Drongan, Stair and Rankinston was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 1999, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.
| Drongan, Stair and Rankinston | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
| Electorate | 3,079 (2003) |
| Major settlements | Drongan |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| 1999–2007 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Cumnock and New Cumnock Doon Valley |
| Created from | Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair Patna and Dalrymple |
The ward was a Labour Co-operative stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election. Thomas Farrell was the only councillor elected as he represented the ward from 1999 to 2007.
In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Doon Valley ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
Boundaries
editThe Drongan, Stair and Rankinston ward was created in 1999 by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements from the previous Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair ward and a small area of the Patna and Dalrymple ward. The ward took in a rural area around the villages of Drongan, Rankinston and Stair and took in an area in the west of East Ayrshire next to its border with South Ayrshire Council.[1] In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The majority of the area covered by the Drongan, Stair and Rankinston ward was placed into the new Doon Valley ward and an area in the east of the ward was placed in the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | T. Farrell | |
Election results
edit2003 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Thomas Farrell | 982 | 65.1 |  8.5
| |
| SNP | John MacAulay | 251 | 16.6 | 9.8
| |
| Conservative | James Hume | 180 | 11.9 | New | |
| Independent | Robert Shennan | 96 | 6.4 | New | |
| Majority | 731 | 48.4 |  1.1
| ||
| Turnout | 1,509 | 49.0 | 11.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,079 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.6
|
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1999 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | T. Farrell | 1,338 | 73.6 | |
| SNP | J. Keirs | 479 | 26.4 | |
| Majority | 859 | 47.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,817 | 60.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,084 | |||
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.