All 32 seats to East Ayrshire Council 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered
97,147
Turnout
43.7%
First party
Second party
Third party
SNP
Lab
Con
Leader
Douglas Reid
Maureen McKay
Tom Cook
Party
SNP
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Kilmarnock North
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (stood down)
Last election
14 seats, 38.5%
9 seats, 25.2%
6 seats, 24.2%
Seats before
13
9
5
Seats won
14
10
4
Seat change
1
2
Popular vote
15,968
12,786
7,560
Percentage
37.9%
29.5%
17.7%
Swing
0.6%
4.3%
6.5%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Ind
Rbsh
Leader
N/A
Sally Cogley
Party
Independent
Rubbish
Leader's seat
N/A
Irvine Valley
Last election
2 seats, 8.1%
1 seat, 1.9%
Seats before
4
1
Seats won
3
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
4,730
787
Percentage
11.4%
1.9%
Swing
3.3%
Leader before election
Douglas Reid (SNP)
No overall control
Leader after election
Douglas Reid (SNP)
No overall control
Elections to East Ayrshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
For the third consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with 14 seats but remained shy of an overall majority. Labour gained back some of the ground they had lost at the previous election and were again returned as the second-largest party with 10 seats. The Conservatives lost one-third of their seats to return four councillors while The Rubbish Party retained their only seat. Three independent candidates were also elected.
The minority SNP administration retained control of the council with incumbent council leader Cllr Douglas Reid re-elected to the post unopposed. Former SNP Provost Jim Todd and Depute Provost Claire Leitch were also reinstated less than a year after being voted out of the roles.
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