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Ayr Burghs — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Ayr Burghs was won by Conservative at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 53 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Ayr Burghs from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell (Liberal) 2,460 53.7% William Malcolm Low (Conservative) 342 (7.5 pts) 84.0%
1886 Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell (Liberal Unionist) 2,673 64.1% John Sinclair (Liberal) 1,175 (28.2 pts) 76.5%
1892 William Birkmyre (Liberal) 2,760 50.1% James Somervell (Conservative) 7 (0.1 pts) 88.3%
1895 Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 3,057 52.9% William Birkmyre (Liberal) 335 (5.8 pts) 88.9%
1900 Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 3,101 55.3% Edmond Charles Browne (Liberal) 590 (10.5 pts) 82.3%
1906 George Younger (Conservative) 3,766 51.8% Joseph Dobbie (Liberal) 261 (3.6 pts) 90.5%
Dec 1910 George Younger (Conservative) 3,852 51.6% William Robertson (Liberal) 232 (3.1 pts) 90.7%
Jan 1910 George Younger (Conservative) 3,647 50.4% William Robertson (Liberal) 53 (0.7 pts) 89.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell Liberal 2,46053.7% Yes
William Malcolm Low Conservative 2,11846.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell Liberal Unionist 2,67364.1% Yes
John Sinclair Liberal 1,49835.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Birkmyre Liberal 2,76050.1% Yes
James Somervell Conservative 2,75349.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing Conservative 3,05752.9% Yes
William Birkmyre Liberal 2,72247.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing Conservative 3,10155.3% Yes
Edmond Charles Browne Liberal 2,51144.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Younger Conservative 3,76651.8% Yes
Joseph Dobbie Liberal 3,50548.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Younger Conservative 3,85251.6% Yes
William Robertson Liberal 3,62048.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Younger Conservative 3,64750.4% Yes
William Robertson Liberal 3,59449.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 28.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1906: Conservative margin 3.6 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 3.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

Ayr Burghs has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ayr Burghs in the Jan 1910 general election?

Conservative won Ayr Burghs in Jan 1910 with 3,647 votes (50.4%), a majority of 53 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Ayr Burghs since 1885?

Since 1885, Ayr Burghs has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Ayr Burghs?

The closest result on record for Ayr Burghs was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 7 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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