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Ayrshire is a historic county and registration county,in south-west Scotland,located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. The lieutenancy area of Ayrshire and Arran covers the entirety of the historic county as well as the island of Arran,formerly part of the historic county of Buteshire. Its principal towns include Ayr,Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire to the north-east,Dumfriesshire to the south-east,and Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire to the south. Like many other counties of Scotland,it currently has no administrative function,instead being sub-divided into the council areas of East Ayrshire,North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. It has a population of approximately 366,800.
North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north,Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast,and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and south respectively. The local authority is North Ayrshire Council,formed in 1996 with the same boundaries as the district of Cunninghame which existed from 1975 to 1996.
East Ayrshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway,East Renfrewshire,North Ayrshire,South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road,Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire,it formed the former county of Ayrshire.
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- ↑ "OBE for Sheriff McDonald: 21 June 2019". Scottish Court Service.
- ↑ "Lord-Lieutenant for Ayrshire and Arran: 26 October 2017". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "Lord-Lieutenant and Vice Lord-Lieutenant". www.lordlieutenantayrshireandarran.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ "McDonald, Bill" . Who's Who . Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Kilmarnock Sheriff appointed Lord Lieutenant". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.
- ↑ "News - Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant – Thursday 26th October 2017 - Reactec". www.lordlieutenantayrshireandarran.org.uk.
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