Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements
Our Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements took place between 2004 and 2006 as required by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
The Reviews resulted in the introduction in 2007 of a total of 353 multi-member wards for Scottish local authorities, returning a total of 1,222 councillors. The total number of councillors increased to 1,223 in May 2012 following our Interim Review of West Lothian council area.
Statutory Instruments
Aberdeen City: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/511/
Aberdeenshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/416/
Angus: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/393/
Argyll and Bute: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/378/
Clackmannanshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/472/
Dumfries and Galloway: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/434/
Dundee City: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/375/
East Ayrshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/428/
East Dunbartonshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/374/
East Lothian: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/359/
East Renfrewshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/391/
Edinburgh, City of: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/537/
Eileanan an Iar, Na h-: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/558/
Falkirk: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/392/
Fife: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/510/
Glasgow City: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/546/
Highland: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/481/
Inverclyde: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/373/
Midlothian: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/460/
Moray: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/372/
North Ayrshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/511/
North Lanarkshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/532/
Orkney Islands: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/394/
Perth and Kinross: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/370/
Renfrewshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/551/
Scottish Borders: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/533/
Shetland Islands: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/562/
South Ayrshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/429/
South Lanarkshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/377/
Stirling: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/376/
West Dunbartonshire: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/547/
West Lothian: legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/535/ (amended 2012)