Catrine and Sorn was one of 10 electoral wards of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council. Created in 1974, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.
| Catrine and Sorn | |
|---|---|
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | |
| Electorate | 2,311 (1980) |
| Major settlements | Catrine Sorn |
| UK Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| 1974–1984 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck |
The ward produced strong results for Labour with the party holding the seat at two of the three elections. It was also the last seat in Cumnock and Doon Valley to elect a Conservative councillor when the party won the seat in 1977.
In 1984, the ward was abolished and the area covered by it was placed in the new Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck ward.
Boundaries
editThe Catrine and Sorn ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Sorn electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward centered around the villages of Catrine and Sorn and took in the northeastern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley between its borders with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and Clydesdale District Council.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 the ward was abolished and replaced by Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck which was an amalgamation of the Catrine and Sorn ward and part of the Auchinleck ward.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | H. Nisbet | |
| 1977 | J. KMcInnes | |
| 1980 | R. Stevenson | |
Election results
edit1980 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Stevenson | 820 | 55.4 |  30.5
| |
| Conservative | J. McInnes | 659 | 44.5 | 7.6
| |
| Majority | 161 | 10.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,479 | 64.0 | 5.5
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,311 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.4
|
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1977 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. McInnes | 496 | 36.9 | |
| Independent Labour | H. Nisbet | 373 | 27.8 | |
| Labour | G. Smith | 334 | 24.9 | |
| SLP | E. Standring | 140 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | 123 | 9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,343 | 58.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,305 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
1974 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Nisbet | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,307 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 3 January 2023.