Local Election Results 2012

South Ayrshire

Whole council up for election.

Other results for South Ayrshire: 2003 2007 2017
By-elections for South Ayrshire (may be incomplete): 15th January 2004 (Dundonald & Loans) — 2nd February 2006 (North Carrick & Maybole E.) — 17th September 2015 (Ayr E.)

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Consolidated results — South Ayrshire 2012

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats
Conservative	12050	31.5%	10
Scottish National Party	11203	29.3%	9
Labour	9563	25.0%	9
Independent	5166	13.5%	2
Liberal Democrat	255	0.7%	0

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Ayr East (4) [1 SNP gain from C]

Ian Douglas	SNP	1238	24.2%
Brian McGinley	Lab	1199	23.4%
Mary Kilpatrick	C	1135	22.2%
Patricia McKeand	C	554	10.8%
Corri Wilson	SNP	371	7.2%
Andrew Bryden	Ind	331	6.5%
Eddie Bulik	Ind	291	5.7%

Consolidated results:— C 1689 (33.0%; 1 seat); SNP 1609 (31.4%; 2 seats); Lab 1199 (23.4%; 1 seat); Ind 622 (12.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 1024)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Ian Douglas	1238	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024
Brian McGinley	1199	1199	1024	1024	1024	1024
Mary Kilpatrick	1135	1135	1135	1024	1024	1024
Patricia McKeand	554	557	571	665	691	758
Corri Wilson	371	552	583	586	664	788
Andrew Bryden	331	337	364	367	495
Eddie Bulik	291	298	323	326

Ayr North (4)

Ian Cavana	Lab	1481	34.0%
Douglas Campbell	SNP	1361	31.2%
John Hampton	C	692	15.9%
Rita Miller	Lab	519	11.9%
Tom Slider	SNP	305	7.0%

Consolidated results:— Lab 2000 (45.9%; 2 seats); SNP 1666 (38.2%; 1 seat); C 692 (15.9%; 1 seat)

Transfers (Quota = 872)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Ian Cavana	1481	872	872	872
Douglas Campbell	1361	1361	872	872
John Hampton	692	715	744	762
Rita Miller	519	1003	1003	872
Tom Slider	305	332	724	751

Ayr West (4)

Bill Grant	C	1992	33.8%
Kirsty Darwent	Lab	901	15.3%
Robin Reid	C	846	14.4%
Allan Dorans	SNP	836	14.2%
Roddy Macdonald	SNP	638	10.8%
Brian McKinlay	Ind	549	9.3%
Nicola Prigg	LD	127	2.2%

Consolidated results:— C 2838 (48.2%; 2 seats); SNP 1474 (25.0%; 1 seat); Lab 901 (15.3%; 1 seat); Ind 549 (9.3%); LD 127 (2.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 1178)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Bill Grant	1992	1178	1178	1178	1178	1178
Kirsty Darwent	901	929	939	976	1007	1049
Robin Reid	846	1456	1178	1178	1178	1178
Allan Dorans	836	858	867	874	1410	1178
Roddy Macdonald	638	660	673	688
Brian McKinlay	549	607	671	734	781	846
Nicola Prigg	127	143	177

Girvan and South Carrick (3) [1 Ind gain from C]

Alec Clarke	Ind	1609	47.4%
Alec Oattes	SNP	670	19.7%
John McDowall	Lab	579	17.0%
Ian Fitzsimmons	C	538	15.8%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1609 (47.4%; 1 seat); SNP 670 (19.7%; 1 seat); Lab 579 (17.0%; 1 seat); C 538 (15.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 850)

Stage	I	II
Alec Clarke	1609	850
Alec Oattes	670	822
John McDowall	579	766
Ian Fitzsimmons	538	741

Kyle (3)

Andy Campbell	Lab	1207	32.8%
John Allan	SNP	1057	28.7%
Hywel Davies	C	865	23.5%
Arthur Spurling	Ind	556	15.1%

Consolidated results:— Lab 1207 (32.8%; 1 seat); SNP 1057 (28.7%; 1 seat); C 865 (23.5%; 1 seat); Ind 556 (15.1%)

Transfers (Quota = 922)

Stage	I	II
Andy Campbell	1207	922
John Allan	1057	1057
Hywel Davies	865	923
Arthur Spurling	556	647

Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton (4)

Brian Connolly	Ind	1100	25.6%
Sandra Goldie	Lab	986	22.9%
Ann Galbraith	C	916	21.3%
William Grant	SNP	810	18.8%
Mairi Low	SNP	493	11.5%

Consolidated results:— SNP 1303 (30.3%; 1 seat); Ind 1100 (25.6%; 1 seat); Lab 986 (22.9%; 1 seat); C 916 (21.3%; 1 seat)

Transfers (Quota = 862)

Stage	I	II
Brian Connolly	1100	862
Sandra Goldie	986	986
Ann Galbraith	916	916
William Grant	810	894
Mairi Low	493	527

Prestwick (4)

Helen Moonie	Lab	1458	25.9%
Ian Cochrane	SNP	1399	24.9%
Hugh Hunter	C	1296	23.1%
Margaret Toner	C	892	15.9%
John Wallace	SNP	448	8.0%
Allan MacBain	LD	128	2.3%

Consolidated results:— C 2188 (38.9%; 2 seats); SNP 1847 (32.9%; 1 seat); Lab 1458 (25.9%; 1 seat); LD 128 (2.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 1125)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Helen Moonie	1458	1125	1125	1125
Ian Cochrane	1399	1399	1125	1125
Hugh Hunter	1296	1296	1296	1125
Margaret Toner	892	933	941	1089
John Wallace	448	513	754	760
Allan MacBain	128	185	193	199

Troon (4)

Peter Convery	C	1289	22.0%
Philip Saxton	Lab	1233	21.0%
Bill McIntosh	C	1035	17.7%
Nan McFarlane	SNP	1026	17.5%
Pat Brown	Ind	730	12.4%
Elaine McBean Little	SNP	551	9.4%

Consolidated results:— C 2324 (39.6%; 2 seats); SNP 1577 (26.9%; 1 seat); Lab 1233 (21.0%; 1 seat); Ind 730 (12.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 1173)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Peter Convery	1289	1173	1173	1173
Philip Saxton	1233	1233	1173	1173
Bill McIntosh	1035	1130	1137	1160
Nan McFarlane	1026	1033	1043	1495
Pat Brown	730	734	750	801
Elaine McBean Little	551	553	557

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