South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire Sooth Ayrshire Siorrachd Àir a Deas
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Coordinates: 55°17′N 4°42′W / 55.283°N 4.700°W / 55.283; -4.700
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Administrative headquarters	County Buildings, Ayr
Government
• Body	South Ayrshire Council
• Control	Conservative (council NOC)
• MPs	Elaine Stewart (LAB – Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) Alan Gemmell (LAB – Central Ayrshire)
• MSPs	Siobhian Brown (SNP – Ayr) Elena Whitham (SNP – Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
Area
• Total	472 sq mi (1,222 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 15th
Population  (2022)
• Total	111,560
• Rank	Ranked 20th
• Density	240/sq mi (91/km2)
ONS code	S12000028
ISO 3166 code	GB-SAY
Website	South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire (Scots: Sooth Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir a Deas, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk aːɾʲ ə ˈtʲes̪]) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. South Ayrshire had an estimated population in 2021 of 112,450, making it the 19th–largest subdivision in Scotland by population.^[1] With an area of 472 sq mi, South Ayrshire ranks as the 15th largest subdivision in Scotland.

South Ayrshire's administrative centre is located in its largest town, Ayr. The headquarters for its associated political body, South Ayrshire Council, is housed at the towns County Buildings located in Wellington Square. Ayr is the former county town of the historic Ayrshire county, with the political activity of the Ayrshire County Council being based at County Buildings.^[2]