East Ayrshire Council
| East Ayrshire Aest Ayrshire Siorrachd Àir an Ear |
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| Admin HQ | London Road, Kilmarnock | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | East Ayrshire Council http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ |
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| • Control | SNP + Con (council NOC) | |
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| 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 Council | |
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Leader of the Council
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Douglas Reid, SNP
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Depute Leader of the Council
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Tim Cook, Scottish Conservatives
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 32 councillors |
| Committees | Council Committee, Grants, JNC for Teaching Staff, Planning, Recruitment, Local Review |
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1 / 32
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1 / 32
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
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Last election
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3 May 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
 Council HQ, London Road, Kilmarnock |
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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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