Old Cumnock Parish 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.
| Old Cumnock Parish | |
|---|---|
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | |
| Electorate | 2,357 (1980) |
| Major settlements | Cumnock |
| UK Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| 1974–1984 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Cumnock South and Old Cumnock Cumnock West and Auchinleck |
The ward produced strong results for Labour with the party holding the seat at two of the three elections. It was also one of the Scottish Labour Party's (SLP) few successes in the 1977 local elections.
In 1984, the ward was abolished and the area covered by it split between two newly created wards – Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.
Boundaries
editThe Old Cumnock Parish ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Old Cumnock electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward took in part of the town of Cumnock, south of Cumnock Burgh and took in an area in the centre of Cumnock and Doon Valley.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 the ward was abolished and replaced by two new wards – Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.[2]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | T. McIntyre | |
| 1977 | J. King | |
| 1980 | A. Lennox | |
Election results
edit1980 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Lennox | 598 | 46.6 |  1.9
| |
| SLP | W. Pender | 497 | 38.7 | 13.1
| |
| SNP | W. Milligan | 188 | 14.7 | New | |
| Majority | 101 | 7.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,283 | 54.4 |  10.4
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,357 | ||||
| Labour gain from SLP | Swing | 5.6
|
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1977 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLP | W. Pender | 543 | 51.8 | |
| Labour | J. Smith | 506 | 48.2 | |
| Majority | 37 | 3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,049 | 44.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,399 | |||
| SLP gain from Labour | ||||
1974 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. McIntyre | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,426 | ||||
| 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.