was a
Constituency of the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom (
Westminster ) from 1983 until 2005. It was represented by one
Member Of Parliament (MP) elected by the
First Past The Post system of
Election .
In 2005 a northern area of the constituency was merged with
Cunninghame North to form
North Ayrshire And Arran . The rest of the Cunninghame South constituency was merged with a northern area from
Ayr and a small area from
Carrick, Cumnock And Doon Valley to form
Central Ayrshire .
The
Cunninghame South Constituency Of The Scottish Parliament , which was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the Westminster constituency, continues in existence unaltered.
The constituency was created to cover part of the
Cunninghame District of the
Strathclyde Region , and it included the town of
Irvine . The rest of the district was covered by
Cunninghame North .
In 1996 the district was reconstituted as the
North Ayrshire Council Area .
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Scottish National Party
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Bill Kidd
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5,194
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185
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-23
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Pam Paterson
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2,782
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99
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-02
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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John Boyd
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2,094
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74
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+29
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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Bobby Cochrane
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382
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14
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''N/A''
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