# Kyle (ward)

Kyle is one of the eight electoral wards of South Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,546 people.
The ward has been split politically between the Scottish National Party (SNP), Labour and the Conservatives with each party taking one seat at every election.

## 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 Kyle was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.
It contained all of the former Tarbolton Symington Craigie ward as well as the majority of the former Dundonald and Loans ward and the northern halves of the former Annbank Mossblown St Quivox and Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton wards. Kyle takes its name from the former comital district which covered parts of what is now East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. The ward includes the northeasternmost part of the council area between its borders with North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire and takes in the towns of Annbank, Mossblown, Tarbolton and Monkton. Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward's southern boundary was moved south but there were no further changes.

## Councillors

| Year | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Andy Campbell (Labour) | | John Allan (SNP) | Hywel Davies (Conservative/ Independent) |
| 2012 | | Andy Campbell (Labour) | | John Allan (SNP) | Hywel Davies (Conservative/ Independent) |
| 2013 | | Andy Campbell (Labour) | | John Allan (SNP) | Hywel Davies (Conservative/ Independent) |
| 2017 | Julie Dettbarn (SNP) | Andy Campbell (Labour) | | Arthur Spurling (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Julie Dettbarn (SNP) | Duncan Townson (Labour) | Stephen Ferry (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Kyle - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Julie Dettbarn (incumbent) | 33.9 | 1,635 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Duncan Townson | 23.0 | 1,110 | 1,236 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ferry | 19.8 | 955 | 964 | 967 | 971 | 1,072 | 1,836 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Spurling (incumbent) | 16.8 | 814 | 823 | 826 | 830 | 879 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Aitken | 4.8 | 235 | 288 | 299 | 365 | | |
| | Alba | Geoff Bush | 1.4 | 71 | 154 | 156 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,625 Valid: 4,820 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 1,206 Turnout: 45.9% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

Kyle - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 43.8 | 2,160 | | | |
| | Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent) | 25.3 | 1,247 | | | |
| | SNP | Julie Dettbarn | 16.4 | 807 | 876 | 879 | 1,612 |
| | SNP | Scott McFarlane | 14.6 | 721 | 811 | 813 | |
| Electorate: 10,215 Valid: 4,935 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,234 Turnout: 48.7% ||||||||
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### 2012 election

Kyle - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Labour | Andy Campbell (incumbent) | 32.7 | 1,207 | |
| | SNP | John Allan (incumbent) | 28.7 | 1,057 | |
| | Conservative | Hywel Davies (incumbent) | 23.5 | 865 | 923 |
| | Independent | Arthur Spurling | 15.1 | 556 | 647 |
| Electorate: 8,918 Valid: 3,685 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 922 Turnout: 41.3% ||||||
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### 2007 election

Kyle – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Andy Campbell | 22.7 | 1,128 | 1,473 | | | |
| | SNP | John Allan | 21.8 | 1,080 | 1,112 | 1,156 | 1,332 | |
| | Conservative | Hywel Davies | 18.0 | 891 | 905 | 916 | 992 | ??? |
| | Conservative | Arthur Spurling | 16.2 | 801 | 813 | 822 | 859 | |
| | Independent | Sam Gardiner | 11.1 | 550 | 565 | 603 | | |
| | Labour | Danny Howley | 10.1 | 499 | | | | |
| Valid: 4,949 Quota: 1,238 |||||||||
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