East Ayrshire


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	SizeRank	14th
	Size	1,262 Km&sup2
	Water
	AdminHQ	Kilmarnock
	ISO	GB-EAY
	ONS	00QK
	PopulationRank	16th
	PopulationDate	2004
	Population	119,720
	PopulationDensity	95 / km&sup2
	CouncilDetails	East Ayrshire Council<br />http://wwweast-ayrshiregovuk/
	Control	Labour
	MPs	<ul><li> Des Browne <li> Sandra Osborne </ul>
	MSPs	<ul><li> Margaret Jamieson <li> Cathy Jamieson </ul>

East Ayrshire (''Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear'' in Gaelic ) 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 Traditional County of Ayrshire .

The area was formed in 1996 , from the former Kilmarnock And Loudoun and Cumnock And Doon Valley districts.

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