History
The constituency was created by merging the Ayr burgh and Prestwick burgh components of the Ayr District of Burghs constituency with parts of the South Ayrshire and Kilmarnock constituencies.
For the 1997 general election, the boundaries of the constituency were substantially altered in a move which saw the suburbs of Alloway and Doonfoot being transferred to the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency. This change led to a substantial alteration in the demographic of the constituency with the Labour Party being the main beneficiaries.
In 2005 the constituency was divided between the new Central Ayrshire and Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituencies.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Ayr, which was created in 1999, continues in existence unaltered.
Read more about this topic: Ayr (UK Parliament Constituency)
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