Saltcoats East (ward)

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Saltcoats East
North Ayrshire
Electorate 3,315 (2003)
Major settlements Saltcoats
Scottish Parliament constituency Cunninghame North
Scottish Parliament region West Scotland
UK Parliament constituency North Ayrshire and Arran
1974 (1974)–2007 (2007)
Number of councillors1
Replaced by Saltcoats and Stevenston

Saltcoats East was created as an electoral ward in Cunninghame District Council in 1974. The ward elected one councillors using the first past the post electoral system. the ward was abolished in 2007 following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.

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The ward was a Labour stronghold within Cunninghame District and North Ayrshire Council.

Boundaries

Councillors

YearCouncillor
1974 George Barnett
(Labour)
1977
1980 Michael McGuire
(Labour)
1984
1988
1992 David Munn
(Labour)
1995
1999
2003

Election results

1977 election

Saltcoats East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Barnett 649 39.2
SNP A. Arnott57734.9
Independent J. McCann29017.6
Liberal J. MacIntosh674.1
Majority72
Turnout 49.3
Registered electors 3,367
Labour hold

Source: [1] [2]

1974 election

Saltcoats East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Barnett 1,089 65.9
Conservative Margaret McGregor56434.1
Majority525
Turnout 1,65348.2
Registered electors 3,478
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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