Independent 11, Alba Party 1. The resort and port town of Ayr, together with Troon with its famous golf course. Prestwick Airport is 30 miles from Glasgow but is the city's airport. South of Ayr, past Burns' birthplace of Alloway is the Carrick area, rural and sparsely populated.
Iain Campbell (Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton), Gavin Scott (Girvan and South Carrick) and Mary Kilpatrick (Ayr East) moved from Conservative to Independent in May 2025.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
Scotland
Address
Wellington Square, Ayr KA7 1DR
Phone
01292 612000
Website
http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£1569.41