Arran (ward)

Arran is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the North Ayrshire council. It consists of the Isle of Arran.

Location of the ward Ardrossan and Arran
Location of the ward (pre-2022 boundaries) in North Ayrshire[1]

A ward named Arran had existed from the establishment of the North Ayrshire council in 1996 until 2007, when a new system of proportional representation was introduced which required each ward to elect at least three councillors. As the Isle of Arran did not have sufficient population to remain a ward in its own right, it was merged into the new Ardrossan and Arran ward. In 2018, the Islands (Scotland) Act was passed, which once again allowed single-member wards to represent islands. Thus, since the 2022 election, Arran and Ardrossan have been separate wards.

Councillors
Election Councillor
2022 Timothy Billings
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 North Ayrshire Council election
Arran - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Timothy Billings[note 1] 32.4 788 820 872 891 1,038 1,335
SNP Steve Garraway 25.7 625 662 689 825 951  
Independent Tom Young 12.5 305 375 436 519    
Labour Aaran McDonald 9.9 243 260        
Scottish Green Ronna Park 9.9 241 272 321      
Independent Ellen McMaster[note 1] 9.4 229          
Electorate: 4,072   Valid: 2,431   Spoilt: 23   Quota: 1,216   Turnout: 60.3  

    Source: [2][3]

    Notes
    1. Sitting councillor for Ardrossan and Arran.

    References
    1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
    2. "Declaration of Results Report Arran". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
    3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Arran". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.