HOW AYRSHIRE VOTED 2019 (WESTMINSTER)

In the 2017 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as follows:

(1) North Ayrshire and Arran

Patricia Gibson, SNP - 23,376

David Rocks, Conservative - 14,855

Cameron Gilmore, Labour - 6,702

Louise Young, Lib Dems - 2,107
David Nairn, Greens - 1,114

(2) Kilmarnock and Loudon

Alan Brown, SNP - 24,216

Caroline Hollins-Martin, Conservative - 11,557

Kevin McGregor, Labour - 9,009

Edward Thornley, Lib Dems - 2,444
Stef Johnstone, Libertarian - 405

(3) Central Ayrshire

Philippa Whitford, SNP - 21,486

Derek Stillie, Conservative - 16,182

Nairn McDonald, Labour - 11,762

Emma Farthing, Lib Dems - 2,283

(4) Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock

Alan Dorrans, SNP - 20,272
Martin Dowey, Conservative - 17,943

Carol Mochan, Labour - 6,219

Callum Leslie, Lib Dems - 2,158

TOTAL VOTE            194,090

SNP                                      89,350 (46%)

CONSERVATIVES           60,537 (31%)

LABOUR                             33,692 (17%)

LIB-DEMs                             8,992 (5%)
GREENS                                1,114 (<1%)
LIBERTARIANS                    405 (<1%)

Compared to the previous election (2017) the SNP vote grew largely at the expense of the Labour Party, which shrank. The Lib Dems made a slight recovery, and two minor parties appeared.