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South Ayrshire Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas
Logo Coat of arms
Location
Geography
Area	Ranked 15th
- Total	1,222 km²
- % Water	?
Admin HQ	Ayr
ISO 3166-2	GB-SAY
ONS code	00RE
Demographics
Population	Ranked 17th
- Total (2006)	111,700
- Density	91 / km²
Scottish Gaelic
- Total ()	{{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}}
Politics
South Ayrshire Council http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Control	Conservative (minority control)
MPs	Brian Donohoe Sandra Osborne
MSPs	Cathy Jamieson John Scott

South Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, pronounced [ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲɪɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə d̊ʲes̪]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.

The administrative boundaries were formed in 1996, and it is a direct successor to the Kyle and Carrick district.

The Conservative Party currently lead a minority administration in South Ayrshire, with Hugh Hunter as Leader of the Council and Winifred Sloan as Provost.

Contents 1 County Buildings 2 Towns and villages 3 Places of interest 4 Education 4.1 Secondary Schools 4.2 Closed Schools 5 Council political composition 5.1 Previous Elections

South Ayrshire's Headquarters, "County Buildings", are located in Wellington Square, Ayr. The buildings were built in 1931 and opened by King George VI. The buildings also hold Ayr Sheriff Court.

• Alloway
• Ayr
• Ballantrae
• Crosshill
• Dailly
• Dalrymple
• Dunure
• Girvan
• Kirkmichael
• Kirkoswald
• Lendalfoot
• Maybole
• Monkton
• Maidens
• Prestwick
• Straiton
• Tarbolton
• Troon
• Turnberry

• Ailsa Craig
• Bachelor's Club, Tarbolton
• Bargany Gardens
• Blairquhan
• Burns Cottage
• Burns National Heritage Park (Robert Burns)
• Carrick Forest
• Crossraguel Abbey
• Culzean Castle
• Electric Brae
• Souter Johnnie's Cottage

School	School roll	Opened	Area Served	notes
Ayr Academy	715	1880	North Ayr	Scotland's oldest secondary school
Belmont Academy	1400	1960	South Ayr	6th Largest school in Scotland
Carrick Academy	846	1926	Maybole	Present buildings built in 1974
Girvan Academy			Girvan and (South) South Ayrshire
Kyle Academy	760	1979	East Ayr
Marr College	1233	1935	Troon and Loans	funded by money left by CK Marr
Queen Margaret Academy	662	1977	Roman Catholic pupils in South Ayrshire	Only Roman Catholic school in South Ayrshire
Prestwick Academy	1200	1902	Prestwick, North Ayr, Symington and Monkton

• Mainholm Academy
• Good Shepherd Primary

	Party	Councillors
	Conservative	12
	Labour	9
	Scottish National Party	8
	Independent	1

Conservative Councillors: Hugh Hunter (Leader of the Council) Winifred Sloan (Provost) Margaret Toner (Depute Council Leader) Mary Kilpatrick (Depute Provost) Peter Convery, Bill McIntosh, John Hampton, Bill Grant, Robin Reid, Hywel Davies, Ann Galbraith and Iain Fitzsimmons

Labour Councillors: Douglas Campbell (Group Leader) Phil Saxton, Helen Moonie, Ian Cavana, Eddie Bulik, Elaine Little, Andy Campbell, Sandra Goldie and John McDowall

Scottish National Party Councillors: Nan McFarlane (Group Leader), Stan Fisher, Tom Slider, Ian Douglas, Mike Peddie, John Allan, Mairi Low and Alec Oattes.

Independent Councillor: Brian Connolly

The Council elections in May 2003 resulted in a "hung" Council where both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party had 15 seats. Control of the Council was nominally given to the Labour party after a "cutting of the cards", though such an unstable arrangement had a detrimental effect on the decision-making process. In November 2005 the leader of the Labour group Andy Hill resigned, allowing the Conservatives to govern with a 15-14 majority until the 2007 election. Gibson MacDonald became Leader of the Council with Robin Reid as Deputy Leader.[1].

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