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

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

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...

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...

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

local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Today, local government in Scotland is based upon council areas,...

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

different from the current local government council areas and their committee areas. They also differ from other subdivisions of Scotland including sheriffdoms...