Ardrossan and Arran (ward)

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Ardrossan and Arran
North Ayrshire
Ardrossan and Arran.svg
Boundary of Ardrossan and Arran in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022.
Electorate 9,622 (2017)
Major settlements Ardrossan
Brodick
Scottish Parliament constituency Cunninghame North
Scottish Parliament region West Scotland
UK Parliament constituency North Ayrshire and Arran
2007 (2007)–2022 (2022)
Number of councillors3
Replaced by Ardrossan
Arran
Created from Ardrossan North
Ardrossan South
Arran
Saltcoats North
South Beach

Ardrossan and Arran was one of the 10 wards used to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007 following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, the ward elected three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. Originally a four-member ward, Ardrossan and Arran was reduced in size following a boundary review ahead of the 2017 election. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.

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The ward was a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding at least half the seats between 2012 and 2021.

Boundaries

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 Ardrossan was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained part of the former Ardrossan North, Saltcoats North and South Beach wards as well as all of the former Ardrossan South and Arran wards. The ward centred around the town of Ardrossan and the Isle of Arran and included a number of smaller islands in the Firth of Clyde including the Holy Isle and the uninhabited Pladda and Horse Isle. [1] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward as an area in the northeast of Ardrossan was transferred to the newly created Saltcoats ward. [2]

In 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 which included provisions to improve the representation of island communities on councils. As a result, an intermediate review of the boundaries in North Ayrshire was carried out. This proposed that Ardrossan and Arran be split in two with a single-member Arran ward re-established and a slightly enlarged three-member Ardrossan ward created. The proposals for North Ayrshire were subsequently approved by the Scottish Parliament and the ward was abolished in 2022. [3] [4]

Councillors

YearCouncillors
2007 Tony Gurney
(SNP)		Peter McNamara
(Labour)		Margie Currie
(Ind.)		John Hunter
(Ind.)
2012 John Bruce
(SNP)
2017 Timothy Billings
(Conservative)		Ellen McMaster
(SNP/
Alba/
Ind.)
2021
2022

Election results

2017 election

Ardrossan and Arran - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Timothy Billings27.61,309     
SNP Ellen McMaster [note 1] 19.7932937 1,000 1,002 1,034 1,159
SNP Tony Gurney (incumbent)19.6930932 946 955 1,092 1,245
Labour Clare McGuire13.9659677 723 792 979  
Independent John Hunter (incumbent)10.6503517 534 627   
No Referendum Maintain Union Pro-BrexitGordon Allison5.0238280 285    
Scottish Socialist Colin Turbett3.5165170     
Electorate: 9,622  Valid: 4,736  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,185  Turnout: 50.5%  

    Source: [6] [7]

    2012 election

    Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Tony Gurney (incumbent)17.6982986 998 1,033 1,048 1,081 1,095 1,149
    SNP John Bruce15.0837841 868 889 918 1,109 1,113 1,157
    Independent John Hunter (incumbent)14.2792796 833 895 1,025 1,191  
    Labour Peter McNamara (incumbent)12.9721730 738 770 812 871 881 1,414
    Labour Loretta Gardner11.8659667 692 720 750 793 798  
    Independent Marc A. Head10.5588595 609 620 714    
    Conservative David Tate8.8491507 551 561     
    Scottish Socialist Campbell Martin4.2235237 250      
    UKIP Gordon Niven Allison3.9221227       
    Liberal Democrats Nick Smith1.164       
    Electorate: 13,674  Valid: 5,590  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,119  Turnout: 40.9%  

      Source: [8]

      2007 election

      Ardrossan and Arran - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Independent Margie Currie19.31,4391,456 1,478 1,582     
      SNP Tony Gurney19.01,4141,439 1,462 1,779     
      Labour Peter McNamara13.51,0071,019 1,033 1,051 1,085 1,094 1,763  
      Independent John Hunter12.8952970 1,087 1,106 1,176 1,189 1,234 1,287 1,658
      Conservative Gordon Allison11.5857866 872 886 914 930 963 989  
      Labour Margaret Munn11.1829837 848 864 884 888    
      SNP William McLaren7.7573589 597       
      Independent Kenneth MacDougall3.1228237        
      Scottish Socialist Nigel Hunter1.9144        
      Electorate: 13,448  Valid: 7,443  Spoilt: 146  Quota: 1,489  Turnout: 56.4%  

        Source: [9]

        Notes

        1. ↑ Cllr Ellen McMaster twice changed political affiliation first joining the Alba Party before becoming an independent. [5]

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        References

        1. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
        2. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
        3. ↑ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
        4. ↑ Hamilton, Andy (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
        5. ↑ Jones, Jennifer (24 November 2021). "Ayrshire: Councillor Ellen McMaster leaves Alba Party". Irvine Times. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
        6. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ardrossan and Arran" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
        7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ardrossan and Arran" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
        8. ↑ "Declaration of Results Ward 05 - Ardrossan and Arran" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
        9. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Ardrossan and Arran Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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