Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Bute and Northern Ayrshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Buteshire, Ayrshire
1918 (1918)–1983 (1983)
Number of members One
Replaced by Argyll & Bute
Cunninghame North
Created from Buteshire
North Ayrshire

Bute and Northern Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

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History

The constituency was formed by combining Buteshire with part of North Ayrshire. The rest of Ayrshire North was merged into Kilmarnock.

In 1918 the constituency consisted of "The county of Bute, inclusive of all burghs, situated therein, and the county district of Northern Ayr, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except insofar as included in the Ayr District of Burghs"

In 1950 some of the constituency was transferred to the then new constituency of Central Ayrshire.

In 1983 Bute and Northern Ayrshire was divided between Argyll and Bute and Cunninghame North.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston Unionist
1935 Sir Charles MacAndrew Unionist
1959 Sir Fitzroy Maclean Unionist
Feb 1974 John Corrie Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Argyll and Bute & Cunninghame North

Election results

General Election 1979: Bute & North Ayrshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Corrie 17,317 45.7
Labour M Smith 13,004 34.3%
SNP M Brown 5,272 13.9%
Liberal P Giffney 2,280 6.0%
General Election Oct 1974: Bute & North Ayrshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Corrie 13,599
Labour J.N. Carson 10,093
SNP J.A. Murphy 9,055
Liberal R. Stevenson 2,224
General Election 1959: Bute & North Ayrshire [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt CBE MC 20,270
Labour David Lambie 12,218
General Election 1935: Bute & Northern Ayrshire [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Col Sir Charles Glen MacAndrew TD 22,391
Labour Manny Shinwell 13,358
General Election 1931: Bute & Northern Ayrshire[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston KCB DSO 24,467
Labour Alexander Sloan 12,758
General Election 1929: Bute & Northern Ayrshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston 18,331
Labour Alexander Sloan 14,294
General Election 1924: Bute & Northern Ayrshire [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston 16,203
Labour P. Stephen 10,075
General Election 1923: Bute & Northern Ayrshire [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston 12,320
Labour P. Stephen 9,855
General Election 1922: Bute & Northern Ayrshire [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston 14,368
Labour John Paton 9,323
General Election 1918: Bute & Northern Ayrshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Unionist Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston KCB DSO 12,638
Labour R. Smith 5,848
Liberal H.F. Campbell 2,059

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1977
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1963
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  5. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
  6. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  7. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  8. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
  9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920