Ayre
Sheading of the Isle of Man
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::summary Sheading of the Isle of Man ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ayre |
| native_name | Inver Ayre |
| native_name_lang | gv |
| settlement_type | Sheading |
| image_map | Sheadings-Ayre.svg |
| map_caption | Sheading of Ayre |
| coordinates | |
| area_total_km2 | 115.1 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_rank | 2 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2,989 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| subdivision_type | Crown dependency |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Parishes |
| subdivision_name1 | Andreas, Bride, Lezayre |
| subdivision_type2 | Town |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Ayre
| native_name = Inver Ayre | native_name_lang = gv
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Ayre ( ; ) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man.
It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Andreas, Bride and (Kirk Christ) Lezayre.
The town of Ramsey, which is administered separately, covers areas of two historic parishes (Lezayre, and Maughold in the sheading of Garff). It is treated as part of Garff for some purposes, e.g. the coroner.
Other settlements in the sheading include Glen Auldyn and Sulby (both in the parish of Lezayre).
Etymology
The derivation of the word ayre is from Old Norse "eyrr", meaning a shingle beach. It refers to a storm beach forming a narrow spit of shingle or sand cutting across the landward and seaward ends of a shallow bay. This may partly cut off a sheltered stretch of water from the sea to form a shallow freshwater loch. This word is still in use for the particular landform in the Northern Isles of Scotland.
[[House of Keys|MHK]]s and elections
Before the 2016 elections, Ayre was one of the House of Keys constituencies. It is now part of the Ayre & Michael constituency.
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| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates | 1903 | 1913 | 1919 | 1924 | 1929 | 1934 | 1962 | 1966 | 1976 | 1980 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Called following the elevation to the LegCo of Percy Radcliffe. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayre becomes a 1-seat constituency, previously having had 2 seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Radcliffe elevated to LegCo in 1985. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | 80.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | 72.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | 58.85% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Called following the resignation of Edgar Quine. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Election | 69.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Election | 67.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Notes
References
References
- "Ayre (Sheading, Isle of Man)". City Population.
- "Census and Population". Government Isle of Man.
- . ["Coroners"](https://www.courts.im/court-information/coroners/).
- [http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/geology/orkneyShetland/voes.asp "Voes, Ayres and Beaches"] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-05-06 Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2007.)
- "Isle of Man Election Results 2001".
- "Isle of Man By-Election Results 2002 - 2005".
- "Isle of Man Election Results 2006".
- "Isle of Man Election Results 2011".
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