Ayr was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 2005. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
Ayr in the south-west of Scotland is a town situated on the Firth of Clyde.
To the north of Ayr is the adjoining town of Prestwick, famous for its golf, and its thriving aviation industry, thanks to the presence of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.
The Westminster constituency of Ayr is currently held by the Labour Party, the Member of Parliament being Sandra Osborne.