Ayrshire and Bute Kilmarnock Constituency (PDivCon) : Political Parties

Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Coalition Liberal 13568 Elected
Co-operative Party 6652

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 12991 Elected
Labour 10752

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 10992 Elected
Liberal 8185
Conservative 6298

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 14237 Elected
Labour 13054

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17368 Elected
Conservative 10939
Liberal 7700

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Nov, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Labour (National Labour) 18465 Elected
Conservative 13270
Communist Party of Great Britain 1448

This was a by-election.



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
National Labour Organisation 21803 Elected
Independent Labour Party 14767

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 2nd Nov, 1933
Party Votes Outcome
National Labour Organisation 12577 Elected
Labour 9924
Independent Labour Party 7575
Scottish National Party & Scottish Party 6098

This was a by-election.



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
National Labour Organisation 19115 Elected
Labour 12558
Independent Labour Party 3582
Scottish National Party 2346

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 23837 Elected
Conservative 16300

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Dec, 1946
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 22456 Elected
Conservative 12239
Scottish National Party 2932

This was a by-election.




Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ayrshire and Bute Kilmarnock Constituency (PDivCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12753147/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 27th July 2026