1995 East Ayrshire Council election explained

Election Name:1995 East Ayrshire Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Next Election:1999 East Ayrshire Council election
Next Year:1999
Seats For Election:All 30 seats to East Ayrshire Council
Majority Seats:16
Registered:95,440
Turnout:52.5
Image1: Lab
Party1:Scottish Labour Party
Seats1:22
Seat Change1: 4
Popular Vote1:28,292
Percentage1:56.4%
Swing1: 10.5
Party2:Scottish National Party
Seats2:8
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:18,101
Percentage2:36.1%
Swing2: 6.2
Council Leader
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Party:Scottish Labour Party

The first elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kilmarnock and Loudoun district councils and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority. As a result, there remained 10 seats covering the former Cumnock and Doon Valley District and 20 seats were established for the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun District, two more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.[1] [2]

Labour took control of the council after winning 22 of the 30 seats. The other eight seats were won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Summary

Source:[3] [4]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Ward 9

Ward 10

Ward 11

Ward 12

Ward 13

Ward 14

Ward 15

Ward 16

Ward 17

Ward 18

Ward 19

Ward 20

Cumnock East

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

New Cumnock

Dalmellington

Patna and Dalrymple

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Mauchline

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland . 13 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland . 13 November 2022.
  3. Book: The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics . Newport on Tay . Election Studies . H. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1-869820-35-5 . 1995 . 13 November 2022.
  4. Book: The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics . Dundee . Election Studies, University of Dundee . J. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1-869820-04-5 . 1992 . 14 November 2022.