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    a list of local government areas in Scotland from 1930 to 1975. The list contains the areas of local authorities as created by the Local Government (Scotland)...
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  • The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland)...
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    For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), which are all governed by...
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    local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Today, local government in Scotland is based upon council areas,...
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    following list includes all effective burghs in Scotland from the coming into force of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 55), in 1893...
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    Sinclair Counties of Scotland List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 Local government in Scotland Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996 Maiden...
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  • were in turn abolished in 1930, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, with powers being transferred to county councils in landward areas of counties...
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    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....
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    The History of local government in Scotland is a complex tale of largely ancient and long established Scottish political units being replaced after the...
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    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...
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  • This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973...
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    established in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930)....
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  • Small burgh (category Local government in Scotland)
    For a complete list of small burghs see List of local government areas in Scotland 1930 - 1975. Burgh Records, National Records of Scotland (accessed 5 June...
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    Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 Counties of Scotland List of local government areas in Scotland 1930 - 1975...
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    Sutherland (Scottish Gaelic: Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is...
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    Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chluaidh, pronounced [iɲiɾʲˈxl̪ˠuəj], "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland....
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    Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government...
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    subdivisions of counties, formed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. See List of local government areas in Scotland 1930–75. Scotland, since 1996...
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    binding vote. For local government purposes Scotland is subdivided into 32 single-tier council areas. The areas were established in 1996, and their councils...
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    list of Municipalities of Scotland. Scottish municipalities have existed in the form of burgh, royal burgh, cities and, currently most common, local councils...
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    the Scottish Parliament. The local authority, the Shetland Islands Council, is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre...
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    Ayrshire (redirect from Ayrshire, Scotland)
    their own services. In 1930 the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 was implemented. This brought Ayr and Kilmarnock under the control of the county council...
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    This is a list of the 871 civil parishes in Scotland. From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial...
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    alterations of its boundaries. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian...
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    (burgh of regality of the Bishop of Dunblane 1442, police burgh 1870) The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 divided burghs into two classes from 1930: large...
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    modern council area occupies a larger area than the historic county. It was reshaped following local government reforms in 1975: some areas in the west were...
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    Clydebank is in West Dunbartonshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. West Dunbartonshire Council, the unitary local authority, is based in Dumbarton...
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    BURR-ə) was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still...
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    under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, when the region became a unitary council area. The new unitary Fife Council adopted the areas of the former...
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    Burgh (category Types of subdivision in the United Kingdom)
    status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following local government reorganisation in 1975, the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns...
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