Council area · Scotland

East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

East Ayrshire
Council area · S12000008
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

Official website →
Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000008
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
25
Postcode sectors
10
Wards
3
Constituencies

6 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

Map loads when it scrolls into view

Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

10 wards recorded in this council area.

Annick · Ballochmyle · Cumnock and New Cumnock · Doon Valley · Irvine Valley · Kilmarnock East and Hurlford · Kilmarnock North · Kilmarnock South · Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse · Kyle

Postcode sectors

KA1 1 · KA1 2 · KA1 3 · KA1 4 · KA1 5 · KA1 9 · KA16 9 · KA17 0 · KA18 1 · KA18 2 · KA18 3 · KA18 4 · KA18 9 · KA2 0 · KA3 1 · KA3 2 · KA3 3 · KA3 4 · KA3 5 · KA3 6 · KA3 7 · KA4 8 · KA5 5 · KA5 6 · KA6 7

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000008.