1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

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1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
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All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered33,658
Turnout50.6%
 First party
 
Lab
Party Labour
Last election6 seats, 40.1%
Seats won8
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote3,828
Percentage48.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.1
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 1 May 1980, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

Contents

The election was the last to use the original 10 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1] Following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981, several wards were changed or abolished. [2]

Labour maintained control of the district council after winning eight of the 10 seats as the party increased their vote share by more than 8% and took nearly half of the popular vote. The other two seats were won by independent candidates. Both the nationalist Scottish Labour Party (SLP) and unionist Conservatives lost all of their seats. For the SLP, which had won two seats in the prior district election, one of their councillors in Patna and Dalrymple resigned the party whip and instead contested the election as an independent while the other councillor, in Old Cumnock Parish, lost to the Labour candidate. The former Conservative seat of Catrine and Sorn was also won by Labour.

Results

1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 820Increase2.svg 280.048.23,828Increase2.svg 8.1
  Independent 210Increase2.svg 120.024.81,791Increase2.svg 18.4
  SLP 002Decrease2.svg 20.016.31,290Decrease2.svg 8.3
  Conservative 001Decrease2.svg 10.08.3659Steady2.svg
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.02.4188Decrease2.svg 14.9
Total10 7,936

Source: [3] [4]

Ward results

Cumnock Burgh

Cumnock Burgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. King 1,285 61.4 Increase2.svg 21.1
SLP A. Welsh79337.9Increase2.svg 0.6
Majority49223.5Increase2.svg 20.5
Turnout 2,07843.1Decrease2.svg 5.2
Registered electors 4,854
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 10.8

Source: [3] [4]

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. McGradyUnopposed
Registered electors 3,367
Labour hold

Source: [3] [4]

Old Cumnock Parish

Old Cumnock Parish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lennox 598 46.6 Decrease2.svg 1.9
SLP W. Pender49738.7Decrease2.svg 13.1
SNP W. Milligan18814.7New
Majority1017.9N/A
Turnout 1,28354.4Increase2.svg 10.4
Registered electors 2,357
Labour gain from SLP Swing Increase2.svg 5.6

Source: [3] [4]

Auchinleck

Auchinleck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. AllanUnopposed
Registered electors 3,596
Labour hold

Source: [3] [4]

Catrine and Sorn

Catrine and Sorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Stevenson 820 55.4 Increase2.svg 30.5
Conservative J. McInnes65944.5Increase2.svg 7.6
Majority16110.9N/A
Turnout 1,47964.0Increase2.svg 5.5
Registered electors 2,311
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 11.4

Source: [3] [4]

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. PatersonUnopposed
Registered electors 3,916
Labour hold

Source: [3] [4]

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Johnstone 942 64.8 Increase2.svg 23.9
Labour A. Gormanley50334.6Increase2.svg 13.6
Majority43930.2Increase2.svg 24.4
Turnout 1,44546.4Decrease2.svg 4.0
Registered electors 3,134
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg 29.5

Source: [3] [4]

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T. Hainey 1,029 62.3 New
Labour M. Rooney62237.6Increase2.svg 3.5
Majority40724.7N/A
Turnout 1,65153.5Decrease2.svg 5.5
Registered electors 3,089
Independent gain from SLP Swing Increase2.svg 50.8

Source: [3] [4]

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. HodgeUnopposed
Registered electors 3,785
Labour hold

Source: [3] [4]

Mauchline

Mauchline
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. ShanklandUnopposed
Registered electors 3,249
Labour hold

Source: [3] [4]

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New Cumnock 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.

Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1974 as Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk before being renamed in 1999, 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.

Auchinleck 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 it was abolished in 1984. Following the local government reforms in the 1990s, the ward was reestablished in 1999 as part of East Ayrshire. The ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

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.

Cumnock Burgh was one of 10 electoral wards of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council. Created in 1974, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

Old Cumnock Parish was one of 10 electoral wards of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council. Created in 1974, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

Catrine and Sorn was one of 10 electoral wards of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council. Created in 1974, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

Cumnock East was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, 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.

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock was one of 30 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, 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.

Cumnock West and Auchinleck was one of 30 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, 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.

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck was one of 30 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1984, 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
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