The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
South Ayrshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled scottish_council. 8 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
12/30
Conservative and Unionist Party 40%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.
South Ayrshire is a scottish_council controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (12 of 30 seats). It covers 8 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Con 12Scottish National Party (SNP) 9Lab 5Independent Berwick Hills Resident 4
Conservative and Unionist Party 40% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McGinley | Lab | Ayr East | 2022 |
| Chris Cullen | Ind | Ayr East | 2022 |
| Mary Kilpatrick | Con | Ayr East | 2022 |
| Mary Kilpatrick | Con | Ayr East | 2017 |
| Ian Cavana | Lab | Ayr North | 2022 |
| Ian Davis | Con | Ayr North | 2022 |
| Laura Brennan-Whitefield | Ind | Ayr North | 2022 |
| Mark Dixon | Ind | Ayr North | 2022 |
| Bob Shields | Ind | Ayr West | 2022 |
| George Weir | Ind | Ayr West | 2022 |
| Lee Lyons | Con | Ayr West | 2022 |
| Martin Dowey | Con | Ayr West | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Ayrshire | 5 | 63% | Alan Gemmell | Lab |
| Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 3 | 38% | Elaine Stewart | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for South Ayrshire
Not yet ingested for South Ayrshire
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level