UK general elections › 2010 › Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock — 2010
Sandra Osborne (Labour Party) was elected with 21,632 votes— 47.1% of 45,893 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,893
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Osborne | Labour Party | 21,632 | 47.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | William Grant | Conservative Party | 11,721 | 25.5% | — | |
| 3 | Charles Brodie | Scottish National Party | 8,276 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | James Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 4,264 | 9.3% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.