North Coast (North Ayrshire ward)
Electoral ward in North Ayrshire
North Coast is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council . Created in 2022, the ward elects five councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 20,423 people.
Boundaries
The ward was created following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which were instigated following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. The review coincided with the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 which allowed for the creation of five-member wards. North Coast was formed from two previous wards, taking in all of the former North Coast and Cumbraes ward and the western half of the former Dalry and West Kilbride ward. The ward covers the northernmost part of the council area next to its borders with Inverclyde , Renfrewshire and the Firth of Clyde and takes in the towns of Fairlie , Largs , Skelmorlie and West Kilbride as well as the two islands of The Cumbraes .[ 2] [ 3]
Councillors
Election
Councillors
2022
Eleanor Collier (SNP )
Alan Hill (SNP)
Todd Ferguson (Conservative )
Tom Marshall (Conservative)
Ian Murdoch (Ind .)
Election results
2022 election
North Coast - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
SNP
Eleanor Collier
17.5
1,724
Independent
Ian Murdoch [ note 1]
17.4
1,718
Conservative
Todd Ferguson [ note 2]
16.5
1,633
1,633
1,641
Conservative
Tom Marshall [ note 1]
13.5
1,331
1,331
1,341
1,341
1,346
1,349
1,352
1,379
1,412
1,439
1,442
1,677
SNP
Alan Hill [ note 1]
13.4
1,325
1,393
1,405
1,405
1,420
1,461
1,474
1,485
1,545
1,756
Labour
Valerie Reid
10.1
995
996
1,004
1,004
1,010
1,014
1,066
1,128
1,175
1,298
1,325
Scottish Green
David John Nairn
3.9
392
397
404
404
417
427
440
478
527
Independent
Wendy Low-Thomson
2.3
234
234
249
249
267
291
299
326
Liberal Democrats
Margaret McLellan
2.0
203
203
206
206
208
210
219
Socialist Labour
James McDaid
1.1
118
118
119
119
120
125
Alba
Jane Fraser
1.0
100
101
101
101
105
ISP
Nick Hobson
0.7
72
72
74
74
Electorate: 18,557 Valid: 9,845 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,641 Turnout: 53.9%
Source: [ 4] [ 5]
Notes
^ a b c Sitting councillor for North Coast and Cumbraes.
^ Sitting councillor for Dalry and West Kilbride.
References
Wards of North Ayrshire
2022–present 2017–2022 2007–2017 1999–2007
Irvine West
Irvine Townhead
Irvine Vineburgh and Woodlands South
Irvine North
Eglinton and Lawthorn
Dreghorn
Irvine Landward
Bourtreehill
Woodlands North and Girdle Toll
Kilwinning East
Kilwinning South
Kilwinning West
Stevenston North
Stevenston South
Beith
Dalry
Garnock East
Kilbirnie South
Kilbirnie North
Saltcoats East
South Beach
Saltcoats North
Ardrossan South
Ardrossan North
West Kilbride
Largs South and Fairlie
Largs West and Cumbrae
Largs East
Largs North and Skelmorlie
Arran
1995–1999
Irvine West
Irvine Townhead
Irvine Vineburgh
Irvine North
Irvine Woodlands
Dreghorn
Irvine Landward
Bourtreehill
Girdle Toll
Eglinton
Kilwinning East
Kilwinning South
Kilwinning West
Stevenston North
Stevenston South
Beith
Dalry
Garnock East
Kilbirnie South
Kilbirnie North
Saltcoats East
South Beach
Saltcoats North
Ardrossan South
Ardrossan North
West Kilbride and Fairlie
Largs South
Largs Central and Cumbrae
Largs North and Skelmorlie
Arran