Catrine and Sorn (ward)

Catrine and Sorn 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.

Catrine and Sorn
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Electorate2,311 (1980)
Major settlementsCatrine
Sorn
UK Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974 (1974)–1984 (1984)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byCatrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

The ward produced strong results for Labour with the party holding the seat at two of the three elections. It was also the last seat in Cumnock and Doon Valley to elect a Conservative councillor when the party won the seat in 1977.

In 1984, the ward was abolished and the area covered by it was placed in the new Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck ward.

Boundaries

The Catrine and Sorn ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Sorn electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward centered around the villages of Catrine and Sorn and took in the northeastern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley between its borders with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and Clydesdale District Council.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 the ward was abolished and replaced by Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck which was an amalgamation of the Catrine and Sorn ward and part of the Auchinleck ward.[2]

Councillors
Election Councillor
1974 H. Nisbet
1977 J. KMcInnes
1980 R. Stevenson

Election results

1980 election
Main article: 1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Catrine and Sorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Stevenson 820 55.4 Increase 30.5
Conservative J. McInnes 659 44.5 Increase 7.6
Majority 161 10.9 N/A
Turnout 1,479 64.0 Increase 5.5
Registered electors 2,311
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 11.4

Source:[3][4]

1977 election
Main article: 1977 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Catrine and Sorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. McInnes 496 36.9 N/A
Independent Labour H. Nisbet 373 27.8 N/A
Labour G. Smith 334 24.9 N/A
SLP E. Standring 140 10.4 N/A
Majority 123 9.1 N/A
Turnout 1,343 58.5 N/A
Registered electors 2,305
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

Source:[4][5]

1974 election
Main article: 1974 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Catrine and Sorn
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour H. Nisbet Unopposed
Registered electors 2,307
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[5]

References
  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. 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. 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.
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