Joe Cullinane says Friday's North Ayrshire Council election result has left him "gutted".
The local Labour leader issued a statement last night expressing his disappointment after his party slipped to become the third-biggest political group on the local authority.
Mr Cullinane said leading the council for the past five and a half years was an honour but the Kilwinning councillor did not comment on his own future or his party's role in the new council administration.
