Local authorities in Scotland register

Local authorities in Scotland

First published 10 January 2017

Last updated 22 February 2019 — see all updates

Category: Regional and local government

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There are 32 records and 6 fields in this register

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Local authority sctLocal authority typeNameOfficial nameStart dateEnd date
ABECAAberdeen CityThe Aberdeen City Council1996-04-01No data
ABDCAAberdeenshireThe Aberdeenshire Council1996-04-01No data
ANSCAAngusThe Angus Council1996-04-01No data
AGBCAArgyll and ButeThe Argyll and Bute Council1996-04-01No data
CLKCAClackmannanshireThe Clackmannanshire Council1996-04-01No data
DGYCADumfries and GallowayThe Dumfries and Galloway Council1996-04-01No data
DNDCADundee CityThe Dundee City Council1996-04-01No data
EAYCAEast AyrshireThe East Ayrshire Council1996-04-01No data
EDUCAEast DunbartonshireThe East Dunbartonshire Council1996-04-01No data
ELNCAEast LothianThe East Lothian Council1996-04-01No data
ERWCAEast RenfrewshireThe East Renfrewshire Council1996-04-01No data
EDHCAEdinburghThe City of Edinburgh Council1996-04-01No data
FALCAFalkirkThe Falkirk Council1996-04-01No data
FIFCAFifeThe Fife Council1996-04-01No data
GLGCAGlasgow CityThe Glasgow City Council1996-04-01No data
HLDCAHighlandThe Highland Council1996-04-01No data
IVCCAInverclydeThe Inverclyde Council1996-04-01No data
MLNCAMidlothianThe Midlothian Council1996-04-01No data
MRYCAMorayThe Moray Council1996-04-01No data
ELSCANa h-Eileanan an IarComhairle nan Eilean Siar1996-04-01No data
NAYCANorth AyrshireThe North Ayrshire Council1996-04-01No data
NLKCANorth LanarkshireThe North Lanarkshire Council1996-04-01No data
ORKCAOrkney IslandsOrkney Islands Council1996-04-01No data
PKNCAPerth and KinrossThe Perth and Kinross Council1996-04-01No data
RFWCARenfrewshireThe Renfrewshire Council1996-04-01No data
SCBCAScottish BordersThe Scottish Borders Council1996-04-01No data
ZETCAShetland IslandsShetland Islands Council1996-04-01No data
SAYCASouth AyrshireThe South Ayrshire Council1996-04-01No data
SLKCASouth LanarkshireThe South Lanarkshire Council1996-04-01No data
STGCAStirlingThe Stirling Council1996-04-01No data
WDUCAWest DunbartonshireThe West Dunbartonshire Council1996-04-01No data
WLNCAWest LothianThe West Lothian Council1996-04-01No data
The 6 fields in this register

Field name

Field description

Local authority sct

The unique code for a local authority in Scotland.

Local authority type

The unique code for the type of local government organisation. For example, county council.

Name

The commonly-used name of a record.

Official name

The official or technical name of a record.

Start date

The date a record first became relevant to a register.

End date

The date a record stopped being applicable.