Dalmellington (ward)
| Dalmellington | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
| Electorate | 3,051 (2003) |
| Major settlements | Dalmellington |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| 1974–2007 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Doon Valley Cumnock and New Cumnock |
Dalmellington 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
In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Doon Valley 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 Dalmellington ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Dalmellington South electoral division of Ayr County Council. The ward centered around the town of Dalmellington and took in the southern part of Cumnock and Doon Valley next to its borders with Kyle and Carrick District Council and Stewartry District Council.[1] The boundaries remained largely unchanged following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.[2] A review in 1986 into the boundaries between the Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kyle and Carrick district councils saw an area to the south of Dalmellington transferred from Kyle and Carrick to Cumnock and Doon Valley which extended the council area to the boundary with Wigtown District Council and included the whole of Loch Doon within Cumnock and Doon Valley. All of the area transferred was included within the Dalmellington ward.[3] Following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994, the ward's eastern boundary was moved west to reduce it in area as a result of the 1986 review.[4] 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 made minor alterations to the wards northern boundary ahead of the 1999 election.[5] In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The vast majority of the area covered by the Dalmellington ward was placed into the new Doon Valley ward and a small area became part of the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.[6]
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R. Hill | |
| 1977 | A. Johnstone | |
| 1984 | T. Gormanley | |
| 1988 | M. Ali | |
| 1992 | H. Hatton | |
| 1995 | R. Taylor | |
| 2003 | E. Stewart | |
Election results
2003 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
Elaine Stewart | 789 | 52.7 |  1.1
| |
| SNP | Andrew Filson | 645 | 43.1 | 25.2
| |
Conservative
|
James Boswell | 40 | 2.7 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Anne Baker | 23 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 144 | 9.6 |  11.5
| ||
| Turnout | 1,497 | 58.6 | 2.5
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold
|
Swing | 12.0
|
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1999 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
R. Taylor | 864 | 51.6 | 33.6
| |
Independent
|
H. O'Neill | 511 | 30.5 | New | |
| SNP | N. Gee | 299 | 17.9 | 3.1
| |
| Majority | 353 | 21.1 | 49.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1,674 | 61.1 | 16.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,781 | ||||
Labour hold
|
Swing | 32.0
|
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1995 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
R. Taylor | 1,127 | 85.2 | 27.5
| |
| SNP | A. Lambert | 196 | 14.8 | New | |
| Majority | 931 | 70.4 | 54.9
| ||
| Turnout | 1,323 | 44.2 | 6.8
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,991 | ||||
Labour hold
|
Swing | 34.8
|
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1992 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Hattan | 897 | 57.7 | 27.3
| |
Independent
|
M. Ali | 656 | 42.2 | New | |
| Majority | 241 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,553 | 51.0 | 14.0
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,050 | ||||
| Labour gain from SDP | Swing | 41.9
|
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1988 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | M. Ali | 1,163 | 56.5 | New[note 1] | |
| Labour | H. Walker | 626 | 30.4 | 21.0
| |
Independent
|
T. Gormanley | 171 | 8.3 | New | |
| SNP | D. Kerr | 96 | 4.7 | New | |
| Majority | 537 | 26.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,056 | 65.0 | 16.2
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,166 | ||||
| SDP gain from Labour | Swing | 28.2
|
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1984 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Gormanley | 790 | 51.4 | 16.8
| |
| SDP | W. Steele | 744 | 48.4 | New | |
| Majority | 46 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,534 | 48.8 | 2.4
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,151 | ||||
Independent
|
Swing | 40.8
|
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1980 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
A. Johnstone | 942 | 64.8 | 23.9
| |
| Labour | A. Gormanley | 503 | 34.6 | 13.6
| |
| Majority | 439 | 30.2 | 24.4
| ||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 46.4 | 4.0
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,134 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing | 29.5
|
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1977 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
A. Johnstone | 682 | 40.9 | |
| SLP | J. Stewart | 585 | 35.1 | |
| Labour | P. Conway | 350 | 21.0 | |
Independent
|
R. Hill | 50 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | 97 | 5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,667 | 50.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,309 | |||
Independent gain from Labour
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1974 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Hill | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,353 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[15]
Notes
- Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.
References
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- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Administrative area reviews 1977 to 1994". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ISBN 0-948858-35-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-948858-25-7. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.