ELECTION: WARD 9 (DOON VALLEY)

An election was held for the return of one Councillor for Ward 9 - Doon Valley on Thursday 1 October 2009.

The winning candidate was Moira Pirie for the Scottish Labour Party.

A list of all the candidates is shown below:

John Bell, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Yvonne Hamilton, Independent
Nicholas Martin, Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Moira Pirie, Scottish Labour Party Candidate
Robert Shennan, Independent

The number of votes cast was 2416 and the turnout was 26.78%.

See below for full details of votes cast for each candidate.

Elected Councillor
Detailed Results

A full list of candidates will appear here after close of nominations on 9 September 2009.

The last date for applications to be included on the Register of Electors to be used at this election is 16 SEPTEMBER 2009. If you are not on the Electoral Register and you believe you are entitled to be, you should contact the Electoral Registration Officer at 9 Wellington Square Ayr or Tel (01292) 612221 or you can download an application form at the following page.

Postal Votes

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 introduced new measures to improve security of postal and proxy votes.

All postal and proxy voters are required to give their date of birth and signature when applying for a postal or proxy vote. It is important that the signature is completely within the white box and does not touch the shaded area or the application will not be valid.

When you receive your postal ballot paper pack through the post, it is crucial that you follow the "Instructions to Voters" which will be enclosed with the pack. You must provide your signature and date of birth on the Postal Voting Statement and return it, along with your completed ballot paper, in the envelopes provided.

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR SIGNATURE AND DATE OF BIRTH ON THE POSTAL VOTING STATEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT, YOUR POSTAL VOTING STATEMENT WILL BE INVALID AND YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED.

The last date to apply for a new Postal Vote for this election is 16 SEPTEMBER 2009 . If you think you will be on holiday or away from home for any reason at the time of an election, you may be entitled to an absent vote. Proxy votes are also available for people who are physically unable to visit their polling station. The last date to apply for a Proxy Vote is 23 SEPTEMBER 2009 . Please contact the Electoral Registration Officer - (01292) 612221.

General information on elections

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

The European Parliamentary Election was held on THURSDAY 4 JUNE 2009.

East Ayrshire Local Counting Area Polling Statistics

Result of the European Parliamentary Election

Voting summary, including East Ayrshire local count information

Notice of Election

Why Vote? Visit the European Parliament website.

List of polling places for the European Parliamentary Election.

Statement of registered paries

Polling scheme

ELECTION: WARD 7 (BALLOCHMYLE)

An election was held for the return of one Councillor for Ward 7 - Ballochmyle on Thursday 11 December 2008.

The winning candidate was David Shaw for the Scottish Labour Party.

A list of all the candidates is shown below:

Ian Fraser, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Danny Masterton, Solidarity - Tommy Sheridan
Janette McAlpine, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Roseanne Savage - Scottish National Party (SNP)
David Shaw - Scottish Labour Party

The number of votes cast was 3336 and the turnout was 29.19%.

See below for full details of votes cast for each candidate.

Elected Councillor
Detailed Results

Notice of Election

ELECTIONS 2007

3 May 2007 was a big day for Scottish democracy.

The Scottish Parliamentary and East Ayrshire Council Elections were held jointly on THURSDAY 3 MAY 2007

Information Specific to East Ayrshire

Following the East Ayrshire Council Election there are now 14 Labour Councillors, 14 Scottish National Party, 3 Conservatives and one Independent.

The Councillors for each Ward are as follows:

Ward 1 (Annick)

Rose-Ann Cunninghame (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
John McGhee (Scottish Labour)
John MacKay (Scottish National Party)

Ward 2 (Kilmarnock North)

Helen Coffey (Scottish National Party)
Willie Coffey (Scottish National Party)
Maureen McKay (Scottish Labour)

Ward 3 (Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse)

Tom Cook (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Robert Keohone (Scottish Labour)
Iain Linton (Scottish National Party)
Douglas Reid (Scottish National Party)

Ward 4 (Kilmarnock East and Hurlford)

Jim Buchanan (Scottish National Party)
John Campbell (Scottish National Party)
Gordon Cree (Scottish Labour)
Drew McIntyre (Scottish Labour)

Ward 5 (Kilmarnock South)

John Knapp (Scottish Labour)
Hugh Munro Ross (Scottish National Party)
Jim Todd (Scottish National Party)

Ward 6 (Irvine Valley)

Alan Robert Brown (Scottish National Party)
Stuart Finlayson (Scottish Labour)
Bobby McDill (Scottish National Party)
Stephanie Young (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Ward 7 (Ballochmyle)

Eric Jackson (Scottish Labour)
Jimmy Kelly (Scottish Labour)
Neil McGhee (Scottish Labour)
Jim Roberts (Scottish National Party)

Ward 8 (Cumnock and New Cumnock)

Billy Crawford (Scottish Labour)
Barney Menzies (Scottish Labour)
Kathy Morrice (Scottish National Party)
Eric Ross(Scottish Labour)

Ward 9 (Doon Valley)

Elaine Dinwoodie (Scottish Labour)
Drew Filson (Scottish National Party)
Jim Sutherland (Independent)

See below for full results

Results for the Scottish Parliament Election (Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency)

Results for the Scottish Parliament Central Scotland Region

New Wards - View the new ward maps

For further information specific to East Ayrshire e-mail electionoffice@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or telephone (01563) 576135.

List of polling places within East Ayrshire

List of Candidates for the East Ayrshire Council election

List of Candidates for the Scottish Parliament election

List of Parties for the Scottish Parliament Central Scotland Region

ELECTION: WARD 6 (ALTONHILL, HILLHEAD & LONGPARK)

An election for the above Ward was held on Thursday 18 May 2006.

Ward 6 By-Election Result

Notice of Election

List of Candidates

Polling Place information

ELECTIONS 2005

The UK Parliamentary Elections were held on THURSDAY 5 MAY 2005.

Total votes cast: 44,383 and there was a 62.3% turnout.

Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency Results

Polling stations for the UK Parliamentary Elections

List of Candidates for Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency

ELECTIONS 2004

The European Parliamentary Elections were held on THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2004.

Polling Stations for the European Parliamentary Elections

List of Political Parties and Individual Candidates for the European Parliamentary Elections.

Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency Results

ELECTIONS 2003

The Scottish Parliamentary and East Ayrshire Council Elections were held jointly on THURSDAY 1 MAY 2003.

Full Results of East Ayrshire Council Election

Results of Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Vote

Results of Scottish Parliamentary Regional Vote

Results of East Ayrshire Council Election

Polling stations list

List of Candidates for East Ayrshire Council Election

List of Candidates for Scottish Parliament Election - Kilmarnock & Loudoun Constituency