Scotland · Constituency
Central Ayrshire
Covers Irvine · Prestwick · Troon · Heathfield
Photograph shows Irvine, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Central Ayrshire.
Your member of parliament
Alan Gemmell
LabourLabour won Central Ayrshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,869 votes, or 16.6 points. A swing of 8.3 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 381 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 269.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.6 points, which is larger than 381 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 6,869 votes.
Majority
6,869
16.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.7%
-0.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
41,419 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan GemmellElected | Labour | 18,091 | 43.7% | +10.0 |
| Annie McIndoe | Scottish National Party | 11,222 | 27.1% | +24.6 |
| David Rocks | Conservative | 6,147 | 14.8% | -8.9 |
| Kevin Blades | Reform UK | 3,420 | 8.3% | -6.0 |
| Tom Kerr | Scottish Green Party | 1,039 | 2.5% | +2.2 |
| Elaine Ford | Liberal Democrat | 983 | 2.4% | -9.8 |
| Louise McDaid | Socialist Labour Party | 329 | 0.8% | +0.8 |
| Alan MacMillan | Social Democratic Party | 188 | 0.5% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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