1999 North Ayrshire Council election

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Registered106,388
Turnout58.5%
1999 North Ayrshire Council election
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All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered106,388
Turnout58.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 26 seats, 55.9% 1 seats, 24.8% 1 seats, 11.8%
Seats won 25 2 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 29,211 19,422 11,360
Percentage 46.9% 31.2% 18.2%
Swing Decrease 9.0 Increase 6.4 Increase 6.4
Results by ward
Council Leader before election


Labour

 Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

The election used the 30 wards created by the Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

Labour retained control of the council by taking 25 of the 30 seats – down by one from the previous election in 1995. The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives both won two seats – both up by one – and one independent candidate was elected.

Following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, a unitary authority system of local government comprising 32 council areas was introduced the following year. The 1999 elections would be the second elections since their establishment.[1]

At the previous election, Labour took control of the council by winning 26 seats and more than half the popular vote. The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives both won one seat and one independent candidate was elected. One seat, Stevenston North, was left vacant as the election was postponed following the death of a candidate.[2]

The Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in North Ayrshire was completed by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland in 1998. As a result, a number of boundary changes came into effect.[3]

The first elections to the re-convened Scottish Parliament were scheduled to take place on the same day.[4]

Results

1999 North Ayrshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 25 1 2 Decrease 1 83.3 46.9 29,211 Decrease 9.0
  SNP 2 1 0 Increase 1 6.7 31.2 19,422 Increase 6.4
  Conservative 2 1 0 Increase 1 6.7 18.2 11,360 Increase 6.4
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 3.3 1.9 1,203 Decrease 1.5
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 787 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 305 New
Total 30 62,288

Source:[5][2]

Ward results

Irvine West

Irvine West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David O'Neill 949 42.8 Decrease 17.7
SNP Catherine McKenzie 790 35.7 Decrease 3.8
Conservative David Belding 279 12.6 New
Scottish Socialist Gwen Edwin 108 4.9 New
Socialist Labour Robert Cochrane 89 4.0 New
Majority 159 7.1 Decrease 13.9
Turnout 2,215 57.0 Increase 14.5
Registered electors 3,907
Labour hold Swing Decrease 10.7

Source:[5][2]

West Kilbride

West Kilbride
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth McLardy 1,079 41.8 Increase 5.5
Conservative Anne Wilkinson 844 32.7 New
Labour Andrew Naismith 352 13.7 New
SNP Peter Falconer 301 11.6 New
Majority 235 9.1 Increase 5.5
Turnout 2,576 69.3 Increase 11.9
Registered electors 3,726
Independent hold Swing Increase 5.5

Source:[5][2]

Arran

Arran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Sillars 1,090 42.6 Decrease 7.4
Conservative Cameron Robertson 747 29.2 Increase 3.0
SNP James Lees 719 28.1 Increase 7.8
Majority 343 13.4 Decrease 10.4
Turnout 2,556 66.3 Increase 11.4
Registered electors 3,884
Labour hold Swing Decrease 5.2

Source:[5][2]

Aftermath

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