Cunninghame
55°38′02″N 4°46′48″W / 55.634°N 4.780°W
Cunninghame (
Historic Cunninghame
The origin of the name (along with the surname Cunningham) is uncertain. The ending -hame is from Old English hām ('home, village'). The first component may be either Old English cyning, cuning ('king') or Gaelic coineanach ('rabbit'). Irvine, a former capital of Scotland, was the capital of Cunninghame, indicating its status as a royal burgh. The family crest includes the unicorn, which is restricted to the Crown, and Clans Cunningham, Oliphant, and Ramsay.
The historic district of Cunninghame was bordered by the districts of Renfrew and Clydesdale to the north and east respectively, by the district of Kyle to the south over the River Irvine and by the Firth of Clyde to the west.
Cunninghame became one of the three districts or
In the late nineteenth century the "territorial division" was described as comprising the
The Cunninghame
Local government district
Cunninghame | |
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Cunninghame District within Scotland | |
History | |
• Created | 16 May 1975 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1996 |
• Succeeded by | North Ayrshire |
Status | District |
• HQ | Irvine |
The Cunninghame name was revived for a
- Ardrossan Burgh
- Arran District
- Ayr District (part within designated area of Irvine New Town)
- Cumbrae District
- Irvine Burgh
- Irvine District
- Kilbirnie District
- Kilmarnock District (part within designated area of Irvine New Town)
- Kilwinning Burgh
- MillportBurgh
- Largs Burgh
- Saltcoats Burgh
- Stevenston Burgh
- West Kilbride District
Arran, Cumbrae and Millport were from Buteshire, the rest were from Ayrshire.
The district was abolished in 1996 by the
Political control
The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 was as follows:[6]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1975–1977 | |
No overall control | 1977–1980 | |
Labour | 1980–1996 |
Premises
The council was based at Cunnninghame House on Friars Croft in Irvine, which was purpose-built for the council and completed in 1975, forming part of the new town centre for Irvine following its designation as a New Town.[7][8][9] Following the district's abolition in 1996 the building has been the headquarters of North Ayrshire Council.
Coat of arms
The Cunninghame District Council was granted a
See also
References
- ^ Frances Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, 1882-4, (Vision of Britain)
- ^ "Cunninghame Combination, Ayrshire (www.workhouses.org.uk)". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
- ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 3 January 2023
- ^ Cunninghame, Undiscovered Scotland
- ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 3 January 2023
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "£77,000 to fit out this house". Irvine Herald. 26 September 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Work on the five-storey office block to be known as Cunninghame House is expected to be completed by the end of October...
- ^ "No. 19973". The London Gazette. 2 November 1976. p. 1466.
- ^ "Irvine, Friar's Croft, Cunninghame House". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 5 January 2023.