Cumnock West and Auchinleck (ward)

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
East Ayrshire
Electorate	3,281 (1995)
Major settlements	Auchinleck Cumnock
UK Parliament constituency	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1984 (1984)–1999 (1999)
Number of councillors	1
Replaced by	Auchinleck Cumnock West Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens
Created from	Auchinleck Cumnock Burgh

Cumnock West and Auchinleck 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.

In 1999, the ward was abolished with the area represented by the ward placed into the new Cumnock West and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens wards and the re-established Auchinleck ward.

Boundaries

The Cumnock West and Auchinleck ward was created for the 1984 local elections by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 from part of the former Cumnock Burgh and Auchinleck wards. The ward took in the western part of Cumnock, most of Auchinleck and an area to the west of both towns.[1] Following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994, the ward's boundaries in Cumnock were altered to transfer part of Holmhead to Cumnock East and minor changes were made to the boundary in the town centre.[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 1999, the ward was abolished following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements with the area split between three wards – Auchinleck, Cumnock West and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens.[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillor
1984		J. Allan
1992		A. Boyd
1995		J. Boyd

Election results

1995 election

Main article: 1995 East Ayrshire Council election

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boyd	1,258	79.5	6.2
	SNP	L. McBride	257	16.2	New
	Conservative	B. McAdam	67	4.2	9.8
Majority			1,001	63.3	8.4
Turnout			1,582	48.2	14.2
Registered electors			3,281
	Labour hold		Swing	11.2

Source:[4][5]

1992 election

Main article: 1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Boyd	1,126	85.7
	Conservative	B. McAdam	184	14.0
Majority			942	71.7
Turnout			1,314	34.0
Registered electors			3,866
	Labour hold

Source:[5][6]

1988 election

Main article: 1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Allan	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,804
	Labour hold

Source:[6][7]

1984 election

Main article: 1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Allan	1,325	91.2
	SDP	J. McHardy	287	8.3
Majority			1,204	82.9
Turnout			1,612	39.1
Registered electors			3,717
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:[7][8]

References

1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
2. "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
3. "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 17 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. 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. 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. 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.