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==Governance== {{main|South Ayrshire Council}} ===South Ayrshire Council=== [[File:County Buildings, Ayr - geograph.org.uk - 6338822.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Buildings, Ayr]], the seat of [[South Ayrshire Council]]]] South Ayrshire is governed by [[South Ayrshire Council]] which has been under [[no overall control]] since 2003, in which time various coalitions and minority administrations have operated. Since the [[2022 South Ayrshire Council election|last election in 2022]], the council has been led by a [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]] minority administration which took office with support from two [[independent politician|independent]] councillors and abstentions from [[Scottish Labour|Labour]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/conservatives-take-control-south-ayrshire-27006958 |title=BREAKING: Tories take control of South Ayrshire Council |work=Daily Record |first=Stuart |last=Wilson |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> The next election is due in 2027. The council's civic head takes the title of [[provost (civil)|provost]]. This is a largely ceremonial role, chairing council meetings and acting as the area's first citizen. Although an elected councillor, the provost is expected to be politically impartial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Provost of South Ayrshire |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/35819/Provost-of-South-Ayrshire |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> Political leadership is provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The head of the councils operational service is the [[Chief Executive]] Mike Newall who works with the elected representatives of the council on matters concerning governance, legislation, policy and regulation. Additionally, the Chief Executive of the council is the lead officer during an emergency response as a result of an occurring significant civil emergency and also is the councils chief [[returning officer]] during parliamentary elections.<ref>{{cite web |title=Management team |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/management-team |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=4 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The chief executive is supported by their depute, currently Lyndsay McRoberts, who also serves as the councils Director of Education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Management team structure |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/management-team |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=4 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ===Wider politics=== At the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]] South Ayrshire rejected [[Scottish independence|independence]] by an above-average margin of 57.9% "No" to 42.1% "Yes". With a turnout of 86.1%, there were 34,402 "Yes" votes and 47,247 "No" votes. Nationally 55.3% of voters voted "No" in the referendum compared to 44.7%, who voted "Yes" β resulting in Scotland remaining a [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|devolved]] part of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Referendum 2014|url=http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/referendum/|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922062821/http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/referendum/|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/indy-ref-round-up-south-ayrshire-votes-no-1-3551071|title="Indy red round-up: South Ayrshire votes No"}}</ref> At the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]] a majority of voters in South Ayrshire voted for the United Kingdom to remain a member of the [[European Union]] (EU), with 59% of voters in South Ayrshire voting for the United Kingdom to remain a member of the EU and 41% voting for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. With a turnout of 69.8%, 36,265 votes were cast for remain and 25,241 were cast for leave. 62% of Scottish voters voted remain whilst 38% voted leave, whilst nationally 51.8% of voters in the United Kingdom as a whole voting to leave and 48.2% voting to remain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/elections/referendums/eu-referendum-2016/|title=EU Referendum 2016|publisher=South Ayrshire Council|language=en|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-date=2 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071516/https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/elections/referendums/eu-referendum-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-10|title=South Ayrshire votes Remain with rest of Scotland - Carrick Gazette|url=https://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/south-ayrshire-votes-remain-with-rest-of-scotland-1-4163005|access-date=2020-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181016/https://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/south-ayrshire-votes-remain-with-rest-of-scotland-1-4163005|archive-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> ===Parliamentary representation=== '''UK Parliament''' South Ayrshire forms part of two UK Parliamentary constituencies, listed below: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Constituency !Member !colspan=2|Party |- | [[Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock]] | [[Elaine Stewart (politician)|Elaine Stewart]] |style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | |[[Scottish Labour Party]] |- |[[Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Ayrshire]] |[[Alan Gemmell]] |style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | |[[Scottish Labour Party]] |} '''Scottish Parliament''' ''Constituency MSPs'' <br/> South Ayrshire forms part of two Scottish Parliamentary constituency seats, listed below: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Constituency !colspan=4|Member of Scottish Parliament !Extent of constituency |- | [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]] | [[Siobhian Brown]] |style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |[[Scottish National Party|SNP]] | |Covering [[Ayr]], [[Prestwick]] and [[Troon]]. |- | [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]] | [[Elena Whitham]] | style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] | | Covering [[Kyle, Ayrshire|Kyle]] and [[Carrick, Ayrshire|Carrick]] outside of Ayr, Prestwick and Troon, alongside [[Mauchline|Ballochmyle]], [[Cumnock]] and [[Doon Valley]] in [[East Ayrshire]]. |} ''Regional List MSPs'' <br/> As part of the [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] electoral region, South Ayrshire is represented by 7 regional MSPs who are elected to represent the entire South Scotland region β all regional list MSPs elected for the South Scotland region are listed below: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Constituency !Member !colspan=2|Party |- |rowspan=7|[[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] |[[Sharon Dowey]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}" | |Conservative |- |[[Emma Harper]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |Scottish National |- |[[Carol Mochan]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}"| |Labour |- |[[Craig Hoy]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}" | |Conservative |- |[[Brian Whittle]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}" | |Conservative |- |[[Martin Whitfield]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}"| |Labour |- |[[Colin Smyth]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | |Labour |}
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