Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
The lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former regions and districts, the former counties of Scotland, and the various other subdivisions of Scotland.
The Lord Provosts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow also act ex officio as lord-lieutenants. This is a unique right in the United Kingdom: all other lord-lieutenants are appointed by the monarch, rather than being elected politicians.
Definition of the areas
Each Lord-Lieutenant of a county holding office immediately prior to May 16, 1975 was appointed to a region or part of a region as follows:
| County |
Former Region |
Title |
Part of Region |
| Aberdeen |
Grampian |
Aberdeenshire |
The County of Aberdeen as existing before 16 May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen |
| Angus |
Tayside |
Angus |
District of Angus |
| Argyll |
Strathclyde |
Argyll and Bute |
District of Argyll and Bute |
| Ayr |
Strathclyde |
Ayrshire and Arran |
Districts of Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Kyle and Carrick and Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| Banff |
Grampian |
Banffshire |
the county of Banff as existing before 16 May 1975 |
| Berwick |
Borders |
Berwickshire |
District of Berwickshire |
| Caithness |
Highland |
Caithness |
District of Caithness |
| Clackmannan |
Central |
Clackmannan |
District of Clackmannan |
| Dumfries |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Dumfries |
Districts of Nithsdale and Annandale and Eskdale |
| Dunbarton |
Strathclyde |
Dunbartonshire |
Districts of Dumbarton, Clydebank, Bearsden and Milngavie, Strathkelvin and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
| East Lothian |
Lothian |
East Lothian |
District of East Lothian |
| Fife |
Fife |
Fife |
Entire Region |
| Inverness |
Highland |
Inverness |
Districts of Lochaber, Inverness and Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Kincardine |
Grampian |
Kincardineshire |
The county of Kincardine as existing before 16 May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen |
| Kinross (held jointly with Perth) |
Tayside |
Perth and Kinross |
District of Perth and Kinross |
| Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
Dumfries and Galloway |
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
District of Stewartry |
| Lanark |
Strathclyde |
Lanarkshire |
Districts of Monklands, Motherwell, Hamilton, East Kilbride and Lanark |
| Midlothian |
Lothian |
Midlothian |
District of Midlothian |
| Moray |
Grampian |
Morayshire |
Such part of the county of Moray as existing before 16 May 1975 as lies within the Region |
| Nairn |
Highland |
Nairn |
District of Nairn |
| Orkney |
Orkney Islands Area |
Orkney |
Entire area |
| Peebles |
Borders |
Tweeddale |
District of Tweeddale |
| Perth (held jointly with Kinross) |
Tayside |
Perth and Kinross |
District of Perth and Kinross |
| Renfrew |
Strathclyde |
Renfrewshire |
Districts of Eastwood, Renfrew and Inverclyde |
| Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
Ross and Cromarty |
Districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh |
| Roxburgh (held jointly with Selkirk) |
Borders |
Roxburgh (held with Ettrick and Lauderdale) |
District of Roxburgh |
| Selkirk (held jointly with Roxburgh) |
Borders |
Ettrick and Lauderdale (held with Roxburgh) |
District of Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| Stirling |
Central |
Stirling and Falkirk |
Districts of Stirling and Falkirk |
| Sutherland |
Highland |
Sutherland |
District of Sutherland |
| West Lothian |
Lothian |
West Lothian |
District of West Lothian |
| - |
Western Isles Islands Area |
Western Isles |
Entire area |
| Wigtown |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Wigtown |
District of Wigtown |
| Zetland |
Shetland Islands Area |
Shetland |
Entire area |
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