Cumnock South and Old Cumnock (ward)

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
East Ayrshire
Electorate3,342 (1995)
Major settlementsCumnock
UK Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1984 (1984)–1999 (1999)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byAuchinleck
Cumnock East
Cumnock West
Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens
Created fromCumnock Burgh
Old Cumnock Parish

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock was one of 30 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, 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.

The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election. David Sneller was the only councillor elected as he represented the ward from 1984 to 1999.

In 1999, the ward was abolished with the majority of the area represented by the ward was placed into the new Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens ward. The remainder of the ward was split between the Auchinleck, Cumnock East and Cumnock West wards.

Boundaries

The Cumnock South and Old Cumnock ward was created for the 1984 local elections by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 from the former Cumnock Burgh and Old Cumnock Parish wards. The ward took in the southern part of Cumnock including Netherthird as well as Skares.[1] Minor changes were made to the ward's boundaries in Cumnock town centre following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994.[2] 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 ward was abolished by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. The majority of the area represented by the ward was placed into the new Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens ward. The remainder of the ward was split between the Auchinleck, Cumnock East and Cumnock West wards.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillor
1984 D. Sneller

Election results

1995 election

Main article: 1995 East Ayrshire Council election
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Sneller 1,247 75.9 N/A
SNP K. Cairney 395 24.1 N/A
Majority 852 51.8 N/A
Turnout 1,642 49.1 N/A
Registered electors 3,342
Labour hold Swing N/A

Source:[4][5]

1992 election

Main article: 1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Sneller Unopposed
Registered electors 3,379
Labour hold

Source:[5][6]

1988 election

Main article: 1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Sneller Unopposed
Registered electors 3,489
Labour hold

Source:[6][7]

1984 election

Main article: 1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Sneller Unopposed
Registered electors 3,540
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.