Kilmarnock and Loudoun: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Lillian Jones (Labour) is the MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Lillian Jones (Labour) 19,055 votes and Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) 13,936, a majority of 5,119. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.9% (42,478 of 74,628).
Key figures
What the figures show
DWP figures count 2,517 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 15.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 13.6% in 2024/25, from 17.0% in 2021/22.
3,195 business sites were registered in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in March 2026 (3,155 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 73.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.5 points. The economically inactive share was 22.9%.
Residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,344 for workplace jobs and £38,310 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £38,423. The residents' figure ranks 313th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,130 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,085.
MP
Lillian Jones, Labour
- MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lillian Jones on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Lillian Jones's latest words in Parliament, from 9 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 82 spoken contributions by Lillian Jones since 4 July 2024.
I welcome the Minister’s statement on approving Jackdaw. Particularly during the current global instability, it is going to help strengthen our energy security, and protect skills and jobs.
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I would like to place on the record my thanks to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for taking the time to meet me and a formidable local veteran from Ayrshire, Alan Middleton, who does fantastic work with the local Army Cadet Force under the West Lowland Battalion.
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I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) on securing this important debate.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart.
May I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments about 9/11, and about our brave police officer who lost his life?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Jones | Labour | 19,055 | 44.9% | +25.9 |
| Alan Brown | Scottish National Party | 13,936 | 32.8% | −18.0 |
| Jordan Cowie | Conservative | 3,527 | 8.3% | −16.0 |
| William Thomson | Reform UK | 3,472 | 8.2% | |
| Bex Glen | Scottish Green Party | 1,237 | 2.9% | |
| Edward Thornley | Liberal Democrat | 850 | 2.0% | −3.1 |
| Stephen McNamara | Independent | 401 | 0.9% |
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 44.9% | Scottish National Party 32.8% | 5,119 | 56.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 50.8% | Conservative 24.3% | 12,659 | 63.7% |
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
Kilmarnock and Loudoun lies within East Ayrshire.
- East Ayrshire S12000008
Who has power over Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Every body that makes decisions for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, 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
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun this page: Lillian Jones (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 Kilmarnock and Loudoun?
UK Parliament lists Lillian Jones, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kilmarnock and Loudoun?
Lillian Jones (Labour) won with 19,055 votes, a majority of 5,119, on a turnout of 56.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kilmarnock and Loudoun?
3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,130 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Kilmarnock and Loudoun?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,310 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Kilmarnock and Loudoun live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,517 (15.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
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.