Bute_and_Northern_Ayrshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983


Bute and Northern Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

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History

The constituency was formed by combining Buteshire (which historically included the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae) with part of North Ayrshire. The rest of Ayrshire North was merged into Kilmarnock.

In 1918 the constituency consisted of "The county of Bute, inclusive of all burghs, situated therein, and the county district of Northern Ayr, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except insofar as included in the Ayr District of Burghs".

In 1950 some of the constituency was transferred to the then new constituency of Central Ayrshire.

In 1983, Bute and Northern Ayrshire was divided between Argyll and Bute and Cunninghame North.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The county of Bute, and the county district of Northern Ayr, inclusive of all burghs therein except in so far as included in the Ayr District of Burghs.[2]

1950–1955: The county of Bute, the burghs of Ardrossan, Largs, and Saltcoats, and the district of Saltcoats.[3]

1955–1983: The county of Bute, the burghs of Ardrossan, Largs, Saltcoats, and Stevenston, and the district of Saltcoats.[4]

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

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See also


References

  1. "'Ayrshire North and Bute', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Bute and North Ayrshire and Central Ayrshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/175". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2171–2174.
  3. Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  4. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 615. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  5. The Times, 17 November 1922
  6. The Times, 8 December 1923
  7. Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  8. The Times, 1 June 1929
  9. Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  10. Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  11. Whitaker's Almanack 1977

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