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Dundee City Council is the local authority for Dundee City, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Dundee was formerly governed by a corporation from when it was made a burgh in the late twelfth century until 1975.
Maryfield By-Election 31 March 2016 [5]; Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 SNP: Lynne Short: 49.5 1,383 1,389 1,399: Labour: Alan Cowan 22.7 634 637 648 Conservative
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. City and council area in Scotland This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). Place in Scotland Dundee Dùn Dè (Scottish Gaelic) City, lieutenancy and council area Skyline of Dundee from Fife V&A Dundee RRS Discovery Tay Bridge McManus ...
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 new city council area was named The City of Dundee in the legislation of 1994, but this was changed to Dundee City by a council resolution on 29 June 1995, under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65). [2] In terms of area, it is the smallest of Scotland's council areas.
Flynn was selected as the SNP group leader at Dundee City Council on 12 August 2024, following the resignation of John Alexander. [6] After being elected as group leader, Flynn stated that he "intends to stand up for Dundee and its people at every opportunity, without fear or favour" and that he would "lead with an open mind and an open door".
Each council area has an administrative centre, generally the largest town or city within the area. 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 some of the current council ...
It then remained the Dundee District Council headquarters until the abolition of the Tayside Region led to the formation of Dundee City Council in April 1996. [10] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, waved to the crowds from the balcony of the city chambers during a tour of the city in July 2016. [11] [12]