Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair (ward)

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
East Ayrshire
Electorate	3,853 (1995)
Major settlements	Drongan; Ochiltree
UK Parliament constituency	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
1974–1999
Number of councillors	1
Replaced by	Drongan, Stair and Rankinston; Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair was one of 30 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 from 1977 until it was abolished.

In 1999, the ward was abolished and replaced by the Drongan, Stair and Rankinston and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens wards.

Boundaries

The Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair ward was created in 1974 by the Formation Electoral Arrangements from the previous Stair and Ochiltree electoral division and the Littlemill polling district of Ayr County Council. The ward took in a rural area around the villages of Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair and took in an area in the west of Cumnock and Doon Valley next to its border with Kyle and Carrick District Council.^[1] The boundaries remained largely unchanged following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981^[2] and the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1994.^[3] After the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the boundaries proposed by the second review became the Formation Electoral Arrangements for the newly created East Ayrshire Council – an amalgamation of Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council. In 1998, the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements abolished the ward and split it between two different wards – Drongan, Stair and Rankinston and Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens – ahead of the 1999 election.^[4]

Councillors

Election	Councillor
1974		J. Hodge
1977		J. Hodge
1992		E. Torrance
1995		T. Farrell

Election results

1995 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell	1,517	79.8	15.6
	SNP	J. Neill	270	14.2	10.6
	Conservative	M. Castle	113	5.9	5.0
Majority			1,247	65.6	26.2
Turnout			1,900	49.3	7.3
Registered electors			3,853
	Labour hold		Swing	13.1

Source:^[5]^[6]

1992 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Torrance	1,040	64.2	24.2
	SNP	J. Keirs	402	24.8	13.5
	Conservative	M. Castle	176	10.9	New
Majority			638	39.4	37.7
Turnout			1,618	42.0	8.2
Registered electors			3,853
	Labour hold		Swing	18.8

Source:^[6]^[7]

1988 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hodge	1,694	88.4	11.4
	SNP	J. McMaster	217	11.3	New
Majority			1,477	77.1	10.2
Turnout			1,911	50.2	8.1
Registered electors			3,816
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

Source:^[7]^[8]

1984 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Hodge	1,720	77.0
	Conservative	M. Castle	225	10.1
	Independent Labour	J. Graham	188	8.4
	SDP	J. McMaster	94	4.2
Majority			1,495	66.9
Turnout			2,227	55.3
Registered electors			3,831
	Labour hold

Source:^[8]^[9]

1980 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Hodge	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,785
	Labour hold

Source:^[9]^[10]

1977 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Hodge	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,797
	Labour gain from Independent Labour

Source:^[10]^[11]

1974 election

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Labour	J. Hodge	1,642	72.8
	Labour	W. Brown	614	27.2
Majority			1,028	45.6
Turnout			2,256	57.5
Registered electors			3,952
	Independent Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[11]

References

^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[1] "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[2] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[3] "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[4] "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[SCE1995-5] Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[SCE1992-6] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[SCE1988-7] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[SCE1984-8] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[SCE1980-9] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[SCE1977-10] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[SRE1974-11] Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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