Cumnock Burgh (ward)

Cumnock Burgh
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

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

Cumnock Burgh
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

Source:^[3]^[4]

1977 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

Cumnock Burgh
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	K. McTurk	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,651
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[5]

References

^ "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.

[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.

[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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