Constituency profile

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Scotland · County constituency · East Ayrshire borough

Lillian Jones MP
Sitting MP

Lillian Jones

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Scotland
County constituency, East Ayrshire council
Last 5 GE winners
LSSSL
SNP 3/5, Labour 2/5
EU referendum 2016
39.5% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -12.4pp below mean
Current outlook
SNP +14.3pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Kilmarnock and Loudoun? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
39.5%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
40.2%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
20.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
64.6%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
34.2%
UK average ~36%
Median age
45.1
UK median ~40
Age 65+
25.1%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
26.1%
UK average ~28%

How did Kilmarnock and Loudoun vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 5,119 votes (12.1pp) · turnout 56.9%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Kilmarnock and Loudoun voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Kilmarnock and Loudoun crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (46%), Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (39%), Cunninghame South (13%), Clydesdale (1%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituencyShare of Kilmarnock and LoudounWinnerRunner-upElected MSP
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley46%SNP 33.2%Reform UK 24.1%Katie Hagmann
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley39%SNP 40.9%Labour 25.6%Alan Brown
Cunninghame South13%SNP 38.8%Labour 24.6%Patricia Gibson
Clydesdale1%SNP 36.3%Labour 24.1%Màiri McAllan

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Kilmarnock and Loudoun within East Ayrshire

The Westminster constituency of Kilmarnock and Loudoun sits entirely within East Ayrshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
East Ayrshire
1 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Kilmarnock and Loudoun at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Kilmarnock and Loudoun at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdCathie Jamieson52.5%14.2%7.3%---12,37862.8%
2015SNP gain from Lab CoopAlan Brown30.4%12.5%1.5%---13,63871.6%
2017SNP holdAlan Brown28.9%26.7%2.1%---6,26963.4%
2019notionalScottish National Party winnerAlan Brown 2019 MP, pre-review boundary18.9%24.3%5.1%--51.7%12,65963.7%
2024Lab gain from SNPLillian Jones44.9%8.3%2.0%8.2% Ref2.9%0.9%5,11956.9%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

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Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Kilmarnock and Loudoun. Politics shown for context.

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