Central Ayrshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire |
Electorate | 69,413 |
Major settlements | Irvine, Prestwick, Troon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | Alan Gemmell (Labour) |
Created from | Cunninghame South, Ayr |
1950–1983 | |
Created from | Ayr Burghs, Bute and Northern Ayrshire, and Kilmarnock |
Replaced by | Cunninghame South, Cunninghame North and Ayr[1] |
Overlaps | |
Scottish Parliament | Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley, Cunninghame South |
Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.