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also act as lords-lieutenant. This is a unique right in the UK: all other lords-lieutenant are appointed by the monarch, rather than being elected politicians.
| County | Region | Title | Part of Region | | Aberdeen | Grampian | Aberdeenshire | The County of Aberdeen as existing before 16th May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen |
| Angus | Tayside | Angus | District of Angus |
| Argyll | Strathclyde | Argyll and Bute | District of Argyll and Bute |
| Ayr | Strathclyde | Ayrshire and Arran | Districts of Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Kyle and Carrick and Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Banff | Grampian | Banffshire | the county of Banff as existing before 16th May 1975 |
| Berwick | Borders | Berwickshire | District of Berwickshire |
| Caithness | Highland | Caithness | District of Caithness |
| Clackmannan | Central | Clackmannan | District of Clackmannan |
| Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries | Districts of Nithsdale and Annandale and Eskdale |
| Dunbarton | Strathclyde] | Dumbartonshire | Districts of Dumbarton, Clydebank, Bearsden and Milngavie, Strathkelvin and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
| East Lothian | Lothian | East Lothian | District of East Lothian |
| Fife | Fife | Fife | Entire Region |
| Inverness | Highland | Inverness | Districts of Lochaber, Inverness and Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Kincardine | Grampian | Kincardineshire | The county of Kincardine as existing before 16th May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen |
| Kinross (held jointly with Perth) | Tayside | Perth and Kinross | District of Perth and Kinross |
| Stewartry of Kirkcudbright | Dumfries and Galloway | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright | District of Stewartry |
| Lanark | Strathclyde | Lanarkshire | Districts of Monklands, Motherwell, Hamilton, East Kilbride and Lanark |
| Midlothian | Lothian | Midlothian | District of Midlothian |
| Moray | Grampian | Morayshire | Such part of the county of Moray as existing before 16th May 1975 as lies within the Region |
| Nairn | Highland | Nairn | District of Nairn |
| Orkney | Orkney Islands Area | Orkney | Entire area |
| Peebles | Borders | Tweeddale | District of Tweeddale |
| Perth (held jointly with Kinross) | Tayside | Perth and Kinross | District of Perth and Kinross |
| Renfrew | Strathclyde | Renfrewshire | Districts of Eastwood, Renfrew and Inverclyde |
| Ross and Cromarty | Highland | Ross and Cromarty | Districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh |
| Roxburgh (held jointly with Selkirk) | Borders | Roxburgh (held with Ettrick and Lauderdale) | District of Roxburgh |
| Selkirk (held jointly with Roxburgh) | Borders | Ettrick and Lauderdale (held with Roxburgh) | District of Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| Stirling | Central | Stirling and Falkirk | Districts of Stirling and Falkirk |
| Sutherland | Highland] | Sutherland | District of Sutherland |
| West Lothian | Lothian | West Lothian | District of West Lothian |
| - | Western Isles Islands Area | Western Isles | Entire area |
| Wigtown | Dumfries and Galloway | Wigtown | District of Wigtown |
| Zetland | Shetland Islands Area | Shetland | Entire area |
* The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975 1975 No. 428
