Councillor Joe Cullinane was elected as a Labour representative for Kilwinning at the May 2012 and May 2017 local government elections. He was appointed Leader of North Ayrshire Council on 30 August 2016 and on 17 May 2017 following a change in Administration.   In September 2019, it was announced that Councillor Cullinane would join the Scottish Labour Party Shadow Cabinet, leading on Campaigns and Party Engagement. 

Following a Cabinet reshuffle in June 2020, it was agreed that Councillor Cullinane’s portfolio would be for matters relating to Community Wealth Building, as well as areas such as budget, procurement, business support, regeneration, employability and the Ayrshire Growth Deal.  

Since becoming Leader, he has been appointed Chair of the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership, Staffing & Recruitment Committee, Ayrshire Regional Economic Partnership Board and the Ayrshire Shared Services Committee.  He also sits on the Economic Development & Regeneration Strategy Board and the Ayrshire Regional Economic Joint Committee.  Councillor Cullinane is a non-Executive Board Member of NHS Ayrshire and Arran and is also a member of the Kilwinning Locality Planning Group.

At COSLA, Councillor Cullinane sits on two Executive Groups; the Resources and Capacity Executive Group and the Strategic HR Management Group as well as attending COSLA Leaders’ and COSLA Convention.

Born and raised in North Ayrshire, he studied politics and history at University, and graduated with a 2:1 degree in 2008.

Married with two daughters, Councillor Cullinane’s interests include sports, mainly football and music.

Surgeries

Note to Constituents: Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak Councillor Cullinane will not be holding a Surgery until further notice.  He can be contacted via the above telephone number/email address

Date	Location	From	Until
1st Saturday of every month	1st Alliance Credit Union 147 Main Street Kilwinning KA13 6EQ	10.00 a.m.	11.00 a.m.