Troon (ward)

Troon
Troon
South Ayrshire
	Boundary of Troon in South Ayrshire from 2017.
Population	14,377 (2021)
Electorate	13,025 (2022)
Major settlements	Troon
Scottish Parliament constituency	Ayr
Scottish Parliament region	South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	Central Ayrshire
Current ward
Created	2007
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	Craig MacKay (SNP)
Councillor	Philip Saxton (Labour)
Councillor	Bob Pollock (Conservative)
Councillor	Kenneth Bell (Conservative)
Created from	Dundonald and Loans; Troon East; Troon North; Troon South; Troon West

Population14,377 (2021)^[1]

Electorate13,025 (2022)

Major settlementsTroon

Troon 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 14,377 people.

The area is a Conservative stronghold with the party holding half the seats at every election.

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Craig MacKay (incumbent)	23.0	1,607
	Labour	Philip Saxton (incumbent)	19.2	1,342	1,352	1,405
	Conservative	Bob Pollock (incumbent)	16.2	1,131	1,134	1,146	1,147	1,209	1,463
	Conservative	Kenneth Bell	14.5	1,015	1,016	1,029	1,029	1,074	1,275	1,335	1,497
	SNP	Annie McIndoe	12.8	898	1,080	1,120	1,122	1,184	1,192	1,193
	Conservative	Rose Hall	6.5	459	459	466	466	496
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Godden	4.7	329	333	373	376
	Independent	Linda Lunan	2.8	198	200
Electorate: 13,025 Valid: 6,979 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,396 Turnout: 54.6%

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Conservative	Peter Convery (incumbent)	35.2	2,446
	Conservative	Bob Pollock	16.3	1,135	2,017
	SNP	Craig Mackay	16.2	1,125	1,146	1,157	1,216	2,201
	SNP	Annie McIndoe	14.5	1,005	1,016	1,025	1,117
	Labour	Philip Saxton (incumbent)	13.7	951	1,011	1,194	1,304	1,385
	Scottish Green	Boyd Murdoch	4.2	290	310	371
Electorate: 12,132 Valid: 6,952 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,391 Turnout: 57.2%

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Conservative	Peter Convery (incumbent)	22.0	1,289
	Labour	Philip Saxton (incumbent)	21.0	1,233
	Conservative	Bill McIntosh (incumbent)	17.6	1,035	1,130	1,137	1,160	1,207
	SNP	Nan McFarlane (incumbent)	17.5	1,026	1,033	1,043	1,495
	Independent	Pat Brown	12.4	730	734	750	801	912
	SNP	Elaine McBean Little^{[note 1]}	9.4	551	553	557
Electorate: 12,146 Valid: 5,864 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,173 Turnout: 48.3%

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	Conservative	Peter Convery	27.5	2,029
	SNP	Nan McFarlane	23.9	1,765
	Labour	Philip Saxton	20.3	1,499
	Conservative	Bill McIntosh	14.3	1,061	1,489
	Independent	Pat Brown	13.9	1,029	1,084
Valid: 7,383 Quota: 1,477

Councillors

v t e Wards of South Ayrshire
2007–present	Troon Prestwick Ayr North Ayr East Ayr West Kyle Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Girvan and South Carrick
1999–2007	Troon North Troon West Troon East Troon South Prestwick St Ninian's Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton Prestwick St Nicholas' Prestwick Kingcase Prestwick Toll Ayr Newton Ayr Lochside Ayr Whitletts Ayr Craigie Ayr Central Ayr Fort Ayr Old Belmont Ayr Forehill Ayr Masonhill Ayr Belmont Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield Ayr Rozelle Dundonald and Loans Tarbolton Symington Cragie Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Coylton and Minishant North Carrick and Maybole West North Carrick and Maybole East South Carrick Girvan Ailsa Girvan Glendoune
1995–1999	Newton Heathfield Kingcase St Cuthbert's St Nicholas Whitletts Lochside and Craigie Wallacetown Fort Seafield Alloway Castlehill Belmont Coylton and Masonhill Annbank, Mossblown and Holmston East Kyle Dundonald Troon West Troon Central Troon East North Carrick Maybole South Carrick Ailsa Glendoune