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East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire
Aest Ayrshire
Siorrachd Àir an Ear
East Ayrshire in Scotland.svg
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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 (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 122,100
 • Rank Ranked 16th
 • Density 250/sq mi (96/km2)
ONS code S12000008
ISO 3166 code GB-EAY
East Ayrshire
Structure
Seats 32 councillors
14 / 32
14 / 32
2 / 32
1 / 32
0 / 32
1 / 32
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
3 May 2012
Website
www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

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. 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. 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.

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.


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