A bid by Labour to take over three of the four top posts at East Ayrshire Council and hand another to the Rubbish Party fell flat yesterday.
Since the 2022 elections the SNP has ruled as a minority administration, with 14 members. There are 10 Labour and four Conservative members along with four independent members (although councillor Sally Cogley is the sole representative of The Rubbish Party).
There was a sense of Deja vu for provost Jim Todd and depute provost Claire Leitch, who were both controversially ousted in 2021 after four years in their roles, with Labour’s Barry Douglas and Rubbish Party’s Sally Cogley taking over until the 2022 local elections, after which provost Todd and depute provost Leitch regained the positions.
