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Worried SNP councillors saw 15-year rule of East Ayrshire come under threat amid Labour power grab speculation

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On Thursday morning, worried SNP councillors saw their record 15 years at the head of East Ayrshire Council come under threat, believing that Labour were set to push for control of the council.By lunchtime the expected move by Labour had collapsed and the SNP had not only managed to return Provost Jim Todd and Depute Provost Claire Leitch, less than a year after they were ousted, but had seen councillor Douglas Reid returned as leader unopposed.Cllr Reid believed other parties had been in talks about backing a Labour administration and said his efforts to negotiate had been continually rebuffed.But the pendulum apparently swung in the other direction quickly with the Provost Todd and Depute Provost Leitch regaining their previous roles.They had been opposed by nominations of Conservative James Adams for Provost and Labour’s June Kyle for Depute Provost, but a united front from Labour and Conservatives was absent.And it led to the unopposed election of Councillor Reid as Leader.It was the ‘one of the most eventful’ days Cllr Reid had seen during his three decades as a councillor.“It was some day,” said the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse Councillor.“We just tried to negotiate as best we could with the other two parties.“We tried our best to engage with them and find common ground where we could.

But it was quite obvious that some negotiations were taking place between the other parties.“All that seemed to unravel as the day progressed.“We played it with a straight bat as they say and approached all of the members to see if we could work together for the sake of the community.“We know there are tough times ahead and we had worked well on the budget together.“We had achieved things other local authorities hadn’t and they

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