Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Central Ayrshire
County constituency
Central Ayrshire shown within Scotland
Created: 1950, 2005
MP: Brian Donohoe
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: North Ayrshire/South Ayrshire
EP constituency: Scotland

Central Ayrshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Ayr, Cunninghame South and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituencies.

An earlier constituency of the same name had existed from 1950 until 1983.

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[edit] Boundaries

This new constituency is centred on the historic burgh of Irvine, designated in the 1970s as a Glasgow overspill new town. Prestwick, site of the airport, and Troon on the coast are also included. The seat extends to the east and south up against the suburbs of Ayr.

As created in 1950 the constituency merged together parts of Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency). Part of the constituency was returned to Kilmarnock in 1955.

When abolished in 1983 the constituency was largely replaced by Cunninghame South.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1950-1983

Election Member Party
1950 Archibald Manuel Labour
1955 Douglas Spencer-Nairn Unionist
1959 Archibald Manuel Labour
1970 David Lambie Labour
1970 constituency abolished: see Cunninghame South

[edit] MPs 2005-present

Election Member Party
2005 Brian Donohoe Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Central Ayrshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Donohoe 19,905 46.4% -2.8
Conservative Garry Clark 9,482 22.1% -4.1
Liberal Democrat Iain Kennedy 6,881 16.1% +9.7
Scottish National Party Jahangir Hanif 4,969 11.6% -3.0
Scottish Socialist Denise Morton 820 1.9% -1.0
Socialist Labour Robert Cochrane 468 1.1% +0.5
UK Independence Jim Groves 346 0.8% +0.7
Majority 10,423 24.3%
Turnout 42,871 62.5 +1.0
Labour hold Swing +0.7

This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Ayr, Cunninghame South and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituencies. The results of these constituencies in the last general election are listed below.

General Election 2001: Ayr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Osborne 16,801 43.6 -4.9
Conservative Phil Gallie 14,256 37.0 +3.2
Scottish National Party Jim Mather 4,621 12.0 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Stuart Richie 2,089 5.4 +0.7
Scottish Socialist James Stewart 692 1.8 N/A
UK Independence Joseph Smith 101 0.3 N/A
Majority 2,545 6.6
Turnout 38,560 69.3 -10.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Cunninghame South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Donohoe 16,424 58.4 -4.3
Scottish National Party Bill Kidd 5,194 18.5 -2.3
Conservative Pam Paterson 2,782 9.9 -0.2
Liberal Democrat John Boyd 2,094 7.4 +2.9
Scottish Socialist Rosemary Byrne 1,233 4.4 N/A
Socialist Labour Bobby Cochrane 382 1.4 N/A
Majority 11,230 39.9
Turnout 28,109 56.2 -15.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Foulkes 22,174 55.3 -4.5
Conservative Gordon Millar 7,318 18.2 +1.3
Scottish National Party Tom Wilson 6,258 15.6 -1.1
Liberal Democrat Amy Rodger 2,932 7.3 +2.0
Scottish Socialist Amanda McFarlane 1,058 2.6 N/A
Socialist Labour James McDaid 367 0.9 N/A
Majority 14,856 37.1
Turnout 40,107 61.8 -13.2
Labour hold Swing

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