Members of Parliament
The current MP is Katy Clark. There have been no previous members of parliament for this new constituency. The previous seat of Cunninghame North was held by Brian Wilson. Brian Donohoe, who previously held Cunninghame South, is now the Member for Central Ayrshire.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | William Finnie | Liberal | |
| 1874 | Roger Montgomerie | ||
| 1880 | Robert William Cochran-Patrick | Conservative | |
| 1885 | Hugh Elliot | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1892 | Thomas Cochrane | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1910 | Andrew Macbeth Anderson | Liberal | |
| 1911 | Duncan Frederick Campbell | Conservative | |
| 1916 | Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston | Conservative | |
| 1918 | Bute and Northern Ayrshire constituency created. | ||
| 1918 | Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston | Unionist | |
| 1935 | Sir Charles MacAndrew | Unionist | |
| 1959 | Sir Fitzroy Maclean | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | John Corrie | Conservative | |
| 1983 | Cunninghame North constituency created | ||
| 1983 | John Corrie | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Brian Wilson | Labour | |
| 2005 | North Ayrshire and Arran constituency created | ||
| 2005 | Katy Clark | Labour | |
Read more about this topic: North Ayrshire And Arran (UK Parliament Constituency)
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