Riding profile

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

UK constituency — Scotland · Mixed · scotland

The question

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, a mixed constituency in Scotland, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 10-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the SNP ahead at 23% vote share, against 21% for Labour, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Elaine Stewart

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

SNP

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.9
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 23.2%
  • Labour 21.2%
  • Conservative 20.4%
  • Reform UK 19.2%
  • Green 7.7%
  • Lib Dems 5.0%
  • Other 3.2%

In context

How this riding stacks up

SNP Labour Conservative Reform UK
HereAyr, Carrick and Cumnock 23.2%21.2%20.4%19.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.5% +20.7 21.7% −0.4 18.9% +1.5 25.3% −6.2

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
10.2 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-7.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Elaine Stewart Elected Labour 14,930 36.5
Allan Dorans SNP 10,776 26.3
Martin Dowey Conservative 9,247 22.6
Andrew Russell Reform UK 3,544 8.7
Paul Kennedy Lib Dems 1,081 2.6
Korin Vallance Green 886 2.2
Corri Wilson Other 472 1.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Employment rate
68.6%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029