# Prestwick (ward)

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.
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. The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.

## Councillors

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

## Election results
### 2022 election

Prestwick - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Ian Cochrane (incumbent) | 25.5 | 1,685 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Hunter (incumbent) | 23.2 | 1,544 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Martin Kilbride | 17.0 | 1,132 | 1,135 | 1,195 | 1,236 | 1,239 | 1,726 | | |
| | Labour | Cameron Ramsay | 15.3 | 1,020 | 1,038 | 1,077 | 1,086 | 1,100 | 1,114 | 1,181 | 1,591 |
| | SNP | Norrie Smith | 9.2 | 614 | 928 | 955 | 958 | 995 | 997 | 1,002 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Stillie | 7.3 | 488 | 488 | 516 | 539 | 544 | | | |
| | Alba | John Caddis | 1.1 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 91 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Owen Daniel North | 1.0 | 71 | 72 | 79 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,507 Valid: 6,642 Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,329 Turnout: 54.0% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

Prestwick - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hunter (incumbent) | 29.9 | 2,008 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Cochrane (incumbent) | 22.3 | 1,498 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Toner (incumbent) | 16.3 | 1,098 | 1,641 | | | | |
| | Labour | Helen Moonie (incumbent) | 13.3 | 895 | 932 | 990 | 1,000 | 1,255 | 1,615 |
| | SNP | John Wallace | 9.1 | 612 | 618 | 625 | 749 | 897 | |
| | Independent | Alasdair John Malcolm | 9.1 | 611 | 649 | 719 | 726 | | |
| Electorate: 12,085 Valid: 6,722 Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,345 Turnout: 55.1% ||||||||||
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### 2012 election

Prestwick - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Helen Moonie (incumbent) | 25.9 | 1,458 | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Cochrane | 24.9 | 1,399 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hunter (incumbent) | 23.1 | 1,296 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Toner (incumbent) | 15.9 | 892 | 933 | 941 | 1,089 | 1,154 |
| | SNP | John Wallace | 8.0 | 448 | 513 | 754 | 760 | 806 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan MacBain | 2.3 | 128 | 185 | 193 | 199 | |
| Electorate: 12,238 Valid: 5,621 Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 45.9% |||||||||
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### 2007 election

Prestwick – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Stan Fisher | 28.1 | 2,062 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 25.1 | 1,847 | | | | |
| | Labour | Helen Moonie | 16.7 | 1,227 | 1,350 | 1,364 | ??? | ??? |
| | Conservative | Margaret Toner | 16.7 | 1,224 | 1,350 | 1,663 | | |
| | Labour | George Watson | 13.4 | 987 | 1,071 | 1,084 | ??? | |
| Valid: 7,347 Quota: 1,470 |||||||||
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