Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kilmarnock and Loudoun
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2005
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Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland East Ayrshire
Major settlements Auchinleck, Dunlop, Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs, Stewarton
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Lillian Jones (Labour)
Created from Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system. It has been represented since 2024 by Lillian Jones of Scottish Labour.

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Boundaries

The constituency consists of the northern half of East Ayrshire and contains the town of Kilmarnock and the Irvine Valley. It does not share the same borders as the former Scottish Parliament constituency of the same name.

There was a Kilmarnock and Loudoun local government district covering a similar area, from 1975 to 1996. At the 1983 general election, this district was coterminous with the constituency boundaries [1]

In 2005, the constituency was expanded to include part of the abolished Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency. The seat is currently composed of the following electoral wards of the East Ayrshire council area: [2]

The main towns are:

Those towns marked * were not part of the original Kilmarnock and Loudoun, but were absorbed from the disbanded Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1983 Willie McKelvey Labour
1997 Des Browne Labour
2010 Cathy Jamieson Labour Co-operative
2015 Alan Brown SNP
2024 Lillian Jones Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lillian Jones 19,055 44.9 +26.0
SNP Alan Brown 13,93632.8−18.0
Conservative Jordan Cowie3,5278.3−16.0
Reform UK William Thomson3,4728.2N/A
Scottish Green Bex Glen1,2372.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward Thornley8502.0−3.1
Independent Stephen MacNamara4010.9N/A
Majority5,11912.1N/A
Turnout 42,47856.9−7.0
Registered electors 74,628
Labour gain from SNP Swing +22.0

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Alan Brown 24,216 50.8 +8.5
Conservative Caroline Hollins-Martin11,55724.3−2.4
Labour Kevin McGregor9,00918.9−10.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Thornley2,4445.1+3.0
Scottish Libertarian Stef Johnstone4050.9New
Majority12,65926.5+13.1
Turnout 47,63163.9+0.5
SNP hold Swing +9.2
General election 2017: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Alan Brown 19,690 42.3 −13.4
Labour Co-op Laura Dover13,42128.9−1.5
Conservative Alison Harper12,40426.7+14.2
Liberal Democrats Irene Lang9942.1+0.6
Majority6,26913.4−11.9
Turnout 46,50963.4−8.2
SNP hold Swing −5.9
General election 2015: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Alan Brown 30,000 55.7 +29.7
Labour Co-op Cathy Jamieson 16,36230.4−22.1
Conservative Brian Whittle 6,75212.5−1.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ackland7891.5−5.8
Majority13,63825.3N/A
Turnout 53,90371.6+8.8
SNP gain from Labour Co-op Swing +25.9
General election 2010: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Cathy Jamieson 24,460 52.5 +5.2
SNP George Leslie 12,08226.0−1.7
Conservative Janette McAlpine6,59214.2+2.9
Liberal Democrats Sebastian M. Tombs3,4197.3−3.8
Majority12,37826.5+6.9
Turnout 46,55362.8+1.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Des Browne 20,976 47.3 −7.7
SNP Daniel Coffey12,27327.7+3.3
Conservative Gary Smith5,02611.3+1.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang4,94511.1+3.5
Scottish Socialist Hugh Kerr 8331.9−0.9
UKIP Ronnie Robertson3300.7New
Majority8,70319.6−7.8
Turnout 44,38360.9−1.2
Labour hold Swing −5.5
General election 2001: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Des Browne 19,926 52.9 +3.1
SNP John M. Brady9,59225.5−9.0
Conservative Donald Reece3,94310.5−0.3
Liberal Democrats John Stewart3,1778.4+4.4
Scottish Socialist Jason Muir1,0272.7New
Majority10,33427.4+12.1
Turnout 37,66561.7−15.4
Labour hold Swing −6.1

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Des Browne 23,621 49.8 +5.0
SNP Alex Neil 16,36534.5+3.8
Conservative Douglas Taylor5,12510.8−8.2
Liberal Democrats John Stewart1,8914.0−1.5
Referendum William Sneddon2840.6New
Natural Law William Gilmour1230.3New
Majority7,25615.3+1.2
Turnout 47,70977.1−2.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William McKelvey 22,210 44.8 −3.7
SNP Alex Neil 15,23130.7+12.5
Conservative Richard Wilkinson9,43819.0−0.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Philbrick2,7225.5−8.2
Majority6,97914.1−15.8
Turnout 49,60180.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William McKelvey 23,713 48.5 +4.9
Conservative Aileen Bates9,58619.6−5.1
SNP George Leslie 8,88118.2+9.2
SDP Peter Kerr6,69813.7−9.0
Majority14,12728.9+10.0
Turnout 48,87878.0+2.4
Labour hold Swing +5.0
General election 1983: Kilmarnock and Loudoun [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William McKelvey 20,250 43.6 −9.0
Conservative Peter Leckie11,45024.7−4.4
SDP Aubrey Ross10,54522.7New
SNP Charles Calman4,1659.0−9.3
Majority8,80018.9−4.5
Turnout 46,41075.6−5.5
Labour win (new seat)

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