Cumnock Burgh (ward)

Cumnock Burgh
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Electorate4,854 (1980)
Major settlementsCumnock
UK Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974 (1974)–1984 (1984)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byCumnock East
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock Burgh 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.

The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election since its creation until it was abolished.

In 1984, the ward was abolished and the area covered by it split between three newly created wards – Cumnock East, Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.

Boundaries

The Cumnock Burgh ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Cumnock and Holmhead Burgh. The ward centered on the town of Cumnock and took in an area in the centre of Cumnock and Doon Valley.[1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 the ward was abolished and replaced by three new wards – Cumnock East, Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.[2]

Councillors

Election Councillor
1974 K. McTurk
1977 J. King

Election results

1980 election

Main article: 1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock Burgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. King 1,285 61.4 Increase 21.1
SLP A. Welsh 793 37.9 Increase 0.6
Majority 492 23.5 Increase 20.5
Turnout 2,078 43.1 Decrease 5.2
Registered electors 4,854
Labour hold Swing Increase 10.8

Source:[3][4]

1977 election

Main article: 1977 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock Burgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. King 912 40.3
SLP W. Dick 843 37.3
SNP J. McHardy 506 22.4
Majority 69 3.0
Turnout 2,261 48.3
Registered electors 4,695
Labour hold

Source:[4][5]

1974 election

Main article: 1974 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock Burgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour K. McTurk Unopposed
Registered electors 4,651
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.