Irvine West (ward)

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Irvine West
North Ayrshire
Irvine West.svg
Boundary of Irvine West in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022.
Population14,972 (2021) [1]
Electorate 12,090 (2022)
Major settlements Irvine (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituency Cunninghame South
Scottish Parliament region West Scotland
UK Parliament constituency Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created1980 (1980)
Number of councillors1 (1980–2007)
4 (2007–present)
CouncillorShaun MacAulay (SNP)
CouncillorScott Gallacher (Conservative)
CouncillorChloe Robertson (SNP)
CouncillorLouise McPhater (Labour)

Irvine West is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the North Ayrshire Council. Created in 1980, Irvine West was originally a single-member first-past-the-post ward before it was expanded in 2007 to become a multi-member ward which elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,972 people.

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Boundaries

Irvine West was created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979 as one of the 30 wards of Cunninghame District Council. The original boundaries took in the western part of Irvine on the Firth of Clyde coast up to the River Garnock and included the abandoned Snodgrass Village and Bogside Racecourse. [2] There were minor changes to the boundaries following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994 which saw the ward's southern boundary extended south to the council's border with Kyle and Carrick District Council to include the Dundonald Links golf course. [3] After the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created North Ayrshire Council – a unitary authority for the area previously under Cunninghame District Council. Further minor alterations saw the ward's northeastern boundary moved east following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1998 to run along Kilwinning Road. [4]

As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, council elections would be run under the single transferable vote and new multi-member wards would be introduced. As a result, Irvine West was combined with other wards covering Irvine. The former Irvine North, Irvine Townhead and Irvine Vineburgh and Woodlands South were completely subsumed and a small area from both of the former Irvine Landward and Woodlands North and Girdle Toll wards were added. The new boundaries would cover everything west of the A78 plus the south-eastern industrial area around Drybridge and Shewalton. [5] The Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements saw the ward's area reduced as a new Irvine South ward was created. As a result, territory west of the River Irvine including the abandoned Bogside Racecourse, the Fullarton area of Irvine, and everything south of the A71 was transferred to Irvine South. Despite the changes, which saw the ward's area halved, Irvine West retained four councillors. [6] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [7] [8]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Matt Brown
(SNP)		Ian Clarkson
(Labour)		David O'Neill
(Labour)		Pat McPhee
(Conservative)
2012 Ruth Maguire
(SNP)
2016
by-election		Louise McPhater
(Labour)
2017 Shaun MacAulay
(SNP)		Scott Gallacher
(Conservative)
2022 Chloe Robertson
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Irvine West - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
SNP Shaun MacAulay (incumbent)27.31,274         
Conservative Scott Gallacher (incumbent)19.9932934        
Labour Louise McPhater (incumbent)15.6729738 738 746 748 757 792 814 816 1,472
Labour Sylvia Mallinson14.1660674 674 676 678 697 758 788 790  
SNP Chloe Robertson13.3623894 894 905 906 909 922 948  
Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane3.2150155 155 168 172 181     
Independent Kevin T. Blades2.8133136 136 139 165 184 212    
Liberal Democrats Lewis Dominic Hutton1.57275 75 76 81      
Independent Tristan Lindsay1.04749 49 53       
Scottish Socialist Colin Turbett0.94647 47        
Electorate: 12,090  Valid: 4,666  Spoilt: 142  Quota: 934  Turnout: 39.8%  

    Source: [9] [10]

    2017 election

    Irvine West - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Ian Clarkson (incumbent)27.71,249      
    Conservative Scott Gallacher22.71,025      
    SNP Shaun MacAulay20.3914      
    SNP Maria Limonci15.7707722 725 736 769 790  
    Labour Louise McPhater (incumbent)9.7438669 706 707 738 804 1,062
    Scottish Green Andrew Craig2.196106 117 117    
    Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane1.776113 120 121 139   
    Electorate: 11,984  Valid: 4,505  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 902  Turnout: 38.6%  

      Source: [11] [12]

      2016 by-election

      Irvine West by-election (11 August 2016) - 1 Seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Robin Sturgeon37.51,1641,168 1,207 1,226 1,277  
      Labour Louise McPhater33.11,0291,046 1,060 1,118 1,301 1,697
      Conservative Angela Stephen20.6639650 655 658   
      Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane4.2131133 146    
      Scottish Green Josh McCormick3.094100     
      Liberal Democrats Nick Smith1.548     
      Electorate: 14,849  Valid: 3,105  Spoilt: 46  Quota: 1,553  Turnout: 20.9%  

        Source: [13]

        2012 election

        Irvine West - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        SNP Matthew Brown (incumbent)31.61,624        
        Labour Ian Clarkson (incumbent)26.81,374        
        Labour David O'Neill (incumbent)13.5691720 950 958 995 1,039   
        Conservative Pat McPhee (incumbent)12.0614634 652 653 657 682 683 773  
        SNP Ruth Maguire [note 1] 5.2265695 704 713 730 769 770 840 945
        Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain4.8246272 283 289 300 330 331   
        Independent Derek Owen3.6187197 202 216 231     
        Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane1.68192 112 123      
        TUSC Ian Kerr1.05161 65       
        Electorate: 14,793  Valid: 5,133  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 1,027  Turnout: 34.7%  

          Source: [15]

          2007 election

          Irvine West - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SNP Matt Brown31.62,247      
          Labour Ian Clarkson24.01,710      
          Conservative Pat McPhee11.2799875 883 888 1,059 1,159 1,225
          Labour David O'Neill10.9776829 881 899 979 1,077 1,726
          Solidarity Jim Byrne7.3517695 708 738 830   
          Labour John McKay7.1508573 711 748 844 999  
          Liberal Democrats Iain Rubie Dale6.4453613 633 655    
          Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane1.5103141 152     
          Electorate: 14,993  Valid: 7,113  Spoilt: 156  Quota: 1,423  Turnout: 48.5%  

            Source: [16]

            Notes

            1. ↑ Irvine West SNP councillor Ruth Maguire was elected as a MSP for Cunninghame South at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She resigned her council seat on 25 May 2016 and a by-election was held on 11 August 2016 which was won by Labour's Louise McPhater. [14]

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            References

            1. ↑ "Irvine West". Scottish Government. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
            2. ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
            3. ↑ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
            4. ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
            5. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
            6. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
            7. ↑ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
            8. ↑ Andy Hamilton (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
            9. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Irvine West". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
            10. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine West". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
            11. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Irvine West" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
            12. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine West" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
            13. ↑ "Election Results Ward 1 Irvine West" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
            14. ↑ Ruth Maguire resigns as North Ayrshire councillor to focus on MSP role - triggering by-election for Irvine West seat, Irvine Times, 26 May 2016
            15. ↑ "Declaration of Results Ward 01 - Irvine West" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
            16. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Irvine West Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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