Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair (ward)
| Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
| Electorate | 3,853 (1995) |
| Major settlements | Drongan Ochiltree |
| UK Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| 1974–1999 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Drongan, Stair and Rankinston Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens |
Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair was one of 30 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 1999, the ward was abolished and replaced by the Drongan, Stair and Rankinston and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens wards.
Boundaries
The Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Stair and Ochiltree electoral division and the Littlemill polling district of Ayr County Council. The ward took in a rural area around the villages of Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair and took in an area in the west of Cumnock and Doon Valley next to its border with 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 abolished the ward and split it between two different wards – Drongan, Stair and Rankinston and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens – ahead of the 1999 election.[4]
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | J. Hodge | |
| 1977 | ||
| 1992 | E. Torrance | |
| 1995 | T. Farrell | |
Election results
1995 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
T. Farrell | 1,517 | 79.8 |  15.6
| |
| SNP | J. Neill | 270 | 14.2 |  10.6
| |
Conservative
|
M. Castle | 113 | 5.9 | 5.0
| |
| Majority | 1,247 | 65.6 | 26.2
| ||
| Turnout | 1,900 | 49.3 | 7.3
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,853 | ||||
Labour hold
|
Swing | 13.1
|
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1992 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Torrance | 1,040 | 64.2 | 24.2
| |
| SNP | J. Keirs | 402 | 24.8 | 13.5
| |
Conservative
|
M. Castle | 176 | 10.9 | New | |
| Majority | 638 | 39.4 | 37.7
| ||
| Turnout | 1,618 | 42.0 | 8.2
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,853 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 18.8
|
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1988 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hodge | 1,694 | 88.4 | 11.4
| |
| SNP | J. McMaster | 217 | 11.3 | New | |
| Majority | 1,477 | 77.1 | 10.2
| ||
| Turnout | 1,911 | 50.2 | 8.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,816 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.7
|
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1984 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hodge | 1,720 | 77.0 | |
Conservative
|
M. Castle | 225 | 10.1 | |
Independent Labour
|
J. Graham | 188 | 8.4 | |
| SDP | J. McMaster | 94 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 1,495 | 66.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,227 | 55.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,831 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
1980 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hodge | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,785 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
1977 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hodge | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,797 | ||||
Independent Labour
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1974 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour
|
J. Hodge | 1,642 | 72.8 | |
| Labour | W. Brown | 614 | 27.2 | |
| Majority | 1,028 | 45.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,256 | 57.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,952 | |||
Independent Labour win (new seat)
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Source:[11]
References
- ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ 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.