1999 Scottish local government election
Elections to South Ayrshire Council area were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. Elections were held for all 30 seats. With a majority in the election, Labour won.
Election result
South Ayrshire Local Election Result 1999[1][2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | | | -4 | 57.0 | 41.11 | 24,263 | |
| Conservative | 13 | | | +9 | 43.0 | 35.42 | 20,907 | |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23.27 | 13,732 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 118 | |
Ward Results
Troon
Troon North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alistair Kerr | 969 | 44.86 | |
| Labour | William Cormie | 666 | 30.83 | |
| SNP | David Townsend | 525 | 24.31 | |
Majority | 303 | 14.03 | |
Troon West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gordon McKenzie | 980 | 49.15 | |
| SNP | Steven Brown | 515 | 25.83 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne McIntosh | 499 | 25.03 | |
Majority | 465 | 23.32 | |
Troon East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William McIntosh | 912 | 42.22 | |
| Labour | David Christie | 738 | 34.17 | |
| SNP | Agnes McFarlane | 510 | 23.61 | |
Majority | 174 | 8.06 | |
Troon South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Convery | 1,476 | 68.30 | |
| Labour | Norman Clark | 373 | 17.26 | |
| SNP | Helen Duff | 312 | 14.44 | |
Majority | 1,103 | 51.04 | |
Prestwick St Ninian's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Toner | 928 | 47.86 | |
| Labour | George Watson | 613 | 31.61 | |
| SNP | Peter McElroy | 398 | 20.53 | |
Majority | 315 | 16.25 | |
Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Hugh Hunter | 902 | 41.15 | |
| Labour | Gerald Crawley | 788 | 35.95 | |
| SNP | Isabella Wallace | 502 | 22.90 | |
Majority | 114 | 5.20 | |
Prestwick St Nicholas' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rita Miller | 983 | 50.08 | |
| SNP | Alexander Hamilton | 530 | 27.00 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Dey | 450 | 22.92 | |
Majority | 453 | 23.08 | |
Prestwick Kingcase Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pamela Patterson | 906 | 42.38 | |
| Labour | Esther Clark | 850 | 39.76 | |
| SNP | Stanley Fisher | 382 | 17.87 | |
Majority | 56 | 2.62 | |
Prestwick Toll Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Baillie | 1,051 | 52.31 | |
| SNP | Hugh Reid | 486 | 24.19 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth McGowan | 472 | 23.49 | |
Majority | 375 | 28.12 | |
Ayr Newton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 930 | 45.79 | |
| SNP | Marie Taylor | 568 | 27.97 | |
| Conservative | David Yorke | 533 | 26.24 | |
Majority | 362 | 17.82 | |
Ayr Lochside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Douglas Campbell | 1,015 | 60.71 | |
| SNP | John Wallace | 501 | 29.96 | |
| Conservative | John Rennie | 156 | 9.33 | |
Majority | 514 | 30.74 | |
Ayr Whitletts Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alexander Cairns | 1,109 | 65.97 | |
| SNP | Thomas Slider | 487 | 28.97 | |
| Conservative | Lorna Reid | 85 | 5.06 | |
Majority | 663 | 37.00 | |
Ayr Craigie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brenda Campbell | 1,036 | 57.05 | |
| SNP | Robert Colinson | 442 | 24.34 | |
| Conservative | Ruth Gow | 338 | 18.61 | |
Majority | 594 | 32.71 | |
Ayr Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Campbell | 728 | 45.19 | |
| Conservative | Charles Dunlop | 385 | 23.90 | |
| SNP | Andrew MacLeod | 380 | 23.59 | |
| Independent | Ron Berretti | 118 | 7.32 | |
Majority | 343 | 21.29 | |
Ayr Fort Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gibson T MacDonald | 1,133 | 64.48 | |
| Labour | Patricia McLellan | 364 | 31.84 | |
| SNP | Jane Patrick | 260 | 14.80 | |
Majority | 769 | 33.77 | |
Ayr Old Belmont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Winifred Sloan | 1,145 | 55.64 | |
| Labour | Dennis McLellan | 593 | 28.81 | |
| SNP | Fiona Gibb | 320 | 15.55 | |
Majority | 552 | 26.82 | |
Ayr Forehill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sadie Bowie | 963 | 49.11 | |
| SNP | Albany McKay | 577 | 29.42 | |
| Conservative | Garry Clark | 421 | 21.47 | |
Majority | 386 | 19.68 | |
Ayr Masonhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Kilpatrick | 975 | 44.93 | |
| Labour | Joseph Bulik | 691 | 31.84 | |
| SNP | David Forbes | 504 | 23.23 | |
Majority | 284 | 13.09 | |
Ayr Belmont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Agnes Davies | 1,108 | 57.74 | |
| SNP | John Hall | 577 | 30.07 | |
| Conservative | Ian Waller | 234 | 12.19 | |
Majority | 531 | 27.67 | |
Ayr Rozelle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Reid | 1,280 | 57.66 | |
| Labour | James Craig | 529 | 23.83 | |
| SNP | Shanks Kerr | 411 | 18.51 | |
Majority | 751 | 33.83 | |
Coylton and Minishant Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lorraine McNicol | 867 | 47.12 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Lewis | 587 | 31.90 | |
| SNP | Donald Stewart | 386 | 20.98 | |
Majority | 280 | 15.22 | |
South Carrick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Torrance | 1064 | 49.33 | |
| Conservative | Charity Scott | 757 | 35.10 | |
| SNP | Marion Low | 336 | 15.58 | |
Majority | 307 | 14.23 | |
Girvan Ailsa Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Fitzsimmons | 651 | 36.17 | |
| Labour | Margaret Milroy | 650 | 36.11 | |
| SNP | Kathryn Baldwin | 499 | 27.72 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.06 | |
Girvan Glendoune Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elizabeth Foulkes | 783 | 51.72 | |
| SNP | Malcolm Kelly | 545 | 36.00 | |
| Conservative | Allison Wild | 186 | 12.29 | |
Majority | 238 | 15.72 | |
References
- ^ "South Ayrshire Council - Election Results - 1999" (PDF). south-ayrshire.gov.uk.
- ^ HM Bochel; DT Denver. "Scottish Council Elections 1999 - Results and Statistics" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. pp. 91–93.