A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Misc
Subdivisions of Scotland For
local government purposes,
Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "Council Areas"which are all governed by
unitary authorities designated as "Councils" which have the option under the
Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known (but not re-designated) as a "Comhairle" when opting for a Gaelic name.
They have been in existence since
April 1 ,
1996 , under the provisions of the
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 .
Other administrative bodies (some of which are described below) still follow boundaries derived from older local government arrangements.
See History of burghs Before 1996 the local government divisions of Scotland were
regions and
districts (each region consisting of a number of districts) and unitary
island council areas ; that scheme was introduced on
May 16 ,
1975 .
Before then there existed
counties ,
city corporations ,
large burghs and
small burghs , these being introduced since
1889 . Before 1889 administration was on a
burgh and
parish basis.
Traditionally burghs have been the key unit of the
local government of Scotland , being highly
autonomous entities, with rights to representation in the old
Parliament of Scotland . Even after the
Acts of Union 1707 , burghs continued to be the principal subdivision.
MAINLAND Area Area Population Density City of Aberdeen 70 182 212,125 1164 Aberdeenshire 2439 6317 226,871 36 Angus 843 2184 108,400 50 Argyll and Bute 2712 7023 91,306 13 Clackmannanshire 61 158 48,077 304 Dumfries and Galloway 2489 6446 147,765 23 City of Dundee 21 55 145,663 2648 East Ayrshire 492 1275 120,235 94 East Dunbartonshire 68 176 108,243 617 East Lothian 257 666 90,088 135 East Renfrewshire 65 168 89,311 532 City of Edinburgh 100 260 448,624 1725 Falkirk 113 293 145,191 496 Fife 517 1340 349,429 261 City of Glasgow 68 175 577,869 3307 Highland 10,085 26,119 208,914 8 Inverclyde 64 167 84,203 503 Midlothian 135 350 80,941 231 Moray 864 2237 86,940 39 North Ayrshire 343 888 135,817 153 North Lanarkshire 184 476 321,067 674 Perth and Kinross 2083 5395 134,949 25 Renfrewshire 102 263 172,867 659 Scottish Borders 1825 4727 106,764 23 South Ayrshire 475 1230 112,097 93 South Lanarkshire 686 1778 302,216 170 Stirling 866 2243 86,212 38 West Dunbartonshire 68 176 93,378 531 West Lothian 165 427 158,714 372 TOTAL MAINLAND 28,260 73,193 4,994,276 68 ISLANDS Orkney Islands 396 1025 19,245 19 Shetland Islands 568 1471 21,988 15 Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) 1185 3070 26,502 9 TOTAL ISLANDS 2149 5566 67,735 12 TOTAL SCOTLAND 30,409 78,759 5,062,011 64
Scotland has several other administrative divisions, some of which are handled by joint boards of the councils.
Police and fire services Police and
fire service areas date from the era (1975 to 1996) of
regions and districts and
island council areas .
Services Original area (former regions)! Council areas Police Fire and Rescue Service Central Clackmannanshire , Falkirk and Stirling Constabulary Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Fire and Rescue Service Fife Fife Police Fire and Rescue Service Grampian Aberdeenshire , the City of Aberdeen and Moray Police Fire and Rescue Service Lothian and Scottish Borders The City of Edinburgh , East Lothian , Scottish Borders , Midlothian and West Lothian Constabulary Fire and Rescue Service Highland , Orkney , Shetland and Western Isles Highland , Orkney , Shetland Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) Police Fire and Rescue Service Strathclyde Argyll and Bute , East Ayrshire , East Dunbartonshire , East Renfrewshire , City of Glasgow , Inverclyde , North Ayrshire , North Lanarkshire , Renfrewshire , South Ayrshire , South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Police Fire and Rescue Service Tayside Angus , the City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross
Electoral and valuation There are several joint boards for
electoral registration and the purposes of property valuation for assessing
council tax and
rates . See [
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Joint board area Council areas Ayrshire Ayrshire and Arran in other contextsEast Ayrshire , North Ayrshire , South Ayrshire Borders Scottish Borders Central Scotland Clackmannanshire , Falkirk , Stirling Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute East Dunbartonshire , West Dunbartonshire , Argyll and Bute Fife Fife Grampian Aberdeen , Aberdeenshire , Moray Glasgow Glasgow Highlands and Western Isles Highland and Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire , South Lanarkshire Lothian East Lothian , Edinburgh , Midlothian , West Lothian Orkney and Shetland Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire , Inverclyde , Renfrewshire Tayside Angus , Dundee , Perth and Kinross
Health See also
National Health Service (NHS) Health board area Council areas Ayrshire and Arran East Ayrshire , North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Borders Scottish Borders Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Fife Fife Forth Valley Central Scotland Clackmannanshire , Falkirk and Stirling Grampian Aberdeenshire , City of Aberdeen and Moray Greater Glasgow and Clyde City of Glasgow , East Dunbartonshire , East Renfrewshire , Inverclyde , Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire , together with Cambuslang and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire Highland Argyll and Bute and Highland Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire (excepting the towns of Cambuslang and Rutherglen which are in the Greater Glasgow and Lothian City of Edinburgh , East Lothian , Midlothian and West Lothian Orkney Orkney Islands Shetland Shetland Islands Tayside Angus , City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross Western Isles (Eileanan Siar) Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
Sheriffdom s are judicial areas.
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Glasgow and Strathkelvin *
Grampian, Highland and Islands *
Lothian and Borders *
North Strathclyde *
South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway *
Tayside, Central and Fife Scotland is divided into
871 civil parishes . Although they have had no administrative function since
1930 , they stil exist and are still used for statistical purposes such as the census.
The lowest level of sub-division in Scotland is the
Communities which have elected
community councils (CCs). The main role of the CCs is to act as a channel of local opinion to larger local government bodies. Otherwise they have very limited powers. There are around 1200 communities in Scotland. Not all communities have councils; some have joint councils.
Scottish communities are the nearest equivalent to
civil parish es in England.
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