East Ayrshire Council by-election result
Caroline Barton (Scottish National Party) has been elected to serve as Councillor for Ward 2 (Kilmarnock North) following the local government by-election on Thursday 20 February 2025.
The by-election was held following the death of Councillor Maureen McKay in November last year.
The number of first preference votes for each of the candidates was:
- Finlay Affleck, Scottish Greens: 75
- Caroline Barton, Scottish National Party (SNP): 748
- Ian Grant, Independent: 277
- Sandra Joanne Kirkwood, Reform UK: 212
- Allan MacDonald, Scottish Conservative and Unionist: 159
- Greg MacKenzie, Scottish Labour Party: 582
- Lee Manley, Scottish Liberal Democrats: 37
- Stephen McNamara: 2
The current electorate for Ward 2 is 9,726
Number of ballot papers received: 2,110
The turnout figure for the Ward 2 by-election was 21.7%
Number of rejected ballot papers: 18