Council Elections - 4 May 2017

STATUTORY MEETING - 18 MAY 2017

COUNCIL ELECTIONS - 4 MAY 2017

Report by Chief Executive

1. PURPOSE OF REPORT

1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide the results of the recent Council Elections held on Thursday 4 May 2017.

2. COUNCIL ELECTIONS - 4 MAY 2017

2.1 The results of the Council Elections held on Thursday 4 May 2017 have now been received from the Returning Officer and are as shown in Appendix 1 to this report.

3. FINANCIAL/LEGAL/POLICY IMPLICATIONS - Nil.

4. RECOMMENDATION

4.1 The Council is asked to note the results of the Council Election held on Thursday 4 May 2017.

Fiona Lees Chief Executive

JMcG/SC 9 May 2017

LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS

Nil

Any person wishing further information on this report should contact Julie McGarry, Administration Manager on Tel No (01563) 576147.

Implementation Officer: Julie McGarry, Administration Manager APPENDIX 1

EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL ELECTIONS - 4 MAY 2017

ELECTION RESULTS BY WARD

WARD 1 - ANNICK Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Jen BROADHURST (Scottish Green Party) 274 Ellen FREEL (Independent) 775 6 Gordon JENKINS (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,076 6 Eòghann MACCOLL (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 925 John MCFADZEAN (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 2,277 1 John MCGHEE (Scottish Labour Party) 837 6 Amrik SINGH (Scottish Libertarian Party) 7 Gordon WALKER (Independent) 20

WARD 2 - KILMARNOCK NORTH Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Helen COFFEY (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,381 1 Elaine COWAN (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 481 Ian GRANT (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 971 1 Maureen MCKAY (Scottish Labour Party) 865 5 Lisa MURRAY (Scottish Libertarian Party) 41

WARD 3 - KILMARNOCK WEST AND CROSSHOUSE Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Elizabeth Anne BROWN (Scottish Green Party) 220 Tom COOK (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 1,789 1 Stef JOHNSTONE (Scottish Libertarian Party) 45 Lillian JONES (Scottish Labour Party) 1,344 1 Iain LINTON (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,171 1 Douglas REID (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,152 1

WARD 4 - KILMARNOCK EAST AND CROSSHOUSE Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Fiona CAMPBELL (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,459 1 John CAMPBELL (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 827 2 Barry DOUGLAS (Scottish Labour Party) 856 7 Jon HERD (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 1,094 1 Stephen MCNAMARA (Scottish Libertarian Party) 40 Dave MEECHAN (Scottish Labour Party) 479 Raymond PATTISON (Independent) 309

WARD 5 - KILMARNOCK SOUTH Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected

John KNAPP (Scottish Labour Party) 1,073 1 Clare MAITLAND (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 593 2 Billy MCCLURE (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 382 Caitlin O'BRIEN (Scottish Libertarian Party) 24 Jim TODD (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,190 1

WARD 6 - IRVINE VALLEY Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Stevie BRANNAGAN (Scottish Libertarian Party) 14 Sally COGLEY (The Rubbish Party) 784 7 David R GARTLAND (-) 16 Ian KING (Independent) 438 George MAIR (Scottish Labour Party) 775 7 Susan MCFADZEAN (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 920 Elena WHITHAM (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 1,128 4 Margaret YOUNG (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 551

WARD 7 - BALLOCHMYLE Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Claire LEITCH (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 971 1 Neil MCGHEE (Scottish Labour Party) 873 5 Neil MURRAY (Scottish Labour Party) 483 Jim ROBERTS (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 788 7 Sheraz SHAFIQ (Scottish Libertarian Party) 15 David SHAW (-) 621 Alyson SIMMONS (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 944 1

WARD 8 - CUMNOCK AND NEW CUMNOCK Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Gordon BIRCHAM (Scottish Libertarian Party) 27 Peter BLACK (Scottish Green Party) 127 Billy CRAWFORD (Scottish Labour Party) 1,279 1 Jim MCMAHON (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 641 7 Carol Ann MOCHAN (Scottish Labour Party) 295 Jessie OWENS (Independent) 371 Jacqui TODD (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 731 7 Walter YOUNG (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 991 1

WARD 9 - DOON VALLEY Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected John BELL (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 583 7 Elaine DINWOODIE (Scottish Labour Party) 801 6 Anne FAIRLIE (Scottish National Party [SNP]) 375 Drew FILSON (Independent) 590 9 Alison HARPER (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 698 Mark MITCHELL (Scottish Libertarian Party) 4 Craig MURRAY (Scottish Green Party) 53 Elaine STEWART (Scottish Labour Party) 496 John YOUNG (Independent) 207