Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)

Kilmarnock and Loudoun
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Kilmarnock and Loudoun in
Subdivisions of Scotland	East Ayrshire
Major settlements	Auchinleck, Dunlop, Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs, Stewarton
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Alan Brown (SNP)
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.

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Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

The constituency consists of the northern half of East Ayrshire and contains the town of Kilmarnock and the Irvine Valley.

In 2005, the constituency was expanded to include part of the disbanded Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

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]

It does not share the same borders as the Scottish Parliament constituency of the same name.

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

	Member^[2]	Party
1983	Willie McKelvey	Labour
1997	Des Browne	Labour
2010	Cathy Jamieson	Labour Co-operative
2015	Alan Brown	SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	SNP	Alan Brown
	Conservative	Jordan Cowie
	Scottish Green	Bex Glen
	Labour	Lillian Jones
	Independent	Stephen MacNamara
	Reform UK	William Thomson
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Thornley
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alan Brown	24,216	50.8	+8.5
	Conservative	Caroline Hollins-Martin	11,557	24.3	-2.4
	Labour	Kevin McGregor	9,009	18.9	-10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Thornley	2,444	5.1	+3.0
	Scottish Libertarian	Stef Johnstone	405	0.9	New
Majority			12,659	26.5	+13.1
Turnout			47,631	63.9	+0.5
	SNP hold		Swing	+9.2

General election 2017: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alan Brown	19,690	42.3	-13.4
	Labour Co-op	Laura Dover	13,421	28.9	-1.5
	Conservative	Alison Harper	12,404	26.7	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Lang	994	2.1	+0.6
Majority			6,269	13.4	-11.9
Turnout			46,509	63.4	-8.2
	SNP hold		Swing	-5.9

General election 2015: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alan Brown	30,000	55.7	+29.7
	Labour Co-op	Cathy Jamieson	16,362	30.4	−22.1
	Conservative	Brian Whittle	6,752	12.5	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Ackland	789	1.5	−5.8
Majority			13,638	25.3	N/A
Turnout			53,903	71.6	+8.8
	SNP gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	+25.9

General election 2010: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Cathy Jamieson	24,460	52.5	+5.2
	SNP	George Leslie	12,082	26.0	−1.7
	Conservative	Janette McAlpine	6,592	14.2	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sebastian M. Tombs	3,419	7.3	−3.8
Majority			12,378	26.5	+6.9
Turnout			46,553	62.8	+1.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des Browne	20,976	47.3	−7.7
	SNP	Daniel Coffey	12,273	27.7	+3.3
	Conservative	Gary Smith	5,026	11.3	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Lang	4,945	11.1	+3.5
	Scottish Socialist	Hugh Kerr	833	1.9	−0.9
	UKIP	Ronnie Robertson	330	0.7	New
Majority			8,703	19.6	-7.8
Turnout			44,383	60.9	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.5

General election 2001: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des Browne	19,926	52.9	+3.1
	SNP	John M. Brady	9,592	25.5	−9.0
	Conservative	Donald Reece	3,943	10.5	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Stewart	3,177	8.4	+4.4
	Scottish Socialist	Jason Muir	1,027	2.7	New
Majority			10,334	27.4	+12.1
Turnout			37,665	61.7	−15.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.1

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des Browne	23,621	49.8	+5.0
	SNP	Alex Neil	16,365	34.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Douglas Taylor	5,125	10.8	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Stewart	1,891	4.0	−1.5
	Referendum	William Sneddon	284	0.6	New
	Natural Law	William Gilmour	123	0.3	New
Majority			7,256	15.3	+1.2
Turnout			47,709	77.1	−2.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1992: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William McKelvey	22,210	44.8	−3.7
	SNP	Alex Neil	15,231	30.7	+12.5
	Conservative	Richard Wilkinson	9,438	19.0	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Philbrick	2,722	5.5	−8.2
Majority			6,979	14.1	-15.8
Turnout			49,601	80.0	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William McKelvey	23,713	48.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Aileen Bates	9,586	19.6	−5.1
	SNP	George Leslie	8,881	18.2	+9.2
	SDP	Peter Kerr	6,698	13.7	−9.0
Majority			14,127	28.9	+10.0
Turnout			48,878	78.0	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

General election 1983: Kilmarnock and Loudoun^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William McKelvey	20,250	43.6	-9.0
	Conservative	Peter Leckie	11,450	24.7	-4.4
	SDP	Aubrey Ross	10,545	22.7	New
	SNP	Charles Calman	4,165	9.0	-9.3
Majority			8,800	18.9	-4.5
Turnout			46,410	75.6	-5.5
	Labour win (new seat)

References

^ Crewe, Ivor (1983). British Parliamentary Constituencies - a statistical compendium. faber and faber. ISBN 0-571-13236-7.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.
^ "Elections and voting". East Ayrshire Council. East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "Kilmarnock & Loudoun parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/U/UK-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/ElectionsAndVoting/ElectionResults/ResultsforUKParliamentaryElections.aspx 8Aug15
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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