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SNP complete Ayrshire clean sweep as Elena Whitham takes Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley seat
Ayrshire clean sweep for the SNP after being elected to the Scottish Parliament.The depute leader of East Ayrshire Council held the seat, which was vacated by health secretary Jeane Freeman ahead of the election, for her party who will form the next government.And it completed a dream two days across the region for the Nationalists following Willie Coffey, Siobhian Brown, Ruth Maguire and Kenneth Gibson's victories yesterday.All eyes will now be on how the votes are distributed in the regional list seats with the SNP in touching distance of an overall majority at Holyrood.But for Ms Whitham, it was about absorbing the feeling of being elected an MSP for the first time when the result was announced just after 2.30pm this afternoon at the