Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mhearnaig agus Lughdan) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the county of Ayrshire, namely: * The burghs of Darvel, Galston, Kilmarnock, Newmilns and Greenholm and Stewarton * The district of Kilmarnock (except the part in Irvine New Town) Apart from the former burghs the district included the towns of Hurlford and Kilmaurs.