Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

of the

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( Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. From the

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, Kilmarnock and Loudoun was redrawn and renamed Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.

Electoral region

The region covered all of the

Falkirk council area Falkirk (; sco, Fawkirk; gd, An Eaglais Bhreac) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one ...

, all of the

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, part of the South Lanarkshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area and a small part of the East Dumbartonshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in

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, with the name and boundaries of an existing

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(

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) constituency. The Westminster constituency was created during the period of local government regions and districts, 1975 to 1996, when there was a Kilmarnock and Loudoun district of the

Strathclyde region Strathclyde ( in Gaelic, meaning "strath (valley) of the River Clyde") was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government ...

. In 1996 regions and districts were replaced with unitary council areas. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in

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''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''
. The Holyrood constituency covers a northern portion of the East Ayrshire council area. The rest of the East Ayrshire area is covered by Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, which also covers a southern portion of the South Ayrshire council area. Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is within the South of Scotland electoral region.

Boundary review

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'' Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament in time for the 2011 elections, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the creating of a new seat to be known as Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley This new creation is formed by the Kilmarnock, Annick, and Irvine Valley electoral areas of East Ayrshire.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

2007 Parliamentary election

2003 Parliamentary election

1999 Parliamentary election

Footnotes

External links

Constituency website
{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999-2011 Politics of Kilmarnock 1999 establishments in Scotland Constituencies established in 1999 2011 disestablishments in Scotland Constituencies disestablished in 2011 Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011 Galston, East Ayrshire Politics of East Ayrshire Darvel Stewarton