Garnock Valley (ward)

Garnock Valley is one of the nine electoral wards of North Ayrshire Council. Created in 2022, the ward elects five councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 20,423 people.

Garnock Valley
North Ayrshire
Population20,423 (2021)[1]
Electorate16,364 (2022)
Major settlementsBeith
Kilbirnie
Dalry
Scottish Parliament constituencyCunninghame North
Scottish Parliament regionWest Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyNorth Ayrshire and Arran
Current ward
Created2022 (2022)
Number of councillors5
CouncillorDonald L. Ried (Independent)
CouncillorRonnie Stalker (Conservative)
CouncillorAnthea Dickson (SNP)
CouncillorJohn Bell (Labour)
CouncillorMargaret Johnson (SNP)
Created fromDalry and West Kilbride
Kilbirnie and Beith

Boundaries

The ward was created following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which were instigated following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. The review coincided with the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 which allowed for the creation of five-member wards. Garnock Valley was formed from two previous wards, taking in all of the former Kilbirnie and Beith ward and the eastern half of the former Dalry and West Kilbride ward. The ward covers the easternmost part of the council area and takes in the towns of Barmill, Beith, Dalry and Kilbirnie.[2][3]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2022 Donald L. Reid
(Ind.)		 Ronnie Stalker
(Conservative)		 Anthea Dickson
(SNP)		 John Bell
(Labour)		 Margaret Johnson
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 North Ayrshire Council election
Garnock Valley - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Donald L. Reid[note 1] 22.8 1,613                    
Conservative Ronnie Stalker[note 2] 20.1 1,420                    
SNP Anthea Dickson[note 1] 19.3 1,362                    
SNP Margaret Johnson 11.9 844 923 935 1,098 1,100 1,103 1,108 1,128 1,141 1,141 1,279
Labour John Bell[note 1] 11.4 806 892 910 919 923 924 937 1,095 1,181    
Independent Robert Barr[note 2] 5.5 388 464 539 542 550 568 583 597 700 701  
Conservative Ted Nevill 4.6 327 374 456 457 460 463 472 480      
Labour James Robson 2.6 190 219 225 226 226 228 235        
Liberal Democrats Catherine Williamson 0.7 55 63 66 67 70 72          
Freedom Alliance (UK) Carol Ann Dobson 0.3 27 31 32 34              
Independent John Willis 0.1 12 34 36 36 38            
Electorate: 16,364   Valid: 7,044   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,175   Turnout: 44.1%  

    Source: [4][5]

    Notes
    1. Sitting councillor for Kilbirnie and Beith.
    2. Sitting councillor for Dalry and West Kilbride.

    References
    1. "Garnock Valley". Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
    2. "Review of Electoral Arrangements; North Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
    3. Andy Hamilton (5 March 2022). "North Ayrshire: Changes on the way as voters get set to go to polls". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
    4. "Declaration of Results Report Garnock Valley". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
    5. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Garnock Valley". North Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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