South Ayrshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Ayrshire |
1868–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ayrshire |
Replaced by | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley[1] |
South Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1983, when it was abolished. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 provided that the new South Ayrshire constituency was to consist of the District of Kyle and Carrick, consisting of the parishes of Auchinleck, Ayr, Ballantrae, Barr, Colmonell, Coylton, Craigie, Dailly, Dalmellington, Dalrymple, Dundonald, Galston, Girvan, Kirkmichael, Kirkoswald, Mauchline, Maybole, Monkton and Prestwick, Muirkirk, New Cumnock, Newton-on-Ayr, Ochiltree, Old Cumnock, Riccarton, St Quivox, Sorn, Stair, Straiton, Symington and Tarbolton, minus the burghs of Ayr, Prestwick and Troon, which formed a part of the Ayr Burghs constituency.
From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The county districts of Ayr and Carrick, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except insofar as included in the Ayr District of Burghs."
Year | Member[2] | Whip | ||
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1868 | constituency created, see Ayrshire | |||
1868 | Sir David Wedderburn | Liberal | ||
1874 | Claud Alexander | Conservative | ||
1885 | Eugene Wason | Liberal | ||
1886 | Greville Vernon | Liberal Unionist | ||
1892 | Eugene Wason | Liberal | ||
1895 | Sir William Arrol | Liberal Unionist | ||
1906 | Sir William Beale | Liberal | ||
1918 | James Brown | Labour | ||
1931 | James MacAndrew | Unionist | ||
1935 | James Brown | Labour | ||
1939 | Alexander Sloan | Labour | ||
1946 | Emrys Hughes | Labour | ||
1970 | Jim Sillars | Labour | ||
1976 | Scottish Labour | |||
1979 | George Foulkes | Labour | ||
1983 | constituency abolished, see Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Wedderburn | 1,416 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Claud Alexander | 1,391 | 49.6 | ||
Majority | 25 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,807 | 83.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,370 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Alexander | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,547 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Alexander | 1,830 | 53.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | North de Coigny Dalrymple-Hamilton | 1,583 | 46.4 | New | |
Majority | 247 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,413 | 88.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,865 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eugene Wason | 7,357 | 55.3 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Claud Alexander | 5,447 | 44.7 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,303 | 88.0 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 15,109 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Greville Vernon | 6,123 | 50.0 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,118 | 50.0 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,241 | 81.0 | −7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 15,109 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,535 | 50.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,338 | 49.2 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 197 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,873 | 86.3 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,912 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,875 | 52.1 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,325 | 47.9 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 550 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,200 | 85.4 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 15,463 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,615 | 53.5 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson | 5,753 | 46.5 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 862 | 7.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,368 | 77.6 | −7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 15,941 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Beale | 7,853 | 54.3 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | James J. Bell | 6,611 | 45.7 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 1,242 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,464 | 82.7 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 17,497 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +7.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Beale | 8,833 | 56.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Thomas Walker McIntyre | 6,793 | 43.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 2,040 | 13.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,626 | 85.5 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 18,272 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Beale | 8,715 | 56.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Thomas Walker McIntyre | 6,835 | 44.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,880 | 12.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,550 | 83.0 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 18,733 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 6,358 | 37.3 | New | |
C | Unionist | John Buchanan Pollok-McCall | 5,495 | 32.2 | −11.8 |
Liberal | William Robertson | 4,555 | 26.7 | −29.3 | |
Ind. Unionist | Hugh Robert Wallace | 627 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 863 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,035 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 11,511 | 55.63 | ||
National Liberal | William Reid (Scottish politician) | 9,180 | 44.37 | ||
Majority | 2,331 | 11.26 | |||
Turnout | 20,691 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 11,169 | 55.91 | +0.28 | |
Unionist | Charles Fergusson | 8,807 | 44.09 | −0.28 | |
Majority | 2,362 | 11.82 | +0.56 | ||
Turnout | 19,976 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 11,313 | 50.39 | −5.52 | |
Unionist | C.I.A. Dubs | 11,136 | 49.61 | +5.52 | |
Majority | 177 | 0.78 | −11.04 | ||
Turnout | 22,449 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 16,981 | 58.1 | +7.7 | |
Unionist | C.I.A. Dubs | 12,240 | 41.9 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 4,741 | 16.2 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 29,221 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | James MacAndrew | 16,675 | 54.84 | ||
Labour | James Brown | 13,733 | 45.16 | ||
Majority | 2,942 | 9.68 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,408 | 79.27 | |||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Brown | 18,190 | 57.61 | ||
Unionist | James MacAndrew | 13,386 | 42.39 | ||
Majority | 4,804 | 15.22 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,576 | 78.03 | |||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alexander Sloan | 17,908 | 57.97 | +0.36 | |
Unionist | Catherine Gavin | 12,986 | 42.03 | −0.36 | |
Majority | 4,922 | 15.94 | +0.72 | ||
Turnout | 30,894 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alexander Sloan | 21,235 | 61.34 | ||
Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382 | 38.66 | ||
Majority | 7,853 | 22.68 | |||
Turnout | 34,617 | 75.17 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 20,434 | 60.43 | −0.91 | |
Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382 | 39.57 | +0.91 | |
Majority | 7,052 | 20.86 | −1.84 | ||
Turnout | 33,816 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 22,284 | 60.23 | −1.11 | |
Unionist | JC George | 14,717 | 39.77 | +1.11 | |
Majority | 7,567 | 20.46 | −2.22 | ||
Turnout | 37,001 | 85.35 | +10.18 | ||
Registered electors | 43,350 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 22,576 | 60.50 | +0.27 | |
Unionist | Derek MH Smith | 14,740 | 39.50 | −0.27 | |
Majority | 7,836 | 21.00 | +0.54 | ||
Turnout | 37,316 | 82.93 | −2.42 | ||
Registered electors | 44,999 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.27 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 21,778 | 61.61 | +1.11 | |
Unionist | Derek MH Smith | 13,569 | 38.39 | −1.11 | |
Majority | 8,209 | 23.22 | +2.22 | ||
Turnout | 35,347 | 76.83 | −6.10 | ||
Registered electors | 46,007 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 24,774 | 63.72 | +2.11 | |
Unionist | William Hill Hunter | 14,105 | 36.28 | −2.11 | |
Majority | 10,669 | 27.44 | +4.22 | ||
Turnout | 38,879 | 80.89 | +4.06 | ||
Registered electors | 48,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 24,795 | 66.68 | +2.96 | |
Unionist | William Hill Hunter | 12,403 | 33.32 | −2.96 | |
Majority | 12,403 | 33.36 | +5.92 | ||
Turnout | 37,187 | 77.58 | −3.31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 23,495 | 67.25 | +0.57 | |
Conservative | Christopher Graves | 11,442 | 32.75 | −0.57 | |
Majority | 12,053 | 34.50 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 34,937 | 75.13 | −2.45 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jim Sillars | 20,664 | 52.7 | −14.6 | |
Conservative | Christopher Graves | 9,778 | 24.9 | −7.8 | |
SNP | Samuel H. Purdie | 7,785 | 19.8 | New | |
Majority | 10,886 | 27.8 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 38,227 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Sillars | 23,910 | 61.8 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Norman Simpson | 11,675 | 30.2 | −2.5 | |
SNP | Samuel H. Purdie | 3,102 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,235 | 31.6 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 38,687 | 76.7 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Sillars | 23,093 | 57.2 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Colquhoun | 10,643 | 26.4 | −3.8 | |
SNP | Roger Mullin | 6,612 | 16.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 12,450 | 30.8 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,438 | 79.5 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Sillars | 22,329 | 56.2 | −1.0 | |
SNP | Roger Mullin | 7,851 | 19.8 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | J Armstrong | 7,402 | 18.6 | −7.8 | |
Liberal | Richard Mabon | 2,130 | 5.4 | New | |
Majority | 14,478 | 36.4 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 39,712 | 77.4 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | George Foulkes | 14,271 | 35.2 | −21.0 | |
SLP | Jim Sillars | 12,750 | 31.5 | −24.7 | |
Conservative | G. Young | 10,287 | 25.4 | +6.8 | |
SNP | Colin Cameron | 3,233 | 8.0 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 1,521 | 3.7 | −32.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,541 | 79.9 | +2.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −26.2 |