North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath

Location

Geography
Area	Ranked 17th
- Total	885 km²
- % Water	?
Admin HQ	Irvine
ISO 3166-2	GB-NAY
ONS code	00QY
Demographics
Population	Ranked 15th
- Total (2007)	135,800
- Density	153 / km²
Politics
North Ayrshire Council http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Control	Labour (minority control)
MPs	Katy Clark Brian Donohoe
MSPs	Irene Oldfather Kenneth Gibson

North Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, pronounced [ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire to the East and South respectively.

The area was created in 1996 as a successor to the district of Cunninghame which covered exactly the same boundaries. The mainland portion of the council area has historically been part of a greater County of Ayr, however it also contains the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae in the lower Firth of Clyde. All the islands were previously in the County of Bute.