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Overall 2022 Result

Council-Wide Results

Very little change for the SNP overall, with only a very small decrease in votes, and thus they were steady on 14 seats. Labour had a fair increase to their share and picked up another councillor, pulling them up to 10. That was one of two the Conservatives lost, off the back of losing a chunk of their vote share.

Independents did well, with a third joining the council, and the unique Rubbish Party vehicle of Sally Cogley saw her re-elected. Not just very weak vote shares, but a very weak presence overall for the smaller parties – the Greens only stood in one ward (down from four), Lib Dems in two (up from nil), and Alba in three.

Administration

After the election, an SNP minority administration was formed.

Interactive Map

Overview

Covering the bulk of inland Ayrshire, East Ayrshire is the only one of the modern trio of councils that isn’t simply a renamed version of a 1973 district. Instead, it was formed from an amalgamation of two of them. The more urbanised northern portion was previously the Kilmarnock and Loudon district. Kilmarnock itself is one of the largest towns in the country, and is orbited by Stewarton and the string of villages in the Irvine Valley. A more expansive and rural southern portion comes from the old Cumnock and Doon Valley district. Cumnock is a much smaller town than Kilmarnock, and there are plenty of mid-sized villages through this area with strong mining associations.

At Westminster the constituencies covering these areas were consistently Labour for decades too, until the SNP’s 2015 victory, though this had been Jim Sillars’ heartland when he launched the short lived “Scottish Labour Party” in the 70’s. He failed to hold his seat, but they did win 2 seats in the Cumnock district in 1977. For Holyrood both seats remained with Labour until the SNP won the Kilmarnock seat in 2007, winning both consistently from 2011 onwards.

Both of the predecessor districts were highly Labour favourable through their history, especially in the Cumnock end where the party always had a majority. In Kilmarnock the Conservatives tied with Labour in 1977, whilst the SNP ran a close second in 1992. Following the merger of the two districts into the modern East Ayrshire, Labour continued to be the clear majority party.

Previous STV Elections

2007
2012
2017

Individual Ward Results

Annick (Ward 1)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🔵Conservative: John McFadzean
🔴Labour: John McGhee
🟡SNP: Stephen Canning
Independent: Ellen Freel
Change vs 2017: No change
Electorate: 12530
Turnout: 50.0%
Valid: 6184 (98.7%)
Spoiled: 80 (1.3%)
Quota: 1237

Candidates

Independent: John Cairns
🟡SNP: Stephen Canning
Independent: Ellen Freel
🟡SNP: Wendy Hannah
🔵Conservative: John McFadzean
🔴Labour: John McGhee

Annick: First Preferences
Annick: Transfers
Annick: Results by Polling District
Annick: Second Preferences
Annick: Two-Candidate Preferred

Kilmarnock North (Ward 2)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Elaine Cowan
🔴Labour: Maureen McKay
🟡SNP: David Richardson
Change vs 2017: +1 SNP, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 40.4%
Electorate: 9748
Valid: 3882 (98.7%)
Spoiled: 53 (1.3%)
Quota: 971

Candidates

🟡SNP: Elaine Cowan
Independent: Ian Grant
🔵Conservative: Allan MacDonald
Alba: Wendy MacDonald
🔴Labour: Maureen McKay
🟡SNP: David Richardson

Kilmarnock North: First Preferences
Kilmarnock North: Transfers
Kilmarnock North: Results by Polling District
Kilmarnock North: Second Preferences
Kilmarnock North: Two-Candidate Preferred

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (Ward 3)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🔴Labour: Lillian Jones
🔵Conservative: James Adams
🟡SNP: Iain Linton
🟡SNP: Douglas Reid
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 44.6%
Electorate: 13347
Valid: 5888 (98.8%)
Spoiled: 70 (1.2%)
Quota: 1178

Candidates

🔵Conservative: James Adams
🟢Green: Elizabeth Brown
🔴Labour: Lillian Jones
🟡SNP: Iain Linton
Independent: Frank McNiff
Alba: Guy Njali Jola
🟡SNP: Douglas Reid

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse: First Preferences
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse: Transfers
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse: Results by Polling District
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse: Second Preferences
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse: Two-Candidate Preferred

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford (Ward 4)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🔴Labour: Barry Douglas
🟡SNP: Graham Barton
Independent: Graham Boyd
🟡SNP: Neal Ingram
Change vs 2017: +1 Independent, -1 Conservative
Electorate: 12370
Turnout: 43.6%
Valid: 5328 (98.7%)
Spoiled: 69 (1.3%)
Quota: 1066

Candidates

🟡SNP: Graham Barton
Independent: Graham Boyd
🔴Labour: Barry Douglas
🟠Lib Dem: Trevor Grant
🔵Conservative: Jon Herd
🟡SNP: Neal Ingram

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford: First Preferences
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford: Transfers
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford: Results by Polling District
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford: Second Preferences
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford: Two-Candidate Preferred

Kilmarnock South (Ward 5)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Jim Todd
🔴Labour: Peter Mabon
🟡SNP: Clare Maitland
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 37.9%
Electorate: 8186
Valid: 3036 (97.8%)
Spoiled: 67 (2.2%)
Quota: 760

Candidates

🔵Conservative: Robin Bawa
🔴Labour: Peter Mabon
🟡SNP: Clare Maitland
Alba: Stewart McLintock
🟡SNP: Jim Todd
🟤Libertarian: Keyrin von Döring

Kilmarnock South: First Preferences
Kilmarnock South: Transfers
Kilmarnock South: Results by Polling District
Kilmarnock South: Second Preferences
Kilmarnock South: Two-Candidate Preferred

Irvine Valley (Ward 6)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Beverley Clark
🔴Labour: Kevin McGregor
🟤Rubbish: Sally Cogley
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 43.9%
Electorate: 9797
Valid: 4256 (98.9%)
Spoiled: 46 (1.1%)
Quota: 1065

Candidates

🟡SNP: Beverley Clark
🟤Rubbish: Sally Cogley
🔵Conservative: Susan McFadzean
🔴Labour: Kevin McGregor
🟡SNP: Lee-Anne To

Irvine Valley: First Preferences
Irvine Valley: Transfers
Irvine Valley: Results by Polling District
Irvine Valley: Second Preferences
Irvine Valley: Two-Candidate Preferred

Ballochmyle (Ward 7)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Claire Leitch
🔴Labour: Linda Holland
🟡SNP: William Lennox
🔵Conservative: Alyson Simmons
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 42.4%
Electorate: 11193
Valid: 4646 (97.9%)
Spoiled: 100 (2.1%)
Quota: 930

Candidates

🔴Labour: Linda Holland
🟡SNP: Claire Leitch
🟡SNP: William Lennox
🔴Labour: Stephen McCarron
Independent: David Shaw
🔵Conservative: Alyson Simmons

Ballochmyle: First Preferences
Ballochmyle: Transfers
Ballochmyle: Results by Polling District
Ballochmyle: Second Preferences
Ballochmyle: Two-Candidate Preferred

Cumnock and New Cumnock (Ward 8)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🔴Labour: Billy Crawford
🟡SNP: Jim McMahon
🔴Labour: June Kyle
🔵Conservative: Neill Watts
Change vs 2017: +1 Labour, -1 SNP
Turnout: 41.6%
Electorate: 11044
Valid: 4476 (97.5%)
Spoiled: 116 (2.5%)
Quota: 896

Candidates

🔴Labour: Billy Crawford
🔴Labour: June Kyle
🟡SNP: Jim McMahon
🟡SNP: Jacqui Todd
🔵Conservative: Neill Watts
🟠Lib Dem: Fraser Wright

Cumnock and New Cumnock: First Preferences
Cumnock and New Cumnock: Transfers
Cumnock and New Cumnock: Results by Polling District
Cumnock and New Cumnock: Second Preferences
Cumnock and New Cumnock: Two-Candidate Preferred

Doon Valley (Ward 9)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
Independent: Drew Filson
🔴Labour: Elaine Stewart
🟡SNP: Jennifer Hogg
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 43.9%
Electorate: 8932
Valid: 3866 (98.5%)
Spoiled: 59 (1.5%)
Quota: 967

Candidates

Independent: John Bell
Independent: Drew Filson
🔵Conservative: Samantha Hainey
Independent: Murray Hendrie
🟡SNP: Jennifer Hogg
🔴Labour: Elaine Stewart

Doon Valley: First Preferences
Doon Valley: Transfers
Doon Valley: Results by Polling District
Doon Valley: Second Preferences
Doon Valley: Two-Candidate Preferred
Doon Valley: Two-Party Preferred

Data Notes