Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East (ward)

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Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
East Ayrshire
Electorate 2,898 (2003)
Major settlements Mauchline
Scottish Parliament constituency Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Scottish Parliament region South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency Kilmarnock and Loudon
1999 (1999)–2007 (2007)
Number of councillors1
Replaced by Ballochmyle
Cumnock and New Cumnock
Created from Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
Mauchline

Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. The ward was created in 1999 and elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

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The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election. George Smith was the only councillor elected as he represented the ward from 1999 to 2007.

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 Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East ward was created in 1999 by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which combined part of the former Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck ward with part of the Mauchline ward. The ward centered on the villages of Catrine and Sorn as well as the eastern part of Mauchline and took in an area in the east of East Ayrshire next to its border with South Lanarkshire. [1] 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 Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East ward was placed into the new Ballochmyle ward and a small area south of the A76 was placed in the Cumnock and New Cumnock ward. [2]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
1999 G. Smith

Election results

2003 election

Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op George Smith 779 51.4 Increase2.svg 3.3
SNP Jacqueline Todd50033.0Decrease2.svg 6.5
Conservative Kenneth Stirling23815.7Increase2.svg 3.4
Majority27918.4Increase2.svg 9.8
Turnout 1,51752.3Decrease2.svg 9.5
Registered electors 2,898
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg 4.9

Source: [3] [4]

1999 election

Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op G. Smith 858 48.1
SNP D. Shankland70439.5
Conservative N. Martin22212.4
Majority1548.6
Turnout 1,78461.8
Registered electors 2,942
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Source: [4]

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References

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  2. "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. 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.
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