Labour have insisted that they did not abstain from voting in order to allow the Conservatives to take control of South Ayrshire Council.
The decision by the Labour group to sit on their hands during the election of the new administration opened the door for the Conservatives, as the largest party, to form a minority administration.
However, Labour leader councillor Brian McGinley said that the decision was not taken in order to allow the Conservatives take control, while promising to work with them to ‘stabilise’ the council.
