Kilwinning (ward)

Kilwinning
North Ayrshire
Boundary of Kilwinning in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022.
Population	17,280 (2021) [1]
Electorate	13,392 (2024)
Major settlements	Kilwinning
Scottish Parliament constituency	Cunninghame South
Scottish Parliament region	West Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created	2007 (2007)
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	Joe Cullinane (Labour)
Councillor	Scott Davidson (SNP)
Councillor	Donald Reid (Labour)
Councillor	Mary Hume (Labour)
Created from	Ardrossan North Eglinton and Lawthorn Garnock East Irvine Landward Kilwinning East Kilwinning South Kilwinning West Stevenston North

Kilwinning is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the North Ayrshire council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 17,280 people.

The ward is a Labour stronghold with the party winning half the seats at every election.

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 Kilwinning was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Kilwinning East and Kilwinning South wards, the majority of the former Eglinton and Lawthorn ward, the southern half of the former Kilwinning West ward, the northern half of the former Stevenston North ward, the rural southern part of the former Garnock East ward, part of the former Ardrossan North and a small part of the former Irvine Landward ward. The ward centres on the town of Kilwinning in central North Ayrshire. Its southern boundary is mostly formed by the A78 and it includes a rural area to the north and east of the town up to the border with East Ayrshire. ^[2] The wards boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements and the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. ^{[3] [4]}

Councillors

Year	Councillors
2007		John Ferguson (SNP)		Margaret McDougall (Labour)		Ryan Oldfather (Labour)		Andrew Scott Chamberlain (Liberal Democrats)
2012	Joe Cullinane (Labour)		Donald Reid (Labour)		Robert Steel (Ind.)
2017		Scott Davidson (SNP)			John Glover (Conservative)
2022
2024					Mary Hume (Labour)

Election results

2024 by-election

Councillor John Glover who died in February 2024. ^[5] Labour candidate Mary Hume gained the seat from the Conservatives. ^[6]

Kilwinning by-election (9 May 2024) - 1 seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Labour	Mary Hume	53.8	2,171
	SNP	Sheila Gibson	22.7	916
	Conservative	Chris Lawler	15.3	619
	Liberal Democrats	Ruby Kirkwood	3.8	154
	Scottish Family	Ian Gibson	3.3	136
Electorate: 13,392  Valid: 3,996  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,999  Turnout: 30.2%

Source: ^{[7] [8]}

2022 election

Main article: 2022 North Ayrshire Council election

Kilwinning - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Joe Cullinane (incumbent)	30.8	1,714
	SNP	Scott Davidson (incumbent)	22.0	1,225
	Conservative	John Glover (incumbent)	15.6	867	904	936	937	1,029	1,295
	Labour	Donald Reid (incumbent)	15.1	842	1,297
	SNP	Sheila Gibson	12.8	714	750	780	886	944
	Liberal Democrats	Ruby Kirkwood	3.4	191	226	276	278
Electorate: 13,553  Valid: 5,553  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,111  Turnout: 42.2%

Source: ^{[9] [10]}

2017 election

Main article: 2017 North Ayrshire Council election

Kilwinning - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Joe Cullinane (incumbent)	33.9	1,949
	SNP	Scott Davidson	25.5	1,466
	Conservative	John Glover	21.3	1,224
	SNP	Susan Johnson	8.0	460	501	768	770	776	859
	Labour	Donald Reid (incumbent)	7.00	402	1,011	1,019	1,041	1,073	1,152
	Green	Yvonne McLellan	3.4	193	232	251	258	274
	UKIP	Matthew John Grainger	1.0	60	74	76	91
Electorate: 13,420  Valid: 5,754  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 1,151  Turnout: 44.0%

Source: ^{[11] [12]}

2012 election

Main article: 2012 North Ayrshire Council election

Kilwinning - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	SNP	John Ferguson (incumbent)	29.2	1,440
	Labour	Joe Cullinane	21.3	1,054
	Independent	Robert Steel	14.1	695	720	722	735	754	771	946	966	1,092
	Labour	Donald Reid	10.6	525	533	548	548	557	559	590	867	909	929	1,012
	Conservative	Scott Gallacher	7.3	363	369	370	372	373	385	398	407
	Labour	Helen Hainey	5.6	279	295	335	337	341	352	373
	Independent	Colin Hedley	5.1	254	268	270	293	299	319
	SNP	Iain Walker	3.0	148	489	490	490	501	511	532	547	568	581
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Gardiner	1.7	82	88	90	90	90
	Scottish Socialist	Andy Jones	1.1	54	60	61	63
	Independent	Philip Hogg	0.9	45	47	47
Electorate: 13,087  Valid: 4,939  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 988  Turnout: 37.7%

Source: ^[13]

2007 election

Main article: 2007 North Ayrshire Council election

Kilwinning - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	John Ferguson	27.0	1,749
	Labour	Margaret McDougall	16.0	1,033	1,076	1,124	1,303
	Labour	Ryan Oldfather	13.5	872	901	921	1,136	1,142	1,226	1,306
	Conservative	Gail Niven Allison	13.4	869	914	932	953	953	1,037
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Scott Chamberlain	11.0	713	795	860	914	915	1,167	1,674
	Labour	Donald J. Reid	7.9	513	525	553
	Independent	Leanne Dorans	7.2	468	536	608	642
	Solidarity	Sandy Clarke	3.9	255	322
Electorate: 13,186  Valid: 6,472  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1,295  Turnout: 50.0%

Source: ^[14]

References

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2. "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. "Tributes paid after death of North Ayrshire Conservative councillor". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
6. "Labour candidate wins North Ayrshire Council's Kilwinning by-election". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
7. "Declaration of Results Report" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
9. "Declaration of Results Report Kilwinning". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
10. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Kilwinning". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
11. "Declaration of Results Report Kilwinning" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
12. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Kilwinning" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
13. "Declaration of Results Ward 03 - Kilwinning" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
14. "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Kilwinning Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2024.