Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)
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| County constituency | |
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| Kilmarnock and Loudoun shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 1918 as Kilmarnock (renamed 1983, expanded 2005) |
| MP: | Des Browne |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | East Ayrshire |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
The constituency consists of the northern half of East Ayrshire and contains the town of Kilmarnock and the Loudoun Valley.In 2005, the constituency was expanded to include part of the disbanded Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
There was a Kilmarnock and Loudoun local government district covering a similar area, from 1975 to 1996.
Although sharing the same name, it does not share the same borders as the Scottish Parliament constituency.
The main towns are:
- Catrine *
- Auchinleck *
- Darvel
- Galston
- Hurlford
- Kilmarnock
- Kilmaurs
- Logan *
- Lugar *
- Mauchline *
- Muirkirk *
- Newmilns and Greenholm
- Sorn *
- Stewarton
Members of Parliament
- 1983 — 1997: William McKelvey
- 1997 — present: Des Browne
Election results
See also
External links
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