UK Explained

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Represented in Parliament by Elaine Stewart (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Elaine Stewart, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 212 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £790£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 416 areas and lower than 232.

UK 3.9%This area 3.8%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock£7903.8%
Vale of Glamorgan£7893.7%
Hemel Hempstead£7963.8%
Colchester£7783.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Elaine Stewart

Labour

MAJORITY
4,154

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
58%

of people who could vote did

Elaine Stewart won with 36% of the votes, and Allan Dorans (Scottish National Party) came second with 26%.

Votes for each party

Labour36% · 14,930
Scottish National Party26% · 10,776
Conservative23% · 9,247
Reform UK9% · 3,544
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,081
Scottish Green Party2% · 886
Everyone else1% · 472
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Elaine StewartLabour14,93036.5%
Allan DoransScottish National Party10,77626.3%
Martin DoweyConservative9,24722.6%
Andrew RussellReform UK3,5448.7%
Paul KennedyLiberal Democrat1,0812.6%
Korin VallanceScottish Green Party8862.2%
Corri WilsonAlba Party4721.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£790 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.8%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026