# Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)

Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Thereafter, it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Scottish Parliament constituency also called Cunninghame North continues in existence.

## Boundaries

The Cunninghame District electoral divisions of Arran, Largs and West Kilbride; Garnock Valley; and Saltcoats and Ardrossan.
In 1996 the Cunninghame district was reconstituted as the North Ayrshire council area, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the seat disappeared in 2005.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | John Corrie | Conservative |
| 1987 | Brian Wilson | Labour |
| 2005 | constituency abolished. See North Ayrshire & Arran | constituency abolished. See North Ayrshire & Arran |

## Election results
### Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Cunninghame North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Corrie | 15,557 | 38.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | John Carson | 13,920 | 34.6 | −4.3 |
| | SDP | Ralph Leishman | 7,268 | 18.1 | +11.3 |
| | SNP | Colin Cameron | 3,460 | 8.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,637 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,205 | 75.7 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Cunninghame North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 19,061 | 44.4 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | John Corrie | 14,594 | 34.0 | −4.7 |
| | SDP | Douglas J. Herbison | 5,185 | 12.1 | −6.0 |
| | SNP | Matthew Brown | 4,076 | 9.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,467 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,916 | 78.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Cunninghame North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 17,564 | 41.0 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Edith Clarkson | 14,625 | 34.1 | +0.1 |
| | SNP | David M. Crossan | 7,813 | 18.2 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas J. Herbison | 2,864 | 6.7 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,939 | 6.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,866 | 73.8 | −4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1997: Cunninghame North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 20,686 | 50.3 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Janet Mitchell | 9,647 | 23.5 | −10.6 |
| | SNP | Kim Nicoll | 7,584 | 18.4 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Freel | 2,271 | 5.5 | −1.2 |
| | Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 501 | 1.2 | New |
| | Referendum | Ian Winton | 440 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,039 | 26.8 | +19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,129 | 73.3 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Cunninghame North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 15,571 | 46.0 | −4.3 |
| | SNP | Campbell Martin | 7,173 | 21.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wilkinson | 6,666 | 19.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Chmiel | 3,060 | 9.0 | +3.5 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Sean Scott | 964 | 2.9 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 382 | 1.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,398 | 24.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,816 | 61.5 | −11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |