1999 North Ayrshire Council election

1999 North Ayrshire Council election

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All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	106,388
Turnout	58.5%
First party Second party Third party   Lab SNP Con Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 26 seats, 55.9% 1 seats, 24.8% 1 seats, 11.8% Seats won 25 2 2 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 29,211 19,422 11,360 Percentage 46.9% 31.2% 18.2% Swing 9.0 6.4 6.4
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Labour

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament.

Results

1999 North Ayrshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	25	1	2	1	83.3	46.9	29,211	9.0
	SNP	2	1	0	1	6.7	31.2	19,422	6.4
	Conservative	2	1	0	1	6.7	18.2	11,360	6.4
	Independent	1	0	0		3.3	1.9	1,203	1.5
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	787	New
	Scottish Socialist	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	305	New
Total		30						62,288

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

Ward results

Irvine West

Irvine West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David O'Neill	949	42.8	17.7
	SNP	Catherine McKenzie	790	35.7	3.8
	Conservative	David Belding	279	12.6	New
	Scottish Socialist	Gwen Edwin	108	4.9	New
	Socialist Labour	Robert Cochrane	89	4.0	New
Majority			159	7.1	13.9
Turnout			2,215	57.0	14.5
Registered electors			3,907
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

West Kilbride

West Kilbride

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elizabeth McLardy	1,079	41.8	5.5
	Conservative	Anne Wilkinson	844	32.7	New
	Labour	Andrew Naismith	352	13.7	New
	SNP	Peter Falconer	301	11.6	New
Majority			235	9.1	5.5
Turnout			2,576	69.3	11.9
Registered electors			3,726
	Independent hold		Swing	5.5

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

Arran

Arran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sillars	1,090	42.6	7.4
	Conservative	Cameron Robertson	747	29.2	3.0
	SNP	James Lees	719	28.1	7.8
Majority			343	13.4	10.4
Turnout			2,556	66.3	11.4
Registered electors			3,884
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN   0-948858-25-7 . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
2. Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN   1-869820-35-5 . Retrieved 15 March 2025.