COApp NAC 220518 Report of Returning Officer
North Ayrshire Council · 18 May 2022
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NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL 18 May 2022 North Ayrshire Council Title: Report of the Returning Officer Purpose: To advise of the outcome of the Elections to North Ayrshire Council held on Thursday 5 May 2022 and on the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by all Elected Members. Recommendation: That Council notes the content of this report. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 This report provides details of the results of the Elections to North Ayrshire Council held on Thursday 5 May 2022 and on the signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by all Elected Members. 2. Background 2.1 The Elections to the nine wards within the North Ayrshire Council area were held on Thursday 5 May 2022 with the electronic verification and counting of votes (eCount) taking place on Friday 6 May 2022 at The Portal, High Street, Irvine. 2.2 The overall turnout was 44% of the electorate. The total number of ballots received was 48,121. Of these, 47,003 (43%) were considered valid and 1,118 (1%) were rejected. 3. Proposals 3.1 As Returning Officer, I wish to report that the following Members were elected to serve on North Ayrshire Council from Friday 6 May 2022:- WARD 01: NORTH COAST No. of Members Elected: 5 Ward Turnout: 53.9 % Rejected Ballots 160 Name of Members Elected for Ward 01 North Coast: Eleanor Collier, Scottish National Party (SNP) Todd Ferguson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Alan Hill, Scottish National Party (SNP) Tom Marshall, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Ian Murdoch, Independent
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WARD 02: GARNOCK VALLEY No. of Members Elected: 5 Ward Turnout: 44.1 % Rejected Ballots 167 Name of Members Elected for Ward 02 Garnock Valley: John Bell, Scottish Labour Party Anthea Dickson, Scottish National Party (SNP) Margaret Johnson, Scottish National Party (SNP) Donald L Reid, Independent Ronnie Stalker, Scottish Conservative and Unionist WARD 03: ARDROSSAN No. of Members Elected: 3 Ward Turnout: 42.8 % Rejected Ballots 70 Name and address of Members Elected for Ward 03 Ardrossan: Stewart Ferguson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Tony Gurney, Scottish National Party (SNP) Amanda Kerr, Scottish Labour Party WARD 04: ARRAN No. of Members Elected: 1 Ward Turnout: 60.3 % Rejected Ballots 23 Name of Member Elected for Ward 04 Arran: Timothy Billings, Scottish Conservative and Unionist WARD 05: SALTCOATS AND STEVENSTON No. of Members Elected: 5 Ward Turnout: 39.6 % Rejected Ballots 202 Name of Members Elected for Ward 05 Saltcoats and Stevenston: Cameron Inglis, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Jean McClung, Scottish National Party (SNP) Davina McTiernan, Scottish National Party (SNP) Jim Montgomerie, Scottish Labour Party John Sweeney, Scottish Labour Party
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WARD 06: KILWINNING No. of Members Elected: 4 Ward Turnout: 42.2 % Rejected Ballots 171 Name of Members Elected for Ward 06 Kilwinning: Joe Cullinane, Labour and Co-operative Party Scott Davidson, Scottish National Party (SNP) John Glover, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Donald Reid, Labour and Co-operative Party WARD 07: IRVINE WEST No. of Members Elected: 4 Ward Turnout: 39.8 % Rejected Ballots 142 Name of Members Elected for Ward 07 Irvine West: Scott Gallacher, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Shaun Macaulay, Scottish National Party (SNP) Louise McPhater, Scottish Labour Party Chloe Robertson, Scottish National Party (SNP) WARD 08: IRVINE EAST No. of Members Elected: 3 Ward Turnout: 40.3 % Rejected Ballots 87 Name of Members Elected for Ward 08 Irvine East: Marie Burns, Scottish National Party (SNP) Nairn McDonald, Labour and Co-operative Party Angela Stephen, Scottish Conservative and Unionist WARD 09: IRVINE SOUTH No. of Members Elected: 3 Ward Turnout: 38.4 % Rejected Ballots 96 Name of Members Elected for Ward 09 Irvine South: Robert Foster, Scottish Labour Party Christina Larsen, Scottish National Party (SNP) Matthew McLean, Scottish Conservative and Unionist 3.2 I wish to further report that the Acceptance of Declaration of Office has been duly signed by all 33 Elected Members mentioned above in the presence of a Council Solicitor, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973.
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3.3 The composition of North Ayrshire Council is therefore:- • Scottish National Party (SNP) – 12 Elected Members • Scottish Conservative and Unionist – 10 Elected Members • Scottish Labour Party – 9 Elected Members (Note: three of these Elected Members use the description Labour and Co-operative Party) • Independent – 2 Elected Members 4. Implications/Socio-economic Duty Financial 4.1 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Human Resources 4.2 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Legal 4.3 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Equality/Socio-economic 4.4 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Climate Change and Carbon 4.5 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Key Priorities 4.6 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Community Wealth Building 4.7 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 5. Consultation 5.1 The Council’s Monitoring Officer was consulted in the preparation of this report. Craig Hatton Chief Executive & Returning Officer For further information please contact Barry Tudhope, Senior Manager (Corporate Policy, Performance and Elections), on 01294 324113 Background Papers None