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Perth and Kinross (Scots: Pairth an Kinross; Scottish Gaelic: Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.It is bordered by Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Dundee, and Fife to the east, Clackmannanshire to the south, and Stirling and Argyll and Bute to the west.
Perthshire North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Perth and Kinross.It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.
The council has been under no overall control since 1999. Since the 2022 election the council has been led by a minority SNP administration . [6]The first election to Perth and Kinross District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975.
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Perth and Kinross.It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.
Map of places in Perth and Kinross compiled from this list This list of places in Perth and Kinross is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, nature reserve, reservoir, river, canal, and other place of interest in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. Beinn a Ghlo, Grampians Birks of Aberfeldy Blair Castle Castle Menzies Drummond Castle ...
It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and is the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population of about 47,430 in 2018. [6] There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistoric times. It is a natural mound raised slightly above the flood plain of the Tay.
Kinross (/ k ɪ n ˈ r ɒ s /, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Rois) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around 13 miles (21 kilometres) south of Perth and around 20 miles (32 kilometres) northwest of Edinburgh.
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 ...