South Ayrshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
South Ayrshire lies along the Firth of Clyde and includes the town of Ayr, famous for horse racing and golf at Turnberry. It combines coastal resorts with rural areas and has a strong tourism and leisure sector.
The local government for this district is: South 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 South 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 South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire is divided into 8 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ayr East
- Ayr North
- Ayr West
- Girvan and South Carrick
- Kyle
- Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
- Prestwick
- Troon
South Ayrshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, South Ayrshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Southern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ South 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.