Irvine Valley (ward)
Irvine Valley is one of the nine electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. Originally a four-member ward, Irvine Valley was reduced in size following a boundary review and has elected three councillors since the 2017 East Ayrshire Council election.
| Irvine Valley | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
Boundary of Irvine Valley in East Ayrshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 12,129 (2021) |
| Electorate | 9,797 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Darvel Galston Newmilns |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudon |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Beverley Michele Clark (SNP) |
| Councillor | Kevin McGregor (Labour) |
| Councillor | Sally Cogley (Rubbish) |
| Created from | Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North Darvel Galston East Hurlford Kilmaurs and Stewarton South Mauchline Newmilns North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside Stewarton East and Dunlop |
As a four-member ward, the area favoured the Scottish National Party (SNP) but since the boundary changes in 2017, the ward has been split between the SNP, Labour and The Rubbish Party.
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