 :for other places with the same name see saltcoats (disambiguation). saltcoats () is a small town on the west coast of north ayrshire, scotland. the name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water, carried out in small cottages along the shore. it is part of the 'greater ardrossan' or 'three towns' conurbation along with ardrossan and stevenston. ==transport== saltcoats is served by regular bus and train services. primary bus services are provided by stagecoach west scotland, while rail services are operated by spt. although saltcoats currently only has a single railway station, the town was once served by a second railway station to the north of the town, originally as part of the lanarkshire and ayrshire railway. this station closed to regular services on 4 july 1932,stansfield, page 7 and there is no trace of the station today bar a nearby bridge. == government and politics == saltcoats is in the ayrshire north & arran constituency in the house of commons and cunninghame north constituency in the scottish parliament. the westminster seat is held by the labour party, and the holyrood seat was gained by the scottish national party from labour in the may 2007 election by a mere 48 votes. historically, ardrossan has been part of the uk parliament constituencies north ayrshire (1868â1918), [
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