Cumnock Burgh (ward)
| Cumnock Burgh | |
|---|---|
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | |
| Electorate | 4,854 (1980) |
| Major settlements | Cumnock |
| UK Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| 1974–1984 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Cumnock 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | K. McTurk | |
| 1977 | J. King | |
Election results[edit]
1980 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. King | 1,285 | 61.4 |  21.1
| |
| SLP | A. Welsh | 793 | 37.9 | 0.6
| |
| Majority | 492 | 23.5 | 20.5
| ||
| Turnout | 2,078 | 43.1 |  5.2
| ||
| Registered electors | 4,854 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.8
|
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1977 election[edit]
| 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 | ||||
1974 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. McTurk | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,651 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[5]
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.
- ^ 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.