East Ayrshire’s three main political parties have ruled out any formal coalitions after May’s local elections.
The door had appeared to be open to coalitions when Scottish Labour refused to put a ban in place , despite Leader Anas Sarwar’s personal opposition.
There had been suggestions that Labour and the Conservatives could work together in East Ayrshire, after they voted together to remove the SNP’s former provost Jim Todd and depute provost Claire Leitch, and install Labour councillor Barry Douglas and Rubbish Party member Sally Cogley in their stead last summer.
