Administrative Divisions in Scotland after 1974
Following the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1974 a two-tier system of
local authorities was enacted, which operated until 1995.
There were 9 Regional Authorities
(broken down into 53 District Councils) and 3 unitary Island Councils.
In both cases, these local government institutions were run by a body
of councillors, who are elected every four years.
Scottish Regional and District Councils (1974 - 1995)
Each Regional Council is listed with its total area (in sq. km) and each
of its component District Councils.
- Borders Region (based in Newton St. Boswells) - 4,662 sq. km
- Berwickshire District Council
- Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council
- Roxburgh District Council
- Tweeddale District Council
- Central Region (based in Stirling) - 2,590 sq. km
- Clackmannan District Council
- Falkirk District Council
- Stirling District Council
- Dumfries and Galloway Region (based in Dumfries) - 6,475 sq. km
- Annandale and Eskdale District Council
- Nithsdale District Council
- Stewartry District Council
- Wigtown District Council
- Fife Region (based in Glenrothes) - 1,308 sq. km
- Dunfermline District Council
- Kirkcaldy District Council
- North-East Fife District Council
- Grampian Region (based in Aberdeen) - 8,550 sq. km
- Aberdeen District Council
- Banff and Buchan District Council
- Gordon District Council District Council
- Kincardine and Deeside District Council
- Moray District Council
- Highland Region (based in Inverness) - 26,136 sq. km
- Badenoch and Strathspey District Council
- Caithness District Council
- Inverness District Council
- Lochaber District Council
- Nairn District Council
- Ross and Cromarty District Council
- Skye and Lochalsh District Council
- Sutherland District Council
- Lothian Region (based in Edinburgh) - 1,756 sq. km
- East Lothian District Council
- Edinburgh District Council
- Midlothian District Council
- West Lothian District Council
- Strathclyde Region (based in Glasgow) - 13,856 sq. km
- Argyll and Bute District Council
- Bearsden and Milngavie District Council
- Clydebank District Council
- Clydesdale District Council
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
- Cumnock and Doone Valley District Council
- Cunninghame District Council
- Dumbarton District Council
- East Kilbride District Council
- Eastwood District Council
- Glasgow District Council
- Hamilton District Council
- Inverclyde District Council
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
- Kyle and Carrick District Council
- Monklands District Council
- Motherwell District Council
- Renfrew District Council
- Strathkelvin District Council
- Tayside Region (based in Dundee) - 7,668 sq. km
- Angus District Council
- Dundee District Council
- Perth and Kinross District Council
Island Authorities
- Orkney Islands Council (based in Kirkwall) - 974 sq. km
- Shetland Islands Council (based in Lerwick) - 1,427 sq. km
- Western Isles Council (based in Stornoway) - 2,901 sq. km