Candidates in all nine North Ayrshire wards have been been confirmed for the forthcoming Scottish council elections.
Voters will choose 33 councillors from 74 hopefuls to represent them on North Ayrshire Council when they go to the polls on Thursday, May 5.
A full list of candidates is available to view here
There will be changes to a number of ward boundaries in North Ayrshire this year.
These include a single councillor for the new Arran ward, reflecting its island status.
Meanwhile, there will also be three five-member wards that better reflect areas in the Garnock Valley, North Coast and Saltcoats and Stevenston while Ardrossan will be placed within a single ward with three members.
Although the number of wards will be reduced from 10 to nine, there will still be 33 councillors elected in total.
The new wards and number of councillors to be elected to represent them are as follows:
Ward |
Number of Councillors to be elected |
01 – North Coast |
5 |
02 – Garnock Valley |
5 |
03 – Ardrossan |
3 |
04 – Arran |
1 |
05 – Saltcoats and Stevenston |
5 |
06 – Kilwinning |
4 |
07 – Irvine West |
4 |
08 – Irvine East |
3 |
09 – Irvine South |
3 |
TOTAL |
33 |
For those not yet registered to vote, applications must reach the electoral registration officer (for Ayrshire) at 9 Wellington Square, Ayr, KA7 1HL by midnight on Monday, April 18. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
This election also gives the right to vote to those who are aged 16 and 17 on election day, but they must be registered.
The deadline for new postal vote and postal proxy applications is 5pm on Tuesday, April 19.
Voting will begin at 7am on Thursday, May 5 with polling places closing at 10pm. The electronic verification and counting of votes will be held on Friday, May 6.
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