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Aberdeen City Council represents the Aberdeen City council area of Scotland. council area of Scotland File links The following pages link to this file: Aberdeen City of Aberdeen Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ...
This article is about the Scottish city. ...
The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
Lib Dem logo The Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ...
For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...
The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78...
The council area and the council were created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. However, a sense of Abereen as a city, with its own city council, can be traced back to 1900, when the city of county of Aberdeen was created. The Local Government Act etc. ...
Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...
The administrative counties of Scotland in 1974 The term Counties of Scotland can variously refer to the Traditional counties of Scotland The former administrative counties of Scotland, which were abolished in 1975. ...
In 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the county of city was combined with Bucksburn, Newhills, Old Machar, Stoneywood, Dyce and Peterculter areas of the county of Aberdeen and a Nigg area of the county of Kincardine (including Cove Bay) to form the Aberdeen district of the Grampian region. This district became the now existing unitary council area in 1996. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ...
Bucksburn is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. ...
Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles (about nine kilometres) northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the citys airport. ...
Peterculter is a small village on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately 8 miles inland from the city centre. ...
Cove Bay is a suburban coastal village which sits on the south-east edge of Aberdeen. ...
Grampian (Roinn a Mhonaidh in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ...
On 9th May 1995 by resolution under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 The City of Aberdeen Council changed the name of the local government area of "City of Aberdeen" to "Aberdeen City". The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ...
Political composition The council consists, currently, of 20 Liberal Democrat councillors, 14 Labour councillors, 6 Scottish National Party councillors and three Conservative councillors. Lib Dem logo The Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...
The council has been under the control of a Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition, holding 23 of the 43 council seats, since 2003. Prior to the 2003 general election to the council, it had been considered a Labour stronghold. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...
Elections General elections to the council are held on a four year cycle. The next is due in 2007, polling on Thursday 5 May.
The next general election with be the first to use the single transferable vote system of election and multi-member wards, each ward electing three or four councillors. This system is to be introduced as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and is designed to produce a form of proportional representation. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is close to completing its final recommendations for new wards for all the council areas of Scotland. This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...
A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...
This is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, inter alia, for the election of local Councillors by the Single Transferable Vote system. ...
Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ...
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent body in Scotland responsible for reviewing electoral arrangements for local elections. ...
The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
At present, councillors represent 43 single-member wards, and are elected by the first past the post system of election. The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...
Wards 1999 to 2007 Wards are both numbered and named: - (34) Ashley, (9) Auchmill
- (2) Bankhead and Stoneywood, (21) Berryden, (6) Bridge of Don, (35) Broomhill
- (28) Castlehill, (32) Cults, (10) Cummings Park
- (3) Danestone, (7) Donmouth, (38) Duthie
- (37) Gairn, (36) Garthdee, (26) Gilcomston
- (29) Hazlehead
- (15) Hilton
- (4) Jesmond
- (41) Kincorth West, (19) Kittybrewster
- (27) Langstane, (43) Loirston
- (12) Mastrick, (24 ) Midstocket, (31) Murtle
- (8) Newhills, (42) Nigg
- (5) Oldmachar
- (30) Peterculter, (1) Pitmedden, (23) Pittodrie
- (25) Queens Cross
- (18) Seaton, (33) Mannofield, (13) Sheddocksley, (11) Springhill, (17) St. Machar, (20) Stockethill, (22) Sunnybank, (14) Summerhill
- (39) Torry, (40) Tullos Hill
- (16) Woodside
Cults is a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland. ...
The word Hilton can refer to a number of different people, places, and things. ...
Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of central Aberdeen and south of Old Aberdeen. ...
Peterculter is a small village on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately 8 miles inland from the city centre. ...
Pittodrie is a football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. ...
Mannofield is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. ...
Torry is an area within the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. // Setting and historical development Torry lies on the south bank of the River Dee. ...
Woodside is the name of several places in the English-speaking world: United Kingdom Woodside is a village in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Woodside is a village in County Durham, United Kingdom Woodside is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, South London In Scotland, there are areas of Aberdeen...
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