Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Central Ayrshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2005
Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandNorth Ayrshire, South Ayrshire
Electorate69,413
Major settlementsIrvine, Prestwick, Troon
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentAlan Gemmell (Labour)
Created fromCunninghame South, Ayr
19501983
Created fromAyr Burghs, Bute and Northern Ayrshire, and Kilmarnock
Replaced byCunninghame South, Cunninghame North and Ayr[1]
Overlaps
Scottish ParliamentAyr,
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.

  1. ^ "'Ayrshire Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.