Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
| Central Ayrshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Central Ayrshire in Scotland for the 2005 general election | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire |
| Major settlements | Irvine, Prestwick, Troon |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Philippa Whitford (SNP) |
| Created from | Cunninghame South, Ayr |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Created from | Ayr Burghs, Bute and Northern Ayrshire, and Kilmarnock |
| Replaced by | Cunninghame South, Cunninghame North and Ayr |
| Overlaps | |
| Scottish Parliament | Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley, Cunninghame South |
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