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Elections to North Ayrshire Council are set to take place on 6 May 2027 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it will be held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Background
editPrevious election
editIn the last election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) received the highest vote share and returned the most seats at 12 – one more than the previous election. The Conservatives built on their success from five years previous and bucked the national trend as they recorded their best-ever performance in a North Ayrshire election, leapfrogging Labour into second place with 10 seats. Labour fell from their position as the joint-largest party to third, returning only nine councillors – their worst-ever performance in a North Ayrshire election. The number of independents elected fell from four to two.
The SNP subsequently took the leadership of the council, running a minority administration with Cllr Marie Burns elected as council leader. In 2026 Burns stepped down as leader and Cllr Tony Gurney was elected to a minority SNP administration.
| Party | Seats | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 12 | 36.3% | |
| Labour | 9 | 25.4% | |
| Conservatives | 10 | 21.7% | |
| Independent | 2 | 11.6% | |
Source: [1]
Electoral system
editLocal elections in Scotland use the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system – a form of proportional representation – in which voters rank candidates in order of preference.[2] The 2022 election was the first to use the nine wards created under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, with 33 councillors being elected. Each ward – except Arran, which returned one member – elected either three, four or five members.[3]
Composition
editSince the previous election, the Conservatives have been the sole losers, losing half of their group elected in 2022, two to Reform, one to Reform then later independent, and two to Labour via by-elections. In contrast, the SNP have maintained their 12 seats, Labour gained two to make 11, and Reform has two seats.
| Party | 2022 result | Dissolution | |
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| SNP | 12 | 12 | |
| Labour | 9 | 11 | |
| Conservative | 10 | 5 | |
| Reform | 0 | 2 | |
| Independents | 2 | 3 | |
Retiring councillors
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ McConnell, Stewart (26 April 2022). "North Ayrshire Council elections: How to vote next week". Irvine Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ Hamilton, Andy (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
