Cumnock West (ward)

Cumnock West
Cumnock West
East Ayrshire
Electorate	2,903 (2003)
Major settlements	Cumnock
Scottish Parliament constituency	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Scottish Parliament region	South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
1999–2007
Number of councillors	1
Replaced by	Cumnock and New Cumnock
Created from	Cumnock 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

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

Source:[3][4]

1999 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

"Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
"Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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.
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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[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.

[LEH2003-3] 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.

[LEH1999-4] 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.