PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION

5 MAY 2005

AYR, CARRICK AND CUMNOCK Constituency

Electorate 72,786 Total Votes cast b/f 45,100 Percentage Poll 62 %

Here is the result for the

AYR, CARRICK AND CUMNOCK Constituency:

Candidate's Name Description No of Votes Charles ‘Chic’ BRODIE Scottish National Party (SNP) 5,932 Mark Graham JONES Scottish Conservative and Unionist 10,436 Party Candidate Bryan McCORMACK UKIPScotland 365 James McDAID Socialist Labour Party 395 Sandra OSBORNE Party Candidate 20,433 Donald SHARP Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 592 Murray STEELE Scottish Socialist Party 554 Colin Macdonald WAUGH Scottish Liberal Democrats 6,341

The number of rejected papers was 52

I declare Sandra OSBORNE to be elected.

The majority for Sandra OSBORNE was 9,997

Statement of Rejected Ballot Papers Want of official mark. 2 Voting for more than one candidate. 23 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified. 5 Unmarked or void for uncertainty. 22 TOTAL 52

6 May 2005 TOM CAIRNS Returning Officer PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION

5 MAY 2005

CENTRAL Constituency

Electorate 67,838 Total Votes cast b/f 42,948 Percentage Poll 63.3 %

Here is the result for the

CENTRAL AYRSHIRE Constituency:

Candidate's Name Description No of Votes Garry James CLARK Scottish Conservative and Unionist 9,482 Party Candidate Robert COCHRANE Socialist Labour Party 468 Brian Harold DONOHOE The Scottish Labour Party Candidate 19,905 Jim GROVES UKIPScotland 346 Jahangir HANIF Scottish National Party (SNP) 4,969 Iain KENNEDY Scottish Liberal Democrats 6,881 Denise MORTON Scottish Socialist Party 820

The number of rejected papers was 77

I declare Brian Harold DONOHOE to be elected.

The majority for Brian Harold DONOHOE was 10,423

Statement of Rejected Ballot Papers Want of official mark. 4 Voting for more than one candidate. 19 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified. 5 Unmarked or void for uncertainty. 49 TOTAL 77

6 May 2005 TOM CAIRNS Returning Officer