Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), which are all governed by...

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland)...

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...

see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...

The history of local government in Scotland is a complex tale of largely ancient and long established Scottish political units being replaced after the...

The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the current local government structure...

Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba, pronounced [ˈrˠiə.əl̪ˠt̪əs nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]) is the executive arm of the devolved government...

Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhealtachd, pronounced [ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]; Scots: Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government...

Local government areas covering the whole of Scotland were first defined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. As currently defined, they are a...

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975...

ceased to be used for local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 created...

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The...

The Local Government Board for Scotland was the body charged with overseeing local government, public health, housing and poor law of Scotland from 1894...

local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland)...

Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...

Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 The Scottish Local Government...

Commission on Local Government in Scotland, usually called the Wheatley Commission or the Wheatley Report (Cmnd. 4150), was published in September 1969...

(Scottish Gaelic: Roinn a' Mhonaidh) was one of nine local government regions of Scotland. It was created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act...

by the Scottish Government, led by the First Minister of Scotland, the head of government in a multi-party system. The judiciary of Scotland, dealing...

county councils and burgh corporations were abolished under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, being replaced with regions and districts. Lothian...

chosen by NRS. Local government in Scotland Subdivisions of Scotland List of towns and cities in England by population List of built-up areas in Wales by population...

A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country...

Tayside (Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Tatha) was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region...

county in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. The county councils were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973...

the two counties. Local government was reformed in Scotland in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Mainland Scotland's counties, burghs...

after which it formed Holyrood's first majority government. After Scotland voted against independence in the 2014 referendum, Salmond resigned and was succeeded...

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 58) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created a Local Government Board...

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25) reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils...

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