Ayr (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ayr
County constituency
Created: 1950
Abolished: 2005
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Ayr was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency was created by merging the Ayr burgh and Prestwick burgh components of the Ayr District of Burghs constituency with parts of the Ayrshire South and Kilmarnock constituencies.

In 2005 the constituency was divided between the new Central Ayrshire and Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituencies.

The Scottish Parliament constituency of Ayr, which created in 1999, continues in existence unaltered.

[edit] Member of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2001: Ayr
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 1992: Ayr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Gallie 22,172
Labour Alastair Osborne 22,087
Scottish National Party Mrs B. Mullin 5,949
Liberal Democrats J. Boss 4,067
Natural Law R. Scott 132 N/A
Majority 85
Turnout 83.03
Conservative hold Swing
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