# 1999 South Ayrshire Council election

The 1999 South Ayrshire Council election was held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. Elections were held for all 30 seats.

## Result

1999 South Ayrshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | - | - | 4 | 57.0 | 41.1 | 24,263 | 14.9 |
| Conservative | 13 | - | - | 9 | 43.0 | 35.4 | 20,907 | 7.1 |
| SNP | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 23.3 | 13,732 | 11.3 |
| Independent | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 118 | 3.3 |
Note: there were 5 more seats at this election than in 1995
Source:

## Ward Results
### Troon

Troon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alistair Kerr | 969 | 44.86 |
| | Labour | William Cormie | 666 | 30.83 |
| | SNP | David Townsend | 525 | 24.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 14.03 |
Troon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon McKenzie | 980 | 49.15 |
| | SNP | Steven Brown | 515 | 25.83 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne McIntosh | 499 | 25.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 23.32 |
Troon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William McIntosh | 912 | 42.22 |
| | Labour | David Christie | 738 | 34.17 |
| | SNP | Agnes McFarlane | 510 | 23.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 8.06 |
Troon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Convery | 1,476 | 68.30 |
| | Labour | Norman Clark | 373 | 17.26 |
| | SNP | Helen Duff | 312 | 14.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 51.04 |

### Prestwick and Monkton

Prestwick St Ninian's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Toner | 928 | 47.86 |
| | Labour | George Watson | 613 | 31.61 |
| | SNP | Peter McElroy | 398 | 20.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 16.25 |
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 902 | 41.15 |
| | Labour | Gerald Crawley | 788 | 35.95 |
| | SNP | Isabella Wallace | 502 | 22.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 5.20 |
Prestwick St Nicholas' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rita Miller | 983 | 50.08 |
| | SNP | Alexander Hamilton | 530 | 27.00 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Dey | 450 | 22.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 23.08 |
Prestwick Kingcase :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Patterson | 906 | 42.38 |
| | Labour | Esther Clark | 850 | 39.76 |
| | SNP | Stanley Fisher | 382 | 17.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.62 |
Prestwick Toll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Baillie | 1,051 | 52.31 |
| | SNP | Hugh Reid | 486 | 24.19 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth McGowan | 472 | 23.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 28.12 |

### Ayr

Ayr Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Stewart | 930 | 45.79 |
| | SNP | Marie Taylor | 568 | 27.97 |
| | Conservative | David Yorke | 533 | 26.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 17.82 |
Ayr Lochside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Douglas Campbell | 1,015 | 60.71 |
| | SNP | John Wallace | 501 | 29.96 |
| | Conservative | John Rennie | 156 | 9.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 30.74 |
Ayr Whitletts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander Cairns | 1,109 | 65.97 |
| | SNP | Thomas Slider | 487 | 28.97 |
| | Conservative | Lorna Reid | 85 | 5.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 37.00 |
Ayr Craigie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brenda Campbell | 1,036 | 57.05 |
| | SNP | Robert Colinson | 442 | 24.34 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Gow | 338 | 18.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 32.71 |
Ayr Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Campbell | 728 | 45.19 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dunlop | 385 | 23.90 |
| | SNP | Andrew MacLeod | 380 | 23.59 |
| | Independent | Ron Berretti | 118 | 7.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 21.29 |
Ayr Fort :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gibson T MacDonald | 1,133 | 64.48 |
| | Labour | Patricia McLellan | 364 | 31.84 |
| | SNP | Jane Patrick | 260 | 14.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 33.77 |
Ayr Old Belmont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Winifred Sloan | 1,145 | 55.64 |
| | Labour | Dennis McLellan | 593 | 28.81 |
| | SNP | Fiona Gibb | 320 | 15.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 26.82 |
Ayr Forehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sadie Bowie | 963 | 49.11 |
| | SNP | Albany McKay | 577 | 29.42 |
| | Conservative | Garry Clark | 421 | 21.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 19.68 |
Ayr Masonhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick | 975 | 44.93 |
| | Labour | Joseph Bulik | 691 | 31.84 |
| | SNP | David Forbes | 504 | 23.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 13.09 |
Ayr Belmont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Agnes Davies | 1,108 | 57.74 |
| | SNP | John Hall | 577 | 30.07 |
| | Conservative | Ian Waller | 234 | 12.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 27.67 |
Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cherry Young | 1,565 | 68.67 |
| | Labour | Catherine Murray | 413 | 18.12 |
| | SNP | Martha Wheelan | 301 | 13.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | 50.55 |
Ayr Rozelle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Reid | 1,280 | 57.66 |
| | Labour | James Craig | 529 | 23.83 |
| | SNP | Shanks Kerr | 411 | 18.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 33.83 |

### Kyle

Dundonald and Loans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William McNally | 804 | 40.06 |
| | Labour | Alexander Skilling | 705 | 35.13 |
| | SNP | Maureen McElroy | 326 | 24.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 4.93 |
Tarbolton Symington Craigie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Cree | 981 | 45.73 |
| | Conservative | James Forrest | 721 | 33.61 |
| | SNP | John Allan | 443 | 20.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 12.12 |
Annbank Mossblown St Quivox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Duncan | 1,057 | 55.96 |
| | SNP | Alister Poole | 541 | 28.64 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Ford | 291 | 15.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 27.32 |
Coylton and Minishant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lorraine McNicol | 867 | 47.12 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Lewis | 587 | 31.90 |
| | SNP | Donald Stewart | 386 | 20.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 15.22 |

### Carrick

North Carrick and Maybole West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Murray | 750 | 38.11 |
| | Conservative | Jean Wilson | 714 | 36.28 |
| | SNP | Roger Hollins | 504 | 25.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.83 |
North Carrick and Maybole East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Hill | 885 | 48.92 |
| | SNP | Alexander MacKenzie | 492 | 27.20 |
| | Conservative | Anna Hayes | 432 | 23.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 21.72 |
South Carrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Torrance | 1064 | 49.33 |
| | Conservative | Charity Scott | 757 | 35.10 |
| | SNP | Marion Low | 336 | 15.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 14.23 |
Girvan Ailsa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Fitzsimmons | 651 | 36.17 |
| | Labour | Margaret Milroy | 650 | 36.11 |
| | SNP | Kathryn Baldwin | 499 | 27.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.06 |
Girvan Glendoune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Foulkes | 783 | 51.72 |
| | SNP | Malcolm Kelly | 545 | 36.00 |
| | Conservative | Allison Wild | 186 | 12.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 15.72 |