Mauchline
East Ayrshire
Electorate2,875 (2003)
Major settlementsMauchline
Scottish Parliament constituencyCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Scottish Parliament regionSouth Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyKilmarnock and Loudon
1974 (1974)–2007 (2007)
Number of councillors1
Replaced byBallochmyle
Cumnock and New Cumnock

Mauchline was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1974, the ward was initially within Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council before the local government reforms in the 1990s. 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 after gaining it from the Conservatives in 1977 until it was abolished.

In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Ballochmyle ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Boundaries

The Mauchline ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Mauchline electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward centered around the town of Mauchline and took in the northwestern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley between its borders with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and Kyle and Carrick District Council.[1] The boundaries remained largely unchanged following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981[2] and the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994.[3] After the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created East Ayrshire Council – an amalgamation of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council. In 1998, the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements reduced the area the ward covered as the eastern part of the town between Sorn Road and Welton Road alongside the area covered by Ballochmyle Golf Course was moved to the newly created Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East ward ahead of the 1999 election.[4] In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The majority of the area covered by the Mauchline ward was placed into the new Ballochmyle ward and an area south of the town was placed in the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.[5]

Councillors

Election Councillor
1974 T. Findlay
1977 D. Shankland
1988 E. Rowe
1995 E. Jackson

Election results

2003 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Jackson 867 53.3 Increase 2.1
SNP David Shankland 455 28.3 Decrease 2.9
Conservative Martin Nicholas 297 18.5 Increase 0.9
Majority 402 25.0 Increase 5.0
Turnout 1,609 56 Increase 4.6
Registered electors 2,875
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.5

Source:[6][7]

1999 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Jackson 1,013 51.2 Decrease 9.3
SNP R. Clark 618 31.2 Increase 3.1
Conservative G. Smith 348 17.6 Increase 6.1
Majority 395 20.0 Decrease 12.4
Turnout 1,979 51.4 Decrease 5.4
Registered electors 2,875
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.2

Source:[7][8]

1995 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Jackson 1,261 60.5 Increase 13.5
SNP R. McLean 586 28.1 New
Conservative J. Borland 239 11.5 Decrease 12.9
Majority 675 32.4 Increase 13.7
Turnout 2,086 56.8 Increase 4.9
Registered electors 3,675
Labour hold Swing Increase 20.9

Source:[8][9]

1992 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Rowe 887 47.0 Decrease 5.2
Independent Labour D. Shankland 534 28.3 Increase 2.9
Conservative J. Burgess 461 24.4 Increase 2.4
Majority 353 18.7 Decrease 8.1
Turnout 3,639 56.8 Increase 4.9
Registered electors 3,675
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.0

Source:[9][10]

1988 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Rowe 1,067 52.2
Independent Labour D. Shankland 519 25.4
Conservative J. Borland 449 22.0
Majority 548 26.8
Turnout 2,035 58.1
Registered electors 3,518
Labour hold

Source:[10][11]

1984 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Shankland Unopposed
Registered electors 3,249
Labour hold

Source:[11][12]

1980 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Shankland Unopposed
Registered electors 3,249
Labour hold

Source:[12][13]

1977 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Shankland 927 48.9 Increase 0.9
SNP J. Strawthorn 510 26.9 New
Conservative J. Downes 458 24.2 Decrease 27.8
Majority 417 22.0 N/A
Turnout 1,895 61.9 Increase 12.3
Registered electors 3,063
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 14.3

Source:[13][14]

1974 election

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative T. Findlay 778 52.0
Labour M. Miller 717 48.0
Majority 61 4.0
Turnout 1,495 49.6
Registered electors 3,029
Conservative win (new seat)

Source:[14]

References

  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. ↑ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003). Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. ISBN 0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. 1 2 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. 1 2 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.
  14. 1 2 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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