East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire
Aest Ayrshire
Siorrachd Àir an Ear

Logo

Admin HQ

London Road, Kilmarnock

Government

• Body

East Ayrshire Council
http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/

• Control

SNP + Con (council NOC)

• MPs

• MSPs

Area

• Total

487 sq mi (1,262 km²)

Area rank

Ranked 14th

Population (2010 est.)

• Total

123,000

• Rank

Ranked 16th

• Density

250/sq mi (95/km²)

ONS code

00QK

ISO 3166 code

GB-EAY

East Ayrshire (Scots: Aest Ayrshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock.^[1] With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

The current chief executive officer of East Ayrshire Council is Fiona Lees, who acts as a representative of the council and as a link between East Ayrshire Council parliamentary business and local residents of the authority.^[2] The current leader of East Ayrshire Council is Councillor Douglas Reid of the Scottish National Party, who is supported by the Depute Leader of the Council, currently Councillor Tom Cook of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.^[3]

Overview

Kilmarnock is the largest town, followed by Cumnock; other small main towns are New Cumnock and Stewarton. The area was formed in 1996, from the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley districts. Kilmarnock is the county's capital and also largest town. The former Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council was also twinned with Sukhum, Abkhazia. Following a review of links this link is now considered as a friendship link.^[4]

Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Cill Mhearnaig agus Lughdan in Scottish Gaelic) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the county of Ayrshire, namely:

The burghs of Darvel, Galston, Kilmarnock, Newmilns and Greenholm and Stewarton
The district of Kilmarnock (except the part in Irvine New Town)

Apart from the former burghs the district included the towns of Hurlford and Kilmaurs.

The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which replaced the regions and districts with unitary council areas. The district's area was combined with that of Cumnock and Doon Valley to form the East Ayrshire council area. The name Kilmarnock and Loudoun continues to be used for a constituency of the House of Commons and, covering a similar area, a Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency of the Scottish Parliament.

History

There are many early settlements within East Ayrshire. The Burns Monument Centre and Dick Institutes also hold local newspapers from 1834 to date (some have been indexed), together with a selection of maps. The Burns Monument Centre holds local photographs and postcards. Microfiche/film readers are available within the Burns Monument Centre and the Dick Institute.

Education and social services

East Ayrshire currently has nine secondary schools, forty-three primary schools, four schools which cater for children with additional support needs, thirty-three early education childhood centres and three children's houses.^[5] Kilmarnock Academy, situated in Elmbank Drive area of Kilmarnock is one of only two schools in the world to have educated two Nobel laureates: Alexander Fleming and John Boyd Orr.^[6]

Settlements

Towns and villages

Places of interest

Politics and governance

East Ayrshire
Structure
Seats	32 councillors
SNP	14 / 32
Labour	14 / 32
Conservatives	2 / 32
Independents	1 / 32
Lib Dems	0 / 32
Vacant ^[7]	1 / 32
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	3 May 2012
Website
www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Westminster

Constituency	Member	Party
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Alan Brown		SNP
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Corri Wilson		SNP

Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Constituency	Member	Party
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley	Willie Coffey		SNP
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Jeane Freeman		SNP

Regional List MSPs

Constituency	Member
South Scotland	Joan McAlpine	Scottish National
	Emma Harper	Scottish National
	Paul Wheelhouse	Scottish National
	Rachel Hamilton	Conservative
	Brian Whittle	Conservative
	Claudia Beamish	Labour
	Colin Smyth	Labour

Local government

Composition

Party		Members
Party		2007	2012
•	SNP	14	15
	Labour	14	14
•	Conservative	3	2
	Independent	1	1

• Denotes party which forms or supports the administration.

Councillors

Ward	Councillors
Annick	Ellen Freel	Independent
	Eòghann MacColl	SNP
	John McGhee	Labour
Kilmarnock North	Helen Coffey	SNP
	Elaine Cowan	SNP
	Maureen McKay (Group leader)	Labour
Kilmarnock West & Crosshouse	Tom Cook (Group leader)	Conservative
	Lillian Jones	Labour
	Iain Linton	SNP
	Douglas Reid (Group Leader)	SNP
Kilmarnock East & Hurlford	Jim Buchannan	SNP
	John Campbell	SNP
	Gordon Cree	Labour
	Drew McIntyre	Labour
Kilmarnock South	John Krapp	Labour
	Hugh Ross	SNP
	Jim Todd	SNP
Irvine Valley	Elena Whitham	SNP
	George Mair	Labour
	Bobby McDill	SNP
	John McFadzean	Conservative
Ballochmyle	Neil McGhee	Labour
	Stephanie Primrose	SNP
	Jim Roberts	SNP
	David Shaw	Labour
Cumnock and New Cumnock	William Crawford	Labour
	William Menzies	Labour
	Kathy Morrice	SNP
	Eric Ross	Labour
Doon Valley	John Bell	SNP
	Elaine Dinwoodie	Labour
	Moira Pirie	Labour

^[8]

References

External links

East Ayrshire

Towns and villages	Afton Bridgend Auchinleck Catrine Chapeltoun Corsehill Craigmalloch Cronberry Cumnock Dalmellington Dalrymple Darvel Drongan Dunlop Fenwick Galston Gatehead Glenbuck Greenholm Haugh Hurlford Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Knockentiber Lugton Mauchline Moscow Muirkirk Netherthird New Cumnock Newmilns Ochiltree Patna Polnessan Priestland Rankinston Riccarton Sorn Stair Stewarton Trabboch Waterside

Secondary education	Kilmarnock Academy Grange Academy St Josephs Academy Stewarton Academy Auchinleck Academy Cumnock Academy Doon Academy Loudoun Academy

Primary education	Auckinleck Primary School St Patrick's Primary School Bellsbank Primary School Catrine Primary School Crosshouse Primary School Barrshare Primary School Greenmill Primary School Netherthird Primary School Dalmellington Primary School Dalrymple Primary School Darvel Primary School Drongan Primary School Dunlop Primary School Fenwick Primary School Galston Primary School St Sophia's Primary School Hurlford Primary School Annanhill Primary School Bellfeild Primary School Gargieston Primary School Hillhead Primary School Kirkstyle Primary School Loanhead Primary School Mount Carmel Primary School New Farm Primary School Onthank Primary School Shortlees Primary School Silverwood Primary School St Andrew's Primary School Kilmaurs Primary School Logan Primary School Mauchline Primary School Muirkirk Primary School New Cumnock Primary School Newmillns Primary School Ochiltree Primary School Patna Primary School St Xavier's Primary School Littlemill Primary School Sorn Primary School Lainshaw Primary School Nether Robertland Primary School

Nursery education	Auckinleck Early Childhood Centre Bellsbank Early Childhood Centre Catrine Early Childhood Centre Crosshouse Early Childhood Centre Barrshare Early Childhood Centre Greenmill Early Childhood Centre Netherthird Early Childhood Centre Dalmellington Early Childhood Centre Dalrymple Early Childhood Centre Darvel Early Childhood Centre Drongan Early Childhood Centre Dunlop Early Childhood Centre Fenwick Pre-5 Partner Centre Galston Early Childhood Centre Hurlford and Crookedholm Play Group Hurlford Early Childhood Centre Beechwood Nursery Bellfield Community Nursery Cairns Early Childhood Centre Dean Park Nursery Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre Gaelic Early Childhood Centre Gargieston Early Childhood Centre Hillbank Early Childhood Centre New Farm Early Childhood Centre Onthank Early Childhood Centre Riccarton Early Childhood Centre Shortlees Early Childhood Centre St Andrew's Early Childhood Centre Woodlands Nursery Kilmaurs Early Childhood Centre Logan Early Childhood Centre Burns Bairns Under 5 Group Mauchline Early Childhood Centre Muirkirk Early Childhood Centre New Cumnock Early Childhood Centre Newmillns Nursery Patna Early Childhood Centre Littlemill Early Childhood Centre Lainshaw Early Childhood Centre Nether Robertland Early Childhood Centre St Columbas Nursery

Members of Parliament	Alan Brown (SNP) Corri Wilson (SNP)

Members of the Scottish Parliament	Willie Coffey (SNP) Adam Ingram (SNP)

Places of interest	Aiket Castle Dalmore House and Estate Loch Doon Loudoun Castle Kilmaurs Place Rowallan Castle Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Sorn Castle Stair House Dean Castle Tam O' Shanter Hone Works, Dalmore Robertland House

See also	Ayrshire South Ayrshire North Ayrshire Kilmarnock volume Johnnie Walker Ayrshire College

Council areas of Scotland

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian

List by area, population, density

North Ayrshire

Towns

Villages

Other settlements
and suburbs

Island settlements

Arran

Main settlements	Brodick Lamlash Lochranza Whiting Bay

Smaller settlements	Birchburn Blackwaterfoot Catacol Cladach Corrie Dippen Kildonan Kilmory Lagg Machrie Pirnmill Sannox Shiskine Sliddery Whitefarland

Cumbrae

Millport

Constituencies

UK Parliament
- Central Ayrshire
- North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament
- Cunninghame North
- Cunninghame South

Neighbouring council areas: Argyll and Bute; East Ayrshire; Inverclyde; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire

Towns	Ayr Girvan Maybole Prestwick Troon

Villages	Annbank Ballantrae Barr Barrhill Colmonell Coylton Dailly Dundonald Dunure Kirkmichael Kirkoswald Loans Maidens Monkton Mossblown Old Dailly Straiton Symington Tarbolton

Other settlements and suburbs	Ayr: Alloway Belmont Doonfoot Forehill Fort Heathfield Kincaidston Seafield Troon: Barassie Coylton: Joppa

Scottish Parliament	Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

UK Parliament	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Central Ayrshire

See Also	Carrick Kyle Kyle and Carrick Strathclyde South Ayrshire Council election (2012)

Neighbouring council areas: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway

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