NORTH Ayrshire Council has published its expenses report for the session 2021-22, revealing how much each councillor claimed.

The total amount of expenses claimed throughout the recorded time was relatively low, just £5,017.65.

Expenses claimed varied from councillor to councillor, from two who claimed nothing at all, to the highest total - over £950.

That was claimed by then SNP councillor for Stevenston (now the Saltcoats and Stevenston ward) Davina McTiernan.

A majority of her expenses came from car and van mileage, which saw £924.30 claimed of the £957.43 total.

Councillors Alan Hill, SNP councillor for the North Coast and Cumbraes, and Louise McPhater, Labour councillor for Irvine West, both claimed no expenses.

A large proportion of councillors claimed their only expenses in the form of telephone and ICT.

In this category, Jim Montgomerie (then councillor for Saltcoats) claimed the largest amount back - £136.92. This was well above the average £37.21 claimed across the board.

Full breakdown by ward

(Note: wards will differ from 2022 electoral wards due to boundary commission changes)

Irvine West

  • Ian Clarkson (Labour) - £33.46
  • Scott Gallacher (Conservative) - £40.64
  • Shaun MacAulay (SNP) - £43.51
  • Louise McPhater (Labour) - £0.00

Irvine East

  • Marie Burns (SNP) - £108.13
  • Angela Stephen (Conservative) - £33.46
  • John Easdale (Labour) - £116.17

Kilwinning

  • Joe Cullinane (Labour) - £341.46
  • Scott Davidson (SNP) - £33.13
  • John Glover (Conservative) - £55.96
  • Donald Reid (Labour) - £39.25

Stevenston

  • Davina McTiernan (SNP) - £957.43
  • John Sweeney (Labour) - £33.13
  • Jimmy Miller (Labour/Independent) - £33.13

Ardrossan and Arran

  • Timothy Billings (Conservative) - £33.13
  • Ellen McMaster (Alba/Independent) - £33.13
  • Tony Gurney (SNP) - £33.13

Dalry and West Kilbride

  • Joy Brahim (SNP - only until May 14, 2021) - £13.70
  • Todd Ferguson (Conservative) - £211.72
  • Robert Barr (Independent) - £33.13
  • Ronnie Stalker (Conservative - only from August 13, 2021) - £13.47

Kilbirnie and Beith 

  • Anthea Dickson (SNP) - £33.13
  • Donald L Reid (Independent) - £690.91
  • John Bell (Labour) - £75.00

North Coast and Cumbraes

  • Tom Marshall (Conservative) - £108.13
  • Alan Hill (SNP) - £0.00
  • Alex Gallagher (Labour) - £33.13
  • Ian Murdoch (Independent) - £33.13

Saltcoats

  • Jim Montgomerie (Labour) - £136.92
  • Jean McClung (SNP) - £33.13
  • Ronnie McNicol (Independent) - £42.13

Irvine South

  • Christina Larsen (SNP) - £33.13
  • Margaret George (Conservative) - £33.13
  • Robert Foster (Labour) - £33.46

Use of the civic car also accounted for £1,492.05 of the total expenses claimed.

A full breakdown of expenses, including the total salary and expenses received by each councillor from the 2021-22 term, can be found here.