Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

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The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 65) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland, on 1 October 1947.

Section 1 of the Act reads "For the purposes of local government, Scotland shall be divided into counties, counties of cities, large burghs and small burghs, and the landward area of every county shall, save as provided in this Part of this Act, be divided into districts"

Contents 1 New local government areas 1.1 Counties 1.2 Counties of cities 1.3 Large burghs 1.4 Small burghs 2 References 3 See also

[edit] New local government areas

Section 2 defines the new local government areas. From Schedule 1:

[edit] Counties

Aberdeen Angus Argyll Ayr Banff Berwickshire Bute Caithness Clackmannan Dumfries Dunbarton

East Lothian Fife Inverness Kincardine Kinross Kirkcudbright Lanark Midlothian Moray Nairn Orkney

Peebles Perth Renfrew Ross and Cromarty Roxburgh Selkirk Stirling Sutherland West Lothian Wigtown Zetland

[edit] Counties of cities

Aberdeen

Dundee

Edinburgh

Glasgow

[edit] Large burghs

Airdrie Arbroath Ayr Clydebank Coatbridge Dumbarton Dumfries

Dunfermline Falkirk Greenock Hamilton Inverness Kilmarnock Kirkcaldy

Motherwell and Wishaw Paisley Perth Port Glasgow Rutherglen Stirling

[edit] Small burghs

Aberchirder Aberfeldy Aberlour Abernethy Alloa Alva Alyth Annan Ardrossan Armadale Auchterarder Auchtermuchty Ballater Banchory Banff Barrhead Bathgate Biggar Blairgowrie and Rattray Bo'ness Bonnyrigg and Lasswade Brechin Bridge of Allan Buckhaven and Methil Buckie Burghead Burntisland Callander Campbeltown Carnoustie Castle Douglas Cockenzie and Port Seton Coldstream Coupar Angus Cove and Kilcreggan Cowdenbeath Crail Crieff Cromarty Cullen Culross Cumnock and Holmhead Cupar Dalbeattie Dalkeith Darvel Denny and Dunipace Dingwall Dollar Dornoch Doune Dufftown Dunbar Dunblane Dunoon Duns East Linton Elgin Elie and Earlsferry Ellon

Eyemouth Falkland Findochty Forfar Forres Fort William Fortrose Fraserburgh Galashiels Galston Gatehouse Girvan Gourock Grangemouth Grantown-on-Spey Haddington Hawick Helensburgh Huntly Innerleithen Inveraray Inverbervie Invergordon Inverkeithing Inverurie Irvine Jedburgh Johnstone Keith Kelso Kilrenny, Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester Kilsyth Kilwinning Kinghorn Kingussie Kinross Kintore Kirkcudbright Kirkintilloch Kirkwall Kirriemuir Ladybank Lanark Langholm Largs Lauder Laurencekirk Lerwick Leslie Leven Linlithgow Loanhead Lochgelly Lochgilphead Lochmaben Lockerbie Lossiemouth and Branderburgh

Macduff Markinch Maybole Melrose Millport Milngavie Moffat Monifieth Montrose Musselburgh Nairn New Galloway Newburgh Newmilns and Greenholm Newport Newton Stewart North Berwick Oban Oldmeldrum Peebles Penicuik Peterhead Pitlochry Pittenweem Portknockie Portsoy Prestonpans Prestwick Queensferry Renfrew Rosehearty Rothes Rothesay Saltcoats Sanquhar Selkirk St Andrews St. Monance Stewarton Stonehaven Stornoway Stranraer Stromness Tain Tayport Thurso Tillicoultry Tobermory Tranent Troon Turriff Whitburn Whithorn Wick Wigtown

The local government divisions established by the 1947 Act were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

[edit] References

• Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

[edit] See also

• Counties of Scotland
• List of local government areas in Scotland 1930 - 1975