Ardrossan is one of the nine

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. Created in 2022, the ward elects three councillors using the

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electoral system and covers an area with a population of 10,359 people.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which were instigated following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. Ardrossan was formed from three previous wards, taking in the mainland area from the former Ardrossan and Arran ward – the

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being given its own ward – as well as an area of Ardrossan which was part of the former

Saltcoats Saltcoats ( gd, Baile an t-Salainn) is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages al ...

ward and a rural area from the former Dalry and West Kilbride ward. The ward centres around the town of Ardrossan taking in an area in the west of mainland North Ayrshire on the

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and includes the uninhabited

Horse Isle Horse Isle ( gd, Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island located in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland near the seaside town of Ardrossan. It is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB. Geography The small, rocky island lies at , around west of the Nor ...

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

Notes

References

{{Wards of North Ayrshire Wards of North Ayrshire Ardrossan−Saltcoats−Stevenston