Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley in Scotland for the 1997 general election.
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Number of members One
Replaced by Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
Central Ayrshire
Kilmarnock & Loudoun
Created from Ayr and South Ayrshire[1]

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Half of the constituency was incorporated into the new Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency, with the remainder incorporated into the new Central Ayrshire constituency and the expanded Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.

Boundaries

The Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency was created as part of the Third Periodical Review of Parliamentary constituencies in 1983. It was a direct successor to the former South Ayrshire constituency which covered the modern electoral wards of Doon Valley, Cumnock & New Cumnock, Ballochmyle, Girvan & South Carrick and Maybole, North Carrick & Coylton alongside Annbank which forms part of the Kyle electoral ward.[2] The new constituency stretched across the former South Ayrshire constituency whilst also incorporating the suburb of Castlehill in Ayr and a large, unpopulated section of Prestwick, east of Prestwick airport.[3]

Significant boundary change took place as part of the Fourth Periodical Review in time for the 1997 General Election. Large swathes of the Ayr constituency were transferred to the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, altering the demographic of both seats. The Conservative-voting suburbs of Alloway, Doonfoot, Masonhill and Holmston were incorporated into Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley alongside the council estates of Kincaidston, south Belmont and part of Forehill. The east section of Prestwick which was previously contained within Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley was transferred back to Ayr.[4]

For the 2005 General Election the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency was divided into three constituencies, with Mossblown, Annbank and St. Quivox forming part of the Central Ayrshire constituency alongside Irvine, Kyle, Prestwick, Troon and part of Ayr (Heathfield) and Kilwinning.[5] The Ballochmyle electoral ward was added to the Kilmarnock and Loudoun[6] whilst the remainder of the constituency was joined to the Labour-Conservative marginal town of Ayr to form the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock seat.[7] These boundaries currently remain in place today.

Constituency profile and voting patterns

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [8] Party
1983 George Foulkes Labour Co-operative
1987
1992
1992
2001
2005 constituency abolished

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1983: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op George Foulkes 21,394 51.5 N/A
Conservative James McInnes 10,024 24.1 N/A
Social Democratic Robert Logan 7,421 17.9 N/A
SNP Ron Wyllie 2,694 6.5 N/A
Majority 11,370 27.4 N/A
Turnout 41,533 74.3 N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General Election 1987: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op George Foulkes 25,669 60.1 +8.6
Conservative Struan Stevenson 8,867 20.7 −3.4
Social Democratic Mrs. Maryum Ali 4,106 9.6 −8.3
SNP Charles Duncan Calman 4,094 9.6 +3.1
Majority 16,802 39.3
Turnout 42,736 75.8 +1.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing +6.0

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1992: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op George Foulkes 25,142 59.1 −1.0
Conservative James A.D. Boswell 8,516 20.0 −0.7
SNP Charles E. Douglas 6,910 16.2 +6.6
Liberal Democrat Ms. Mary C. Paris 2,005 4.7 −4.9
Majority 16,626 39.1
Turnout 42,573 76.9 +1.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing −0.2
General Election 1997: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op George Foulkes 29,398 59.8 +5.8
Conservative Alistair J. Marshall 8,336 17.0 −8.7
SNP Mrs. Christine Hutchison 8,190 16.7 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Derek G. Young 2,613 5.3 +0.1
Referendum John K. Higgins 634 1.3 N/A
Majority 21,062 42.8
Turnout 49,171 75.0 −1.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2001: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op George Foulkes 22,174 55.3 −4.5
Conservative Gordon Forsyth Millar 7,318 18.2 +1.3
SNP Tom Wilson 6,258 15.6 −1.1
Liberal Democrat Miss Rebecca Amy Rodger 2,932 7.3 +2.0
Scottish Socialist Ms. Amanda Jane 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 Co-op hold Swing

References

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