Ardrossan (ward) explained

Ardrossan
Year:2022
Council:North Ayrshire
Region:Scotland
Map Entity:North Ayrshire
Previous:Ardrossan and Arran
Dalry and West Kilbride
Saltcoats
Electorate:8,512 (2022)
Population:10,359 (2021)[1]
Elects Howmany:3
Councillor1:Tony Gurney
Party1:Scottish National Party
Councillor2:Amanda Kerr
Party2:Scottish Labour Party
Councillor3:Stewart Ferguson
Party3:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Towns:Ardrossan
Scot Parl:Cunninghame North
Scot Region:West Scotland
Westminster:North Ayrshire and Arran

Ardrossan is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2022, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 10,359 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. Ardrossan was formed from three previous wards, taking in the mainland area from the former Ardrossan and Arran ward – the Isle of Arran being given its own ward – as well as an area of Ardrossan which was part of the former Saltcoats ward and a rural area from the former Dalry and West Kilbride ward. The ward centres around the town of Ardrossan taking in an area in the west of mainland North Ayrshire on the Firth of Clyde and includes the uninhabited Horse Isle.[2] [3]

Election results

2022 election

See main article: 2022 North Ayrshire Council election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ardrossan . Scottish Government . 18 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area . Boundaries Scotland . June 2021 . 16 May 2023.
  3. Web site: North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls . Irvine Times . Andy Hamilton . 5 March 2022 . 2 May 2022.