East Ayrshire (Scots: Aest Ayrshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.
Background [edit]
Kilmarnock in 2011. East Ayrshire's largest town and capital
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.[1]
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:
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 [edit]
There are many ancient 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 Monunment Centre holds local photographs and postcards. Microfiche/film readers are available within the Burns Monument Centre and the Dick Institute. Although free booking is advised.
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Administration [edit]
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Composition [edit]
• Denotes party which forms or supports the administration.
Councillors [edit]
| Ward |
Councillors |
Party |
| Annick |
Ellen Freel |
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Independent |
| Eòghann MacColl |
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SNP |
| John McGhee |
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Labour |
| Kilmarnock North |
Helen Coffey |
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SNP |
| Andrew Hershaw |
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SNP |
| Maureen McKay (Group leader) |
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Labour |
| Kilmarnock West & Crosshouse |
Tom Cook (Group leader) |
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Conservative |
| Lillian Jones |
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Labour |
| Iain Linton |
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SNP |
| Douglas Reid (Group Leader) |
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SNP |
| Kilmarnock East & Hurlford |
Jim Buchannan |
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SNP |
| John Campbell |
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SNP |
| Gordon Cree |
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Labour |
| Drew McIntyre |
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Labour |
| Kilmarnock South |
John Krapp |
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Labour |
| Hugh Ross |
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SNP |
| Jim Todd |
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SNP |
| Irvine Valley |
Alan Brown |
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SNP |
| George Mair |
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Labour |
| Bobby McDill |
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SNP |
| John McFadzean |
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Conservative |
| Ballochmyle |
Neil McGhee |
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Labour |
| Stephanie Primrose |
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SNP |
| Jim Roberts |
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SNP |
| David Shaw |
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Labour |
| Cumnock and New Cumnock |
William Crawford |
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Labour |
| William Menzies |
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Labour |
| Kathy Morrice |
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SNP |
| Eric Ross |
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Labour |
| Doon Valley |
John Bell |
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SNP |
| Elaine Dinwoodie |
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Labour |
| Moira Pirie |
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Labour |
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