Dalry and West Kilbride (ward)

Dalry and West Kilbride was one of the 10 wards used to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007 following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, the ward elected three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.

Dalry and West Kilbride
North Ayrshire
Outline map
Boundary of Dalry and West Kilbride in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022.
Electorate10,476 (2021)
Major settlementsDalry
West Kilbride
Scottish Parliament constituencyCunninghame North
Scottish Parliament regionWest Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyNorth Ayrshire and Arran
2007 (2007)–2022 (2022)
Number of councillors3
Replaced byArdrossan
Garnock Valley
North Coast
Created fromArdrossan North
Dalry
Garnock East
Kilbirnie South
Kilwinning West
Largs South and Fairlie
West Kilbride

The ward latterly produced strong results for the Conservatives but was previously split between the Scottish National Party (SNP), Conservatives and independents.

Boundaries

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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 Dalry and West Kilbride was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained the southern part of the former Largs South and Fairlie ward, the majority of the former Ardrossan North, Garnock East and Kilbirnie South wards as well as all of the former Dalry and West Kilbride wards and the northern half of the former Kilwinning West ward. Dalry and West Kilbride rans across the council area from the Firth of Clyde to the easternmost part of the council area between its borders with East Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire and centred around the towns of Dalry and West Kilbride.[1] Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward was increased in area as the northern boundary was moved to run along the A737 up to the council's border with Renfrewshire, taking in an area that was previously part of the Kilbirnie and Beith ward.[2]

In 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 which included provisions to improve the representation of island communities on councils. As a result, an intermediate review of the boundaries in North Ayrshire was carried out. The review coincided with the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 which allowed for the creation of five-member wards. This proposed that three wards – Dalry and West Kilbride, Kilbirnie and Beith and North Coast and Cumbraes – be replaced by two new wards named Garnock Valley and North Coast. The proposals for North Ayrshire were subsequently approved by the Scottish Parliament and the ward was abolished in 2022.[3][4]

Councillors

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Year Councillors
2007 Elizabeth McLardy
(Ind.)
John Reid
(Labour)
Robert Barr
(Conservative
/Ind.)
2010
2012 Catherine McMillan
(SNP)
2017 Todd Ferguson
(Conservative)
Joy Brahim
(SNP)
2021
by-election
Ronnie Stalker
(Conservative)

Election results

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2021 by-election

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Dalry and West Kilbride by-election (12 August 2021) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Ronnie Stalker 53.5 2,016
SNP Robyn Graham 34.3 1,292
Labour Valerie Reid 8.1 305
Liberal Democrats Ruby Kirkwood 1.5 58
Socialist Labour James McDaid 1.5 57
Independent John Willis 1.1 42
Electorate: 10,476   Valid: 3,770   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 1,886   Turnout: 36.3%  

Source: [5][6]

2017 election

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Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Joy Brahim 23.8 1,219 1,223 1,247 1,289    
Conservative Todd Ferguson 22.2 1,137 1,137 1,177 1,247 1,247 1,314
Independent Robert Barr (incumbent) 19.3 990 995 1,147 1,222 1,223 1,361
Independent Kay Hall 11.7 599 600 619 780 782 867
Labour Paul Reid 8.4 432 437 468 498 499  
Independent Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 8.2 418 423 433      
Independent Sheena Woodside 5.9 301 307        
Independent John Willis 0.5 27          
Electorate: 10,027   Valid: 5,123   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,281   Turnout: 52.0%  

Source: [7][8]

2012 election

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Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Robert Barr (incumbent) 29.4 1,278            
SNP Catherine McMillan 22.6 982 1,010 1,018 1,041 1,077 1,084 1,340
Independent Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 19.6 853 884 899 929 1,117    
Labour John Reid (incumbent) 16.0 697 729 737 765 810 815  
Conservative Davina Saunders 9.8 425 447 450 450      
Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 2.2 94 97 99        
Independent John Willis 0.5 24 41          
Electorate: 9,513   Valid: 4,353   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,089   Turnout: 45.8%  

Source: [9]

2007 election

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Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Elizabeth McLardy 29.0 1,637            
Labour John Reid 20.7 1,176 1,196 1,245 1,292 1,305 1,375 1,682
SNP Catherine McMillan 19.1 1,084 1,117 1,157 1,198 1,209 1,261  
Conservative Robert Barr[note 1] 17.0 962 994 1,003 1,036 1,220 1,301 1,568
Conservative Ian Richardson 4.3 242 252 256 266      
Independent David Park 3.8 213 247 264 288 301    
Liberal Democrats Susan Clark 3.1 174 190 198        
Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 2.9 162 182          
Electorate: 9,796   Valid: 5,650   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,413   Turnout: 58.3%  

Source: [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Cllr Robert Barr quit the Conservatives on 24 June 2010 and became an independent.

References

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  1. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Andy (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Dalry and West Kilbride". North Ayrshire Council. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Dalry and West Kilbride". North Ayrshire Council. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Dalry and West Kilbride" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Dalry and West Kilbride" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Declaration of Results Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result North Ayrshire Council: Dalry and West Kilbride Electoral Ward" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.