Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock in Scotland

Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from parts of the old Ayr and Carrick, Cumnock and Doone Valley constituencies.

Contents

1 Boundaries 2 Member of Parliament 3 Election results 4 Politics and history of the constituency 5 See also

Boundaries

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Member of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2005: Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Osborne	20,433	45.4%
	Conservative	Mark Jones	10,436	23.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Waugh	6,341	14.1%
	SNP	Charles Brodie	5,932	13.2%
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	Donald Sharp	592	1.3%
	SSP	Murray Steele	554	1.2%
	Socialist Labour Party	James McDaid	395	0.9%
	UKIP	Bryan McCormack	365	0.8%
Majority			9,997	22.2%
Turnout			45,048
	Labour hold		Swing

This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of Ayr and Carrick, Cumnock and Doone Valley constituencies. The results from both constituencies in the last general election are listed below.

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
	SNP	Jim Mather	4,621	12.0	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Richie	2,089	5.4	+0.7
	SSP	James Stewart	692	1.8	N/A
	UKIP	Joseph Smith	101	0.3	N/A
Majority			2,545	6.6
Turnout			38,560	69.3	-10.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Foulkes (politician)	22,174	55.3	-4.5
	Conservative	Gordon Millar	7,318	18.2	+1.3
	SNP	Tom Wilson	6,258	15.6	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Amy Rodger	2,932	7.3	+2.0
	SSP	Amanda McFarlane	1,058	2.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour Party	James McDaid	367	0.9	N/A
Majority			14,856	37.1
Turnout			40,107	61.8	-13.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Politics and history of the constituency

See also

• List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland

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