1995 East Ayrshire Council election
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All 30 seats to East Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 95,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 52.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The first elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kilmarnock and Loudoun district councils and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority. As a result, there remained 10 seats covering the former Cumnock and Doon Valley District and 20 seats were established for the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun District, two more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.[1][2]
Labour took control of the council after winning 22 of the 30 seats. The other eight seats were won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | ![]() |
56.4 | 73.3 | 28,292 | ![]() | |||
SNP | 8 | ![]() |
36.1 | 26.7 | 18,101 | ![]() | |||
Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.9 | 3,481 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.3 | 163 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 84 | ![]() | |||
Total | 30 | 50,121 |
Ward results
[edit]Ward 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | G. McCreadie | 869 | 53.4 | |
Labour | K. Gordon | 644 | 39.6 | |
Conservative | A. McCall | 114 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 225 | 13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,627 | 49.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,269 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. McIntyre | 1,190 | 67.1 | |
SNP | R. Rowe | 549 | 31.0 | |
Conservative | B. Rubin | 34 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 641 | 36.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,773 | 59.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,001 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Reeves | 841 | 46.7 | |
SNP | C. Calman | 802 | 44.6 | |
Conservative | J. Howard | 157 | 8.7 | |
Majority | 39 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,800 | 56.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,203 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cree | 1,004 | 58.2 | |
SNP | J. Tannock | 630 | 36.5 | |
Conservative | T. Donald | 92 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 374 | 21.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,726 | 55.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,089 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D. Reid | 748 | 44.6 | |
Labour | W. Denim | 637 | 37.9 | |
Conservative | H. McCall | 244 | 14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Stewart | 50 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 111 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,679 | 54.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,092 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Doyle | 937 | 60.4 | |
SNP | J. Weir | 555 | 35.8 | |
Conservative | A. Park | 59 | 3.8 | |
Majority | 382 | 24.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,551 | 55.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,813 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R. Brailsford | 607 | 36.8 | |
Conservative | M. Porter | 532 | 32.2 | |
Labour | J. Dalzell | 424 | 25.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Stevenson | 85 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 75 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,648 | 46.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,518 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Stirling | 1,222 | 66.2 | |
SNP | F. Gillingham | 570 | 30.9 | |
Conservative | E. Murray | 53 | 2.9 | |
Majority | 652 | 35.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,845 | 62.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,933 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Danbrough | 907 | 54.6 | |
SNP | J. Todd | 700 | 42.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Stevenson | 28 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | J. Houison-Craufurd | 26 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 207 | 12.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,661 | 54.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,058 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A. Campbell | 897 | 49.8 | |
Labour | J. Blaney | 817 | 45.4 | |
Conservative | F. Meekin | 86 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 80 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,800 | 53.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,376 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. O'Neill | 670 | 37.9 | |
SNP | M. Steele | 564 | 31.9 | |
Conservative | A. MacDougall | 535 | 30.2 | |
Majority | 106 | 6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,769 | 54.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,245 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | K. Hall | 614 | 38.4 | |
Labour | R. Kay | 554 | 34.6 | |
Conservative | J. Thompson | 432 | 27.0 | |
Majority | 60 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,600 | 49.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,234 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Beattie | 1,005 | 53.9 | |
SNP | J. Caddis | 629 | 33.8 | |
Conservative | L. Freeman | 229 | 12.3 | |
Majority | 376 | 20.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,863 | 54.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,420 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 14
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Knapp | 995 | 51.8 | |
SNP | W. Coffey | 926 | 48.2 | |
Majority | 69 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,921 | 63.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,023 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D. Coffey | 978 | 63.6 | |
Labour | R.Russell | 475 | 30.9 | |
Independent | J. Porter | 84 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 503 | 32.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,537 | 48.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,164 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 16
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Fulton | 929 | 53.1 | |
SNP | M. McGhee | 819 | 46.9 | |
Majority | 110 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,748 | 54.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,233 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. MacRae | 906 | 52.4 | |
SNP | F. MacLean | 751 | 43.4 | |
Conservative | S. Young | 73 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 155 | 9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,730 | 58.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,947 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 18
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | K. Nicoll | 975 | 61.5 | |
Labour | J. Raymond | 557 | 35.1 | |
Conservative | R. Humphreys | 53 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 418 | 26.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,585 | 55.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,880 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Turnbull | 887 | 52.6 | |
SNP | W. Loudon | 694 | 41.1 | |
Conservative | M. Younger | 106 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 193 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,687 | 59.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,826 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Ward 20
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R. McDill | 1,239 | 68.2 | |
Labour | A. Allison | 486 | 26.8 | |
Conservative | D. Buchanan | 91 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 753 | 41.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,816 | 56.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,245 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Cumnock East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Ross | 1,209 | 81.0 | N/A | |
SNP | J. Maxwell | 284 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 925 | 62.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,493 | 46.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,235 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Kelly | 1,258 | 83.1 | ![]() | |
SNP | J. Taylor | 256 | 16.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,002 | 66.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,514 | 52.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,861 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Sneller | 1,247 | 75.9 | N/A | |
SNP | K. Cairney | 395 | 24.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 852 | 51.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,642 | 49.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,342 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Cumnock West and Auchinleck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Boyd | 1,258 | 79.5 | ![]() | |
SNP | L. McBride | 257 | 16.2 | New | |
Conservative | B. McAdam | 67 | 4.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,001 | 63.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,582 | 48.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,281 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Smith | 1,058 | 71.7 | ![]() | |
SNP | R. Clark | 329 | 22.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. McWhirter | 89 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 729 | 49.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,476 | 46.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,178 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Cumnock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Carmicheal | 1,282 | 85.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | W. Buntain | 165 | 11.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. McAdam | 57 | 3.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,117 | 74.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,504 | 44.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,351 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Dalmellington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Taylor | 1,127 | 85.2 | ![]() | |
SNP | A. Lambert | 196 | 14.8 | New | |
Majority | 931 | 70.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,323 | 44.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,991 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Patna and Dalrymple
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Smith | 988 | 80.0 | ![]() | |
SNP | V. Tennant | 247 | 20.0 | New | |
Majority | 741 | 60.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,235 | 39.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,104 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Farrell | 1,517 | 79.8 | ![]() | |
SNP | J. Neill | 270 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Castle | 113 | 5.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,247 | 65.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,900 | 49.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,853 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mauchline
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Jackson | 1,261 | 60.5 | ![]() | |
SNP | R. McLean | 586 | 28.1 | New | |
Conservative | J. Borland | 239 | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 675 | 32.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 56.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,675 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.