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The council took on its current form in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, replacing the City of Edinburgh District Council of the Lothian region, which had been created in 1975. The history of local government in Edinburgh, however, stretches back much further.
Each council area is divided into a number of wards, and three or four councillors are elected for each ward. [1] There are currently 1,227 elected councillors in Scotland . [ 5 ] Local elections are normally held every five years and use the single transferable vote electoral system. [ 1 ]
21 August – Aberdeen City Council announces that several hundred properties in Aberdeen affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete are to be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £150m. [243] 22 August – Edinburgh City Council votes to introduce a tourist tax that it hopes will raise around £50m a year. [244]
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Also, as Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is host to the Scottish Parliament and the main offices of the Scottish Government. The City of Edinburgh became a unitary council area in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Edinburgh district of the Lothian region.
The City of Edinburgh council area had an estimated population of 514,990 in 2022, [2] and includes outlying towns and villages which are not part of Edinburgh proper. The city is in the Lothian region and was historically part of the shire of Midlothian (also called Edinburghshire).
Over 280 of Edinburgh council's vehicles will face fines under new LEZ rules next year.
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