# Troon (ward)

Troon 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 14,377 people.
The area is a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats 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 Troon was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.
It contained all of the former Troon East, Troon North, Troon South and Troon West wards as well as the western part of the former Dundonald and Loans ward. The ward includes the northwesternmost part of the council area up to its border with North Ayrshire and includes the town of Troon as well as Barassie and the uninhabited Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde. 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 |
| 2007 | | Peter Convery (Conservative) | | Nan McFarlane (SNP) | Philip Saxton (Labour) | Bill McIntosh (Conservative) |
| 2012 | | Peter Convery (Conservative) | | Nan McFarlane (SNP) | Philip Saxton (Labour) | Bill McIntosh (Conservative) |
| 2017 | Craig Mackay (SNP) | Peter Convery (Conservative) | Bob Pollock (Conservative) | | Philip Saxton (Labour) |
| 2022 | Craig Mackay (SNP) | Kenneth Bell (Conservative) | Bob Pollock (Conservative) | | Philip Saxton (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Troon - 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 | Craig MacKay (incumbent) | 23.0 | 1,607 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Philip Saxton (incumbent) | 19.2 | 1,342 | 1,352 | 1,405 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Bob Pollock (incumbent) | 16.2 | 1,131 | 1,134 | 1,146 | 1,147 | 1,209 | 1,463 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bell | 14.5 | 1,015 | 1,016 | 1,029 | 1,029 | 1,074 | 1,275 | 1,335 | 1,497 |
| | SNP | Annie McIndoe | 12.8 | 898 | 1,080 | 1,120 | 1,122 | 1,184 | 1,192 | 1,193 | |
| | Conservative | Rose Hall | 6.5 | 459 | 459 | 466 | 466 | 496 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Godden | 4.7 | 329 | 333 | 373 | 376 | | | | |
| | Independent | Linda Lunan | 2.8 | 198 | 200 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,025 Valid: 6,979 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,396 Turnout: 54.6% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

Troon - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Convery (incumbent) | 35.2 | 2,446 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Bob Pollock | 16.3 | 1,135 | 2,017 | | | |
| | SNP | Craig Mackay | 16.2 | 1,125 | 1,146 | 1,157 | 1,216 | 2,201 |
| | SNP | Annie McIndoe | 14.5 | 1,005 | 1,016 | 1,025 | 1,117 | |
| | Labour | Philip Saxton (incumbent) | 13.7 | 951 | 1,011 | 1,194 | 1,304 | 1,385 |
| | Scottish Green | Boyd Murdoch | 4.2 | 290 | 310 | 371 | | |
| Electorate: 12,132 Valid: 6,952 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,391 Turnout: 57.2% |||||||||
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### 2012 election

Troon - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Convery (incumbent) | 22.0 | 1,289 | | | | |
| | Labour | Philip Saxton (incumbent) | 21.0 | 1,233 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Bill McIntosh (incumbent) | 17.6 | 1,035 | 1,130 | 1,137 | 1,160 | 1,207 |
| | SNP | Nan McFarlane (incumbent) | 17.5 | 1,026 | 1,033 | 1,043 | 1,495 | |
| | Independent | Pat Brown | 12.4 | 730 | 734 | 750 | 801 | 912 |
| | SNP | Elaine McBean Little | 9.4 | 551 | 553 | 557 | | |
| Electorate: 12,146 Valid: 5,864 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,173 Turnout: 48.3% |||||||||
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### 2007 election

Troon – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Convery | 27.5 | 2,029 | |
| | SNP | Nan McFarlane | 23.9 | 1,765 | |
| | Labour | Philip Saxton | 20.3 | 1,499 | |
| | Conservative | Bill McIntosh | 14.3 | 1,061 | 1,489 |
| | Independent | Pat Brown | 13.9 | 1,029 | 1,084 |
| Valid: 7,383 Quota: 1,477 ||||||
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