South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire Council Comhairle Shiorrachd Àir a Deas
Coat of arms
Council logo
Leadership
Provost	Iain Campbell, Conservative since 19 May 2022
Leader	Martin Dowey, Conservative since 19 May 2022
Chief Executive	Mike Newall since November 2023[1]
Structure
Seats	28 councillors
Political groups	Administration (10)   Conservative (10) Other parties (18)   Independents (7)   Labour (5)   SNP (5)   Alba (1)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, KA7 1DR
Website
www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk

South Ayrshire Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Shiorrachd Àir a Deas) is the local authority for South Ayrshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It was created in 1996, and now comprises eight wards, each with three of four directly elected councillors by the single transferable vote system, which creates a form of proportional representation. The council is based at County Buildings in Ayr.