Reform UK Andrew Russell 17.2 584 584 589 607 642      
Conservative David Paterson 5.7 195 196 199 211        
Independent David Petrie 4.5 151 157 160          
Liberal Democrats Mason Graham 2.1 73 74            
Independent Orhan Bulikj 1.5 51              
Independent hold
Valid: 3,385   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 1,693   Turnout: 3,422  

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ "South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2004". South Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2006". South Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Ayr East by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 6 November 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Faulds, Allan. "By-Election Result: Girvan and South Carrick". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ^ "LGBE 2025 Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 3 Ayr North" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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