Cumnock West (ward)
{{Short description|Scottish electoral ward}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox Scotland ward
|name =Cumnock West
|year =1999
|council =East Ayrshire
|region =Scotland
|previous =Cumnock East
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Cumnock West and Auchinleck
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|abolished =2007
|next =Cumnock and New Cumnock
|electorate =2,903 (2003)
|population =
|elects_howmany=1
|towns =Cumnock
|scot_parl =Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
|scot_region =South Scotland
|westminster =Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
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Cumnock West was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Created in 1999, the ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.
The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election.
In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Cumnock and New Cumnock ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
Boundaries
The Cumnock West ward was created in 1999 by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements from parts of the Cumnock East, Cumnock South and Old Cumnock and Cumnock West and Auchinleck wards. The ward took in the western part of Cumnock including the neighbourhood of Holmhead.{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/EastAyrshire.pdf |title=Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland |date=September 1998 |access-date=19 January 2023}} In 2007, the ward was abolished as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 saw proportional representation and new multi-member wards introduced. The area covered by the Cumnock West ward was placed into the new Cumnock and New Cumnock ward.{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/EAST_AYRSHIRE.pdf |title=Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland |date=May 2016 |access-date=19 January 2023}}
Councillors
Election results
=2003 election=
{{main|2003 East Ayrshire Council election}}
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=1999 election=
{{main|1999 East Ayrshire Council election}}
{{:1999 East Ayrshire Council election|transcludesection=Cumnock West}}
References
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{{Wards of East Ayrshire}}
Category:Wards of East Ayrshire (1995–2007)