Central Ayrshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Central Ayrshire is Alan Gemmell (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Alan Gemmell took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,091 votes (43.7%), ahead of Annie McIndoe (Scottish National Party) on 11,222. 41,419 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,413, 59.7% of those registered. The majority was 6,869.
Key figures
What the figures show
Workplaces in Central Ayrshire accounted for 37,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,820 local units for March 2026.
2,200 children in Central Ayrshire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 15.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 18.3% in 2021/22 to 13.9% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Central Ayrshire had median pay of £41,524 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £42,201. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,166. The residents' figure ranks 192nd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
75.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.8 points). 24.4% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,625, or 3.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,585 twelve months before.
MP
Alan Gemmell, Labour
- MP for Central Ayrshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alan Gemmell on this site
In Parliament
What Alan Gemmell said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 September 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 92 spoken contributions by Alan Gemmell since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for his statement and welcome this decision. People in Ayrshire are proud of the role that Scotland has played in powering our nation.
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I thank the Opposition spokesperson for this debate today, but can I also say how grateful I am that the Minister for Border Security and Asylum, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley) is in her place?
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It is great to see the Minister in her place, and I thank her for a brilliant visit to Prestwick this week.
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I am grateful to the hon. Lady for listing the many failures of the SNP Government over their time in Holyrood.
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Scotch whisky is one of our great success stories, and I recognise that there are concerns from the Scotch Whisky Association about this proposed change.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Gemmell | Labour | 18,091 | 43.7% | +29.5 |
| Annie McIndoe | Scottish National Party | 11,222 | 27.1% | −19.1 |
| David Rocks | Conservative | 6,147 | 14.8% | −19.9 |
| Kevin Blades | Reform UK | 3,420 | 8.3% | |
| Tom Kerr | Scottish Green Party | 1,039 | 2.5% | |
| Elaine Ford | Liberal Democrat | 983 | 2.4% | −2.5 |
| Louise McDaid | Socialist Labour Party | 329 | 0.8% | |
| Alan MacMillan | Social Democratic Party | 188 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.7% | Scottish National Party 27.1% | 6,869 | 59.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 46.2% | Conservative 34.8% | 5,304 | 66.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Central Ayrshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- South Ayrshire S12000028
- North Ayrshire S12000021
Who has power over Central Ayrshire
Every body that makes decisions for Central Ayrshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Central Ayrshire this page: Alan Gemmell (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Central Ayrshire?
Alan Gemmell (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Central Ayrshire?
The House of Commons Library records 18,091 votes for Alan Gemmell of Labour and a majority of 6,869; 59.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Central Ayrshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,625, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Central Ayrshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,524 (April 2025).
How many children in Central Ayrshire live in low income families?
2,200 children under 16, 15.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.