Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Cunninghame South
Scottish Parliament county constituency
Cunninghame South shown within the
South of Scotland electoral region
Created: 1999
MSP: Irene Oldfather
Party: Labour
Council area: North Ayrshire (part)

Cunninghame South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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[edit] Electoral region

See also South of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, part of the North Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

[edit] Constituency boundaries and council area

The Cunninghame South constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1].

The Holyrood constituency is covers a south-eastern portion of the North Aryshire council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the Cunninghame North constituency, which is in the West of Scotland electoral region.

[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament

The constituency is currently represented by Labour MSP Irene Oldfather.

[edit] Election results

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland


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