| Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kilmarnock_West_and_Crosshouse.svg) Boundary of Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse in East Ayrshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 17,739 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 13,260 (2024) |
| Major settlements | Crosshouse Kilmarnock (part of) |
| 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 | 4 |
| Councillor | James Adams (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Ian Linton (SNP) |
| Councillor | Douglas Reid (SNP) |
| Councillor | Jayne Sangster (Labour) |
| Created from | Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber Grange and Howard Kilmarnock Central East Kilmarnock Central South Kilmarnock Central West North New Farm Loch and Dean Riccarton |
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is one of the nine electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 17,739 people.
The area is a Scottish National Party (SNP) stronghold with the party holding half the seats at every election since the creation of the ward.
- ^ "Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.