Is this the death of Ayrshire?

Craig Winning 1543 - 1543 • Published 20 Feb 2008 14:50 0 Comments

Barmy proposals from the Boundary Commission could sound the death knell for Ayrshire.

Under a review of the Scottish Parliament constituencies Cumnock and Auchinleck would be taken out of Ayrshire altogether. Instead they would be lumped together - in a giant constituency to be called Cumnock and Clydesdale - with large parts of South Lanarkshire, including Stonehouse, Strathaven and Biggar.

There is strong opposition to the review, with concerns that the identity of Ayrshire will be ripped apart.

The proposals, which have been labelled 'ridiculous", also want to put Mauchline in a new Kilmarnock constituency, while the Doon Valley area will be in with South Ayr.

It could mean one particular East Ayrshire Council ward, Ballochmyle, would have THREE different constituencies.

Relevant parties now have just under a month to let their views be known, with the consultation coming to and end in mid-March.

FOR MORE SEE THE CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 20 EDITION

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This article appeared in Cumnock Chronicle 20 Feb 08

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