Kyle (ward)
| Kyle | |
|---|---|
| South Ayrshire | |
 Boundary of Kyle in South Ayrshire from 2017. | |
| Population | 14,546 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,625 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Annbank Mossblown Tarbolton Monkton |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Julie Dettbarn (SNP) |
| Councillor | Duncan Townson (Labour) |
| Councillor | Stephen Ferry (Conservative) |
| Created from | Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Dundonald and Loans Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton Tarbolton Symington Craigie |
Kyle is one of the eight electoral wards of South 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 14,546 people.
The ward has been split politically between the Scottish National Party (SNP), Labour and the Conservatives with each party taking one seat at every election.
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 Kyle was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Tarbolton Symington Craigie ward as well as the majority of the former Dundonald and Loans ward and the northern halves of the former Annbank Mossblown St Quivox and Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton wards. Kyle takes its name from the former comital district which covered parts of what is now East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. The ward includes the northeasternmost part of the council area between its borders with North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire and takes in the towns of Annbank, Mossblown, Tarbolton and Monkton. [2] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward's southern boundary was moved south but there were no further changes.[3]
Councillors[edit]
| Year | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Andy Campbell (Labour) |
John Allan (SNP) |
Hywel Davies (Conservative/ Independent) | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Julie Dettbarn (SNP) |
Arthur Spurling (Conservative) | ||||||
| 2022 | Duncan Townson (Labour) |
Stephen Ferry (Conservative) | ||||||
Election results[edit]
2022 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Julie Dettbarn (incumbent) | 33.9 | 1,635 | ||||||
| Labour | Duncan Townson | 23.0 | 1,110 | 1,236 | |||||
| Conservative | Stephen Ferry | 19.8 | 955 | 964 | 967 | 971 | 1,072 | 1,836 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Spurling (incumbent) | 16.8 | 814 | 823 | 826 | 830 | 879 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Aitken | 4.8 | 235 | 288 | 299 | 365 | |||
| Alba | Geoff Bush | 1.4 | 71 | 154 | 156 | ||||
| Electorate: 10,625 Valid: 4,820 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 1,206 Turnout: 45.9% | |||||||||
2017 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 43.8 | 2,160 | ||||
| Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent) | 25.3 | 1,247 | ||||
| SNP | Julie Dettbarn | 16.4 | 807 | 876 | 879 | 1,612 | |
| SNP | Scott McFarlane | 14.6 | 721 | 811 | 813 | ||
| Electorate: 10,215 Valid: 4,935 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,234 Turnout: 48.7% | |||||||
2012 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent) | 32.7 | 1,207 | ||
| SNP | John Allan (incumbent) | 28.7 | 1,057 | ||
| Conservative | Hywel Davies (incumbent)[note 1] | 23.5 | 865 | 923 | |
| Independent | Arthur Spurling | 15.1 | 556 | 647 | |
| Electorate: 8,918 Valid: 3,685 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 922 Turnout: 41.3% | |||||
2007 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Labour | Andy Campbell | 22.7 | 1,128 | 1,473 | |||||
| SNP | John Allan | 21.8 | 1,080 | 1,112 | 1,156 | 1,332 | |||
| Conservative | Hywel Davies | 18.0 | 891 | 905 | 916 | 992 | ??? | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 16.2 | 801 | 813 | 822 | 859 | |||
| Independent | Sam Gardiner | 11.1 | 550 | 565 | 603 | ||||
| Labour | Danny Howley | 10.1 | 499 | ||||||
| Valid: 4,949 Quota: 1,238 | |||||||||
Source: [11]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kyle". Scottish Government. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 6 Kyle" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Lawrence, Edwin (30 August 2013). "Councillor who'll represent Ayrshire people while living in Wales refuses to quit". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 6 Kyle". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.