North Coast (North Ayrshire ward) explained

North Coast
Year:2022
Council:North Ayrshire
Region:Scotland
Map Entity:North Ayrshire
Previous:North Coast and Cumbraes
Dalry and West Kilbride
Electorate:18,557 (2022)
Population:21,188 (2021)[1]
Elects Howmany:5
Councillor1:Eleanor Collier
Party1:Scottish National Party
Councillor2:Ian Murdoch
Party2:Independent (politician)
Councillor3:Todd Ferguson
Party3:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Councillor4:Alan Hill
Party4:Scottish National Party
Councillor5:Tom Marshall
Party5:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Towns:Largs
Millport
West Kilbride
Scot Parl:Cunninghame North
Scot Region:West Scotland
Westminster:North Ayrshire and Arran

North Coast is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2022, the ward elects five councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 20,423 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. The review coincided with the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 which allowed for the creation of five-member wards. North Coast was formed from two previous wards, taking in all of the former North Coast and Cumbraes ward and the western half of the former Dalry and West Kilbride ward. The ward covers the northernmost part of the council area next to its borders with Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and the Firth of Clyde and takes in the towns of Fairlie, Largs, Skelmorlie and West Kilbride as well as the two islands of The Cumbraes.[2] [3]

Election results

2022 election

See main article: 2022 North Ayrshire Council election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Coast . Scottish Government . 16 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.