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. This reorganisation of local government took full effect in 1975. Each of nine regions was divided into a number of districts, varying from three to nineteen. Before 1975 local government in Scotland was organised on the county system. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

The new system was based closely on that proposed by the Wheatley Report produced by a Royal Commission into Scottish local government in 1969, and the regions generally bore no relation at all to the administrative counties that had been used prevously, since 1889. In countries that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 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. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The regions and districts were abolished on April 1, 1996 and replaced with the current unitary council areas of Scotland. In 1996 some regions became unitary council areas. Various regions were broken up into many council areas and various districts became unitary council areas. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...

In addition to the regions and districts, there were three island council areas, covering Shetland, Orkney, and the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides). These areas may be seen as regions consisting of just one district and, in retrospect, as early examples of Scottish unitary council areas. There were three island council areas of Scotland: Orkney Shetland Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) The island council areas date from 1975, but unitary council areas were not created throughout the rest of Scotland until 1996. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... The Western Isles are an archipelago in Scotland. ...

Regions

Scotland was subdivided into regions as follows:

(In fact the Western Isles are shown, as if perhaps part of Highland, which they were not.)

Districts

The regions consisted of disticts as follows:

Scottish Borders (Crìochan na h-Alba in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ... Ettrick and Lauderdale (Eadaraig agus Srath Labhdair in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Borders region of Scotland. ... Historically, Roxburgh was an important Scottish town. ... Tweeddale is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the Tweed River, this area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area to the south and east, was bounded by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed, and to the north... Map of Scotland showing the location of the former Central region Regional Council Central (Roinn Meadhanach in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1974 to 1995. ... From 1975, Clackmannan (Clach Mhanainn in Gaelic) was the name of a local government district in the Central region of Scotland, corresponding to the traditional county of Clackmannanshire. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in central Scotland. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ... Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Annandale and Eskdale was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. ... Nithsdale was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. ... Stewartry was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. ... Wigtown is a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, south of Newton Stewart and east of Stranraer. ... Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... The Royal Burgh of Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Fearam Linn), is a town and burgh in Fife, Scotland, that sits on high ground 3 miles from the shore of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh. ... Kirkcaldy is currently the largest town in Fife, Scotland. ... North-East Fife was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Fife region of Scotland. ... Grampian (Roinn a Mhonaidh in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... City of Aberdeen (Mòr-bhaile Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Banff and Buchan was formerly (1975_96) a local government district in the Grampian Region of Scotland. ... Gordon was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Grampian Region of Scotland. ... Kincardine and Deeside was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Grampian Region of Scotland. ... Moray (Moireibh in Gaelic), one of the 32 unitary council regions (or areas) of Scotland, lies in the north-east of the country and borders on the regions of Aberdeenshire and Highland. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Badenoch and Strathspey was created in 1975 as a one of the eight council disricts of the Highland local government region of Scotland. ... Caithness District Caithness was a district of the Highland local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Abar) refers to a large area of the central and western Scottish Highlands. ... The Royal Burgh of Nairn (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a burgh in Highland, Scotland, lying about fifteen miles east of Inverness. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ... Skye and Lochalsh was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Highland Region of Scotland, comprising the islands of Skye and Raasay, and the mainland area heading inland from Kyle of Lochalsh. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county which is now within the Highland local government area of Scotland. ... Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area, and the Orkney constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Bearsden and Milngavie (Cille Phàdraig Ùr agus Muileann Dhaibhidh in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, north of the City of Glasgow. ... The old coat of arms for Clydebank, adopted in 1930 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Clydesdale (Dail Chluaidh in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... Cumnock and Doon Valley (Cumnag agus Srath Dhùin in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... The District of Cunninghame today forms part of North Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in West Central Scotland, about 10 miles south of Glasgow. ... Eastwood (A Choille an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow. ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton, in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace Hamilton (Hamaltan, in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Central Scotland. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Kilmarnock and Loudoun was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... Kyle and Carrick (A Chùil agus a Charraig in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) the name of a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... Monklands can mean several things: Monklands district Monklands (Bad nam Manach in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) the name of a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a Scottish town, in northern Lanarkshire, between Glasgow and Edinburgh. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Strathkelvin (Srath Chealbhainn in Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) the name of a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Tayside (Taobh Tatha in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1974 to 1995. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... City of Dundee (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (officially known by their Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar, changed under The Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ...

Alphabetical list of districts

See also

• List of burghs in Scotland
• Counties of Scotland
• Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
• Subdivisions of Scotland
• List of places in Scotland
• Local government in the United Kingdom