Editing South Ayrshire (section)

===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" – 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>