Since 1 April 1996 Scotland has been divided into 32 council areas, each of which is governed by a unitary council. Population, area and population density figures for each council area can be found here. A map of council areas since 1996 is set out below.
Links to pages with information about each council area can be found below the map.
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Key to Council Areas since 1996
- 1. Inverclyde
- 2. Renfrewshire
- 3. West Dunbartonshire
- 4. East Dunbartonshire
- 5. City of Glasgow
- 6. East Renfrewshire
- 7. North Lanarkshire
- 8. Falkirk
- 9. West Lothian
- 10. City of Edinburgh
- 11. Midlothian
- 12. East Lothian
- 13. Clackmannanshire
- 14. Fife
- 15. City of Dundee
- 16. Angus
- 17. Aberdeenshire
- 18. City of Aberdeen
- 19. Moray
- 20. Highland
- 21. Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
- 22. Argyll and Bute
- 23. Perth and Kinross
- 24. Stirling
- 25. North Ayrshire
- 26. East Ayrshire
- 27. South Ayrshire
- 28. Dumfries & Galloway
- 29. South Lanarkshire
- 30. Scottish Borders
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands