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.
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] |
Boundaries
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."
Members of Parliament
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 |
Election results
Election in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claud Alexander | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,547 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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;
- Liberal: William Robertson[12]
- Unionist:
- Labour: James Brown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1950s
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 |
Elections in the 1960s
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 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
See also
References
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