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The council areas have been in existence since 1 April 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires . Although these no longer have any administrative function, they are still used to some extent in Scotland for cultural and geographical purposes, and ...
The local government council areas with the most inhabited islands are Argyll and Bute with 23, Orkney with 20, Shetland with 16 and Highland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar with 14 each. There are also three in North Ayrshire and one each in Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire. The last three named plus two islands in ...
In September 2020 the Shetland Islands Council voted in favour of exploring options for "financial and political self-determination", stating that the islands' reliance on Scotland was "seriously threatening the prosperity, and even basic sustainability, of Shetland as a community." [33]
Scottish council areas 2011.svg: Scotland Administrative Map 1947.png: Author: Scottish_council_areas_2011.svg: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data; Scotland_Administrative_Map_1947.png: XrysD; derivative work: Dr Greg; Other versions: File:NUTS 3 regions of central and southern Scotland map.svg shows an enlargement of the southern ...
Orkney is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, a lieutenancy area, and an historic county. The local council is Orkney Islands Council. The islands have been inhabited for at least 8,500 years, originally occupied by Mesolithic and Neolithic tribes and then by the Picts.
The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area. The origin of the name St Kilda is a matter of conjecture. The islands' human heritage includes unique architectural features from the historic and prehistoric periods, although the earliest written records of island life date from the Late Middle Ages.
In most of Scotland, from 1975 to 1996, local government areas consisted of regions and districts. The islands areas still exist, but have no special status. They are now simply classed as three of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, having identical powers and responsibilities as the mainland councils.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Scottish_council_areas_2011.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0 . 2011-05-01T19:21:40Z Nilfanion 1023x1345 (3008417 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Map showing the [[w:Council areas of Scotland|Council areas of Scotland]] in 2011.