Council area · Scotland

South Ayrshire

South 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

South Ayrshire
Council area · S12000028
  • 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.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000028
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
21
Postcode sectors
8
Wards
2
Constituencies

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

Boundary

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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

8 wards recorded in this council area.

Ayr East · Ayr North · Ayr West · Girvan and South Carrick · Kyle · Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton · Prestwick · Troon

Postcode sectors

KA10 6 · KA10 7 · KA10 9 · KA19 7 · KA19 8 · KA2 9 · KA26 0 · KA26 9 · KA6 5 · KA6 6 · KA7 1 · KA7 2 · KA7 3 · KA7 4 · KA7 9 · KA8 0 · KA8 8 · KA8 9 · KA9 1 · KA9 2 · KA9 9

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 S12000028.