Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Type = county


Region = South of Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Cathy Jamieson
Party = Labour
Council = South Lanarkshire

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Scotland. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "South of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Ayr, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, part of the North Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

The Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] .

The Holyrood constituency covers a southern portion of the South Ayrshire council area and a southern portion of the East Ayrshire council area. The rest of the South Ayrshire area is covered by the Ayr constituency. The rest of the East Ayrshire area is covered by the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, which is in the Central Scotland electoral region.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Cathy Jamieson
votes = 14,350
percentage = 42.5
change = -5.5 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Adam Ingram
votes = 10,364
percentage = 30.7
change = +13.8 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Tony Lewis
votes = 6,729
percentage = 19.9
change = -6.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Paul McGreal
votes = 1,409
percentage = 4.2
change = +0.4 Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Hugh Hill
votes = 809
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box candidate
party = Equal Parenting Alliance
candidate = Ray Barry
votes = 124
percentage = 0.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 3,986
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 33,785
percentage = 51.8
change = -1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Cathy Jamieson
votes = 16484
percentage = 47.97
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Phil Gallie
votes = 9030
percentage = 26.28
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Adam Ingram
votes = 5822
percentage = 16.94
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Murray Steele
votes = 1715
percentage = 4.99
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Caron Howden
votes = 1315
percentage = 3.83
change =

Election box majority
votes = 7454
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 34,366
percentage = 52.79
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Cathy Jamieson
votes = 19,667
percentage = 47.86
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Adam Ingram Adam Ingram]
votes = 10,864
percentage = 26.44
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = John Scott
votes = 8,123
percentage = 19.77
change = N/A

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = David Rainsford Hannay
votes = 2,441
percentage = 5.94
change = N/A Election box majority
votes = 8,803
percentage =
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 41,095
percentage = 61.8
change = N/A Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
swing = N/A

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