Editing East Ayrshire (section)

===Strathclyde Regional Council===
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In May 1975, the county council was abolished and its functions were transferred to [[Strathclyde Regional Council]]. Subsequently, the county area was divided between four new districts within the two-tier [[Strathclyde]] [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|region]]: [[Cumnock and Doon Valley]], [[Cunninghame]], [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (district)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] and [[Kyle and Carrick]]. The Cunninghame district included the [[Isle of Arran]], [[Great Cumbrae]] and [[Little Cumbrae]], which had until then been administered as part of the [[County of Bute]].

The former Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council was [[twin towns|twinned]] with [[Sukhumi]], [[Abkhazia]]. Following a review of such links in 2005, East Ayrshire continues the link as a friendship link.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-09-05 |title=TOWN TWINNING UPDATE - Report by Depute Chief Executive/Executive Director of Corporate Support |url=http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/content.asp?URL=%2Fcrpadmmin%2Fagendas%2Fmembers%2Fsept%202005%2Ftown%20twinning%20update%20-%207%20september%202005.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807023015/http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/crpadmmin/agendas/members/sept%202005/town%20twinning%20update%20-%207%20september%202005.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-07 |access-date=2010-05-11 |website=East Ayrshire Council}}</ref>