South Ayrshire - Citizendia

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. Geology and geomorphology See also Geology of Scotland The land area of Scotland is 78 772 km² (30414 square miles roughly 30% of the area of This is a list of Council areas of Scotland ordered by area. See also List of Scottish council areas by population (2004 Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Ayr (Inbhir Àir Mouth of the River Ayr) is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data Scotland covers an area of 78782 km² or 30341 mi², giving it a Population density of. This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs elected to the House of Commons by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom Brian Harold Donohoe (born 10 September 1948 is a British Politician and former Trade union official Sandra Currie Osborne, née Clark (born 23 February 1956, Paisley, Renfrewshire) is the Labour Member of Parliament for Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Cathy Jamieson, (born 3 November 1956, Kilmarnock) has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former John Scott (born June 7, 1951) is a Scottish farmer and politician and is a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. East Ayrshire ( Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland. North Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Dumfries and Galloway ( Gaelic: Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, d̪̊unˈfɾʲiʃ aɡ̊əs̪ əŋ ɡ̊auɫ̪ɣəɫ̪əv is one of 32 council areas

The administrative boundaries were formed in 1996, and it is a direct successor to the Kyle and Carrick district. Kyle and Carrick ( A' Chùil agus a' Charraig in Scottish Gaelic) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde

The Conservative Party currently lead a minority administration in South Ayrshire, with Hugh Hunter as Leader of the Council and Winifred Sloan as Provost. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or A provost (introduced into Scots from French) is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities.

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

County Buildings

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.

Towns and villages

Places of interest

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

Education

Secondary Schools

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	902	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

Closed Schools

Mainholm Academy
Good Shepherd Primary

Council political composition

	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. Alloway ( Gaelic Allmhaigh aɫ̪avaj is a now extended Village and leafy Suburb of Ayr on the River Doon, in Ayr (Inbhir Àir Mouth of the River Ayr) is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. Ballantrae is a community in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The name probably comes from the Scottish Gaelic Baile na Tràghad, meaning the "town Crosshill is a District in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, south of Maybole, and east of Old Dailly. This article discusses a village in Scotland, for the town in Northern Ireland, see Dundonald; For the Scottish peerage see Earl of Dundonald Dunure is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland. Girvan is a Burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people Kirkmichael is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located between Patna, Maybole and Straiton. Kirkoswald is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Maybole ( Gaelic: Am Magh Baoghail, ə maɣ b̊ɯːal is a Burgh of barony and police burgh of South Ayrshire, Scotland. Prestwick is a town located in South Ayrshire on the south west coast of Scotland, approximately to the south-west of Glasgow. Straiton is a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland, mainly built in the 18th century but with some recent housing Tarbolton is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Meaning of place-name Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of two meanings Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west coast about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Ailsa Craig ( Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an Island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where granite was quarried to Tarbolton is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Meaning of place-name Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of two meanings Burns Cottage, the first home of Robert Burns is located in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire This is a list of some of the Forests in the United Kingdom. England Bedfordshire Forest of Marston Vale The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former Abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE: see Yogh) is a Castle near Maybole, Carrick on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland The Electric Brae is a Gravity hill in Ayrshire, Scotland where cars appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction Ayr Academy is a Non-denominational secondary school situated in the centre of the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire. Belmont Academy (Àrd-sgoil Bhelmont is the largest secondary school in Ayr, and the 6th largest in Scotland. Carrick Academy is a state-run secondary school in Maybole run by South Ayrshire Council. Maybole ( Gaelic: Am Magh Baoghail, ə maɣ b̊ɯːal is a Burgh of barony and police burgh of South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan Academy is a secondary school in Girvan, Scotland run by South Ayrshire Council. Girvan is a Burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people Kyle Academy (A' Chùil Àrd-sgoil is a state-run secondary school in Ayr run by South Ayrshire Council. Marr College (Marr Colaiste Àrd-sgoil is a state Secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire. Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west coast about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent Queen Margaret Academy (banrigh Maighread àrd-sgoilis a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south of Ayr in southwest Scotland. Prestwick Academy (Àrd-sgoil Preastabhaig is the Academy in Scotland serving the area of Prestwick and is run by South Ayrshire Council Prestwick is a town located in South Ayrshire on the south west coast of Scotland, approximately to the south-west of Glasgow. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish

Independent Councillor: Brian Connolly

Previous Elections

The Council elections in May 2003 resulted in a "hung" Council where both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party had 15 seats. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 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. After a deck of cards is Shuffled by the dealer it is often given to a player other than the one who performed the shuffle for a procedure called a cut. 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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