Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council.
Created in 1999, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.
The ward produced strong results for both the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour Co-operative who both polled over 40% at every election.
In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Cumnock and New Cumnock ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
The ward took in a rural area around the villages of Ochiltree and Skares as well as the southern part of Cumnock including the neighbourhoods of Netherthird and Craigens.