en Old Cumnock Parish (ward)

Old Cumnock Parish
Old Cumnock Parish
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Electorate	2,357 (1980)
Major settlements	Cumnock
UK Parliament constituency	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974–1984
Number of councillors	1
Replaced by	Cumnock South and Old Cumnock; Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Old Cumnock Parish 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 produced strong results for Labour with the party holding the seat at two of the three elections. It was also one of the Scottish Labour Party's (SLP) few successes in the 1977 local elections.

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

Boundaries

The Old Cumnock Parish ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Old Cumnock electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward took in part of the town of Cumnock, south of Cumnock Burgh 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 two new wards – Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillor
1974		T. McIntyre
1977		J. King
1980		A. Lennox

Election results

1980 election

Old Cumnock Parish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lennox	598	46.6	1.9
	SLP	W. Pender	497	38.7	13.1
	SNP	W. Milligan	188	14.7	New
Majority			101	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,283	54.4	10.4
Registered electors			2,357
	Labour gain from SLP		Swing	5.6

Source:^[3]^[4]

1977 election

Old Cumnock Parish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SLP	W. Pender	543	51.8
	Labour	J. Smith	506	48.2
Majority			37	3.6
Turnout			1,049	44.0
Registered electors			2,399
	SLP gain from Labour

Source:^[4]^[5]

1974 election

Old Cumnock Parish
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	T. McIntyre	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,426
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[5]

References

^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ 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.

[1] "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[2] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[SCE1980-3] 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.

[SCE1977-4] 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.

[SRE1974-5] 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.

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