Cumnock West (ward)

Cumnock West
East Ayrshire
Electorate2,903 (2003)
Major settlementsCumnock
Scottish Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Scottish Parliament regionSouth Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyAyr, Carrick and Cumnock
1999 (1999)–2007 (2007)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byCumnock and New Cumnock
Created fromCumnock East
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 1999, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election.

In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Cumnock and New Cumnock ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Boundaries

The Cumnock West ward was created in 1999 by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements from parts of the Cumnock East, Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck wards. The ward took in the western part of Cumnock including the neighbourhood of Holmhead.[1] In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The area covered by the Cumnock West ward was placed into the new Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.[2]

Councillors

Election Councillor
1999 J. Boyd
2003 W. Crawford

Election results

2003 election

Main article: 2003 East Ayrshire Council election
Cumnock West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Crawford 839 59.4 Decrease 4.8
SNP Katherine Smith 303 21.4 Decrease 14.4
Conservative Gary Smith 141 10.0 New
Scottish Socialist James Monaghan 130 9.2 New
Majority 536 37.9 Increase 9.6
Turnout 1,413 48.7 Decrease 11.9
Registered electors 2,903
Labour hold Swing Increase 4.8

Source:[3][4]

1999 election

Main article: 1999 East Ayrshire Council election
Cumnock West
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Boyd 1,103 64.2
SNP A. Kent 616 35.8
Majority 487 28.3
Turnout 1,719 60.6
Registered electors 2,927
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.