Kilmarnock North (ward)
| Kilmarnock North | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
 Boundary of Kilmarnock North in East Ayrshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 12,243 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,748 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Kilmarnock (part of) |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudon |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Elaine Cowan (SNP) |
| Councillor | David William Richardson (SNP) |
| Councillor | Maureen McKay (Labour) |
| Created from | Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark Kilmaurs and Stewarton South North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside North New Farm Loch and Dean Onthank |
Kilmarnock North is one of the nine electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 12,243 people.
The area is a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats at all but one election since the ward's creation.
Boundaries[edit]
The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Kilmarnock North was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Onthank ward as well as parts of the former Kilmaurs and Stewarton South, North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside, Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark and North New Farm Loch and Dean wards. Initially, Kilmarnock North included the northernmost part of Kilmarnock including the neighbourhoods of Onthank, Altonhill, Hillhead, Longpark and Southcraigs as well as Dean Castle Country Park.[2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward's eastern boundary was moved west to run along the B7038 instead of the Kilmarnock Water and Craufurdland Water. As a result, Dean Castle Country Park is now contained within the Kilmarnock East and Hurlford ward.[3]
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Willie Coffey (SNP) |
Helen Coffey (SNP) |
Maureen McKay (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Andrew Hershaw (SNP) | |||||||
| 2014 by-election |
Elaine Cowan (SNP) | |||||||
| 2017 | Ian Grant (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 | Elaine Cowan (SNP) |
David William Richardson (SNP) | ||||||
Election results[edit]
2022 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Elaine Cowan | 38.2 | 1,483 | ||||||
| Labour | Maureen McKay (incumbent) | 27.9 | 1,084 | ||||||
| Conservative | Allan MacDonald | 13.8 | 536 | 542 | 566 | 574 | 713 | ||
| SNP | David William Richardson | 9.4 | 364 | 788 | 804 | 855 | 939 | 1,035 | |
| Independent | Ian Grant (incumbent) | 8.1 | 316 | 343 | 366 | 397 | |||
| Alba | Wendy MacDonald | 2.6 | 99 | 113 | 119 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,748 Valid: 3,882 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 971 Turnout: 40.4% | |||||||||
2017 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Helen Coffey (incumbent) | 36.9 | 1,381 | |||||
| Conservative | Ian Grant | 26.0 | 971 | |||||
| Labour | Maureen McKay (incumbent) | 23.1 | 865 | 885 | 900 | 924 | 1,300 | |
| SNP | Elaine Cowan (incumbent) | 12.9 | 481 | 884 | 886 | 893 | ||
| Libertarian | Lisa Murray | 1.1 | 41 | 44 | 47 | |||
| Electorate: 9,109 Valid: 3,739 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 935 Turnout: 41.5% | ||||||||
Source: [6]
2014 by-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Elaine Cowan | 44.2 | 1,334 | 1,358 | 1,473 | 2,042 | |
| Labour | Scott Thomson | 37.4 | 1,130 | 1,147 | 1,320 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Grant | 16.3 | 493 | 501 | |||
| Scottish Green | Robin Tatler | 2.0 | 61 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,657 Valid: 3,018 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,510 Turnout: 35.6% | |||||||
Source: [7]
2012 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Helen Coffey (incumbent) | 44.7 | 1,475 | |||
| Labour | Maureen McKay (incumbent) | 35.7 | 1,176 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Grant | 11.6 | 383 | 417 | 476 | |
| SNP | Andrew Hershaw[note 1] | 8.0 | 263 | 817 | 921 | |
| Electorate: 9,324 Valid: 3,297 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 825 Turnout: 35.4% | ||||||
2007 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| SNP | Willie Coffey | 34.5 | 1,552 | ||
| Labour | Maureen McKay | 26.7 | 1,202 | ||
| SNP | Helen Coffey | 21.2 | 952 | 1,317 | |
| Conservative | James Adams | 15.8 | 709 | 720 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 1.9 | 85 | 89 | |
| Electorate: 8,617 Valid: 4,500 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,126 Turnout: 52.2% | |||||
Source:[11]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kilmarnock North". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Detailed Results Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Detailed Results Report Ward 2 - Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Andrew Hershaw – The Herald|HighBeam Research
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Detailed Results Ward 2 Kilmarnock North" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - East Ayrshire". Retrieved 3 November 2022.