Before (end of 2011) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 14 · Labour 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 15 · Labour 14 · Conservative 2 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Annick3 seats
| John McGhee | Labour | 1,021 ✓ |
| Eòghann MacColl | SNP | 947 ✓ |
| Rose-Ann Cuninghame | Conservative | 873 |
| Ellen Freel | Independent | 810 ✓ |
| John MacKay | SNP | 461 |
| Greg Foster | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
Ballochmyle4 seats
| Jim Roberts | SNP | 1,109 ✓ |
| Neil McGhee | Labour | 1,018 ✓ |
| Dave Shaw | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| Neil McElhinney Murray | Labour | 496 |
| Stephanie Primrose | SNP | 462 ✓ |
| Nick Martin | Conservative | 348 |
Cumnock and New Cumnock4 seats
| Eric Ross | Labour | 987 ✓ |
| Kathy Morrice | SNP | 894 ✓ |
| Barney Menzies | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| Billy Crawford | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| Ian Allan | Independent | 308 |
| James Boswell | Conservative | 206 |
| Craig Murray | SNP | 180 |
| David Fraser | Independent | 59 |
Doon Valley3 seats
| Elaine Dinwoodie | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| John Bell | SNP | 790 ✓ |
| Ian Borthwick | Independent | 488 |
| Drew Filson | Independent | 427 |
| Moira Pirie | Labour | 421 ✓ |
| Irene Grant | Conservative | 178 |
Irvine Valley4 seats
| George Mair | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| Alan Brown | SNP | 1,252 ✓ |
| John McFadzean | Conservative | 857 ✓ |
| Bobby McDill | SNP | 847 ✓ |
| May Anderson | Independent | 339 |
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford4 seats
| John Campbell | SNP | 1,126 ✓ |
| Gordon Cree | Labour | 1,054 ✓ |
| Drew McIntyre | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| James Buchanan | SNP | 944 ✓ |
| Rob Murray | Conservative | 326 |
Kilmarnock North3 seats
| Helen Coffey | SNP | 1,475 ✓ |
| Malcolm McKay | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| Isobel Grant | Conservative | 383 |
| Andrew Hershaw | SNP | 263 ✓ |
Kilmarnock South3 seats
| John Knapp | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| Jim Todd | SNP | 791 ✓ |
| Hugh Ross | SNP | 735 ✓ |
| Ronnie Scott | Labour | 417 |
| Alyson Holden | Conservative | 135 |
| Iain Linton | SNP | 1,210 ✓ |
| Douglas Reid | SNP | 1,032 ✓ |
| Lillian Jones | Labour | 1,025 ✓ |
| Tom Cook | Conservative | 828 ✓ |
| Dave Meechan | Labour | 516 |
| Andi McCann | Independent | 375 |