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'''Kyle and Carrick''' ({{langx|gd|'''A' Chùil agus a' Charraig'''}}) was one of nineteen [[local government (Scotland)|local government]] [[district (Scotland)|district]]s in the [[Strathclyde]] [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|region]] of [[Scotland]] from 1975 to 1996.<ref name = uds>{{cite web | url = https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/areas/kyleandcarrick.html | title = Kyle and Carrick | access-date = 8 March 2020 | publisher = Undiscovered Scotland}}</ref>

==History==
The district was created in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], which established a two-tier structure of local government across Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Kyle and Carrick was one of nineteen districts created within the region of [[Strathclyde]]. The district covered the whole area of seven former districts and parts of another two from the historic county of [[Ayrshire]], which were all abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[Ayr]] [[Burgh]]
*Ayr [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)|District]] (except the part within the designated area of [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]] [[New towns in the United Kingdom|New Town]])
*[[Dalmellington]] District (part, being [[Coylton]] and that part of the parish of Ayr within that district - rest of district to [[Cumnock and Doon Valley]])
*[[Girvan]] Burgh
*Girvan District
*[[Maybole]] Burgh
*Maybole District
*[[Prestwick]] Burgh
*[[Troon]] Burgh

The district bordered districts of [[Cunninghame]], [[Kilmarnock & Loudoun]] and [[Cumnock and Doon Valley]] Districts of Strathclyde to its north and east as well as [[Stewartry]] and [[Wigtown Area|Wigtown]] Districts in [[Dumfries & Galloway Region|Dumfries & Galloway]].<ref name = uds/>

In 1974 Alistair Irving Haughan was appointed Chief Architect of Kyle & Carrick District Council, holding the post until he retired in December 1990. While Haughan was in post the work the Council undertook on the restoration of Tam o' Shanter's bridge, the Brig O' Doon in Alloway won a Stone Federation Award.<ref name = DSA>{{cite web | url = http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=407423 | title = Alistair Irving Haughan | access-date = 8 March 2020 |  publisher = Dictionary of Scottish Architects}}</ref>

The district was abolished in 1996 by the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]] which replaced regions and districts with [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council areas]]. [[South Ayrshire]] council area was formed with identical boundaries to Kyle and Carrick District.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref>
<ref name = swseic>{{cite web | url = https://swseic.org.uk/partner/south-ayrshire-council/ | title = South Ayrshire Council | access-date = 8 March 2020 | publisher = The Southern Uplands Partnership}}</ref>

==Political control==
The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 was as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref name = Bochel>{{cite web | url = http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf | title = Scottish District Elections 1992 | access-date = 8 March 2020 | publisher = University of Dundee | author1 = J.M. Bochel | author2 = D.T. Denver| year = 1992}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
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| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || 1975–1980
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| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1980–1984
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || 1984–1988
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1988–1992
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || 1992–1996
|}

==Premises==
The district council's headquarters were in Ayr,<ref name = uds/> where they established offices in Burns House in Burns Statue Square<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20188|page=1269|date=18 November 1977|city=e}}</ref> with a satellite office in a two-storey, 19th century villa at 30 Miller Road.<ref name = Canmore>{{cite web | url = https://canmore.org.uk/site/202756/ayr-30-miller-road-kyle-and-carrick-district-council-offices | title = Ayr, 30 Miller Road, Kyle And Carrick District Council Offices | access-date = 8 March 2020 | publisher = Historic Environment Scotland}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Carrick, Scotland|Carrick]]
* [[Kyle, Ayrshire|Kyle]]
* [[Subdivisions of Scotland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Former local government regions of Scotland}}
{{South Ayrshire elections}} 
{{Carrick}}
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