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Fife was one of Scotland's historic counties, with a Fife County Council existing from 1890 to 1975. In 1975 Fife became a region with three lower-tier district councils: Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, and North-East Fife. [6] Fife Regional Council and the three district councils were merged in 1996 to form a single council area, governed by Fife ...
The Provost of Fife is the ceremonial head of Fife Council, a Scottish unitary authority covering the historic county of Fife.Along with the duties of an ordinary councillor, it is the Provost's duty to promote the values of the council, provide an example to others and enhance the reputation of the council and Fife.
Fife Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.
The Chief Executive is similar in function to a city manager, though certain councillors have executive authority and there is no clear division of powers. [ 23 ] There is also a statutory Monitoring Officer, who usually heads the Legal Services division of the council, as well as a Chief Financial Officer.
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Prior to his election to Parliament, he was elected as Councillor for West Fife and Coastal Villages and Health Spokesperson in the Labour-led Fife Council administration. [2] He initially stood down from his role as Health Spokesperson but continued as a councillor then announced his resignation on 4 September 2024. [3] [4]
Fife (/ f aɪ f / FYFE, Scottish English:; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e., the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire) and Clackmannanshire.
Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.The election used the 23 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 78 Councillors elected.