Old Cumnock Parish (ward)

Old Cumnock Parish was one of 10 electoral wards of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council. Created in 1974, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

Old Cumnock Parish
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Electorate2,357 (1980)
Major settlementsCumnock
UK Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974 (1974)–1984 (1984)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byCumnock South and Old Cumnock
Cumnock West and Auchinleck

The ward produced strong results for Labour with the party holding the seat at two of the three elections. It was also one of the Scottish Labour Party's (SLP) few successes in the 1977 local elections.

In 1984, the ward was abolished and the area covered by it split between two newly created wards – Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.

Boundaries

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The Old Cumnock Parish ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Old Cumnock electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward took in part of the town of Cumnock, south of Cumnock Burgh and took in an area in the centre of Cumnock and Doon Valley.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 the ward was abolished and replaced by two new wards – Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.[2]

Councillors

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Election Councillor
1974 T. McIntyre
1977 J. King
1980 A. Lennox

Election results

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1980 election

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Old Cumnock Parish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lennox 598 46.6   1.9
SLP W. Pender 497 38.7   13.1
SNP W. Milligan 188 14.7 New
Majority 101 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,283 54.4   10.4
Registered electors 2,357
Labour gain from SLP Swing   5.6

Source:[3][4]

1977 election

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Old Cumnock Parish
Party Candidate Votes %
SLP W. Pender 543 51.8
Labour J. Smith 506 48.2
Majority 37 3.6
Turnout 1,049 44.0
Registered electors 2,399
SLP gain from Labour

Source:[4][5]

1974 election

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Old Cumnock Parish
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. McIntyre Unopposed
Registered electors 2,426
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 3 January 2023.