 | 'The by election was called after the death of Labour councillor David MacRae. His widow will be the Labour candidate.' Scottish Socialist Voice, 6 th June 2002. |  |
| 'The by election was called after the death of Labour councillor David MacRae. His widow will be the Labour candidate.' Scottish Socialist Voice, 6 th June 2002. | |
There was a by-election for the Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West & Hurlford North ward of East Ayrshire Council on the 6 th of June 2002 following the death of Cllr David MacRae.
Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West & Hurlford North is in the Kilmarnock & Loudoun Westminster parliamentary seat (held by Labour's Des Browne MP) and in the Kilmarnock & Loudoun Scottish parliamentary seat (held by Labour's Margaret Jamieson MSP).
| 6 th June 2002 By-election Turnout 45.0 % ( %) | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Macrae |  |
Labour | 591 | 46.1 % | - 5.6 % |
 |
Scottish National Party | 539 | 42.1 % | + 4.0 % | |
 |
Conservative | 92 | 7.2 % | - 2.9 % | |
| Jim Monagham |  |
Scottish Socialist Party | 46 | 3.6 % | (+ 3.6 %) |
| Alex Kiloh |  |
Liberal Democrat | 13 | 1.0 % | (+ 1.0 %) |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 52 | 4.0 % | - 9.6 % |
| 6 th May 1999 Turnout 64.2 % (+ 5.5 %) | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr David Macrae | |
Labour | 965 | 51.7 % | - 0.7 % |
| Evans Dickson | |
Scottish National Party | 711 | 38.1 % | - 5.3 % |
| Leonard Freeman | |
Conservative | 189 | 10.1 % | +5.9 % |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 254 | 13.6 % | + 4.6 % |
| 6 th April 1995 Turnout 58.7 % | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Macrae | |
Labour | 906 | 52.4 % | |
| Finlay MacLean | |
Scottish National Party | 751 | 43.4 % | |
| Simon Young | |
Conservative | 73 | 4.2 % | |
| Labour win | |
Labour majority | 155 | 9.0 % | |
The SSP candidate for the Hurlford North, Galston West, Crookedholm and Moscow (yes, that's right - Moscow) by election for East Ayrshire Council is Jim Monaghan.
The by election was called after the death of Labour councillor David MacRae. His widow will be the Labour candidate.
In a cynical move last week, local MSP Margaret Jamieson sent a letter to everyone in the electoral ward praising the work of Councillor MacRae and telling the voters that she would be campaigning in the area.
Jim said: 'Once again we are the only party campaigning on the real issues that genuinely affect the lives of the people of Galston, Hurlford, Moscow and Crookedholm.
'We want debate on local and national issues.'
The East Ayrshire branches of the SSP in Cumnock and Kilmarnock are hoping to build on the success of last month's by election in Dalmellington.
Our candidate there, Murray Steele, polled over 12 per cent of the vote.
If anyone can lend a hand in the campaign between now and polling day on June 6, contact Colin Rutherford on 01563 531615.
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