North Ayrshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
North Ayrshire spans part of the mainland and islands such as Arran and Great Cumbrae. It combines coastal resorts, industrial towns, and rural areas, with Ardrossan as a key ferry port to the islands.
The local government for this district is: North Ayrshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in North Ayrshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire is divided into 9 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ardrossan
- Arran
- Garnock Valley
- Irvine East
- Irvine South
- Irvine West
- Kilwinning
- North Coast
- Saltcoats and Stevenston
North Ayrshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, North Ayrshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Southern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.