THE results of two by-elections for East Ayrshire Council wards have been revealed.

Voting took place on Thursday to find a new Doon Valley councillor, as well as a new Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse councillor.

The by-elections were sparked by July’s general election victories in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituencies for then-Labour councillors Lillian Jones and Elaine Stewart.

Jayne Sangster of the Scottish Labour Party has been elected to serve as councillor for Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse.

Jim Kyle of the Scottish Labour Party has also been elected for Doon Valley following the local government by-election.

The results were as follows:

Ward 3 candidates

  • Allan MacDonald, Scottish Conservative and Unionist: 623
  • Lee Manley, Scottish Liberal Democrats: 145
  • Stephen McNamara: 75
  • Marie Robertson, Scottish National Party (SNP): 1,025
  • Jayne Sangster, Scottish Labour Party: 1,213

The current electorate for Ward 3 is 13,260.

Number of ballot papers received: 3,109

The turnout figure for the Ward 3 by-election was 23.4%.

Number of rejected ballot papers: 28

Ward 9 candidates

  • Tracey Clark, Scottish Conservative and Unionist: 410
  • Trevor Gordon Grant, Scottish Liberal Democrats: 68
  • Jim Ireland, Independent: 172
  • Jim Kyle, Scottish Labour Party: 516
  • Stef McNamara: 9
  • Lorraine Pollock, Scottish National Party (SNP): 379
  • Korin Matthew Vallance, Scottish Greens: 48

The current electorate for Ward 9 is 8,763.

Number of ballot papers received: 1,629

The turnout figure for the Ward 9 by-election was 18.6%

Number of rejected ballot papers: 27