Scottish Parliament election results - Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency 2021
Sharon Dowey, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10903
Kirsten Herbst-Gray, Scottish Liberal Democrats 875
Carol Ann Mochan, Scottish Labour Party 8604
Elena Whitham, Scottish National Party (SNP) 15240
Total votes cast: 35622
Elena Whitham was elected with a majority of 4337
The turnout figure within the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency was 59.6%
Notes to editors
The Constituency Returning Officer was Eddie Fraser.
There were a total of 41 polling places in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, which were open from 07:00 to 22:00
There were a total of 132 ballot boxes from polling places and 56 postal vote ballot boxes, which were transported to the Galleon Leisure Centre in Kilmarnock. The count began at 09:30 on Saturday 8 May.
The number of applications received for postal votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency was 14,515.
The current electorate for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency is 59,924.
For the past two Parliamentary elections, the turnout figures were:
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
2011 – 48.5%
2016 – 54.3%