Ardrossan (ward)
| Ardrossan | |
|---|---|
| North Ayrshire | |
| Population | 10,359 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,512 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Ardrossan |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Cunninghame North |
| Scottish Parliament region | West Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | North Ayrshire and Arran |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Tony Gurney (SNP) |
| Councillor | Amanda Kerr (Labour) |
| Councillor | Stewart Ferguson (Conservative) |
| Created from | Ardrossan and Arran Dalry and West Kilbride Saltcoats |
Ardrossan is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2022, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 10,359 people.
Boundaries[edit]
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 Isle of Arran being given its own ward – as well as an area of Ardrossan which was part of the former Saltcoats 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 Firth of Clyde and includes the uninhabited Horse Isle.[2][3]
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tony Gurney (SNP) |
Stewart Ferguson (Conservative) |
Amanda Kerr (Labour) | |||
Election results[edit]
2022 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | Tony Gurney[note 1] | 30.9 | 1,107 | |||||||
| Labour | Amanda Kerr | 27.0 | 966 | |||||||
| Conservative | Stewart Ferguson | 19.9 | 714 | 717 | 729 | 739 | 751 | 858 | 1,013 | |
| SNP | Jim McHarg | 10.2 | 366 | 549 | 558 | 565 | 574 | 674 | ||
| Independent | John Hunter | 9.3 | 333 | 345 | 359 | 366 | 390 | |||
| Scottish Family | Matthew Lynch | 1.3 | 47 | 47 | 51 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen McQuistin | 1.2 | 44 | 45 | 56 | 62 | ||||
| Electorate: 8,512 Valid: 3,577 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 895 Turnout: 42.8% | ||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Sitting councillor for Ardrossan and Arran.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ardrossan". Scottish Government. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Andy Hamilton (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ardrossan". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ardrossan". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.