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.
 Map Showing Council Areas Since 1996Note About Image Copyright |
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
