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Aberdeen City Council is the local authority for Aberdeen 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. Aberdeen was formerly governed by a corporation from when it was made a burgh in the twelfth century until 1975.
Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City [3]), and has a population of 198,590 (mid-2020 est.) for the urban area, [4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, and 224,190 (2022) for the wider council area including outlying localities. [2]
Aberdeen City Council currently comprises forty-five councillors, who represent the city's thirteen multi-member wards, and is chaired by the Lord Provost. The council area was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. However, a sense of Aberdeen as a city, with its own city council, can be traced back to 1900, when ...
The 1995 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 6 April 1995 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council. The Council would later change its name on 9 May to become "Aberdeen City Council." The results saw Labour retain its control of the council, with a increased majority of seats.
Elections to Aberdeen City Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
The Harlaw Monument which was erected in 1911 in memory of Provost Robert Davidson and the Burgesses of Aberdeen. [7] In the entrance hall of the council's Aberdeen Town House, there is on display a suit of armour that was allegedly worn by Robert Davidson at the Battle of Harlaw. [8] His tomb can still be seen in the Kirk of St Nicholas. [9]
The 2017 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council.The election used the 13 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with a total of 45 Councillors elected, an increase in two ...
Today, the Freedom of Aberdeen is a purely symbolic honour, which can be bestowed by Aberdeen City Council under the terms of Section 206 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Part XI – 'Admission of honorary freemen'. The Act states that: [2]