North Ayrshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Scottish council · Scotland · 33 seats in 9 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

The SNP run North Ayrshire Council as a minority administration. The council has 33 councillors in 9 wards. Seats by party: SNP 12, Labour 11, Conservative 5, Other 3, Reform 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

SNP (Minority)

33 seats - 17 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 11Conservative 5SNP 12Other 3

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Reform +2 Labour +2 Other +1 Conservative −5

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (33 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

SNP36.3%12

Labour26.0%9

Conservative21.7%10

Other12.9%2

Green1.7%0

Lib Dem1.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 33 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

SNP 12

5 short of the 17 needed for a majority

Latest by-election

Arran

Labour gain from Conservative, 12 September 2024 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

43%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourSNP

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 9 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ardrossan Stewart Ferguson, Anthony Gurney, Amanda Kerr	5 May 2022 SNP 41.2% lead 14.2 pts
Arran Charles Currie	5 May 2022 Conservative 32.4% lead 6.7 pts
Garnock Valley Ronnie Stalker, Anthea Dickson, John Bell, Donald L Reid, Margaret Johnson	5 May 2022 SNP 31.3% lead 6.5 pts
Irvine East Nairn Angus-McDonald, Angela Stephen, Marie Burns	5 May 2022 SNP 44.5% lead 17.3 pts
Irvine South Christina Larsen, Robert Foster, Matthew McLean	5 May 2022 SNP 44.6% lead 12.2 pts
Irvine West Chloe Robertson, Shaun Macaulay, Louise McLaughlan, Scott Gallacher	5 May 2022 SNP 40.7% lead 10.9 pts
Kilwinning Mary Hume, Scott Davidson, Donald Reid, Joe Cullinane	5 May 2022 Labour 46.0% lead 11.1 pts
North Coast Todd Ferguson, Eleanor Collier, Alan Hill, Ian Murdoch, Tom Marshall	5 May 2022 SNP 31.0% lead 0.9 pts
Saltcoats and Stevenston John Sweeney, Jim Montgomerie, Cameron Inglis, Davina McTiernan, Jean McClung	5 May 2022 Labour 40.2% lead 0.6 pts

Ardrossan

Amanda Kerr LabourAnthony Gurney SNPStewart Ferguson Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP41.2%

Labour27.0%

Conservative20.0%

Independent9.3%

Scottish Family Party1.3%

Lib Dem1.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Tony Gurney Elected	SNP	1,107	30.9%
Amanda Kerr Elected	Labour	966	27.0%
Stewart Ferguson Elected	Conservative	714	20.0%
Jim McHarg	SNP	366	10.2%
John Hunter	Independent	333	9.3%
Matthew Lynch	Scottish Family Party	47	1.3%
Stephen McQuistin	Lib Dem	44	1.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Arran

Charles Currie Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative32.4%

SNP25.7%

Independent12.5%

Labour10.0%

Scottish Green9.9%

Independent9.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Timothy Billings Elected	Conservative	788	32.4%
Steve Garraway	SNP	625	25.7%
Tom Young	Independent	305	12.5%
Aaran McDonald	Labour	243	10.0%
Ronna Park	Scottish Green	241	9.9%
Ellen McMaster	Independent	229	9.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 12 September 2024

Labour45.4%

Independent24.4%

Scottish Green20.6%

Conservative5.5%

Reform3.3%

Lib Dem0.7%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Charles Currie Elected	Labour	748	45.4%
James Andrew McMaster	Independent	402	24.4%
Neil Alexander Wilkinson	Scottish Green	340	20.6%
Mackenzie Smith	Conservative	90	5.5%
Carole Thomson	Reform	55	3.3%
Matt Taylor	Lib Dem	12	0.7%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Garnock Valley

Anthea Dickson SNPDonald L Reid IndependentJohn Bell LabourMargaret Johnson SNPRonnie Stalker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (5 seats)

SNP31.3%

Conservative24.8%

Independent22.9%

Labour14.1%

Independent5.5%

Lib Dem0.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Donald L Reid Elected	Independent	1,613	22.9%
Ronnie Stalker Elected	Conservative	1,420	20.2%
Anthea Dickson Elected	SNP	1,362	19.3%
Margaret Johnson Elected	SNP	844	12.0%
John Bell Elected	Labour	806	11.4%
Robert Barr	Independent	388	5.5%
Ted Nevill	Conservative	327	4.6%
James Robson	Labour	190	2.7%
Catherine Williamson	Lib Dem	55	0.8%
Carol Ann Dobson	For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance	27	0.4%
John Willis	Independent	12	0.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Irvine East

Angela Stephen ConservativeMarie Burns SNPNairn Angus-McDonald Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP44.5%

Labour27.2%

Conservative19.8%

Scottish Green4.2%

Lib Dem2.6%

Scottish Family Party1.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Marie Burns Elected	SNP	1,470	36.5%
Nairn McDonald Elected	Labour	1,096	27.2%
Angela Stephen Elected	Conservative	795	19.8%
Susan Johnson	SNP	323	8.0%
Ross Collins	Scottish Green	171	4.2%
Barry Keith Jackson	Lib Dem	106	2.6%
Karin Craig	Scottish Family Party	64	1.6%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Irvine South

Christina Larsen SNPMatthew McLean ReformRobert Foster Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP44.6%

Labour32.4%

Conservative19.4%

Scottish Family Party2.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Christina Larsen Elected	SNP	871	26.0%
Robert Foster Elected	Labour	761	22.7%
Matthew McLean Elected	Conservative	651	19.4%
Joseph Hopkins	SNP	625	18.6%
David O'Neill	Labour	327	9.7%
Robert John Craig	Scottish Family Party	81	2.4%
Ian Kerr	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	40	1.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Irvine West

Chloe Robertson SNPLouise McLaughlan LabourScott Gallacher ConservativeShaun Macaulay SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP40.7%

Labour29.8%

Conservative20.0%

Labour3.2%

Independent2.9%

Lib Dem1.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Shaun Macaulay Elected	SNP	1,274	27.3%
Scott Gallacher Elected	Conservative	932	20.0%
Louise McPhater Elected	Labour	729	15.6%
Sylvia Mallinson	Labour	660	14.1%
Chloe Robertson Elected	SNP	623	13.4%
Bobby Cochrane	Labour	150	3.2%
Kevin Thomas Blades	Independent	133	2.9%
Lewis Dominic Hutton	Lib Dem	72	1.5%
Tristan Lindsay	Independent	47	1.0%
Colin Turbett	Scottish Socialist Party	46	1.0%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Kilwinning

Donald Reid LabourJoe Cullinane LabourMary Hume LabourScott Davidson SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour46.0%

SNP34.9%

Conservative15.6%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Joe Cullinane Elected	Labour	1,714	30.9%
Scott Davidson Elected	SNP	1,225	22.1%
John Glover Elected	Conservative	867	15.6%
Donald Reid Elected	Labour	842	15.2%
Sheila Gibson	SNP	714	12.9%
Ruby Kirkwood	Lib Dem	191	3.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 9 May 2024

Labour54.3%

SNP22.9%

Conservative15.5%

Lib Dem3.9%

Scottish Family Party3.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Mary Hume Elected	Labour	2,171	54.3%
Sheila Gibson	SNP	916	22.9%
Chris Lawler	Conservative	619	15.5%
Ruby Kirkwood	Lib Dem	154	3.9%
Ian Gibson	Scottish Family Party	136	3.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

North Coast

Alan Hill SNPEleanor Collier SNPIan Murdoch IndependentTodd Ferguson IndependentTom Marshall Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (5 seats)

SNP31.0%

Conservative30.1%

Independent17.5%

Labour10.1%

Scottish Green4.0%

Independent2.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Eleanor Collier Elected	SNP	1,724	17.5%
Ian Murdoch Elected	Independent	1,718	17.5%
Todd Ferguson Elected	Conservative	1,633	16.6%
Tom Marshall Elected	Conservative	1,331	13.5%
Alan Hill Elected	SNP	1,325	13.5%
Valerie Reid	Labour	995	10.1%
David John Nairn	Scottish Green	392	4.0%
Wendy Low-Thomson	Independent	234	2.4%
Margaret McLellan	Lib Dem	203	2.1%
James McDaid	Labour	118	1.2%
Jane Fraser	Alba	100	1.0%
Nick Hobson	Independence for Scotland Party	72	0.7%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Saltcoats and Stevenston

Cameron Inglis ConservativeDavina McTiernan SNPJean McClung SNPJim Montgomerie LabourJohn Sweeney Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (5 seats)

Labour40.2%

SNP39.6%

Conservative11.4%

Independent5.6%

Independence for Scotland Party1.7%

Independent1.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Jean McClung Elected	SNP	1,908	29.3%
Jim Montgomerie Elected	Labour	1,822	28.0%
John Sweeney Elected	Labour	796	12.2%
Cameron Inglis Elected	Conservative	742	11.4%
Davina McTiernan Elected	SNP	666	10.2%
Ronnie McNicol	Independent	366	5.6%
David Higgins	Independence for Scotland Party	111	1.7%
Jimmy Miller	Independent	95	1.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Ardrossan	Stewart Ferguson	Conservative 2022	Reform
Irvine South	Matthew McLean	Conservative 2022	Reform
North Coast	Todd Ferguson	Conservative 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
12 September 2024	Arran	Labour gain from Conservative	45.4%
9 May 2024	Kilwinning	Labour gain from Conservative	54.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
North Ayrshire and Arran		Labour	SNP 35%

Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in North Ayrshire

90,516 residents in 44,010 households

Voted Leave in 2016

43% 9 below GB

Degree or higher

42% 8 above GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

64% 3 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

24% 7 above GB

Rent privately

10% 10 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

23% 8 below GB

Aged 65 and over

29% 7 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.