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East Ayrshire 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 32 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 15,767 | 37.9% | 14 | 43.8% | 13 | 40.6% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 12,251 | 29.5% | 10 | 31.3% | 10 | 31.3% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 7,351 | 17.7% | 4 | 12.5% | 6 | 18.8% | -2 |
| Independent | 4,730 | 11.4% | 3 | 9.4% | 3 | 9.4% | 0 |
| The Rubbish Party | 787 | 1.9% | 1 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Green Party | 228 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 227 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 183 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 38 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 41,562 | 100.0% | 32 | 100.0% | 32 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Kilmarnock North · 3 seats · won at 9.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
- Kilmarnock East and Hurlford · 4 seats · won at 9.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
- Ballochmyle · 4 seats · won at 11.7% · −8.3 pts below quota
- Annick · 4 seats · won at 13.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Cumnock and New Cumnock · 4 seats · won at 13.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
- Irvine Valley · 3 seats · won at 18.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
- Kilmarnock South · 3 seats · won at 20.7% · −4.3 pts below quota
- Doon Valley · 3 seats · won at 20.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse · 4 seats · won at 18.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
Race results
Kilmarnock North · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 9.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,882
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine Cowan | Scottish National Party | 1,483 | 38.2% | 38.2% | +13.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Maureen McKay | Labour Party | 1,084 | 27.9% | 27.9% | +2.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Allan Macdonald | Conservative Party | 536 | 13.8% | 13.8% | — | |
| 4 | David William Richardson | Scottish National Party | 364 | 9.4% | 9.4% | −15.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Ian Grant | Independent | 316 | 8.1% | 8.1% | — | |
| 6 | Wendy MacDonald | Alba Party | 99 | 2.6% | 2.6% | — |
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 9.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,328
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Douglas | Labour Party | 2,053 | 38.5% | 38.5% | +18.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Barton | Scottish National Party | 1,501 | 28.2% | 28.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jon Herd | Conservative Party | 645 | 12.1% | 12.1% | — | |
| 4 | Graham Boyd | Independent | 574 | 10.8% | 10.8% | −9.2 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Neal Ingram | Scottish National Party | 481 | 9.0% | 9.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Trevor Grant | Liberal Democrats | 74 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — |
Ballochmyle · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 11.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,646
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Leitch | Scottish National Party | 1,301 | 28.0% | 28.0% | +8.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Linda Holland | Labour Party | 1,085 | 23.4% | 23.4% | +3.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Alyson Simmons | Conservative Party | 779 | 16.8% | 16.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | William Lennox | Scottish National Party | 542 | 11.7% | 11.7% | −8.3 pts | Elected |
| 5 | David Shaw | Independent | 507 | 10.9% | 10.9% | — | |
| 6 | Stephen McCarron | Labour Party | 432 | 9.3% | 9.3% | — |
Annick · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 13.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 6,184
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McFadzean | Conservative Party | 1,516 | 24.5% | 24.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John McGhee | Labour Party | 1,183 | 19.1% | 19.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Stephen Canning | Scottish National Party | 1,048 | 16.9% | 16.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Wendy Hannah | Scottish National Party | 998 | 16.1% | 16.1% | — | |
| 5 | Ellen Freel | Independent | 812 | 13.1% | 13.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 6 | John Cairns | Independent | 627 | 10.1% | 10.1% | — |
Cumnock and New Cumnock · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 13.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,476
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Crawford | Labour Party | 1,349 | 30.1% | 30.1% | +10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim McMahon | Scottish National Party | 897 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Neill Watts | Conservative Party | 827 | 18.5% | 18.5% | −1.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Jacqui Todd | Scottish National Party | 701 | 15.7% | 15.7% | — | |
| 5 | June Kyle | Labour Party | 593 | 13.2% | 13.2% | −6.8 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Fraser Wright | Liberal Democrats | 109 | 2.4% | 2.4% | — |
Irvine Valley · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 18.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,256
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Michele Clark | Scottish National Party | 1,309 | 30.8% | 30.8% | +5.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin McGregor | Labour Party | 962 | 22.6% | 22.6% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Sally Cogley | The Rubbish Party | 787 | 18.5% | 18.5% | −6.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Susan McFadzean | Conservative Party | 737 | 17.3% | 17.3% | — | |
| 5 | Lee-Anne Margaret To | Scottish National Party | 461 | 10.8% | 10.8% | — |
Kilmarnock South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 20.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,036
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Todd | Scottish National Party | 990 | 32.6% | 32.6% | +7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Mabon | Labour Party | 954 | 31.4% | 31.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Clare Maitland | Scottish National Party | 627 | 20.7% | 20.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Robin Bawa | Conservative Party | 370 | 12.2% | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Stewart John McLintock | Alba Party | 57 | 1.9% | 1.9% | — | |
| 6 | Keyrin James Von-Döring | Scottish Libertarian Party | 38 | 1.3% | 1.3% | — |
Doon Valley · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 20.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,866
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Filson | Independent | 1,077 | 27.9% | 27.9% | +2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Elaine Stewart | Labour Party | 894 | 23.1% | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jennifer Hogg | Scottish National Party | 803 | 20.8% | 20.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Samantha Hainey | Conservative Party | 644 | 16.7% | 16.7% | — | |
| 5 | John Bell | Independent | 311 | 8.0% | 8.0% | — | |
| 6 | Murray Hendrie | Independent | 137 | 3.5% | 3.5% | — |
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 18.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,888
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillian Jones | Labour Party | 1,662 | 28.2% | 28.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Adams | Conservative Party | 1,297 | 22.0% | 22.0% | +2.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Iain Linton | Scottish National Party | 1,168 | 19.8% | 19.8% | −0.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Douglas Reid | Scottish National Party | 1,093 | 18.6% | 18.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Frank McNiff | Independent | 369 | 6.3% | 6.3% | — | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Anne Brown | Green Party | 228 | 3.9% | 3.9% | — | |
| 7 | Guy Njali Bola | Alba Party | 71 | 1.2% | 1.2% | — |