2017 North Ayrshire Council election
{{Short description|North Ayrshire Council election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name=2017 North Ayrshire Council election
|type=parliamentary
|ongoing=no
|previous_election=2012 North Ayrshire Council election
|previous_year=2012
|election_date={{Start date|2017|05|04|df=y}}
|next_election=2022 North Ayrshire Council election
|next_year=2022
|seats_for_election=All 33 seats to North Ayrshire Council
|majority_seats=17
|registered=
|turnout=
|image1=Marie Burns.png
|leader1=Marie Burns
|party1=Scottish National Party
|leaders_seat1=Irvine East
|last_election1={{nowrap|12 seats, 35.6%}}
|seats_before1=
|seats1=11
|seat_change1={{decrease}} 1
|popular_vote1=16,664
|percentage1=35.2%
|swing1={{decrease}} 0.4%
|image2=Joe Cullinane.png
|leader2=Joe Cullinane
|party2=Scottish Labour Party
|leaders_seat2=Kilwinning
|last_election2={{nowrap|11 seats, 31.4%}}
|seats_before2=
|seats2=11
|seat_change2={{nochange}}
|popular_vote2=12,320
|percentage2=26.1%
|swing2={{decrease}} 5.3%
|image4=Tom Marshall.png
|leader4=Tom Marshall
|party4=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|leaders_seat4=North Coast and Cumbraes
|last_election4={{nowrap|1 seats, 9.3%}}
|seats_before4=
|seats4=7
|seat_change4={{increase}} 6
|popular_vote4=11,099
|percentage4=23.5%
|swing4={{increase}} 13.6%
|image5=
|leader5=Jean Highgate
|party5=Independent (politician)
|leaders_seat5=Kilbirnie and Beith
|last_election5={{nowrap|6 seats, 19.0%}}
|seats_before5=
|seats5=4
|seat_change5={{decrease}} 2
|popular_vote5=6,130
|percentage5=13.0%
|swing5={{decrease}} 6.0%
|title=Council Leader
|before_election=Joe Cullinane
(Labour)
|before_party=No overall control
|posttitle=Council Leader after election
|after_election=Joe Cullinane
(Labour)
|after_party=No overall control
|map_image=
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}}
Elections to North Ayrshire Council took place on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.
The election used the ten wards created as a result of the Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 33 councillors being elected.
After the election, the Labour Party took control of the authority as a minority administration with outgoing council Leader Joe Cullinane being reappointed.{{cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/VotingElections/ForthcomingElections.aspx |title=North Ayrshire - Forthcoming Elections |accessdate=12 April 2017 |publisher=North Ayrshire Council}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-39953242 |title=Labour to run North Ayrshire council as minority |publisher=BBC News |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2017}}
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title=2017 North Ayrshire Council election result}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish National Party|seats=11|gain=2|loss=3|net={{decrease}} 1|seats %=33.3|votes %=35.2|votes=16,644|plus/minus={{decrease}} 0.4}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Labour Party|seats=11|gain=2|loss=2|net={{nochange}}|seats %=33.3|votes %=26.1|votes=12,320|plus/minus={{decrease}} 5.3}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party|seats=7|gain=6|loss=0|net={{increase}} 6|seats %=21.2|votes %=23.5|votes=11,099|plus/minus={{nowrap|{{increase}} 14.2}}}}
{{Election summary party|party=Independent (politician)|seats=4|gain=2|loss=4|net={{decrease}} 2|seats %=12.1|votes %=13.0|votes=6,130|plus/minus={{decrease}} 6.0}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Green Party|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.9|votes=439|plus/minus=New}}
{{Election summary|party=No Referendum Maintain Union Pro-Brexit|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.5|votes=238|plus/minus=New}}
{{Election summary party|party=Scottish Socialist Party|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.3|votes=165|plus/minus={{decrease}} 0.5}}
{{Election summary party|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.2|votes=106|plus/minus={{decrease}} 0.3}}
{{Election summary party|party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.2|votes=76|plus/minus={{decrease}} 0.9}}
{{Election summary party|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{nochange}}|seats %=0.0|votes %=0.1|votes=42|plus/minus={{nochange}}}}
{{Election summary net total|seats=33|votes=47,259}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. There were three more seats in this election than the previous and, as a result, this may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
=Irvine West=
Labour retained both their seats while the SNP retained one seat and lost one seat to the Conservatives.
|title=Irvine West - 4 seats
|numcounts=7
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Ian Clarkson (incumbent)
|count1=1,249
|percentage=27.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Scott Gallacher
|count1=1,025
|percentage=22.7
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Shaun MacAulay
|count1=914
|percentage=20.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Maria Limonci
|count1=707
|percentage=15.7
|count2=722
|count3=725
|count4=736
|count5=769
|count6=790
|count7=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Louise McPhater (incumbent)
|count1=438
|percentage=9.7
|count2=669
|count3=706
|count4=707
|count5=738
|count6=804
|count7=1,062
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Andrew Craig
|count1=96
|percentage=2.1
|count2=106
|count3=117
|count4=117
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Bobby Cochrane
|count1=76
|percentage=1.7
|count2=113
|count3=120
|count4=121
|count5=139
|count6=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=7
|electorate=11,984
|valid=4,505
|spoilt=121
|quota=902
|turnout=38.6%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%201/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_01_-_Irvine_West_05052017_125113.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Irvine West |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%201/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_01_-_Irvine_West_05052017_125101.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine West |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}
}}
=Irvine East=
Boundary changes resulted in Irvine East being reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. As a result, both the SNP and Labour retained only one of the two seats they had won at the previous election and the Conservatives gained one seat.
|title=Irvine East - 3 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Marie Burns (incumbent)
|count1=1,334
|percentage=33.5
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Angela Stephen
|count1=1,065
|percentage=26.7
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John Easdale (incumbent)
|count1=646
|percentage=16.2
|count2=664
|count3=676
|count4=716
|count5=846
|count6=1,403
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Irene Oldfather (incumbent)
|count1=536
|percentage=13.4
|count2=547
|count3=566
|count4=598
|count5=672
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Hugh Wilson
|count1=254
|percentage=6.4
|count2=519
|count3=520
|count4=574
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Ross Collins
|count1=150
|percentage=3.8
|count2=170
|count3=177
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=9,922
|valid=3,985
|spoilt=83
|quota=997
|turnout=41.0%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%202/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_02_-_Irvine_East_05052017_125217.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Irvine East |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%202/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_02_-_Irvine_East_05052017_125213.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine East |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}
}}
=Kilwinning=
Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained one seat from former independent councillor Robert Steel.
|title=Kilwinning - 4 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Joe Cullinane (incumbent)
|count1=1,949
|percentage=33.9
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Scott Davidson
|count1=1,466
|percentage=25.5
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=John Glover
|count1=1,224
|percentage=21.3
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Susan Johnson
|count1=460
|percentage=8.0
|count2=501
|count3=768
|count4=770
|count5=776
|count6=859
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Donald Reid (incumbent)
|count1=402
|percentage=7.00
|count2=1,011
|count3=1,019
|count4=1,041
|count5=1,073
|count6=1,152
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Yvonne McLellan
|count1=193
|percentage=3.4
|count2=232
|count3=251
|count4=258
|count5=274
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=UK Independence Party
|candidate=Matthew John Grainger
|count1=60
|percentage=1.0
|count2=74
|count3=76
|count4=91
|count5=
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=13,420
|valid=5,754
|spoilt=151
|quota=1,151
|turnout=44.0%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%201/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_01_-_Irvine_West_05052017_125113.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Kilwinning |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%203/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_03_-_Kilwinning_05052017_125306.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Kilwinning |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2024}}
}}
=Stevenston=
Stevenston was a new ward created from the former Saltcoats and Stevenston ward which was abolished. The new ward elected two Labour and one SNP councillors.
|title=Stevenston - 3 seats
|numcounts=8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Davina McTiernan
|count1=782
|percentage=21.5
|count2=790
|count3=808
|count4=826
|count5=1,373
|count6=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John Sweeney
|count1=697
|percentage=19.1
|count2=707
|count3=748
|count4=818
|count5=844
|count6=924
|count7=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Chris Paton
|count1=601
|percentage=16.5
|count2=605
|count3=620
|count4=630
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Jimmy Miller{{refn|group=note|In 2022, Cllr Jimmy Miller resigned from Labour and became an independent.{{Cite web |title=North Ayrshire: Councillor Jimmy Miller runs solo after resignation from Labour |url=https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/19926065.north-ayrshire-councillor-jimmy-miller-runs-solo-resignation-labour/ |work=Irvine Times |first=Murray |last=Grayston |date=15 February 2022 |access-date=31 March 2022}}}}
|count1=579
|percentage=15.9
|count2=592
|count3=604
|count4=636
|count5=654
|count6=736
|count7=744
|count8=961
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Tom McCammont
|count1=573
|percentage=15.7
|count2=587
|count3=603
|count4=631
|count5=639
|count6=657
|count7=658
|count8=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Alan Munro{{refn|group=note|name=Saltcoats Stevenston|Sitting councillor for Saltcoats and Stevenston ward.}}
|count1=172
|percentage=4.7
|count2=192
|count3=230
|count4=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Gerard Pollock
|count1=144
|percentage=3.9
|count2=164
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=David Higgins
|count1=97
|percentage=2.7
|count2=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=8
|electorate=9,565
|valid=3,645
|spoilt=133
|quota=912
|turnout=39.5%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%204/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_04_-_Stevenston_05052017_125357.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Stevenston |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%204/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_04_-_Stevenston_05052017_125357.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Stevenston |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}
}}
=Ardrossan and Arran=
Following boundary changes, Ardrossan and Arran returned one less member than the previous election. The SNP retained both the seats they won at the previous election. The Conservatives gained one seat and both Labour and former independent councillor John Hunter lost their seats.
|title=Ardrossan and Arran - 3 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Timothy Billings
|count1=1,309
|percentage=27.6
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Ellen McMaster{{refn|group=note|Cllr Ellen McMaster twice changed political affiliation first joining the Alba Party before becoming an independent.{{Cite web |title=Ayrshire: Councillor Ellen McMaster leaves Alba Party |url=https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/19739577.ellen-mcmaster-councillor-leaves-alex-salmonds-alba-party/ |work=Irvine Times |first=Jennifer |last=Jones |date=24 November 2021 |access-date=31 March 2022}}}}
|count1=932
|percentage=19.7
|count2=937
|count3=1,000
|count4=1,002
|count5=1,034
|count6=1,159
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Tony Gurney (incumbent)
|count1=930
|percentage=19.6
|count2=932
|count3=946
|count4=955
|count5=1,092
|count6=1,245
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Clare McGuire
|count1=659
|percentage=13.9
|count2=677
|count3=723
|count4=792
|count5=979
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=John Hunter (incumbent)
|count1=503
|percentage=10.6
|count2=517
|count3=534
|count4=627
|count5=
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=No Referendum Maintain Union Pro-Brexit
|candidate=Gordon Allison
|count1=238
|percentage=5.0
|count2=280
|count3=285
|count4=
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate=Colin Turbett
|count1=165
|percentage=3.5
|count2=170
|count3=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=9,622
|valid=4,736
|spoilt=123
|quota=1,185
|turnout=50.5%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%205/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_05_-_Ardrossan_and_Arran_05052017_125444.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Ardrossan and Arran |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%205/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_05_-_Ardrossan_and_Arran_05052017_125440.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ardrossan and Arran |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2023}}
}}
=Dalry and West Kilbride=
The SNP and independent councillor Robert Barr retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained one seat from independent candidate Elizabeth McLardy.
|title=Dalry and West Kilbride - 3 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Joy Brahim
|count1=1,219
|percentage=23.8
|count2=1,223
|count3=1,247
|count4=1,289
|count5=
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Todd Ferguson
|count1=1,137
|percentage=22.2
|count2=1,137
|count3=1,177
|count4=1,247
|count5=1,247
|count6=1,314
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Robert Barr (incumbent)
|count1=990
|percentage=19.3
|count2=995
|count3=1,147
|count4=1,222
|count5=1,223
|count6=1,361
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Kay Hall
|count1=599
|percentage=11.7
|count2=600
|count3=619
|count4=780
|count5=782
|count6=867
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Paul Reid
|count1=432
|percentage=8.4
|count2=437
|count3=468
|count4=498
|count5=499
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Elizabeth McLardy (incumbent)
|count1=418
|percentage=8.2
|count2=423
|count3=433
|count4=
|count5=
|count6=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Sheena Woodside
|count1=301
|percentage=5.9
|count2=307
|count3=
|count4=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=John Willis
|count1=27
|percentage=0.5
|count2=
|count3=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=10,027
|valid=5,123
|spoilt=91
|quota=1,281
|turnout=52.0%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%206/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_06_-_Dalry_and_West_Kilbride_05052017_125539.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Dalry and West Kilbride |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%206/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_06_-_Dalry_and_West_Kilbride_05052017_125535.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Dalry and West Kilbride |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=18 May 2023}}
}}
=Kilbirnie and Beith=
The SNP and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election and independent candidate Donald L. Reid gained a seat from retiring independent councillor Jean Highgate.
|title=Kilbirnie and Beith - 3 seats
|numcounts=5
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|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Anthea Dickson (incumbent)
|count1=1,057
|percentage=22.3
|count2=1,061
|count3=1,091
|count4=1,617
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Donald L. Reid
|count1=1,053
|percentage=22.2
|count2=1,074
|count3=1,182
|count4=1,203
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John Bell (incumbent)
|count1=925
|percentage=19.5
|count2=1,031
|count3=1,062
|count4=1,096
|count5=1,235
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Ted Nevill
|count1=705
|percentage=14.9
|count2=712
|count3=731
|count4=735
|count5=751
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Margaret Johnson
|count1=574
|percentage=12.1
|count2=576
|count3=610
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=James Smith
|count1=263
|percentage=5.6
|count2=267
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=James Robson
|count1=156
|percentage=3.3
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=5
|electorate=10,600
|valid=4,733
|spoilt=122
|quota=1,184
|turnout=45.8%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%207/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_07_-_Kilbirnie_and_Beith_05052017_125628.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Kilbirnie and Beith |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=16 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%207/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_07_-_Kilbirnie_and_Beith_05052017_125624.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Kilbirnie and Beith |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=16 May 2023}}
}}
=North Coast and Cumbraes=
The Conservatives and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP held one seat and lost one seat to independent candidate Ian Murdoch.
|title=North Coast and Cumbraes - 4 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Tom Marshall (incumbent)
|count1=2,686
|percentage=37.0
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Alan Hill (incumbent)
|count1=1,406
|percentage=19.4
|count2=1,450
|count3=1,451
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Alex Gallagher (incumbent)
|count1=1,160
|percentage=16.0
|count2=1,461
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Grace McLean (incumbent)
|count1=1,075
|percentage=14.8
|count2=1,091
|count3=1,091
|count4=1,092
|count5=1,112
|count6=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Ian Murdoch
|count1=801
|percentage=11.0
|count2=1,110
|count3=1,113
|count4=1,113
|count5=1,272
|count6=1,767
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Johnny McCloskey
|count1=124
|percentage=1.7
|count2=239
|count3=241
|count4=241
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=13,596
|valid=7,252
|spoilt=117
|quota=1,451
|turnout=54.2%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%208/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_08_-_North_Coast_and_Cumbraes_05052017_125726.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report North Coast and Cumbraes |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=16 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%208/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_08_-_North_Coast_and_Cumbraes_05052017_125722.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report North Coast and Cumbraes |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=16 May 2023}}
}}
=Saltcoats=
Saltcoats was a new ward created from parts of Ardrossan and Arran ward – which was retained but reduced in size – and the former Saltcoats and Stevenston ward which was abolished. The new ward elected one Labour, one SNP and one independent councillor.
|title=Saltcoats - 3 seats
|numcounts=7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Jim Montgomerie{{refn|group=note|name=Saltcoats Stevenston|Sitting councillor for Saltcoats and Stevenston ward.}}
|count1=1,279
|percentage=30.7
|count2=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Jean McClung
|count1=900
|percentage=21.6
|count2=914
|count3=914
|count4=935
|count5=1,508
|count6=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Brandon Clydesdale
|count1=655
|percentage=15.8
|count2=666
|count3=682
|count4=720
|count5=729
|count6=749
|count7=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Roberta Bianchini
|count1=619
|percentage=14.8
|count2=625
|count3=627
|count4=637
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Ronnie McNicol{{refn|group=note|name=Saltcoats Stevenston}}
|count1=570
|percentage=13.7
|count2=599
|count3=612
|count4=677
|count5=696
|count6=860
|count7=1,175
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Valerie Reid
|count1=100
|percentage=2.4
|count2=240
|count3=249
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate=Caroline Santos
|count1=46
|percentage=1.1
|count2=48
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=7
|electorate=10,007
|valid=4,169
|spoilt=134
|quota=1,043
|turnout=43.0%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%209/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_09_-_Saltcoats_05052017_125812.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Saltcoats |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%209/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_09_-_Saltcoats_05052017_125808.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Saltcoats |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}
}}
=Irvine South=
Irvine South was a new ward created from parts of Irvine East and Irvine West which were retained but reduced in size. The new ward elected one SNP, one Conservative and one Labour councillor.
|title=Irvine South - 3 seats
|numcounts=6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Christina Larsen
|count1=733
|percentage=21.8
|count2=743
|count3=752
|count4=771
|count5=789
|count6=1,437
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Margaret George
|count1=720
|percentage=21.4
|count2=722
|count3=742
|count4=768
|count5=820
|count6=829
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Robin Sturgeon
|count1=681
|percentage=20.3
|count2=684
|count3=684
|count4=701
|count5=710
|count6=
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Robert Foster
|count1=676
|percentage=20.1
|count2=681
|count3=695
|count4=1,033
|count5=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=David O'Neill{{refn|group=note|Sitting councillor for Irvine West.}}
|count1=437
|percentage=13.0
|count2=443
|count3=453
|count4=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Audrey Hynd-Gaw
|count1=68
|percentage=2.0
|count2=77
|count3=
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate=Ian Kerr
|count1=42
|percentage=1.2
|count2=
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=8,847
|valid=3,357
|spoilt=111
|quota=840
|turnout=39.2%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%2010/DeclarationOfResults_Report_Ward_10_-_Irvine_South_05052017_125853.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Irvine South |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Portals/0/ElectionResults/2017%20Local/Results%20Ward%2010/CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_10_-_Irvine_South_05052017_125849.pdf |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Irvine South |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2023}}
}}
=Dalry and West Kilbride by-election=
Dalry and West Kilbride SNP councillor Joy Brahim resigned her seat on 14 May 2021 due to illness.{{cite web |title=North Ayrshire SNP councillor Joy Brahim resigns from local authority |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/north-ayrshire-snp-councillor-joy-24112325 |publisher=Irvine Times |first=Ross |last=Dunn |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=18 May 2023}} A by-election was held on 12 August to fill the vacancy and was gained by the Conservative's Ronnie Stalker.
|title=Dalry and West Kilbride by-election (12 August 2021) – 1 seat
|numcounts=1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Ronnie Stalker
|count1=2,016
|percentage=53.5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Robyn Graham
|count1=1,292
|percentage=34.3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Valerie Reid
|count1=305
|percentage=8.1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Ruby Kirkwood
|count1=58
|percentage=1.5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James McDaid
|count1=57
|percentage=1.5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=John Willis
|count1=42
|percentage=1.1
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=1
|electorate=10,476
|valid=3,770
|spoilt=31
|quota=1,886
|turnout=36.3%
}}
Source: {{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=3kIqFNHqpKCFKBf8yFh04RjByqGiEXhiGToynfUSrpnw19BZWPZMBw%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=jUgQCaU3L68%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=tRiuEmi3C5k%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=Gc0rC33vLgc%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d |title=Declaration of Results Report Dalry and West Kilbride |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=13 August 2021 |access-date=18 May 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=VUDxgNeIaoo3C0yfHEXJCdPkFN88lPvZxCDAzB3su0MUeE81PY865Q%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=jUgQCaU3L68%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=tRiuEmi3C5k%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=Gc0rC33vLgc%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d |title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Dalry and West Kilbride |publisher=North Ayrshire Council |date=13 August 2021 |access-date=18 May 2023}}
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