Prestwick (ward)

Prestwick
Prestwick
South Ayrshire
	Boundary of Prestwick in South Ayrshire from 2017.
Population	14,220 (2021)
Electorate	12,507 (2022)
Major settlements	Prestwick
Scottish Parliament constituency	Ayr
Scottish Parliament region	South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created	2007
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	Ian Cochrane (SNP)
Councillor	Hugh Hunter (Independent)
Councillor	Martin Kilbride (Conservative)
Councillor	Cameron Ramsay (Labour)
Created from	Prestwick Kingcase; Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton; Prestwick St Nicholas'; Prestwick St Ninian's; Prestwick Toll

Prestwick is one of the eight electoral wards of South Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,220 people.

The area has been a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats between 2007 and 2022.

Boundaries

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 Prestwick was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.

It contained all of the former Prestwick Kingcase, Prestwick St Nicholas' and Prestwick St Ninian's wards as well as the northern part of the former Prestwick Toll ward and the southern half of the former Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton ward. The ward centres on the town of Prestwick which is situated on the Firth of Clyde coast in the northwest of the council area and includes the terminal buildings of Glasgow Prestwick Airport but only part of the runways.^[2] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.^[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Stan Fisher (SNP)		Hugh Hunter (Conservative/ Independent)		Helen Moonie (Labour)	Margaret Toner (Conservative)
2012	Ian Cochrane (SNP)
2017
2022			Cameron Ramsay (Labour)		Martin Kilbride (Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Prestwick - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Ian Cochrane (incumbent)	25.5	1,685
	Independent	Hugh Hunter (incumbent)	23.2	1,544
	Conservative	Martin Kilbride	17.0	1,132	1,135	1,195	1,236	1,239	1,726
	Labour	Cameron Ramsay	15.3	1,020	1,038	1,077	1,086	1,100	1,114	1,181	1,591
	SNP	Norrie Smith	9.2	614	928	955	958	995	997	1,002
	Conservative	Derek Stillie	7.3	488	488	516	539	544
	Alba	John Caddis	1.1	78	84	90	91
	Conservative	Owen Daniel North	1.0	71	72	79
Electorate: 12,507 Valid: 6,642 Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,329 Turnout: 54.0%

Source: ^[4]^[5]

2017 election

Prestwick - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Conservative	Hugh Hunter (incumbent)	29.9	2,008
	SNP	Ian Cochrane (incumbent)	22.3	1,498
	Conservative	Margaret Toner (incumbent)	16.3	1,098	1,641
	Labour	Helen Moonie (incumbent)	13.3	895	932	990	1,000	1,255	1,615
	SNP	John Wallace^{[note 1]}	9.1	612	618	625	749	897
	Independent	Alasdair John Malcolm	9.1	611	649	719	726
Electorate: 12,085 Valid: 6,722 Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,345 Turnout: 55.1%

Source: ^[6]^[7]

2012 election

Prestwick - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Helen Moonie (incumbent)	25.9	1,458
	SNP	Ian Cochrane	24.9	1,399
	Conservative	Hugh Hunter (incumbent)	23.1	1,296
	Conservative	Margaret Toner (incumbent)	15.9	892	933	941	1,089	1,154
	SNP	John Wallace	8.0	448	513	754	760	806
	Liberal Democrats	Allan MacBain	2.3	128	185	193	199
Electorate: 12,238 Valid: 5,621 Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 45.9%

Source:^[8]^[9]

2007 election

Prestwick – 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Stan Fisher	28.1	2,062
	Conservative	Hugh Hunter	25.1	1,847
	Labour	Helen Moonie	16.7	1,227	1,350	1,364	???	???
	Conservative	Margaret Toner	16.7	1,224	1,350	1,663
	Labour	George Watson	13.4	987	1,071	1,084	???
Valid: 7,347 Quota: 1,470

Source: ^[10]

Notes

^ Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

References

^ "Prestwick". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[6] Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

[1] "Prestwick". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[2] "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[3] "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[4] "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[5] "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[7] "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[8] "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[LEAP-9] Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[10] "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[LEAP07-11] Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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