Ardrossan and Arran (ward)
{{Short description|Former electoral ward in North Ayrshire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox Scotland ward
|name =Ardrossan and Arran
|year =2007
|council =North Ayrshire
|region =Scotland
|map1 =Ardrossan and Arran.svg
|map2 =
|map_entity =North Ayrshire
|map_year =2017–2022
|abolished =2022
|previous =Ardrossan North
Ardrossan South
Arran
Saltcoats North
South Beach
|electorate =9,622 (2017)
|population =
|elects_howmany=3
|scot_parl =Cunninghame North
|scot_region=West Scotland
|westminster=North Ayrshire and Arran
}}
Ardrossan and Arran was one of the 10 wards used to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007 following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, the ward elected three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. Originally a four-member ward, Ardrossan and Arran was reduced in size following a boundary review ahead of the 2017 election. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.
The ward was a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding at least half the seats between 2012 and 2021.
Boundaries
The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Ardrossan was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained part of the former Ardrossan North, Saltcoats North and South Beach wards as well as all of the former Ardrossan South and Arran wards. The ward centred around the town of Ardrossan and the Isle of Arran and included a number of smaller islands in the Firth of Clyde including the Holy Isle and the uninhabited Pladda and Horse Isle.{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/NORTH_AYRSHIRE.pdf |title=Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland |date=May 2006 |access-date=18 May 2023}} Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections, the ward was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward as an area in the northeast of Ardrossan was transferred to the newly created Saltcoats ward.{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/electoral/5th_reviews/north_ayrshire_report.pdf |title=Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland |date=May 2016 |access-date=18 May 2023}}
In 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 which included provisions to improve the representation of island communities on councils. As a result, an intermediate review of the boundaries in North Ayrshire was carried out. This proposed that Ardrossan and Arran be split in two with a single-member Arran ward re-established and a slightly enlarged three-member Ardrossan ward created. The proposals for North Ayrshire were subsequently approved by the Scottish Parliament and the ward was abolished in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/North%20Ayrshire_Final_Report_Low%20Res.pdf |title=Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area |publisher=Boundaries Scotland |date=June 2021 |access-date=18 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls |url=https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/19972235.changes-way-north-ayrshires-voters-get-set-go-polls/ |publisher=Irvine Times |first=Andy |last=Hamilton |date=5 March 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}}
Councillors
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year !colspan=8|Councillors |
| 2007
|rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=5|Tony Gurney |rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | |rowspan=2|Peter McNamara |rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | |rowspan=1|Margie Currie |rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | |rowspan=2|John Hunter |
|---|
| 2012
|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=1|John Bruce |
| 2017
|rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan=3|Timothy Billings |rowspan=3|Ellen McMaster |colspan=2; rowspan=3 {{n/a |
|-
!2021
|style="background-color: {{party color|Alba Party}}" |
|-
!2022
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|}
Election results
=2017 election=
{{main|2017 North Ayrshire Council election}}
{{:2017 North Ayrshire Council election|transcludesection=Ardrossan and Arran}}
=2012 election=
{{main|2012 North Ayrshire Council election}}
{{:2012 North Ayrshire Council election|transcludesection=Ardrossan and Arran}}
=2007 election=
{{main|2007 North Ayrshire Council election}}
{{:2007 North Ayrshire Council election|transcludesection=Ardrossan and Arran}}
Notes
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References
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{{Wards of North Ayrshire}}
Category:2022 disestablishments in Scotland