Prestwick (ward)

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Prestwick
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire UK ward map 2017 Prestwick.svg
Boundary of Prestwick in South Ayrshire from 2017.
Population14,220 (2021) [1]
Electorate 12,507 (2022)
Major settlements Prestwick
Scottish Parliament constituency Ayr
Scottish Parliament region South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors4
CouncillorIan Cochrane (SNP)
CouncillorHugh Hunter (Independent)
CouncillorMartin Kilbride (Conservative)
CouncillorCameron Ramsay (Labour)
Created fromPrestwick Kingcase
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
Prestwick St Nicholas'
Prestwick St Ninian's
Prestwick Toll

Prestwick is one of the eight electoral wards of South 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 14,220 people.

Contents

The area has been a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats between 2007 and 2022.

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 Prestwick was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.

It contained all of the former Prestwick Kingcase, Prestwick St Nicholas' and Prestwick St Ninian's wards as well as the northern part of the former Prestwick Toll ward and the southern half of the former Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton ward. The ward centres on the town of Prestwick which is situated on the Firth of Clyde coast in the northwest of the council area and includes the terminal buildings of Glasgow Prestwick Airport but only part of the runways. [2] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections. [3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Stan Fisher
(SNP)		Hugh Hunter
(Conservative/
Indpendent)		Helen Moonie
(Labour)		Margaret Toner
(Conservative)
2012 Ian Cochrane
(SNP)
2017
2022 Cameron Ramsay
(Labour)		Martin Kilbride
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Prestwick - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Ian Cochrane (incumbent)25.51,685       
Independent Hugh Hunter (incumbent)23.21,544       
Conservative Martin Kilbride17.01,1321,135 1,195 1,236 1,239 1,726  
Labour Cameron Ramsay15.31,0201,038 1,077 1,086 1,100 1,114 1,181 1,591
SNP Norrie Smith9.2614928 955 958 995 997 1,002  
Conservative Derek Stillie 7.3488488 516 539 544    
Alba John Caddis1.17884 90 91     
Conservative Owen Daniel North1.07172 79      
Electorate: 12,507  Valid: 6,642  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,329  Turnout: 54.0%  

    Source: [4] [5]

    2017 election

    Prestwick - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Hugh Hunter (incumbent)29.92,008     
    SNP Ian Cochrane (incumbent)22.31,498     
    Conservative Margaret Toner (incumbent)16.31,0981,641    
    Labour Helen Moonie (incumbent)13.3895932 990 1,000 1,255 1,615
    SNP John Wallace [note 1] 9.1612618 625 749 897  
    Independent Alasdair John Malcolm9.1611649 719 726   
    Electorate: 12,085  Valid: 6,722  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 1,345  Turnout: 55.1%  

      Source: [6] [7]

      2012 election

      Prestwick - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Labour Helen Moonie (incumbent)25.91,458    
      SNP Ian Cochrane24.91,399    
      Conservative Hugh Hunter (incumbent)23.11,296    
      Conservative Margaret Toner (incumbent)15.9892933 941 1,089 1,154
      SNP John Wallace8.0448513 754 760 806
      Liberal Democrats Allan MacBain2.3128185 193 199  
      Electorate: 12,238  Valid: 5,621  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 45.9%  

        Source: [8] [9]

        2007 election

        Prestwick – 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Stan Fisher28.12,062    
        Conservative Hugh Hunter25.11,847    
        Labour Helen Moonie16.71,2271,350 1,364 ??? ???
        Conservative Margaret Toner16.71,2241,350 1,663  
        Labour George Watson13.49871,071 1,084 ???  
        Valid: 7,347  Quota: 1,470  

          Source: [10]

          Notes

          1. ↑ Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

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          References

          1. ↑ "Prestwick". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
          2. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
          3. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
          4. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
          5. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
          6. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
          7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
          8. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire" . Retrieved 30 January 2024.
          9. ↑ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
          10. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire" . Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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