Mauchline (ward)
| Mauchline | |
|---|---|
| East Ayrshire | |
| Electorate | 2,875 (2003) |
| Major settlements | Mauchline |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudon |
| 1974–2007 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Ballochmyle Cumnock and New Cumnock |
Mauchline was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1974, the ward was initially within Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council before the local government reforms in the 1990s. 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 after gaining it from the Conservatives in 1977 until it was abolished.
In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Ballochmyle ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.