Result: Ayrshire Central
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 46.4% |
| Conservative |  | 22.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 16.1% |
| Swing: 0.7% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Brian Donohoe | Labour | 19,905 | 46.4 | -2.8 |
| Garry Clarke | Conservative | 9,482 | 22.1 | -4.1 |
| Iain Kennedy | Liberal Democrat | 6,881 | 16.1 | +9.7 |
| Jahangir Hanif | SNP | 4,969 | 11.6 | -3.0 |
| Denise Morton | Scottish Socialist Party | 820 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
| Bobby Cochrane | Socialist Labour Party | 468 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| James Groves | UK Independence Party | 346 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Majority | 10,423 | 24.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,871 | 62.5 | +1.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR AYRSHIRE CENTRAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.2% |
| Conservative |  | 26.2% |
| SNP |  | 14.6% |
| Others |  | 10.0% |
