By Election Ward 4 - Declaration of Results
Here is the result of the election in the Ward 4 - Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election
The percentage poll was 25.42 %
Elma Murray, as Returning Officer, declared that after application of the Single Transferable Vote count rules, Jim Montgomerie was duly elected to serve as Councillor for Ward 4 - Saltcoats and Stevenston
The full result is as follows:
Number of votes required for election - 1965
Turnout - 25.42%
Number of rejected ballot papers - 42
Stage 1 - All first preference votes
Jim Montgomerie - Scottish Labour Party 1914
Nan Wallace - SNP 1306
Chris Barr - Scottish Conservative 284
Jimmy Miller - All Scotland Pensioners Party 211
Gerard Pollock - Independent 114
Gordon Bain - Scottish Liberal Democrats 56
Louise McDaid - Socialist Labour Party 43
Stage 2 - Louise McDaid excluded and votes shared between the rest of candidates.
Jim Montgomerie - Scottish Labour Party 1927
Nan Wallace - SNP 1311
Chris Barr - Scottish Conservative 286
Jimmy Miller - All Scotland Pensioners Party 217
Gerard Pollock - Independent 117
Gordon Bain - Scottish Liberal Democrats 57
Stage 3 - Gordon Bain excluded and votes shared between the rest of candidates.
Jim Montgomerie - Scottish Labour Party 1936
Nan Wallace - SNP 1326
Chris Barr - Scottish Conservative 297
Jimmy Miller - All Scotland Pensioners Party 222
Gerard Pollock - Independent 123
Stage 4 - Gerard Pollock excluded and votes shared between the rest of candidates.
Jim Montgomerie - Scottish Labour Party 1963
Nan Wallace - SNP 1363
Chris Barr - Scottish Conservative 308
Jimmy Miller - All Scotland Pensioners Party 240
Stage 5 - Jimmy Miller excluded and votes shared between the rest of candidates.
Jim Montgomerie - Scottish Labour Party 2039
Nan Wallace - SNP 1425
Chris Barr - Scottish Conservative 331
Jim Montgomerie is elected as a member for the Saltcoats and Stevenston multi-member ward.