East Ayrshire
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 14th 1,262 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Kilmarnock
ISO 3166-2:	GB-EAY
ONS code:	00QK
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 16th 120,235 95 / km²
Politics
East Ayrshire Council http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Control:	Labour
MPs:	Des Browne George Foulkes
MSPs:	Margaret Jamieson Cathy Jamieson

East Ayrshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders onto North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it forms the historic county of Ayrshire. There is some suggestion at present that the three Ayrshire authorities may merge to recreate a single county.

Towns and villages

• Auchinleck
• Catrine Craigmalloch Cumnock
• Dalmellington Dalrymple Darvel Drongan
• Galston Greenholm
• Hurlford
• Kilmarnock
• Mauchline Muirkirk
• Netherthird New Cumnock Newmilns
• Ochiltree
• Patna
• Riccarton
• Stair Stewarton Sorn
• Trabboch

Places of interest

• Loch Doon
• Loch Doon Castle
• Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
• Sorn Castle
• Stair House