# 1995 East Ayrshire Council election

The first elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kilmarnock and Loudoun district councils and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority. As a result, there remained 10 seats covering the former Cumnock and Doon Valley District and 20 seats were established for the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun District, two more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.
Labour took control of the council after winning 22 of the 30 seats. The other eight seats were won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

## Summary

1995 East Ayrshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 22 | 4 | 56.4 | 73.3 | 28,292 | 10.4 |
| | SNP | 8 | 1 | 36.1 | 26.7 | 18,101 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 3,481 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 163 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 84 | |
| Total | Total | 30 | | | | 50,121 | |
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## Ward results
### Ward 1

Ward 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | G. McCreadie | 869 | 53.4 |
| | Labour | K. Gordon | 644 | 39.6 |
| | Conservative | A. McCall | 114 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,627 | 49.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,269 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 2

Ward 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. McIntyre | 1,190 | 67.1 |
| | SNP | R. Rowe | 549 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Rubin | 34 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | 59.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,001 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 3

Ward 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Reeves | 841 | 46.7 |
| | SNP | C. Calman | 802 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Howard | 157 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,800 | 56.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,203 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 4

Ward 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Cree | 1,004 | 58.2 |
| | SNP | J. Tannock | 630 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Donald | 92 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 55.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,089 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 5

Ward 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | D. Reid | 748 | 44.6 |
| | Labour | W. Denim | 637 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | H. McCall | 244 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Stewart | 50 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 54.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,092 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 6

Ward 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Doyle | 937 | 60.4 |
| | SNP | J. Weir | 555 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Park | 59 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | 55.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,813 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 7

Ward 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R. Brailsford | 607 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Porter | 532 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | J. Dalzell | 424 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Stevenson | 85 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 46.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,518 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 8

Ward 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Stirling | 1,222 | 66.2 |
| | SNP | F. Gillingham | 570 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | E. Murray | 53 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | 35.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | 62.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,933 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 9

Ward 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Danbrough | 907 | 54.6 |
| | SNP | J. Todd | 700 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Stevenson | 28 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Houison-Craufurd | 26 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | 54.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,058 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 10

Ward 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A. Campbell | 897 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | J. Blaney | 817 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | F. Meekin | 86 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,800 | 53.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,376 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 11

Ward 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. O'Neill | 670 | 37.9 |
| | SNP | M. Steele | 564 | 31.9 |
| | Conservative | A. MacDougall | 535 | 30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 54.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,245 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 12

Ward 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | K. Hall | 614 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | R. Kay | 554 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Thompson | 432 | 27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 49.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,234 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 13

Ward 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Beattie | 1,005 | 53.9 |
| | SNP | J. Caddis | 629 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative | L. Freeman | 229 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 54.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,420 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 14

Ward 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Knapp | 995 | 51.8 |
| | SNP | W. Coffey | 926 | 48.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 63.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,023 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 15

Ward 15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | D. Coffey | 978 | 63.6 |
| | Labour | R.Russell | 475 | 30.9 |
| | Independent | J. Porter | 84 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,537 | 48.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,164 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 16

Ward 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Fulton | 929 | 53.1 |
| | SNP | M. McGhee | 819 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | 54.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,233 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 17

Ward 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. MacRae | 906 | 52.4 |
| | SNP | F. MacLean | 751 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Young | 73 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 58.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,947 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 18

Ward 18 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | K. Nicoll | 975 | 61.5 |
| | Labour | J. Raymond | 557 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Humphreys | 53 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | 55.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,880 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 19

Ward 19 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Turnbull | 887 | 52.6 |
| | SNP | W. Loudon | 694 | 41.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Younger | 106 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,687 | 59.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,826 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 20

Ward 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R. McDill | 1,239 | 68.2 |
| | Labour | A. Allison | 486 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | D. Buchanan | 91 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 41.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,816 | 56.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,245 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Cumnock East

Cumnock East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Ross | 1,209 | 81.0 | N/A |
| | SNP | J. Maxwell | 284 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | 62.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 46.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,235 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
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### Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Kelly | 1,258 | 83.1 | 8.4 |
| | SNP | J. Taylor | 256 | 16.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,002 | 66.2 | 17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 52.9 | 4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,861 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
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### Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Sneller | 1,247 | 75.9 | N/A |
| | SNP | K. Cairney | 395 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 51.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 49.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,342 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
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### Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Boyd | 1,258 | 79.5 | 6.2 |
| | SNP | L. McBride | 257 | 16.2 | New |
| | Conservative | B. McAdam | 67 | 4.2 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | 63.3 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 48.2 | 14.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,281 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.2 | |
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### Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Smith | 1,058 | 71.7 | 31.2 |
| | SNP | R. Clark | 329 | 22.3 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | M. McWhirter | 89 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 49.4 | 46.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 46.4 | 4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,178 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.0 | |
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### New Cumnock

New Cumnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Carmicheal | 1,282 | 85.2 | 8.2 |
| | SNP | W. Buntain | 165 | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | A. McAdam | 57 | 3.8 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,117 | 74.2 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,504 | 44.9 | 11.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,351 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.6 | |
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### Dalmellington

Dalmellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Taylor | 1,127 | 85.2 | 27.5 |
| | SNP | A. Lambert | 196 | 14.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 70.4 | 54.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 44.2 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,991 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 34.8 | |
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### Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Smith | 988 | 80.0 | 4.7 |
| | SNP | V. Tennant | 247 | 20.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 60.0 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,235 | 39.8 | 7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,104 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.3 | |
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### Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Farrell | 1,517 | 79.8 | 15.6 |
| | SNP | J. Neill | 270 | 14.2 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Castle | 113 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | 65.6 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,900 | 49.3 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,853 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.1 | |
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### Mauchline

Mauchline :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Jackson | 1,261 | 60.5 | 13.5 |
| | SNP | R. McLean | 586 | 28.1 | New |
| | Conservative | J. Borland | 239 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 32.4 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,086 | 56.8 | 4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.9 | |
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