Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration on the Council. This replaced the previous Labour minority administration which existed from 2007 to 2012. This is also the first time that Labour has not been part of the administration of this Council for over 30 years.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
† North Coast and Cumbraes SNP Cllr Alex McLean died on 1 August 2014.[2] A by-election was held on 30 October 2014 and was won by his widow Grace McLean, also of the SNP.
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Main article 2012 Scottish local elections The 2012 North Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of North Ayrshire Council The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation with 30 Councillors being elected 1 2012 North Ayrshire Council election 2007 3 May 2012 2012 05 03 2017 All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council16 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader William Gibson David O Neill Jean HighgateParty SNP Labour IndependentLeader s seat Saltcoats and Stevenston Irvine West Kilbirnie and BeithLast election 8 seats 26 7 12 seats 40 0 5 seats 16 7 Seats before 8 12 6Seats won 12 11 6Seat change 4 1 1 Fourth party Fifth party Leader Tom Marshall Andrew Scott ChamberlainParty Conservative Liberal DemocratsLeader s seat North Coast and Cumbraes Kilwinning RetiredLast election 3 seats 10 0 2 seats 6 7 Seats before 2 2Seats won 1 0Seat change 2 2The 7 multi member wardsCouncil Leader before electionDavid O NeillLabour Council Leader after election William GibsonSNPThe election saw the Scottish National Party make further advances by gaining 4 seats to become the largest party on the Council while also increasing their vote share significantly The Scottish Labour Party lost 1 seat to become the second largest party on the Council Independents gained a seat to have a total of 6 members The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost two thirds of their former seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out losing both seats Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration on the Council This replaced the previous Labour minority administration which existed from 2007 to 2012 This is also the first time that Labour has not been part of the administration of this Council for over 30 years Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Irvine West 2 2 Irvine East 2 3 Kilwinning 2 4 Saltcoats and Stevenston 2 5 Ardrossan and Arran 2 6 Dalry and West Kilbride 2 7 Kilbirnie and Beith 2 8 North Coast and Cumbraes 3 Post Election Changes 4 By Elections 5 ReferencesElection result EditNorth Ayrshire Local Election Result 2012 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes SNP 12 4 0 4 40 0 35 59 14 623 6 08 Labour 11 0 1 1 36 67 31 42 12 906 1 0 Independent 6 2 1 1 20 0 19 01 7 808 2 14 Conservative 1 0 2 2 3 33 9 33 3 834 4 12 Liberal Democrats 0 2 2 1 59 655 5 08 Socialist Labour 0 1 08 443 0 59 Scottish Socialist 0 0 92 378 0 44 UKIP 0 0 54 221 New Scottish Senior Citizens 0 0 4 163 New TUSC 0 0 12 51 NewNote Votes are the first preference votes The net gain loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007 This may differ from other published sources showing gain loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland s councils Ward results EditIrvine West Edit 2007 2xLab 1xSNP 1xCon 2012 2xLab 2xSNP 2007 2012 SNP gain one seat from ConIrvine West 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9SNP Matthew Brown incumbent 31 64 1 624 Labour Ian Clarkson incumbent 26 77 1 374 Labour David O Neill incumbent 13 46 691 720 8 950 3 958 2 995 1 1 039 6 Conservative Pat McPhee incumbent 11 96 614 634 6 652 3 653 3 657 1 682 2 683 2 773 3 SNP Ruth Maguire 5 16 265 695 5 704 6 713 2 730 1 769 1 770 6 840 7 945 8Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain 4 79 246 272 1 283 9 289 7 300 3 330 8 331 9 Independent Derek Owen 3 64 187 197 3 202 8 216 6 231 1 Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane 1 58 81 92 8 112 9 123 8 TUSC Ian Kerr 0 99 51 61 7 65 2 Electorate 14 793 Valid 5 133 Spoilt 157 Quota 1 027 Turnout 5 290 34 7 Irvine East Edit 2007 2xLab 1xSNP 1xLib Dem 2012 2xSNP 2xLab 2007 2012 Change SNP gain one seat from Lib DemIrvine East 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10SNP Joan Sturgeon incumbent 20 60 1 045 SNP Marie Burns 18 07 917 941 1 941 1 960 3 998 4 1 039 6 Labour Irene Oldfather 15 04 763 764 4 766 4 782 4 819 6 851 6 854 1 1 032 5 Labour John Easdale 12 67 643 643 3 645 3 652 3 673 3 697 3 700 1 874 6 886 6 1 098 8Independent Tom Barr incumbent 10 58 537 538 5 542 5 558 5 604 7 742 8 746 8 763 9 765 2 Labour David Logan 8 14 413 413 7 415 7 428 7 445 7 452 7 454 5 Conservative Chris Barr 7 43 377 377 4 377 4 377 4 409 4 Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood incumbent 5 18 263 263 5 263 5 267 5 Scottish Socialist Denise Morton 1 75 89 89 3 98 3 Socialist Labour James McDaid 0 53 27 27 Electorate 14 994 Valid 5 074 Spoilt 116 Quota 1 015 Turnout 5 190 33 84 Kilwinning Edit 2007 2xLab 1xSNP 1xLib Dem 2012 2xLab 1xSNP 1xIndependent 2007 2012 Change Independent gain from Lib DemKilwinning 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11SNP John Ferguson incumbent 29 16 1 440 Labour Joe Cullinane 21 34 1 054 Independent Robert Steel 14 07 695 720 4 722 6 735 7 754 4 771 7 946 3 966 9 1 092 2 Labour Donald Reid 10 63 525 533 8 548 7 548 7 557 7 559 9 590 7 867 5 909 2 929 6 1 012 7Conservative Scott Gallacher 7 35 363 369 6 370 8 372 8 373 8 385 8 398 5 407 2 Labour Helen Hainey 5 65 279 295 9 335 1 337 1 341 3 352 3 373 2 Independent Colin Hedley 5 14 254 268 4 270 3 293 9 299 9 319 8 SNP Iain Walker 3 0 148 489 5 490 490 9 501 1 511 3 532 1 547 9 568 5 581 5 Liberal Democrats Stuart Gardiner 1 66 82 88 9 90 5 90 5 90 8 Scottish Socialist Andy Jones 1 09 54 60 9 61 8 63 2 Independent Philip Hogg 0 91 45 47 5 47 6 Electorate 13 087 Valid 4 939 Spoilt 157 Quota 988 Turnout 5 096 37 74 Saltcoats and Stevenston Edit 2007 2xLab 1xSNP 1xIndependent 2012 2xLab 1xSNP 1xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeSaltcoats and Stevenston 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Labour Jim Montgomerie 36 16 1 926 SNP Willie Gibson incumbent 23 36 1 244 Independent Ronnie McNicol incumbent 13 20 703 771 3 789 5 796 816 8 884 6 993 8 1 210 1Labour Alan Munro incumbent 10 14 540 1 124 9 SNP Nan Wallace 9 03 481 510 5 642 1 650 6 667 4 688 1 729 5 Conservative David Rocks 3 62 193 198 8 199 5 201 1 205 8 Scottish Senior Citizens Jimmy Miller 3 06 163 210 8 216 8 225 1 239 1 282 4 Socialist Labour Debbie Anderson 1 43 76 91 2 94 8 100 9 Electorate 15 274 Valid 5 326 Spoilt 138 Quota 1 066 Turnout 5 464 34 87 Ardrossan and Arran Edit 2007 2xIndependent 1xSNP 1xLab 2012 2xSNP 1xIndependent 1xLab 2007 2012 Change SNP gain one seat from IndependentArdrossan and Arran 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8SNP Tony Gurney incumbent 17 57 982 986 998 1 033 1 048 1 081 1 095 1 1 149 9SNP John Bruce 14 97 837 841 868 889 918 1 109 1 113 2 1 157 4Independent John Hunter incumbent 14 17 792 796 833 895 1 025 1 191 Labour Peter McNamara incumbent 12 90 721 730 738 770 812 871 881 8 1 414 6Labour Loretta Gardner 11 79 659 667 692 720 750 793 798 7 Independent Marc A Head 10 52 588 595 609 620 714 Conservative David Tate 8 78 491 507 551 561 Scottish Socialist Campbell Martin 4 20 235 237 250 UKIP Gordon Niven Allison 3 95 221 227 Liberal Democrats Nick Smith 1 14 64 Electorate 13 674 Valid 5 590 Spoilt 106 Quota 1 119 Turnout 5 696 40 88 Dalry and West Kilbride Edit 2007 1xIndependent 1xLab 1xCon 2012 2xIndependent 1xSNP 2007 2012 Change Independent and SNP gain one seat from Con and LabDalry and West Kilbride 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Independent Robert Barr incumbent 29 36 1 278 SNP Catherine McMillan 22 56 982 1 010 9 1 018 1 1 041 6 1 077 7 1 084 3 1 340 9Independent Elizabeth McLardy incumbent 19 60 853 884 9 899 2 929 8 1 117 1 Labour John Reid incumbent 16 01 697 729 1 737 1 765 8 810 815 8 Conservative Davina Saunders 9 76 425 447 450 5 450 8 Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 2 16 94 97 7 99 7 Independent John Willis 0 55 24 41 6 Electorate 9 513 Valid 4 353 Spoilt 47 Quota 1 089 Turnout 4 400 45 76 Kilbirnie and Beith Edit 2007 1xSNP 1xLab 1xIndependent 2012 1xSNP 1xIndependent 1xLab 2007 2012 Change No changeKilbirnie and Beith 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8SNP Anthea Dickson incumbent 24 77 1 101 1 107 1 121 Independent Jean Highgate incumbent 17 06 758 767 804 804 5 910 6 947 6 1 000 1 1 368 6SNP Craig Wilson 17 15 762 763 771 778 807 853 1 886 4 Labour John Bell incumbent 17 01 756 765 773 773 6 785 6 1 370 6 Labour Allan Wilson 16 22 721 727 731 731 4 745 4 Conservative Ted Nevill 5 13 228 228 231 231 1 Independent Josh McCormick 1 73 77 81 Socialist Labour Tristan Lindsay 0 92 41 Electorate 10 662 Valid 4 444 Spoilt 97 Quota 1 112 Turnout 4 541 41 68 North Coast and Cumbraes Edit 2007 2xSNP 1xLab 1xCon 2012 2xSNP 1xLab 1xCon 2007 2012 Change No changeNorth Coast and Cumbraes 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6SNP Alan Hill incumbent 27 40 1 705 Labour Alex Gallagher incumbent 18 38 1 144 1 167 5 1 197 2 1 281 9 Conservative Tom Marshall 18 37 1 143 1 161 3 1 173 7 1 176 7 1 182 6 1 599 7SNP Alex McLean 17 52 1 090 1 441 8 Independent Ian Murdoch 16 34 1 017 1 050 5 1 103 5 1 126 9 1 137 7 Socialist Labour James Anderson 1 99 124 128 6 137 5 Electorate 13 226 Valid 6 223 Spoilt 97 Quota 1 245 Turnout 6 320 47 05 Post Election Changes Edit North Coast and Cumbraes SNP Cllr Alex McLean died on 1 August 2014 2 A by election was held on 30 October 2014 and was won by his widow Grace McLean also of the SNP Irvine West SNP Cllr 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 3 By Elections EditNorth Coast and Cumbraes By election 30 October 2014 1 Seat 4 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5SNP Grace McLean 38 7 2 021 2 045 2 156 2 279 2 966Independent Drew Cochrane 22 8 1 190 1 234 1 411 2 000 Conservative Toni Dawson 21 5 1 125 1 174 1 296 Labour Valerie Reid 13 2 691 711 UKIP Meilan Henderson 3 6 192 Valid 5 219 Spoilt 45 Quota 2 610 Turnout 5 264 37 46 Irvine West By election 11 August 2016 1 Seat 5 6 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6SNP Robin Sturgeon 37 49 1 164 1 168 1 207 1 226 1 277 Labour Louise McPhater 33 14 1 029 1 046 1 060 1 118 1 301 1 697Conservative Angela Stephen 20 58 639 650 655 658 Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane 4 22 131 133 146 Green Josh McCormick 3 03 94 100 Liberal Democrats Nick Smith 1 54 48 Electorate 14 849 Valid 3 105 Spoilt 46 Quota Turnout 3 151 20 91 References Edit a b Murray Elma Results of the 2012 North Ayrshire Council elections North Ayrshire Council Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 Councillor Alex McLean North Ayrshire Council 6 August 2014 archived version 2014 Ruth Maguire resigns as North Ayrshire councillor to focus on MSP role triggering by election for Irvine West seat Irvine Times 26 May 2016 North Coast and Cumbraes by election 2014 scottishelections org uk Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 Retrieved 13 December 2014 North Ayrshire Council By Election Ward 1 Irvine West Notice of Poll PDF North Ayrshire Council North Ayrshire Council 11 July 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 7 August 2016 Retrieved 11 July 2016 Election ResultsWard 1 Irvine WestBreakdown PDF Archived from the original PDF on 27 August 2016 Retrieved 12 August 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 North Ayrshire Council election amp oldid 1120302729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
