Girvan and South Carrick (ward)
Girvan and South Carrick is an electoral ward in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It elects 3 councillors to South Ayrshire Council.[1]
Geography[edit]
It is based on the town of Girvan and the South Carrick area.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Peter Henderson (SNP) |
Alec Clark (Ind.) |
Ian Fitzsimmons (Conservative) | |||||
| 2022 | Gavin Scott (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2023 | Alan Lamont (Conservative) | |||||||
Elections[edit]
2023 By-election[edit]
Cllr Henderson stood down on 30 June 2023 and a by-election took place on 21 September 2023.[2] This resulted in a Conservative gain from the SNP and Alan Lamont was elected on the fourth count.[3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Alan Lamont | 47.5 | 1,315 | 1,323 | 1,346 | 1,497 | |
| SNP | Joseph McLaughlin | 28.1 | 778 | 802 | 824 | 947 | |
| Labour | Nicola Saxton | 18.0 | 499 | 507 | 551 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Ross | 3.9 | 108 | 113 | |||
| Alba | Denise Sommerville | 2.5 | 70 | ||||
| Electorate: 8,648 Valid: 2,770 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 1,386 Turnout: 32.4% | |||||||
Source:[4]
2022 South Ayrshire Council election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Alec Clark (incumbent) | 31.4 | 1,277 | |||||||
| SNP | Peter Henderson (incumbent) | 24.8 | 1,008 | 1,071 | ||||||
| Conservative | Gavin Scott | 14.1 | 573 | 600 | 601 | 607 | 684 | 753 | 1,371 | |
| Conservative | Linda Kane | 13.8 | 563 | 591 | 592 | 594 | 620 | 734 | ||
| Labour | Aaron Gilpin | 8.8 | 358 | 398 | 410 | 423 | 508 | |||
| Independent | Todor Joseph Radic | 5.6 | 230 | 286 | 296 | 321 | ||||
| Alba | Eileen Spence | 1.1 | 47 | 51 | 61 | |||||
| Electorate: 8,849 Valid: 4,056 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 46.7% | ||||||||||
2017 South Ayrshire Council election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Alec Clark (incumbent) | 33.1 | 1,502 | ||||||
| Conservative | Ian Fitzsimmons | 26.7 | 1,211 | ||||||
| SNP | Peter Henderson | 19.3 | 876 | 919 | 921 | 933 | 1,012 | 1,285 | |
| Independent | Karen Clark-McCartney | 9.5 | 429 | 569 | 586 | 636 | 803 | ||
| Labour | Owen Martin | 9.4 | 428 | 485 | 497 | 515 | |||
| Independent | Gavin Scott | 1.9 | 85 | 125 | 134 | ||||
| Electorate: 8,742 Valid: 4,531 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,133 Turnout: 52.3% | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Local Government Election - 5 May 2022". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Gibson, Darren (16 August 2023). "Girvan and South Carrick: By-election taking place in Ward 8". Ayr Advertiser. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Dyson, Kevin (2023-09-22). "Conservatives snatch precious seat from SNP in South Ayrshire by-election". Daily Record. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Faulds, Allan. "By-Election Result: Girvan and South Carrick". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 8 Girvan and South Carrick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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