Scotland/Catalogs/Council areas of Scotland

Scotland is divided into 32 Council areas. These divisions were set through the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 and took effect on April 1, 1996 . The Council areas replaced the multi tier system which had been used since 1974 that consisted of 9 Regions containing 53 District which could be further subdivided into over 1,000 Community Areas. Prior to 1974, a system of 33 counties had been used. The Council areas are in part based on, and reuse some of the names of, the older system of Counties that predated the Regions.

Local Councils are unitary authorities formed of a body of Councilors. Each councilor represents a ward within the Council Area. The boundaries and number of wards is set by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Councilors are elected by popular ballot, on a first past the post system, and sit for 4 year terms. Ordinary elections area held on the first Thursday of the month of May.

The councilors then elect one of their number to be the convener and also a deputy convener. The convener is the Chair of the council meetings. In the four city areas of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the convener is given the title "Lord Provost". In other areas, each council may decide the title of the convener themselves (excluding the title "Lord Provost".) Currently, 16 councils use the title "Provost" for their convener. Each Councillor is paid a part-time salary for conducting their duties.

Each council receives the majority of their funding, in the form of grants, form the Scottish Executive. They also Levy a Council Tax which is a form of property tax. Another minority source of funds is though the issue of licenses and permits.

Catalog of Council Areas

Council Area Name	Population^[1]	Land Area (sqr km)	Controlling Party (Post May 6, 2007 Election)^[2]	Convener, Provist or Lord Provist	Setlements (Cities and Towns)^[3]
Aberdeen City	202090	182	No Overall Control hold		Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire	238770	6317	No Overall Control hold		Peterhead
Angus	109930	2184	Scottish National Party lose to No Overall Control		Arbroath
Argyll & Bute	91390	7023	Others lose to No Overall Control
Clackmannanshire	48900	158	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Alloa
Dumfries & Galloway	148030	6446	No Overall Control hold		Dumfries
Dundee City	142160	55	No Overall Control hold		Dundee
East Ayrshire	119290	1275	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Kilmarnock
East Dunbartonshire	105460	176	No Overall Control hold		Bearsden Bishopbriggs Kirkintilloch
East Lothian	92830	666	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Musselburgh
East Renfrewshire	89290	168	No Overall Control hold		Barrhead Newton Mearns Clarkston Giffnock
Edinburgh, City of	463510	260	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Edinburgh
Eilean Siar (Western Isles)	26350	3070	Others hold
Falkirk	149680	293	No Overall Control hold		Falkirk Stenhousemuir Polmont Grangemouth
Fife	358930	1340	No Overall Control hold		Dunfermline Glenrothes Kirkcaldy St Andrews Buckhaven
Glasgow City	580690	175	Labour hold		Glasgow
Highland	215310	26119	Others lose to No Overall Control		Inverness
Inverclyde	81540	167	LD lose to No Overall Control		Greenock Port Glasgow
Midlothian	79290	350	Labour lose to No Overall Control
Moray	89030	2237	Others lose to No Overall Control		Elgin
North Ayrshire	135490	888	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Irvine Kilwinning
North Lanarkshire	323780	476	Labour hold		Wishaw Cumbernauld Motherwell Airdrie Coatbridge Bellshill Viewpark
Orkney Islands	19770	5395	Others hold
Perth & Kinross	139590	1025	No Overall Control hold		Perth
Renfrewshire	169590	263	No Overall Control hold		Paisley Erskine Johnstone Renfrew
Scottish Borders	110240	4727	No Overall Control hold
Shetland Islands	21880	1471	Others hold
South Ayrshire	111670	1230	No Overall Control hold		Ayr
South Lanarkshire	307670	1778	Labour our lose to No Overall Control	convener	Rutherglen Hamilton East Kilbride Cambuslang [[Blantyre ]] Larkhall
Stirling	87810	2243	No Overall Control hold		Stiring
West Dunbartonshire	91240	176	No Overall Control hold		Clydebank Dumbarton
West Lothian	165700	427	Labour lose to No Overall Control		Livingston Bathgate

Key to Parties Colours

SNP

References

↑ Mid-2006 Population Estimates Scotland. National Statistics (April 26, 2007). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.
↑ BBC NEWS ¦ Election 2007 ¦ Seat-by-seat ¦ Results: Scotland councils (HTML). BBC News (May 8, 2007). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.
↑ Mid-2004 Population Estimates for Localities in Scotland (PDF). General Register Office for Scotland (November 9, 2006). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.
This list of towns and cities currently only includes localities with a population of over 15,000 people.

[1] Mid-2006 Population Estimates Scotland. National Statistics (April 26, 2007). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.

[2] BBC NEWS ¦ Election 2007 ¦ Seat-by-seat ¦ Results: Scotland councils (HTML). BBC News (May 8, 2007). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.

[3] Mid-2004 Population Estimates for Localities in Scotland (PDF). General Register Office for Scotland (November 9, 2006). Retrieved on May 13, 2007.
This list of towns and cities currently only includes localities with a population of over 15,000 people.

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