North Ayrshire Council Election Results - 2022
Posted on 6 May 2022
The results for the 2022 North Ayrshire Council elections have been declared.
North Ayrshire Council is now made up of the following:
Scottish National Party - 12
Conservatives – 10
Scottish Labour - 9
Independent - 2
The first preference votes cast for the nine multi-member ward results are:
Ward 1
North Coast – 5 seats 1st pref votes
Eleanor Collier (SNP) 1,724
Todd Ferguson (Conservatives) 1,633
Jane Fraser (Alba) 100
Alan Hill (SNP) 1,325
Nick Hobson (Independence For Scotland) 72
Wendy Low-Thomson (Independent) 234
Tom Marshall (Conservatives) 1,331
James McDaid (Socialist Labour) 118
Margaret McLellan (Liberal Democrats) 203
Ian Murdoch (Independent) 1,718
David John Nairn (Green Party) 392
Valerie Reid (Labour) 995
The candidates elected are:
Eleanor Collier (stage 1)
Ian Murdoch (stage 1)
Todd Ferguson (stage 3)
Alan Hill (stage 10)
Tom Marshall (stage 12)
Turnout – 53.9%. Rejected papers – 160. Quota required – 1,641.
Ward 7
Irvine West – 4 seats 1st pref votes
Kevin Blades (Independent) 133
Bobby Cochrane (Socialist Labour) 150
Scott Gallacher (Conservatives) 932
Lewis Hutton (Liberal Democrats) 72
Tristan Lindsay (Independent) 47
Shaun Macaulay (SNP) 1,274
Sylvia Mallinson (Labour) 660
Louise McPhater (Labour) 729
Chloe Robertson (SNP) 623
Colin Turbett (Scottish Socialist) 46
The candidates elected are:
Shaun Macaulay (stage 1)
Scott Gallacher (stage 2)
Chloe Robertson (stage 8)
Louise McPhater (stage 10)
Turnout – 39.8%. Rejected papers – 142. Quota required – 934.
Note from Nick James,
Total vote Bobby Cochrane 150. Jim McDaid 118.
SSP vote in same ward as Bobby 47. TUSC in another Irvine ward 40.
Bobby Cochrane also significantly increased his vote.
David Jacobsen. Leith Walk, Edinburgh 113
Details of results through stages of votes using single transferrable vote. Click to download result for North Coast, North Ayrshire Council Election.
High time STV was used in England but politicians are dragging their feet to avoid democratic change to fair representation. First past the post is throttling the system.
Congratulations and thanks to SLP candidates who stood and achieved commendable results.
Results sent by James McDaid SLP Scottish Regions 7/5/2022