Central Ayrshire

Central Ayrshire is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in Scotland. The seat was last held by Dr Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party) between 7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024.

2010 General Election

The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,007
Electorate
68,352
Turnout
64.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Donohoe, Brian
Labour
20,950 47.7% 1.3%
Golden, Maurice
Conservative
8,943 20.4% -1.8%
Mullen, John
Scottish National Party
8,364 19.0% 7.5%
Chamberlain, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
5,236 11.9% -4.1%
McDaid, John
Socialist Labour Party
422 1.0% 1.0%