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Central Ayrshire was devised by the 2005 boundary review, which reduced Ayrshire's Westminster representation from five to four seats. The new constituency comprises 49% of Ayrs electorate, including Prestwick and Troon; 47% from Cunninghame South, centring around the Irvine wards; and Annbank, Mossblown and St Quivox from the old Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
Ayr had been a Conservative seat until 1997 when Sandra Osborne took it for Labour and held it in 2001 with a 2,545 majority. Osborne contested and won the new seat of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock in 2005. Cunninghame South had always been a Labour seat, and had been held by Brian Donohoe since 1992.
Brian Donohoe became the new Central Ayrshire seats MP in 2005 with a majority of 24% over the Conservatives.
There are no boundary changes affecting this seat.
Starting just north of Ayr itself, Central Ayrshire sweeps up the west coast through the pleasant resorts of Prestwick and Troon, incorporating Prestwick International Airport and a series of seaside towns. Its largest population centre is Irvine in the north, which is an odd mixture of historical picturesque and utilitarian new town, this latter a response to the pressing need for more social housing in the Glasgow area.
Traditional industries within the area include farming, paper production, and other strong manufacturing, service and tourism sectors.
There are numerous golf courses including Royal Troon and Prestwick, w
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Central Ayrshire was devised by the 2005 boundary review, which reduced Ayrshire's Westminster representation from five to four seats. The new constituency comprises 49% of Ayrs electorate, including Prestwick and Troon; 47% from Cunninghame South, centring around the Irvine wards; and Annbank, Mossblown and St Quivox from the old Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
Ayr had been a Conservative seat until 1997 when Sandra Osborne took it for Labour and held it in 2001 with a 2,545 majority. Osborne contested and won the new seat of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock in 2005. Cunninghame South had always been a Labour seat, and had been held by Brian Donohoe since 1992.
Brian Donohoe became the new Central Ayrshire seats MP in 2005 with a majority of 24% over the Conservatives.
There are no boundary changes affecting this seat.
Starting just north of Ayr itself, Central Ayrshire sweeps up the west coast through the pleasant resorts of Prestwick and Troon, incorporating Prestwick International Airport and a series of seaside towns. Its largest population centre is Irvine in the north, which is an odd mixture of historical picturesque and utilitarian new town, this latter a response to the pressing need for more social housing in the Glasgow area.
Traditional industries within the area include farming, paper production, and other strong manufacturing, service and tourism sectors.
There are numerous golf courses including Royal Troon and Prestwick, which was the first venue for the British Open golf championship.
Irvine was designated a new town in 1966, despite having been a Royal Burgh since the 14th Century. Planners expected Irvine to become a major town with a population of around 100,000. The current population is less than half that.
Irvine Bay Regeneration Company is working on a variety of projects extending from Ardrossan to Irvine in the decade to 2016. Projects which have either been completed or are in planning stages include new golf courses, the regeneration of the coastal towns, and redevelopment of the harbour.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
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