Prestwick is one of the eight

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of South Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the

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electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,220 people. The area has been a

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stronghold with the party holding half the seats between 2007 and 2022.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the

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. As a result of the

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, local elections in Scotland would use the

electoral system from 2007 onwards so Prestwick was formed from an amalgamation of several previous

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wards. It contained all of the former Prestwick Kingcase, Prestwick St Nicholas' and Prestwick St Ninian's wards as well as the northern part of the former Prestwick Toll ward and the southern half of the former Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton ward. The ward centres on the town of

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which is situated on the

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coast in the northwest of the council area and includes the terminal buildings of

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but only part of the runways. The ward's boundaries were unchanged following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections.

Boundaries

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

2017 election

2012 election

2007 election

Notes

References