The 2017 local council election to
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...
Council was held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31
other local authorities in
Scotland
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. It was the third successive Local Council election in South Ayrshire to run under the
STV Electoral System. Following the election, a coalition administration was formed between the SNP, Labour and Independent councillors, despite the fact that the Conservatives remained the largest party on the council, increasing their lead over the SNP by 2 seats.
Boundary Review
The total number of seats on South Ayrshire Council was reduced as part of a Boundary Review by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
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from 30 to 28,
with the total number of council wards remaining at 8.
The St. Leonard's area of
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...
was moved from the Ayr East ward to the Ayr West ward, with the number of council seats in Ayr East being reduced from 4 to 3.
Annbank
Annbank is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around five miles east of Ayr. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway.
The village has a village hall, bakery, shop, bowling green, j ...
and St. Quivox were moved from the Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton ward to the Kyle ward, with
Kirkoswald,
Maidens and Turnberry moving from the Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton ward to the Girvan and South Carrick ward. The number of council seats in Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton was reduced from 4 to 3.
The Conservatives were the net losers of the boundary changes, who would have otherwise had two additional councillors elected in Ayr East and Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton.
Wards
Election Result
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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
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, 13.7%
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, 4.2%
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, align="left", Prestwick
, bgcolor="lightblue", 46.2%
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, 31.3%
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, align="left", Ayr North
, 25.6%
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, 6.1%
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, align="left", Ayr East
, bgcolor="lightblue", 40.5%
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, 36.5%
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, align="left", Ayr West
, bgcolor="lightblue", 59.2%
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, 23.4%
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, 11.1%
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, 6.2%
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, align="left", Kyle
, bgcolor="lightblue", 43.8%
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, 31.0%
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, align="left", Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton
, bgcolor="lightblue", 36.4%
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, 9.4%
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, 26.7%
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, 19.3%
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, 9.4%
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, 43.4%
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, 30.2%
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Ward Results
Troon (4 seats)
*2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
*2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2012-2017 Change: No change
Prestwick (4 seats)
*2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
*2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2012-2017 Change: No change
* = Incumbent councillor for Ayr East.
Ayr North (4 seats)
*2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
*2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
*2012-2017 Change: SNP gain from Lab
Ayr East (3 seats)
*2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
*2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2012-2017 Change: SNP lose seat
Ayr West (4 seats)
*2012: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2017: 3xCon; 1xSNP
*2012-2017 Change: Con gain from Lab
Kyle (3 seats)
*2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
*2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2012-2017 Change: No change
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton (3 seats)
*2012: 1xInd; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
*2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd
*2012-2017 Change: Lab lose seat
Girvan and South Carrick (3 seats)
*2012: 1xInd; 1xSNP; 1xLab
*2017: 1xInd; 1xCon; 1xSNP
*2012-2017 Change: Con gain from Lab
References
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