Elections to
East Ayrshire Council
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were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other
Scottish local government
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elections
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and the
Scottish Parliament
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general election
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. The election was the first one using nine new
wards
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created as a result of the
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
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, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the
single transferable vote
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system form of
proportional representation
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. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the
plurality (
first past the post
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) system of election.
Election results
Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown.
Ward summary
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Cllrs
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SNP
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Labour
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Conservative
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Independents
, -
, align="left", Annick
, 30.7
, 1
, 34.3
, 1
, 21.1
, 1
, 1.6
, 0
, 12.3
, 0
, 3
, -
, align="left", Kilmarnock North
, 55.7
, 2
, 26.7
, 1
, 15.8
, 0
, 1.9
, 0
, colspan=2
, 3
, -
, Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
, 47.2
, 2
, 32.5
, 1
, 17.0
, 1
, colspan=2
, 3.3
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
, 39.5
, 2
, 45.0
, 2
, 7.7
, 0
, 2.3
, 0
, 5.4
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Kilmarnock South
, 44.7
, 2
, 47.7
, 1
, 5.9
, 0
, 1.7
, 0
, colspan=2
, 3
, -
, align="left", Irvine Valley
, 43.5
, 2
, 31.6
, 1
, 20.5
, 1
, colspan=2
, 4.3
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Ballochmyle
, 29.1
, 1
, 51.7
, 3
, 9.2
, 0
, 4.2
, 0
, 5.8
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Cumnock and New Cumnock
, 26.2
, 1
, 60.4
, 3
, 9.8
, 0
, 3.8
, 0
, colspan=2
, 4
, -
, align="left", Doon Valley
, 26.0
, 1
, 49.0
, 1
, 8.4
, 0
, colspan=2
, 16.6
, 1
, 3
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!align="left", Total
!39.2
!14
!41.1
!14
!12.8
!3
!1.7
!0
!5.2
!1
!32
Ward results
Annick
Kilmarnock North
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
Kilmarnock South
Irvine Valley
Ballochmyle
Cumnock and New Cumnock
Doon Valley
By-elections 2007–12
Ballochmyle
On 11 December 2008 Labour's David Shaw won a by-election which arose following the resignation of his party colleague Eric Jackson on 24 September 2011
Doon Valley
On 1 October 2009 a by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the death of Independent Cllr James Sutherland. Moira Pirrie won the by-election for Labour
References
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2007 Scottish local elections
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