A contest between three on-island candidates and three off-island no hopers saw Labour emerge victorious, in a by-election notable by the absence of the SNP.
North Ayrshire
By-Election Preview: Arran (North Ayrshire) 12th of September 2024
An already likely to be hotly-contested island by-election becomes one of the most fascinating contests of the year, as the complete absence of the SNP blows the field wide open – including, potentially, for the Greens’ second-ever by-election win.
By-Election Result: Kilwinning
Absolutely no surprises as Labour swept to an easy victory in a ward they’ve done nothing but grow in strength within over the past few elections.
Kilwinning (North Ayrshire) By-Election 9th of May 2024
The sad passing of a Conservative councillor triggers a by-election that Labour simply cannot lose, in what is easily their strongest ward in North Ayrshire, and one of their strongest anywhere in Scotland.
Wards Worth Watching: North Ayrshire
Transfers helped deliver an SNP-Labour tie in seats in 2017, but boundary changes may have helped make enough of a difference for the SNP to pull ahead this time.
Boundary Change Extra: North Ayrshire
New boundaries for North Ayrshire will come into effect before May’s elections, giving Scotland both its first single and five member STV wards. But what would 2017 have looked like under these boundaries?
By-Election Result: Dalry and West Kilbride
An easy victory for the Conservatives following an SNP vacancy in a ward that had been dominated by Independent candidates in 2017.
By-Election Preview: Dalry and West Kilbride (North Ayrshire) 12th of August 2021
An SNP resignation triggers an unpredictable contest in a ward that was remarkably Independent-leaning for a Central Belt ward in 2017.
Islands Act Boundary Reviews – Argyll & Bute and North Ayrshire
Boundary changes are incoming for Councils that include inhabited islands as a result of the Islands Act. Here, we look at how Argyll & Bute and North Ayrshire may be affected.