# 2007 East Ayrshire Council election

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Election results

2007 East Ayrshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 14 | 9 | 43.75 | 41.1 | 20,705 | 8.1 |
| | SNP | 14 | 6 | 43.75 | 39.2 | 19,744 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 9.38 | 12.8 | 6,446 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 3.13 | 5.2 | 2,614 | 3.5 |
| | Solidarity | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.7 | 351 | New |
| | Scottish Green | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.5 | 245 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.3 | 162 | 0.9 |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 86 | |
| Total | Total | 32 | | | | 50,353 | |
Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils. This was the first election to use the STV electoral system so only net gains/losses are shown.

### Ward summary

Results of the 2007 East Ayrshire Council election by ward :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SNP | SNP | Labour | Labour | Conservative | Conservative | Others | Others | Independents | Independents | | Total Cllrs |
| Annick | 30.7 | 1 | 34.3 | 1 | 21.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kilmarnock North | 55.7 | 2 | 26.7 | 1 | 15.8 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | | | 3 |
| Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse | 47.2 | 2 | 32.5 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | | | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock East and Hurlford | 39.5 | 2 | 45.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock South | 44.7 | 2 | 47.7 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | | | 3 |
| Irvine Valley | 43.5 | 2 | 31.6 | 1 | 20.5 | 1 | | | 4.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ballochmyle | 29.1 | 1 | 51.7 | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Cumnock and New Cumnock | 26.2 | 1 | 60.4 | 3 | 9.8 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | | | 4 |
| Doon Valley | 26.0 | 1 | 49.0 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | | | 16.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 39.2 | 14 | 41.1 | 14 | 12.8 | 3 | 1.7 | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 32 |

## Ward results
### Annick

Annick - 3 members :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | John MacKay | 30.7 | 1,625 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Rose-Ann Cunninghame | 21.1 | 1,117 | 1,163 | 1,194 | 1,401 | | |
| | Labour | John McGhee | 17.2 | 909 | 945 | 958 | 1,087 | 1,102 | 1,840 |
| | Labour | Jim O'Neil | 17.1 | 905 | 928 | 938 | 1,077 | 1,085 | |
| | Independent | Ann Hay | 12.3 | 651 | 726 | 746 | | | |
| | BNP | Thomas Sweeten | 1.6 | 86 | 99 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,068 Valid: 5,293 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,324 Turnout: 58.3% ||||||||||
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### Kilmarnock North

Kilmarnock North - 3 members :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SNP | Willie Coffey | 34.5 | 1,552 | |
| | Labour | Maureen McKay | 26.7 | 1,202 | |
| | SNP | Helen Coffey | 21.2 | 952 | 1,317 |
| | Conservative | James Adams | 15.8 | 709 | 720 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 1.9 | 85 | 89 |
| Electorate: 8,617 Valid: 4,500 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,126 Turnout: 52.2% ||||||
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### Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse - 4 members :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Iain Linton | 25.1 | 1,656 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Douglas Reid | 22.1 | 1,454 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Robert Keohone | 19.4 | 1,280 | 1,315 | 1,330 | | | |
| | Conservative | Tom Cook | 17.0 | 1,118 | 1,118 | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,308 | 1,578 |
| | Labour | Brian Reeves | 13.1 | 866 | 901 | 917 | 925 | 978 | |
| | Independent | Shirley-Anne Weir | 3.3 | 220 | 263 | 280 | 281 | | |
| Electorate: 11,833 Valid: 6,594 Spoilt: 182 Quota: 1,319 Turnout: 55.7% ||||||||||
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### Kilmarnock East and Hurlford

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | John Campbell | 20.0 | 1,300 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Buchanan | 19.5 | 1,269 | 1,313 | | | | |
| | Labour | Drew McIntyre | 15.9 | 1,031 | 1,039 | 1,039 | 1,077 | 1,141 | 1,555 |
| | Labour | Gordon Cree | 14.9 | 970 | 977 | 978 | 1,031 | 1,110 | 1,373 |
| | Labour | Jim Raymond | 14.2 | 924 | 947 | 947 | 974 | 1,014 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Grant | 7.7 | 502 | 505 | 506 | 574 | | |
| | Independent | John Weir | 5.4 | 350 | 378 | 380 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Gordon Walker | 2.3 | 151 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,568 Valid: 6,497 Spoilt: 148 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 56.1% ||||||||||
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### Kilmarnock South

Kilmarnock South - 3 members :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | John Knapp | 38.7 | 1,708 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Hugh Ross | 25.0 | 1,104 | 1,144 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Todd | 19.7 | 870 | 894 | 926 | 954 | 1,018 | 1,272 |
| | Labour | Ray Murray | 9.0 | 398 | 800 | 801 | 825 | 901 | |
| | Conservative | Tamzin Hobday | 5.9 | 262 | 276 | 277 | 289 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kevin McGregor | 1.7 | 77 | 91 | 91 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,328 Valid: 4,419 Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 53.1% ||||||||||
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### Irvine Valley

Irvine Valley - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SNP | Alan Brown | 23.7 | 1,497 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Finlayson | 22.4 | 1,416 | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Young | 20.5 | 1,293 | |
| | SNP | Bobby McDill | 19.8 | 1,251 | 1,421 |
| | Labour | Isabella MacRae | 9.2 | 580 | 592 |
| | Independent | May Anderson | 4.3 | 274 | 286 |
| Electorate: 11,324 Valid: 6,311 Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,263 Turnout: 55.7% ||||||
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### Ballochmyle

Ballochmyle - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Eric Jackson | 20.5 | 1,195 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Roberts | 17.7 | 1,032 | 1,033 | 1,083 | 1,169 | | | |
| | Labour | Neil McGhee | 16.0 | 931 | 937 | 958 | 990 | 991 | 1,026 | 1,130 |
| | Labour | Jimmy Kelly | 15.2 | 883 | 895 | 924 | 976 | 976 | 1,044 | 1,146 |
| | SNP | David Shankland | 11.4 | 667 | 668 | 682 | 712 | 715 | 805 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Martin | 9.2 | 534 | 535 | 563 | 610 | 610 | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Ralton | 5.8 | 340 | 340 | 379 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Brian Brodaley | 4.2 | 245 | 246 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,192 Valid: 5,827 Spoilt: 182 Quota: 1,166 Turnout: 52.1% |||||||||||
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### Cumnock and New Cumnock

Cumnock and New Cumnock - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Eric Ross | 24.4 | 1,297 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Billy Crawford | 18.1 | 961 | 1,059 | 1,088 | | | | |
| | Labour | Barney Menzies | 17.9 | 950 | 1,026 | 1,049 | 1,066 | | | |
| | SNP | Kathy Morrice | 13.8 | 733 | 744 | 809 | 810 | 810 | 898 | 1,504 |
| | SNP | Andrew Kent | 12.4 | 661 | 664 | 696 | 698 | 698 | 815 | |
| | Conservative | James Boswell | 9.8 | 519 | 524 | 536 | 536 | 536 | | |
| | Solidarity | Jim Monaghan | 3.8 | 200 | 205 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,057 Valid: 5,321 Spoilt: 154 Quota: 1,065 Turnout: 48.1% |||||||||||
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### Doon Valley

Doon Valley - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Drew Filson | 26.0 | 1,221 | | | | |
| | Labour | Elaine Stewart | 17.4 | 814 | 819 | 838 | 1,022 | |
| | Independent | Jim Sutherland | 16.6 | 779 | 790 | 915 | 1,036 | 1,089 |
| | Labour | Elaine Dinwoodie | 16.5 | 776 | 780 | 826 | 1,097 | 1,802 |
| | Labour | Tommy Farrell | 15.1 | 709 | 712 | 734 | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Sword | 8.4 | 392 | 396 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,976 Valid: 4,691 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,173 Turnout: 52.2% |||||||||
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## By-elections 2007–12
### Ballochmyle

On 11 December 2008 Labour's David Shaw won a by-election which arose following the resignation of his party colleague Eric Jackson on 24 September 2008.
Ballochmyle by-election (11 December 2008) – 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | David Shaw | 47.9 | 1,598 | 1,617 | 1,675 |
| | SNP | Roseanne Savage | 33.8 | 1,129 | 1,160 | 1,261 |
| | Conservative | Janette MacAlpine | 8.2 | 273 | 290 | 308 |
| | Solidarity | Danny Masterton | 7.3 | 243 | 248 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Fraser | 2.8 | 93 | | |
| Electorate: 11,527 Valid: 3,336 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,669 Turnout: 29.2% |||||||
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### Doon Valley

On 1 October 2009 a by-election was held to fill the vacancy which arose following the death of Independent Cllr James Sutherland. Moira Pirrie won the by-election for Labour
Doon Valley by-election, 1 October 2009 – 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Moira Pirrie | 50.54 | 1,221 |
| | SNP | John Bell | 36.88 | 891 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Martin | 7.28 | 176 |
| | Independent | Yvonne Hamilton | 3.48 | 84 |
| | Independent | Robert Shennan | 1.82 | 44 |
| Electorate: 9,144 Valid: 2,416 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,209 Turnout: 26.8% |||||
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