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Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population82,864 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPWillie Coffey
Council areaEast Ayrshire
Created fromKilmarnock and Loudoun

Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of East Ayrshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, following the redrawing and renaming of the old Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency which had been in the Central Scotland region. It has been held continuously by Willie Coffey of the Scottish National Party, who was previously the member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

Electoral region

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The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.

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

Constituency boundaries and council area

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Wards of the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Scottish Parliament constituency as of 2011.

East Ayrshire is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituencies: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley and Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.

The electoral wards in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency are listed below. All of these wards are part of East Ayrshire:[2]

Constituency profile

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The Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency is a part-urban part-rural constituency located along the northern half of the East Ayrshire council area. Towards the south-west of the constituency is the town of Kilmarnock and its adjoining towns and villages. Kilmarnock is a former industrial town which is mostly made up of social housing, with some suburban housing towards the western end of the town. To the east of the town, along the valley of the River Irvine, is a string of industrial towns and villages such as Galston and Newmilns located within the parish of Loudoun. The region was once dependent upon the manufacture of textiles before the industry's collapse throughout the mid-20th Century. The north of the constituency is mostly made up of farmlands, with the historic town of Stewarton lying directly north of Kilmarnock along the Annick Water.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election Member Party
2011 Willie Coffey Scottish National Party

Election results

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2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Willie Coffey[a] 21,418 52.7 Decrease2.7 18,649 45.8 Decrease3.4
Labour Kevin McGregor 9,737 24.0 Increase1.2 8,199 20.1 Decrease0.8
Conservative Brian Whittle[b] 8,295 20.4 Increase1.2 8,781 21.6 Increase1.9
Scottish Green 2,017 5.0 Increase0.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen McQuistin 919 2.3 Decrease0.3 868 2.1 Steady0.0
All for Unity 706 1.7 New
Alba 636 1.6 New
Independent Green Voice 223 0.5 New
Scottish Family 177 0.4 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 137 0.3 New
Scottish Libertarian Stef Johnstone 253 0.6 New 89 0.2 New
Reform UK 86 0.2 New
UKIP 57 0.1 Decrease1.9
Freedom Alliance (UK) 61 0.1 New
Scotia Future 23 0.1 New
Vanguard Party (UK) 11 0.0 New
Majority 11,681 28.7 Decrease3.9
Valid Votes 40,622 40,720
Invalid Votes 90 55
Turnout 40,712 61.5 Increase6.4 40,775 61.6 Increase6.5
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley[4][7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Willie Coffey[a] 19,047 55.4 Increase2.2 16,952 49.2 Increase0.8
Labour Dave Meechan 7,853 22.8 Decrease11.6 7,209 20.9 Decrease10.9
Conservative Brian Whittle[b] 6,597 19.2 Increase8.8 6,799 19.7 Increase9.4
Scottish Green 1,522 4.4 Increase2.0
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Plenderleith 888 2.6 Increase0.7 710 2.1 Increase0.5
UKIP 706 2.0 Increase1.4
Solidarity 251 0.7 Increase0.5
RISE 193 0.6 New
Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent 121 0.4 New
Majority 11,194 32.6 Increase13.8
Valid Votes 34,385 34,463
Invalid Votes 116 49
Turnout 34,501 55.1 Increase4.5 34,512 55.1 Increase4.5
SNP hold Swing Increase6.8
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Elected on the party list
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley[4][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Willie Coffey[a] 16,964 53.2 N/A 15,438 48.4 N/A
Labour Matt McLaughlin 10,971 34.4 N/A 10,154 31.8 N/A
Conservative Grant Fergusson 3,309 10.4 N/A 3,271 10.3 N/A
Scottish Green 756 2.4 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 574 1.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robbie Simpson 614 1.9 N/A 498 1.6 N/A
Socialist Labour 402 1.3 N/A
BNP 268 0.8 N/A
UKIP 207 0.6 N/A
Scottish Christian 181 0.6 N/A
Scottish Socialist 103 0.3 N/A
Solidarity 54 0.2 N/A
Majority 5,993 18.8 N/A
Valid Votes 31,858 31,906
Invalid Votes 126 93
Turnout 31,984 50.6 N/A 31,999 50.6 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency

References

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  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 111. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Scottish Parliament Elections". East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Notice of Result" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Regional Notice of Result" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Regional Result Notice" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Regional Result Notice" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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