1950–1974: The burghs of Irvine, Kilwinning, Stewarton and Troon, the districts of Irvine and Kilbirnie, the electoral division of Dundonald in the district of Ayr, and the electoral division of Dunlop and Stewarton in the district of Kilmarnock.[2]
1974–1983: The burghs of Irvine, Kilwinning and Troon, the districts of Irvine and Kilbirnie and the electoral division of Dundonald in the district of Ayr.[3]
The constituency was re-established in 2005, centred around the historic burgh of Irvine and stretching north to cover part of Kilwinning and south to cover the coastal resort towns of Prestwick, Troon and their adjacent hinterlands alongside part of Ayr. The constituency covers the 2017 electoral wards of Irvine East, Irvine South, Irvine West and a small section of Kilwinning (between the River Garnock and the B778) from the North Ayrshire Council area and Prestwick, Troon, Kyle and a small section of Ayr North (between Seaforth Road and Lochside Road in Heathfield) from the South Ayrshire Council area.[5] The remainder of the North Ayrshire Council area is represented as part of the North Ayrshire and Arran Parliamentary constituency, with the remainder of South Ayrshire being covered by the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary constituency alongside parts of East Ayrshire.
Constituency profileedit
The constituency covers towns such as Irvine and parts of Kilwinning to the north, as well as the coastal resorts of Troon and Prestwick to the south. The seat also takes in a set of villages in rural South Ayrshire including the former mining communities of Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton alongside the villages of Loans, Dundonald and Symington.
Irvine was designated in the 1970s as a Glasgow overspill new town. In recent local council elections, the SNP have performed strongly in the town of Irvine gaining 3 Councillors to Labours 5 in Irvine and Kilwinning wards.
The coastal towns of Prestwick and Troon join the town as part of the constituency as well as outlying rural areas located south and east of Troon and Prestwick: Prestwick, Troon and their hinterlands have sustained a considerable level of support for Conservative candidates locally and as part of the Ayr constituency in the Scottish Parliament. Heathfield in Ayr North also forms part of the constituency: this area is relatively small but has been more supportive of the SNP in recent council elections.
Election historyedit
The seat has mostly elected Labour Party MPs since the 1950s, with the former MP Brian Donohoe having represented the seat since its creation in 2005, and was MP for the predecessor seat of Cunninghame South since the 1992 general election. He lost his seat at the 2015 general election during an SNP landslide in Scotland, in which the SNP's Philippa Whitford was elected with a majority of 13,589 votes. At the 2017 local election the Conservatives were well ahead in Prestwick and Troon in South Ayrshire, with the SNP finishing first in Irvine in North Ayrshire. Philippa Whitford returned as the Member of Parliament for the Central Ayrshire constituency at the 2017 general election with a significantly reduced majority of 1,267 votes (2.8%) ahead of Conservative challenger Caroline Hollins-Martin.[6] At the 2019 UK election, Philippa Whitford was returned as Member of Parliament for the third time, increasing her majority to 5,304 votes (11.4%).
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Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons located in the south west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas It elects one Member of Parliament MP at least once every five years using the first past the post system of voting Central AyrshireCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Central Ayrshire in Scotland for the 2005 general electionSubdivisions of ScotlandNorth Ayrshire South AyrshireMajor settlementsIrvine Prestwick TroonCurrent constituencyCreated2005Member of ParliamentPhilippa Whitford SNP Created fromCunninghame South Ayr1950 1983Created fromAyr Burghs Bute and Northern Ayrshire and KilmarnockReplaced byCunninghame South Cunninghame North and Ayr 1 OverlapsScottish ParliamentAyr Carrick Cumnock amp Doon Valley Cunninghame South Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Constituency profile 2 1 Election history 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 2010s 4 2 Elections in the 2000s 4 3 Elections in the 1970s 4 4 Elections in the 1960s 4 5 Elections in the 1950s 5 ReferencesBoundaries edit nbsp Map of current boundaries 1950 1974 The burghs of Irvine Kilwinning Stewarton and Troon the districts of Irvine and Kilbirnie the electoral division of Dundonald in the district of Ayr and the electoral division of Dunlop and Stewarton in the district of Kilmarnock 2 1974 1983 The burghs of Irvine Kilwinning and Troon the districts of Irvine and Kilbirnie and the electoral division of Dundonald in the district of Ayr 3 As created in 1950 the constituency merged parts of the Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Kilmarnock constituencies Following the Representation of the People Act 1948 the Central Ayrshire constituency between 1950 and 1955 consisted of Irvine Kilwinning Stewarton Troon Kilbirnie and part of the district of Kilmarnock 4 When abolished in 1983 the constituency was largely replaced by Cunninghame South with Troon and its surrounding areas forming part of the Ayr constituency The constituency was re established in 2005 centred around the historic burgh of Irvine and stretching north to cover part of Kilwinning and south to cover the coastal resort towns of Prestwick Troon and their adjacent hinterlands alongside part of Ayr The constituency covers the 2017 electoral wards of Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West and a small section of Kilwinning between the River Garnock and the B778 from the North Ayrshire Council area and Prestwick Troon Kyle and a small section of Ayr North between Seaforth Road and Lochside Road in Heathfield from the South Ayrshire Council area 5 The remainder of the North Ayrshire Council area is represented as part of the North Ayrshire and Arran Parliamentary constituency with the remainder of South Ayrshire being covered by the Ayr Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary constituency alongside parts of East Ayrshire Constituency profile editThe constituency covers towns such as Irvine and parts of Kilwinning to the north as well as the coastal resorts of Troon and Prestwick to the south The seat also takes in a set of villages in rural South Ayrshire including the former mining communities of Annbank Mossblown and Tarbolton alongside the villages of Loans Dundonald and Symington Irvine was designated in the 1970s as a Glasgow overspill new town In recent local council elections the SNP have performed strongly in the town of Irvine gaining 3 Councillors to Labours 5 in Irvine and Kilwinning wards The coastal towns of Prestwick and Troon join the town as part of the constituency as well as outlying rural areas located south and east of Troon and Prestwick Prestwick Troon and their hinterlands have sustained a considerable level of support for Conservative candidates locally and as part of the Ayr constituency in the Scottish Parliament Heathfield in Ayr North also forms part of the constituency this area is relatively small but has been more supportive of the SNP in recent council elections Election history edit The seat has mostly elected Labour Party MPs since the 1950s with the former MP Brian Donohoe having represented the seat since its creation in 2005 and was MP for the predecessor seat of Cunninghame South since the 1992 general election He lost his seat at the 2015 general election during an SNP landslide in Scotland in which the SNP s Philippa Whitford was elected with a majority of 13 589 votes At the 2017 local election the Conservatives were well ahead in Prestwick and Troon in South Ayrshire with the SNP finishing first in Irvine in North Ayrshire Philippa Whitford returned as the Member of Parliament for the Central Ayrshire constituency at the 2017 general election with a significantly reduced majority of 1 267 votes 2 8 ahead of Conservative challenger Caroline Hollins Martin 6 At the 2019 UK election Philippa Whitford was returned as Member of Parliament for the third time increasing her majority to 5 304 votes 11 4 Members of Parliament editElection Member 7 Party1950 Archie Manuel Labour1955 Douglas Spencer Nairn Unionist1959 Archie Manuel Labour1970 David Lambie1983 constituency abolished see Ayr and Cunninghame South2005 constituency created see Ayr Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley and Cunninghame South2005 Brian Donohoe Labour2015 Philippa Whitford Scottish National PartyElections editElections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Central Ayrshire 8 9 10 Party Candidate Votes SNP Philippa Whitford 21 486 46 2 9 0Conservative Derek Stillie 16 182 34 8 0 4Labour Louise McPhater 6 583 14 1 12 0Liberal Democrats Emma Farthing 2 283 4 9 2 6Majority 5 304 11 4 8 6Turnout 46 534 66 7 1 4SNP hold Swing 4 3General election 2017 Central Ayrshire 11 Party Candidate Votes SNP Philippa Whitford 16 771 37 2 16 0Conservative Caroline Hollins Martin 15 504 34 4 17 1Labour Nairn McDonald 11 762 26 1 0 3Liberal Democrats Tom Inglis 1 050 2 3 0 5Majority 1 267 2 8 24 0Turnout 45 087 65 3 7 2SNP hold Swing 16 5General election 2015 Central Ayrshire 12 13 Party Candidate Votes SNP Philippa Whitford 26 999 53 2 34 2Labour Brian Donohoe 13 410 26 4 21 3Conservative Marc Hope 14 8 803 17 3 3 1Liberal Democrats Gordon Bain 15 917 1 8 10 1Scottish Green Veronika Tudhope 16 645 1 3 NewMajority 13 589 26 8 N ATurnout 50 774 72 5 8 3SNP gain from Labour Swing 27 7General election 2010 Central Ayrshire 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brian Donohoe 20 950 47 7 1 3Conservative Maurice Golden 8 943 20 4 1 7SNP John Mullen 8 364 19 0 7 4Liberal Democrats Andrew Chamberlain 5 236 11 9 4 2Socialist Labour James McDaid 422 1 0 0 1Majority 12 007 27 3 3 0Turnout 43 915 64 2 1 7Labour hold Swing 1 5Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Central Ayrshire 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brian Donohoe 19 905 46 4 2 8Conservative Garry Clark 9 482 22 1 4 1Liberal Democrats Iain Kennedy 6 881 16 1 9 7SNP Jahangir Hanif 4 969 11 6 3 0Scottish Socialist Denise Morton 820 1 9 1 0Socialist Labour Robert Cochrane 468 1 1 0 5UKIP Jim Groves 346 0 8 0 7Majority 10 423 24 3 1 3Turnout 42 871 62 5 1 0Labour win new seat Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lambie 27 438 51 1 6 0Conservative R Wilkinson 15 734 29 3 4 5SNP Ian Macdonald 5 596 10 4 14 1Liberal I Clarkson 4 896 9 1 3 5Majority 11 704 21 8 1 5Turnout 53 664 79 8 0 5Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Central Ayrshire 19 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lambie 21 188 45 1 3 9Conservative M Carse 11 633 24 8 11 2SNP L Anderson 11 533 24 5 9 5Liberal J Watts 2 640 5 6 NewMajority 9 555 20 3 7 3Turnout 46 994 79 3 2 8Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lambie 23 639 49 0 3 4Conservative R Gavin 17 362 36 0 5 8SNP L Anderson 7 255 15 0 9 9Majority 6 277 13 0 2 4Turnout 48 226 82 1 1 5Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lambie 24 536 52 4 5 3Conservative Ian Lang 19 569 41 8 0 5SNP Alasdair MacDonald 2 383 5 1 NewIndependent Thomas Menzies 339 0 7 NewMajority 4 967 10 6 4 8Turnout 46 827 80 6 1 5Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Manuel 24 035 57 7 1 3Conservative John Corrie 17 637 42 3 1 3Majority 6 398 15 4 2 5Turnout 41 672 82 1 2 0Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Manuel 23 999 56 44 4 45Conservative GR Rickman 18 523 43 56 4 45Majority 5 476 12 88 8 90Turnout 42 522 84 19 2 50Labour hold SwingElections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Central Ayrshire 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Manuel 21 901 51 99 2 20Unionist Douglas Spencer Nairn 20 225 48 01 2 20Majority 1 676 3 98 N ATurnout 42 126 86 69 3 36Labour gain from Unionist SwingGeneral election 1955 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Unionist Douglas Spencer Nairn 19 713 50 21 2 51Labour Archibald Manuel 19 546 49 79 2 51Majority 167 0 42 N ATurnout 39 259 83 33 3 93Unionist gain from Labour SwingGeneral election 1951 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Manuel 21 003 52 10 3 14Unionist William Rankine Milligan 19 310 47 90 4 05Majority 1 693 4 20 0 91Turnout 40 313 86 26 0 70Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Central Ayrshire Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Manuel 18 792 48 96 N AUnionist William Rankine Milligan 16 830 43 85 N ALiberal Charles Jack Coleman 2 760 7 19 N AMajority 1 962 5 11 N ATurnout 38 382 85 56 N ALabour hold SwingReferences edit Ayrshire Central Feb 1974 May 1983 ElectionWeb Project Cognitive Computing Limited Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 15 March 2016 Representation of the People Act 1948 Schedule 1 legislation gov uk The National Archives 1948 c 65 sch 1 retrieved 23 July 2023 The Parliamentary Constituencies Scotland Order 1970 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1970 1680 retrieved 23 July 2023 Information papers Boundary Commission for Scotland 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