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Prestwick (ward)

Prestwick is one of the eight electoral wards of South Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,220 people.

Prestwick
South Ayrshire
Outline map
Boundary of Prestwick in South Ayrshire from 2017.
Population14,220 (2021)[1]
Electorate12,507 (2022)
Major settlementsPrestwick
Scottish Parliament constituencyAyr
Scottish Parliament regionSouth Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyCentral Ayrshire
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors4
CouncillorIan Cochrane (SNP)
CouncillorHugh Hunter (Independent)
CouncillorMartin Kilbride (Conservative)
CouncillorCameron Ramsay (Labour)
Created fromPrestwick Kingcase
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
Prestwick St Nicholas'
Prestwick St Ninian's
Prestwick Toll

The area has been a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats between 2007 and 2022.

Boundaries

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The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Prestwick was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards.

It contained all of the former Prestwick Kingcase, Prestwick St Nicholas' and Prestwick St Ninian's wards as well as the northern part of the former Prestwick Toll ward and the southern half of the former Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton ward. The ward centres on the town of Prestwick which is situated on the Firth of Clyde coast in the northwest of the council area and includes the terminal buildings of Glasgow Prestwick Airport but only part of the runways.[2] The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.[3]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Stan Fisher
(SNP) 		Hugh Hunter
(Conservative/
Indpendent) 		Helen Moonie
(Labour) 		Margaret Toner
(Conservative)
2012 Ian Cochrane
(SNP)
2017
2022 Cameron Ramsay
(Labour) 		Martin Kilbride
(Conservative)

Election results

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2022 election

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Main article: 2022 South Ayrshire Council election
Prestwick - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Ian Cochrane (incumbent) 25.5 1,685              
Independent Hugh Hunter (incumbent) 23.2 1,544              
Conservative Martin Kilbride 17.0 1,132 1,135 1,195 1,236 1,239 1,726    
Labour Cameron Ramsay 15.3 1,020 1,038 1,077 1,086 1,100 1,114 1,181 1,591
SNP Norrie Smith 9.2 614 928 955 958 995 997 1,002  
Conservative Derek Stillie 7.3 488 488 516 539 544      
Alba John Caddis 1.1 78 84 90 91        
Conservative Owen Daniel North 1.0 71 72 79          
Electorate: 12,507   Valid: 6,642   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,329   Turnout: 54.0%  

Source: [4][5]

2017 election

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Main article: 2017 South Ayrshire Council election
Prestwick - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Hugh Hunter (incumbent) 29.9 2,008          
SNP Ian Cochrane (incumbent) 22.3 1,498          
Conservative Margaret Toner (incumbent) 16.3 1,098 1,641        
Labour Helen Moonie (incumbent) 13.3 895 932 990 1,000 1,255 1,615
SNP John Wallace[note 1] 9.1 612 618 625 749 897  
Independent Alasdair John Malcolm 9.1 611 649 719 726    
Electorate: 12,085   Valid: 6,722   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 1,345   Turnout: 55.1%  

Source: [6][7]

2012 election

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Main article: 2012 South Ayrshire Council election
Prestwick - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Helen Moonie (incumbent) 25.9 1,458        
SNP Ian Cochrane 24.9 1,399        
Conservative Hugh Hunter (incumbent) 23.1 1,296        
Conservative Margaret Toner (incumbent) 15.9 892 933 941 1,089 1,154
SNP John Wallace 8.0 448 513 754 760 806
Liberal Democrats Allan MacBain 2.3 128 185 193 199  
Electorate: 12,238   Valid: 5,621   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 45.9%  

Source:[8][9]

2007 election

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Main article: 2007 South Ayrshire Council election
Prestwick – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Stan Fisher 28.1 2,062        
Conservative Hugh Hunter 25.1 1,847        
Labour Helen Moonie 16.7 1,227 1,350 1,364 ??? ???
Conservative Margaret Toner 16.7 1,224 1,350 1,663    
Labour George Watson 13.4 987 1,071 1,084 ???  
Valid: 7,347   Quota: 1,470  

Source: [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Ayr East.

References

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  1. ^ "Prestwick". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Prestwick" (PDF). South Ayrshire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Election 2012 for South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 Prestwick". South Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - South Ayrshire". Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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