Cumnock West and Auchinleck was one of 30 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, the ward was initially within Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council before the local government reforms in the 1990s. The ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.
| Cumnock West and Auchinleck | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
| Electorate | 3,281 (1995) |
| Major settlements | Auchinleck Cumnock |
| UK Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| 1984–1999 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Auchinleck Cumnock West Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens |
| Created from | Auchinleck Cumnock Burgh |
The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election.
In 1999, the ward was abolished with the area represented by the ward placed into the new Cumnock West and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens wards and the re-established Auchinleck ward.
Boundaries
editThe Cumnock West and Auchinleck ward was created for the 1984 local elections by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 from part of the former Cumnock Burgh and Auchinleck wards. The ward took in the western part of Cumnock, most of Auchinleck and an area to the west of both towns.[1] Following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994, the ward's boundaries in Cumnock were altered to transfer part of Holmhead to Cumnock East and minor changes were made to the boundary in the town centre.[2] After the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created East Ayrshire Council – an amalgamation of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council. In 1999, the ward was abolished following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements with the area split between three wards – Auchinleck, Cumnock West and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens.[3]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | J. Allan | |
| 1992 | A. Boyd | |
| 1995 | J. Boyd | |
Election results
edit1995 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Boyd | 1,258 | 79.5 |  6.2
| |
| SNP | L. McBride | 257 | 16.2 | New | |
| Conservative | B. McAdam | 67 | 4.2 | 9.8
| |
| Majority | 1,001 | 63.3 | 8.4
| ||
| Turnout | 1,582 | 48.2 |  14.2
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,281 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.2
|
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1992 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Boyd | 1,126 | 85.7 | |
| Conservative | B. McAdam | 184 | 14.0 | |
| Majority | 942 | 71.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,314 | 34.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,866 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
1988 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Allan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,804 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
1984 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Allan | 1,325 | 91.2 | |
| SDP | J. McHardy | 287 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | 1,204 | 82.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,612 | 39.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,717 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ 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.