Council by-election · East Ayrshire: Cumnock and New Cumnock ward · Thursday, 10 December 2026
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Life in East Ayrshire: Cumnock and New Cumnock ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
300 people in Cumnock and New Cumnock ward, 3.8% of residents aged 16–64, against 3.1% across Scotland (September 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in East Ayrshire
Average price £138,206, up 3.6% on a year earlier (August 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £77,399
Detached houses: £265,173
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, August 2026
0 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Cumnock and New Cumnock, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
William Crawford, Labour Party
June Kyle, Labour Party
Jim McMahon, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Neill Watts, Conservative and Unionist
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of East Ayrshire council (32 seats in 2026): Conservative 4, Labour 8, SNP 14, Other 6. Run by: SNP, as a minority administration.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
