Status Quo As Votes Are Cast

Sandy Kilpatrick • Published 12 May 2010 15:24 0 Comments

Voters across Cumnock, Doon Valley and Upper Nithsdale kept the status quo be returning their presiding parties to power - and waking up to a Hung Parliament following the knife edge election.

Almost 140,000 voters across the three constituencies came out to mark their ballot hoping to make a difference.

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley MSP Cathy Jamieson took the Kilmarnock and Loudon MP with a healthy majority of 12,378 in last Thursday's election gathering 24,460 votes, 3484 more than retiring Labour MP Des Browne.

Re-elected MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, Sandra Osborne, retained her seat by a healthy margin. The Labour member received 21,632 votes, a majority of 9,911.

Incumbent Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell, who represents constituents in Kelloholm, Kirkconnel and Upper Nithsdale, became Scotland's lone Tory returning to power with 17,457 votes - more than 4000 ahead of closest rival Labour candidate Claudia Beamish. Mr Mundell put his re-election down to his own record as an MP trying to represent people "whether they vote for me or not".

Check out the results for yourself on the Chronicle's website. http://tiny.cc/cduelection

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