Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cunninghame North
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CunninghameNorth1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Cunninghame North in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of Scotland Cunninghame district
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Bute and Northern Ayrshire
Ayrshire Central [1]
Replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran

Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Thereafter, it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Contents

The Scottish Parliament constituency also called Cunninghame North continues in existence.

Boundaries

The Cunninghame District electoral divisions of Arran, Largs and West Kilbride; Garnock Valley; and Saltcoats and Ardrossan.

In 1996 the Cunninghame district was reconstituted as the North Ayrshire council area, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the seat disappeared in 2005.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 John Corrie Conservative
1987 Brian Wilson Labour
2005 constituency abolished. See North Ayrshire & Arran

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Cunninghame North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Corrie 15,557 38.7 +0.6
Labour John Carson13,92034.6−4.3
SDP Ralph Leishman7,26818.1+11.3
SNP Colin Cameron3,4608.6−7.6
Majority1,6374.1N/A
Turnout 40,20575.7
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Cunninghame North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Wilson 19,061 44.4 +9.8
Conservative John Corrie 14,59434.0−4.7
SDP Douglas J. Herbison5,18512.1−6.0
SNP Matthew Brown4,0769.5+0.9
Majority4,46710.4N/A
Turnout 42,91678.3+2.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Cunninghame North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Wilson 17,564 41.0 −3.4
Conservative Edith Clarkson14,62534.1+0.1
SNP David M. Crossan7,81318.2+8.7
Liberal Democrats Douglas J. Herbison2,8646.7−5.4
Majority2,9396.9−3.5
Turnout 42,86673.8−4.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Cunninghame North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Wilson 20,686 50.3 +9.3
Conservative Janet Mitchell9,64723.5−10.6
SNP Kim Nicoll7,58418.4+0.2
Liberal Democrats Karen Freel2,2715.5−1.2
Socialist Labour Louise McDaid5011.2New
Referendum Ian Winton4401.1New
Majority11,03926.8+19.9
Turnout 41,12973.3−0.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Cunninghame North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Wilson 15,571 46.0 −4.3
SNP Campbell Martin 7,17321.2+2.8
Conservative Richard Wilkinson6,66619.7−3.8
Liberal Democrats Ross Chmiel3,0609.0+3.5
Scottish Socialist Sean Scott9642.9New
Socialist Labour Louise McDaid3821.1−0.1
Majority8,39824.8−2.0
Turnout 33,81661.5−11.8
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "'Cunninghame North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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