Since 1997 the area south of the Slaphouse Burn had been part of the
Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley parliamentary constituency as opposed to the
Ayr constituency. This also applied in the suburb of
Alloway. Boundaries for
UK Parliament constituencies were changed again in 2005, and Doonfoot was
reunited with Ayr, but the division persisted in the
Scottish Parliament. This was unpopular locally, and former
Member of Parliament Phil Gallie challenged this in court by way of a
judicial review but this was unsuccessful. It was not until the first periodic review of Scottish parliamentary boundaries prior to the
2011 Scottish Parliament election that Doonfoot and Alloway were transferred back to the
Ayr constituency along with
Forehill, Masonhill and
Kincaidston. This now forms part of the current political boundaries of the Ayr constituency which encompasses the electoral wards of Troon, Prestwick, Ayr North, Ayr East and Ayr West. At the same time, the electoral ward of Kyle was transferred from the former Ayr constituency to Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley. At the 2003
South Ayrshire Council election the Doonfoot and Seafield electoral ward returned the largest
Conservative vote in Scotland, with Conservative Councillor Cherry Young winning with 77.63% of the vote. In the Scottish Parliament, the area is represented by SNP MSP
Siobhian Brown as part of the
Ayr constituency. At Westminster, Doonfoot is represented by
Elaine Stewart of
Scottish Labour as part of the
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency. == Features ==