North Ayrshire Council will have some of its boundary lines redrawn after next year’s local elections.

It has been confirmed the new boundary lines will come into effect next May when the new council is formed. North Ayrshire Council currently have 33 elected members representing nine wards.

Ardrossan will become a stand alone ward represented by three councillors, with Arran getting a councillor of its own after proposals were approved in June.

Saltcoats and Stevenston, currently separate, would also be merged and represented by five elected members between them.

The new proposal advises that the council retain the same number of councillors, with existing wards of Irvine West, Irvine East, Irvine South, and Kilwinning remaining unchanged for now.

Currently, Ardrossan and Arran share three councillors between them, with two of the elected members living on the island and one on the mainland.

Local authorities that include islands within their catchment were under

review to ensure island issues are fairly represented

following the Islands (2018) Act.