Cumnock Burgh (ward)

Scottish electoral ward

Cumnock Burgh

Cumnock and Doon Valley
Electorate| 4,854 (1980)
Major settlements| Cumnock
UK Parliament constituency| Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974 (1974)–1984 (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]

Main article: 1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council 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[edit]

Main article: 1977 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council 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[edit]

Main article: 1974 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Cumnock Burgh Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | K. McTurk | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,651  |
| Labour win (new seat)

Source:[5]

## References[edit]

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.
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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.

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