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This is a list of the 32 council areas of Scotland by their highest point. Rank Council area Height (m) Name Grid reference 1 Highland: 1345 Ben Nevis: 2=
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 ...
This is a list of the 33 counties of Scotland by their highest point. Rank County Height Name National Grid reference 1: Inverness-shire: 1,345 m (4,413 ft)
Pages in category "Council areas of Scotland" ... List of Scottish council areas by highest point; A. Aberdeen; Aberdeenshire; Angus, Scotland; Argyll and Bute; C.
This is a list of community council areas established in each of the council areas of Scotland. As of 2012–3, there are 1,369 community council areas in Scotland, of which 1,129 (82%) have active community councils. There are also 3 Neighbourhood Representative Structures established in Dundee as alternatives to community councils. Scottish community councils date from 1976, when they were ...
Councils are made up of councillors who are directly elected by the residents of the area they represent. 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]
The council areas with the highest proportions of people stating 'British' as their only national identity were Argyll and Bute and Shetland, each with 12%. [28] Below is a table of national identity sorted by council area based on the results of the 2011 census:
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 created a system of nine two-tier regions and three single-tier islands council areas, and this system completely replaced local government counties and burghs in 1975. Each two-tier region had a regional council and of a number of district subdivisions, each with its own district council.