All of the candidates – make your choice

Troon (four councillors to be elected):

Kenneth Bell (Scottish Conversative and Unionist), Judith Godden (Scottish Liberal Democrat), Rose Hall (Scottish Conversative and Unionist), Linda Lunan (Independent), Craig McKay (SNP), Annie McIndoe (SNP), Bob Pollock (Scottish Conversative and Unionist) and Phil Saxton (Scottish Labour).

Prestwick (four councillors to be elected):

John Caddis (Alba Party for independence), Ian Cochrane (SNP), Hugh Hunter (Independent), Martin Kilbride (Scottish Conservative, Daniel Owen Daniel (Scottish Conservative and Unionsit), Cameron Ramsay (Scottish Labour Party) Norrie Smithy(SNP) Derek Daniel Stillie (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Ayr North( four councillors to be elected):

Laura Brennan-Whitefield (SNP), Ian Cavana (Scottish Labour Party), Ian Davis (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Mark Dixon (SNP), Mason Graham (Scottish Liberal Democrats), David Paterson (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Andrew Russell (Independent), Denise Sommeville (Alba Party for independence)

Ayr East (three councillors to be elected)

Chic Brodie (Independent), Andrew Bryden (Independent) Chris Cullen (SNP), Ian Douglas (SNP), Deirdre Kennedy (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Mary Kilpatrick (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Alan Lamont (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Brian McGinley (Scottish Labour Party) and David John Ramsay (Independent).

Ayr West (four councillors to be elected):

Gordon Hawley Bryce (Scottish Family Party: ProFamily, ProMarriage, Pro-Life), Martin Dowey (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), John Duncan (Scottish Labour Party) Lee Lyons (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Derek McCabe (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Jamie Ross (Scottish Liberal Democrats), Bob Shields (Independent), George Weir (SNP) and Margaret Weir Scottish National Party (SNP).

Kyle (three councillors to be elected):

John Aitken (Scottish Liberal Democrats), Geoff Bush (Alba Party for independence), Julie Dettbarn (SNP), Stephen Ferry (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Arthur Spurling (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Duncan Townson (Scottish Labour Party)

Maybole, North Carrick a n d C o y l t o n ( t h r e e councillors to be elected):

Iain Campbell (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Brian Connolly (Independent), William James Grant (SNP), Laura McEwan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Stephen Ralph (Scottish Liberal Democrats), Nicola Saxton (Scottish Labour Party).

Girvan and South Carrick (three councillors to be eleted)

Alec Clark (Independent), Aaron Gilpin (Scottish Labour), Peter Henderson (SNP), Linda Kane (Scottish Conservative and Unionist), Todor Joseph Radic (Independent), Gavin Scott (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Eileen Spence (Alba Party for independence).

Meanwhile, here are the candidates standing for council election in the Post’s circulation area in East Ayrshire:

Ballochmyle (four to be elected):

Linda Hollan (Scottish Labour), Claire Leitch (SNP), William Lennox (SNP), Stephen McCarron (Scottish Labour) David Shaw (Independent) and Alyson Simmons (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Cumnock and New Cumnock (four to be elected):

Billy Crawford (Scottish Labour), June Kyle (Scottish Lanbour), Jim McMahon (SNP), Jacqui Todd (SNP), Neill Watts (Scottish Conservative) and Fraser Wright (Liberal Democrats)

Doon Valley (three to be elected):

John Bell (Independent), Drew Filson (Independent), Samantha Hainey (Scottish Conserative and Unionist), Murray Hendrie (Independent), Jennifer Hogg (SNP) and Elaine Stewart (Scottish Labour).