Irvine South is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2017, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 10,887 people.
| Irvine South | |
|---|---|
| North Ayrshire | |
 Boundary of Irvine South in North Ayrshire from 2017–2022. | |
| Population | 10,887 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,997 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Irvine (part of) |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Cunninghame South |
| Scottish Parliament region | West Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Christina Larsen (SNP) |
| Councillor | Robert Foster (Labour) |
| Councillor | Matthew McLean (Conservative) |
| Created from | Irvine East Irvine West |
The area has been politically split with each election returning one Scottish National Party (SNP), one Labour and one Conservative councillor.
Boundaries
editThe ward was created following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections. This was the first review after the introduction of the single transferable vote electoral system in 2007. Irvine South was one of three new wards created in North Ayrshire as the total number of councillors was increased to more evenly balance electoral parity in the region. Irvine South, as the name suggests, covers southern parts of the town of Irvine and takes in an area to the west of the River Irvine and south of the Annick Water including Fullarton and the mainly industrial area around Drybridge and Shewalton as well as Broomlands and Dreghorn. These areas were previously part of the Irvine East and Irvine West wards.[2] Following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the boundaries in North Ayrshire were reviewed but this did not affect the Irvine wards.[3]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Christina Larsen (SNP) |
Robert Foster (Labour) |
Margaret George (Conservative) | |||||
| 2022 | Matthew McLean (Conservative) | |||||||
Election results
edit2022 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | Christina Larsen (incumbent) | 25.9 | 871 | |||||||
| Labour | Robert Foster (incumbent) | 22.6 | 761 | 761 | 765 | 783 | 1,048 | |||
| Conservative | Matthew McLean | 19.3 | 651 | 651 | 656 | 681 | 711 | 759 | 889 | |
| SNP | Joseph Hopkins | 18.6 | 625 | 652 | 660 | 669 | 691 | 728 | ||
| Labour | David O'Neill | 9.7 | 327 | 327 | 336 | 355 | ||||
| Scottish Family | Robert John Craig | 2.4 | 81 | 81 | 87 | |||||
| TUSC | Ian Kerr | 1.1 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Electorate: 8,997 Valid: 3,356 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 840 Turnout: 38.4% | ||||||||||
2017 election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Christina Larsen | 21.8 | 733 | 743 | 752 | 771 | 789 | 1,437 | |
| Conservative | Margaret George | 21.4 | 720 | 722 | 742 | 768 | 820 | 829 | |
| SNP | Robin Sturgeon | 20.3 | 681 | 684 | 684 | 701 | 710 | ||
| Labour | Robert Foster | 20.1 | 676 | 681 | 695 | 1,033 | |||
| Labour | David O'Neill[note 1] | 13.0 | 437 | 443 | 453 | ||||
| Independent | Audrey Hynd-Gaw | 2.0 | 68 | 77 | |||||
| TUSC | Ian Kerr | 1.2 | 42 | ||||||
| Electorate: 8,847 Valid: 3,357 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 840 Turnout: 39.2% | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Sitting councillor for Irvine West.
References
edit- ^ "Irvine South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Irvine South". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine South". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Irvine South" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine South" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.