Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock County constituency |
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| Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 2005 |
| MP: | Sandra Osborne |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | East Ayrshire/South Ayrshire |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from parts of the old Ayr and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituencies.
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[edit] Boundaries
Approximately two-thirds of the former Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency was attached to a third of the marginal Ayr seat to form this new Westminster constituency. Ayr is a muddled mix of council estates and affluent middle-class areas. Added to the town is an expanse of former mining villages all loyal to socialist values. The rural parts of Carrick and the coastal areas have supported Conservative candidates in local elections.
[edit] Members of Parliament
2005 – present: Sandra Osborne, (Labour)
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Sandra Osborne | 20,433 | 45.4% | ||
| Conservative | Mark Jones | 10,436 | 23.2% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Waugh | 6,341 | 14.1% | ||
| Scottish National Party | Charles Brodie | 5,932 | 13.2% | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Donald Sharp | 592 | 1.3% | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Murray Steele | 554 | 1.2% | ||
| Socialist Labour | James McDaid | 395 | 0.9% | ||
| UK Independence | Bryan McCormack | 365 | 0.8% | ||
| Majority | 9,997 | 22.2% | |||
| Turnout | 45,048 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of Ayr and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituencies. The results from both constituencies in the last general election are listed below.
| General Election 2001: Ayr | |||||
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| 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 Democrats | 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: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Foulkes (politician) | 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 Democrats | 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 | ||||
