The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election after gaining it from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1992 until it was abolished. In 1988, Dalmelington was the only ward in Scotland won by the newly formed SDP – a breakaway party from the Social and Liberal Democrats which was formed by a merger of the original Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party.
The Dalmellington ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Dalmellington South electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward centered around the town of Dalmellington and took in the southern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley next to its borders with Kyle and Carrick District Council and Stewartry District Council.[1] The boundaries remained largely unchanged following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.[2] A review in 1986 into the boundaries between the Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kyle and Carrick district councils saw an area to the south of Dalmellington transferred from Kyle and Carrick to Cumnock and Doon Valley which extended the council area to the boundary with Wigtown District Council and included the whole of Loch Doon within Cumnock and Doon Valley. All of the area transferred was included within the Dalmellington ward.[3] Following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994, the ward's eastern boundary was moved west to reduce it in area as a result of the 1986 review.[4] After the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created East Ayrshire Council – an amalgamation of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council. In 1998, the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements made minor alterations to the wards northern boundary ahead of the 1999 election.[5] In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The vast majority of the area covered by the Dalmellington ward was placed into the new Doon Valley ward and a small area became part of the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.[6]
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^"Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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^ abRallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999(PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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^ abBotchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics(PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ abBotchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics(PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ abBotchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics(PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ abBotchel, 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.
^ abBotchel, 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.
^ abBotchel, 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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dalmellington, ward, dalmellington, electoral, wards, east, ayrshire, council, originally, created, 1974, ward, initially, within, cumnock, doon, valley, district, council, before, local, government, reforms, 1990s, ward, elected, councillor, using, first, pas. Dalmellington was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council Originally created in 1974 the ward was initially within Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council before the local government reforms in the 1990s The ward elected one councillor using the first past the post voting electoral system DalmellingtonEast AyrshireElectorate3 051 2003 Major settlementsDalmellingtonScottish Parliament constituencyCarrick Cumnock and Doon ValleyScottish Parliament regionSouth ScotlandUK Parliament constituencyAyr Carrick and Cumnock1974 1974 2007 2007 Number of councillors1Replaced byDoon ValleyCumnock and New CumnockThe ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election after gaining it from the Social Democratic Party SDP in 1992 until it was abolished In 1988 Dalmelington was the only ward in Scotland won by the newly formed SDP a breakaway party from the Social and Liberal Democrats which was formed by a merger of the original Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party In 2007 the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi member Doon Valley ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system the single transferable vote following the implementation of the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Councillors 3 Election results 3 1 2003 election 3 2 1999 election 3 3 1995 election 3 4 1992 election 3 5 1988 election 3 6 1984 election 3 7 1980 election 3 8 1977 election 3 9 1974 election 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBoundaries editThe Dalmellington ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Dalmellington South electoral division of Ayr County Council The ward centered around the town of Dalmellington and took in the southern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley next to its borders with Kyle and Carrick District Council and Stewartry District Council 1 The boundaries remained largely unchanged following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 2 A review in 1986 into the boundaries between the Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kyle and Carrick district councils saw an area to the south of Dalmellington transferred from Kyle and Carrick to Cumnock and Doon Valley which extended the council area to the boundary with Wigtown District Council and included the whole of Loch Doon within Cumnock and Doon Valley All of the area transferred was included within the Dalmellington ward 3 Following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994 the ward s eastern boundary was moved west to reduce it in area as a result of the 1986 review 4 After the implementation of the Local Government etc Scotland Act 1994 the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created East Ayrshire Council an amalgamation of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council In 1998 the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements made minor alterations to the wards northern boundary ahead of the 1999 election 5 In 2007 the ward was abolished as the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi member wards introduced The vast majority of the area covered by the Dalmellington ward was placed into the new Doon Valley ward and a small area became part of the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward 6 Councillors editElection Councillor1974 R Hill1977 A Johnstone1984 T Gormanley1988 M Ali1992 H Hatton1995 R Taylor2003 E StewartElection results edit2003 election edit Main article 2003 East Ayrshire Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour Elaine Stewart 789 52 7 nbsp 1 1SNP Andrew Filson 645 43 1 nbsp 25 2Conservative James Boswell 40 2 7 NewScottish Socialist Anne Baker 23 1 5 NewMajority 144 9 6 nbsp 11 5Turnout 1 497 58 6 nbsp 2 5Registered electors 2 555Labour hold Swing nbsp 12 0Source 7 8 1999 election edit Main article 1999 East Ayrshire Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour R Taylor 864 51 6 nbsp 33 6Independent H O Neill 511 30 5 NewSNP N Gee 299 17 9 nbsp 3 1Majority 353 21 1 nbsp 49 3Turnout 1 674 61 1 nbsp 16 9Registered electors 2 781Labour hold Swing nbsp 32 0Source 8 9 1995 election edit Main article 1995 East Ayrshire Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour R Taylor 1 127 85 2 nbsp 27 5SNP A Lambert 196 14 8 NewMajority 931 70 4 nbsp 54 9Turnout 1 323 44 2 nbsp 6 8Registered electors 2 991Labour hold Swing nbsp 34 8Source 9 10 1992 election edit Main article 1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour H Hattan 897 57 7 nbsp 27 3Independent M Ali 656 42 2 NewMajority 241 15 5 N ATurnout 1 553 51 0 nbsp 14 0Registered electors 3 050Labour gain from SDP Swing nbsp 41 9Source 10 11 1988 election edit Main article 1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes SDP M Ali 1 163 56 5 New note 1 Labour H Walker 626 30 4 nbsp 21 0Independent T Gormanley 171 8 3 NewSNP D Kerr 96 4 7 NewMajority 537 26 1 N ATurnout 2 056 65 0 nbsp 16 2Registered electors 3 166SDP gain from Labour Swing nbsp 28 2Source 11 12 1984 election edit Main article 1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour T Gormanley 790 51 4 nbsp 16 8SDP W Steele 744 48 4 NewMajority 46 3 0 N ATurnout 1 534 48 8 nbsp 2 4Registered electors 3 151Labour gain from Independent Swing nbsp 40 8Source 12 13 1980 election edit Main article 1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Independent A Johnstone 942 64 8 nbsp 23 9Labour A Gormanley 503 34 6 nbsp 13 6Majority 439 30 2 nbsp 24 4Turnout 1 445 46 4 nbsp 4 0Registered electors 3 134Independent hold Swing nbsp 29 5Source 13 14 1977 election edit Main article 1977 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Independent A Johnstone 682 40 9SLP J Stewart 585 35 1Labour P Conway 350 21 0Independent R Hill 50 3 0Majority 97 5 8Turnout 1 667 50 4Registered electors 3 309Independent gain from LabourSource 14 15 1974 election edit Main article 1974 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election Dalmellington Party Candidate Votes Labour R Hill UnopposedRegistered electors 3 353Labour win new seat Source 15 Notes edit At the 1984 election the Social Democratic Party SDP won 48 4 of the vote in Dalmellington They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party in March 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party References edit Formation Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Retrieved 6 January 2023 Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Retrieved 6 January 2023 Administrative area reviews 1977 to 1994 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Retrieved 6 January 2023 Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Retrieved 6 January 2023 Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements East Ayrshire Council Area PDF Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland September 1998 Retrieved 6 January 2023 Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements East Ayrshire Council Area PDF Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland May 2016 Retrieved 7 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 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 a b Botchel H M Denver D T 1995 The Scottish Council Elections 1995 Results and Statistics PDF Newport on Tay Election Studies ISBN 1 869820 35 5 Retrieved 13 November 2022 a b Botchel J M Denver D T 1992 The Scottish Council Elections 1992 Results and Statistics PDF Dundee Election Studies University of Dundee ISBN 1 869820 04 5 Retrieved 14 November 2022 a b Botchel J M Denver D T 1989 The Scottish District Elections 1988 Results and Statistics PDF Dundee Election Studies University of Dundee ISBN 1 869820 02 9 Retrieved 18 November 2022 a b Botchel J M Denver D T 1984 The Scottish District Elections 1984 Results and Statistics PDF Dundee Election Studies University of Dundee Retrieved 23 November 2022 a b 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 a b 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 a b 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dalmellington ward amp oldid 1194178481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
