is a
Constituency of the
Scottish Parliament (
Holyrood ). It elects one
Member Of The Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
Plurality (first Past The Post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the
South Of Scotland Electoral Region , which elects seven
Additional Members , in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of
Proportional Representation for the region as a whole.
The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are
Ayr ,
Carrick, Cumnock And Doon Valley ,
Clydesdale ,
Dumfries ,
East Lothian ,
Galloway And Upper Nithsdale ,
Roxburgh And Berwickshire and
Tweeddale, Ettrick And Lauderdale .
The region covers the
Dumfries And Galloway Council Area , the
Scottish Borders Council Area , the
South Ayrshire Council Area , part of the
East Ayrshire Council Area , part of the
East Lothian Council Area , part of the
Midlothian Council Area , part of the
North Ayrshire Council Area and part of the
South Lanarkshire Council Area .
The Cunninghame South constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
1999 , with the name and boundaries of an existing
Westminster Constituency . In
2005 , however, Scottish Westminster (
House Of Commons ) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituenciesSee
''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland ''.
The Holyrood constituency is covers a south-eastern portion of the
North Ayrshire Council Area . The rest of the
Council Area is covered by the
Cunninghame North constituency, which is in the
West Of Scotland electoral region.
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Scottish Labour Party
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Irene Oldfather
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10,270
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438
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-52
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Scottish National Party
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Duncan Ross
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8,102
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346
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+123
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Scottish Conservative Party
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Pat McPhee
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3,073
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131
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+28
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Iain Dale
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1,977
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84
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+18
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Scottish Labour Party
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Irene Oldfather
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11,165
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4903
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−379
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Scottish National Party
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Michael Russell MSP
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5,089
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2235
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−734
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Scottish Socialist Party
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Rosemary Byrne
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2,677
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1176
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+1176
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Scottish Conservative Party
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Andrew Brocklehurst
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2,336
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1026
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−116
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Iain Dale
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1,505
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661
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+054
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Scottish Labour Party
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Irene Oldfather
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14,936
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5282
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n/a
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Scottish National Party
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Michael Russell
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8,395
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2969
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n/a
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Scottish Conservative Party
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Murray Tosh
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3,229
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1142
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n/a
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Stuart Ritchie
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1,717
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607
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n/a
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