Dalry and West Kilbride (ward)

Dalry and West Kilbride was one of ten wards used to elect members of the North Ayrshire council between 2007 and 2022. Covering the small towns of West Kilbride just inland from the Firth of Clyde coast and Dalry approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) further east, plus its rural hinterland, it elected three councillors.[2][3] It was unaffected by a national boundary review prior to the 2017 local elections, but after the introduction of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, North Ayrshire's wards were re-organised for the 2022 election: West Kilbride was re-assigned to the North Coast ward, and Dalry going to the Kilbirnie and Beith ward which was consequently re-named Garnock Valley to reflect its wider scope (Dalry is closer to Beith and Kilbirnie both geographically and socially), both entities now electing five councillors.[4][5]

Location of the ward (pre-2022 boundaries) in North Ayrshire[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Elizabeth McLardy
(Ind.)		 John Reid
(Labour)		 Robert Barr
(Conservative
/Ind.)
2010
2012 Catherine McMillan
(SNP)
2017 Tod Ferguson
(Conservative)		 Joy Brahim
(SNP)
2021 Ronnie Stalker
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 North Ayrshire Council election

Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Joy Brahim† 23.79% 1,219 1,223 1,247 1,289    
Conservative Todd Ferguson 22.19% 1,137 1,137 1,177 1,247 1,247.16 1,314.22
Independent Robert Barr (incumbent) 19.32% 990 995 1,147 1,222 1,223.8 1,361.9
Independent Kay Hall 11.69% 599 600 619 780 782.3 867.55
Labour Paul Reid 8.43% 432 437 468 498 499.2  
Independent Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 8.16% 418 423 433      
Independent John Willis 0.53% 27          
Independent Sheena Woodside 5.88% 301 307        
Electorate: 10,027   Valid: 5,123   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,281   Turnout: 5,214 (52.0%)

    2012 Election

    2012 North Ayrshire Council election

    Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Robert Barr (incumbent) 29.36 1,278            
    SNP Catherine McMillan 22.56 982 1,010.9 1,018.1 1,041.6 1,077.7 1,084.3 1,340.9
    Independent Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent) 19.60 853 884.9 899.2 929.8 1,117.1    
    Labour John Reid (incumbent) 16.01 697 729.1 737.1 765.8 810 815.8  
    Conservative Davina Saunders 9.76 425 447 450.5 450.8      
    Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 2.16 94 97.7 99.7        
    Independent John Willis 0.55 24 41.6          
    Electorate: 9,513   Valid: 4,353   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,089   Turnout: 4,400 (45.76%)

      2007 Election

      2007 North Ayrshire Council election

      North Ayrshire council election, 2007: Dalry and West Kilbride
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      Independent Elizabeth McLardy 1,637 29.0 1 1
      Labour John Reid 1,176 20.7 2 6
      SNP Catherine McMillan 1,084 19.1
      Conservative Robert Barr† 962 17.0 3 6
      Conservative Ian Richardson 242 4.3
      Independent David Park 213 3.8
      Liberal Democrats Susan Clark 174 3.1
      Socialist Labour Louise McDaid 162 2.9
      North Ayrshire council election, 2007: Kilbirnie and Beith
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Craig Taylor 1,329 23.4 1 5
      Labour John Bell 1,313 23.1 2 7
      Independent Jean Highgate 947 16.7 3 7
      Labour Donald Reid 849 15.0
      Conservative John Smith 562 9.9
      Independent John Johnstone 265 4.7
      Liberal Democrats Jenny Hutton 188 3.3
      Independent William Fyfe 116 2.0
      Independent Iain Walker 106 1.9

      References
      1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
      2. 4th Reviews - ward maps | North Ayrshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 2 May 2022
      3. 5th Reviews - ward maps | North Ayrshire | Ward 6 Dalry and West Kilbride, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 2 May 2022
      4. Boundary Change Extra: North Ayrshire, Ballot Box Scotland, 23 October 2021
      5. Andy Hamilton (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
      6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413071624/https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/2017%20LG%20Elections/Notice%20of%20Poll.pdf
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