Whispers of the Conservatives' huge increase in North Ayrshire swept through Irvine's Portal on Friday with just under half of the wards left to be declared.
It was an election day prophecy that surprised and stunned many, including the local party's group leader.
After all the votes were counted, SNP's single seat gain from 2017 has put them in the driving seat to take charge of the council but the Tories' unprecedented rise was so vast that it's seen Labour fall back to being the region third-biggest party.
