Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)
# Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)

Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Boundaries

The constituency consists of the northern half of East Ayrshire and contains the town of Kilmarnock and the Irvine Valley.

In 2005, the constituency was expanded to include part of the disbanded Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

There was a Kilmarnock and Loudoun local government district covering a similar area, from 1975 to 1996. At the 1983 general election, this district was coterminous with the constituency boundaries

It does not share the same borders as the Scottish Parliament constituency of the same name.

The main towns are:

* Newmilns and Greenholm
* Catrine *
* Auchinleck *
* Darvel
* Galston
* Hurlford
* Kilmarnock
* Kilmaurs
* Logan *
* Lugar *
* Mauchline *
* Muirkirk *
* Ochiltree*
* Sorn *
* Stewarton
* Dunlop

Those towns marked * were not part of the original Kilmarnock and Loudoun, but were absorbed from the disbanded Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1983 | Willie McKelvey | Labour |
| 1997 | Des Browne | Labour |
| 2010 | Cathy Jamieson | Labour Co-operative |
| 2015 | Alan Brown | SNP |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | SNP | Alan Brown | 24,216 | 50.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Hollins-Martin | 11,557 | 24.3 | -2.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin McGregor | 9,009 | 18.9 | -10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Thornley | 2,444 | 5.1 | +3.0 |
| | Libertarian | Stef Johnstone | 405 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,659 | 26.5 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,631 | 63.9 | +0.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

General election 2017: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | SNP | Alan Brown | 19,690 | 42.3 | -13.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Laura Dover | 13,421 | 28.9 | -1.5 |
| | Conservative | Alison Harper | 12,404 | 26.7 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Lang | 994 | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,269 | 13.4 | -11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,509 | 63.4 | -8.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | -5.9 | |

General election 2015: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | SNP | Alan Brown | 30,000 | 55.7 | +29.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Cathy Jamieson | 16,362 | 30.4 | −22.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Whittle | 6,752 | 12.5 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Ackland | 789 | 1.5 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,638 | 25.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,903 | 71.6 | +8.8 |
| | SNP gain from Labour Co-op | SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +25.9 | |

General election 2010: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Cathy Jamieson | 24,460 | 52.5 | +5.2 |
| | SNP | George Leslie | 12,082 | 26.0 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Janette McAlpine | 6,592 | 14.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sebastian M. Tombs | 3,419 | 7.3 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,378 | 26.5 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,553 | 62.8 | +1.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Des Browne | 20,976 | 47.3 | −7.7 |
| | SNP | Daniel Coffey | 12,273 | 27.7 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Gary Smith | 5,026 | 11.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lang | 4,945 | 11.1 | +3.5 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Hugh Kerr | 833 | 1.9 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Ronnie Robertson | 330 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,703 | 19.6 | -7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,383 | 60.9 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.5 | |

General election 2001: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Des Browne | 19,926 | 52.9 | +3.1 |
| | SNP | John M. Brady | 9,592 | 25.5 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Reece | 3,943 | 10.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stewart | 3,177 | 8.4 | +4.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jason Muir | 1,027 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,334 | 27.4 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,665 | 61.7 | −15.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Des Browne | 23,621 | 49.8 | +5.0 |
| | SNP | Alex Neil | 16,365 | 34.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Taylor | 5,125 | 10.8 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stewart | 1,891 | 4.0 | −1.5 |
| | Referendum | William Sneddon | 284 | 0.6 | New |
| | Natural Law | William Gilmour | 123 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,256 | 15.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,709 | 77.1 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1992: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William McKelvey | 22,210 | 44.8 | −3.7 |
| | SNP | Alex Neil | 15,231 | 30.7 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wilkinson | 9,438 | 19.0 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Philbrick | 2,722 | 5.5 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,979 | 14.1 | -15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,601 | 80.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William McKelvey | 23,713 | 48.5 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Aileen Bates | 9,586 | 19.6 | −5.1 |
| | SNP | George Leslie | 8,881 | 18.2 | +9.2 |
| | SDP | Peter Kerr | 6,698 | 13.7 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,127 | 28.9 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,878 | 78.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

General election 1983: Kilmarnock and Loudoun :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William McKelvey | 20,250 | 43.6 | -9.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Leckie | 11,450 | 24.7 | -4.4 |
| | SDP | Aubrey Ross | 10,545 | 22.7 | New |
| | SNP | Charles Calman | 4,165 | 9.0 | -9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,800 | 18.9 | -4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,410 | 75.6 | -5.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
