SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 New Local Government Areas

Section 1.

Part I

Region

Area covered by reference to existing administrative areas

Highland

The county of Caithness.

The county of Nairn.

The County of Sutherland.

In the county of Argyll—the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinlochleven.

The county of Inverness (except the districts of Barra, Harris, North Uist, South Uist).

In the county of Moray—the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale.

The county of Ross and Cromarty (except the burgh of Stornoway; the district of Lewis).

Grampian

The county of the city of Aberdeen.

The county of Aberdeen.

The county of Kincardine.

The county of Banff.

The county of Moray (except the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale).

Tayside

The county of the city of Dundee.

The county of Angus.

The county of Kinross.

The county of Perth (except the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart).

Fife

The county of Fife.

Lothian

The county of the city of Edinburgh.

The county of East Lothian.

The county of Midlothian (except the electoral divison of Heriot and Stow).

The county of West Lothian (except the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness).

Borders

The county of Berwick.

The county of Peebles.

The county of Roxburgh.

The county of Selkirk.

In the county of Midlothian—the electoral division of Heriot and Stow.

Central

The county of Clackmannan.

In the county of Perth—the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart.

The county of Stirling (except the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)).

In the county of West Lothian—the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness.

Strathclyde

The county of the city of Glasgow.

The county of Bute.

The county of Dunbarton.

The county of Lanark.

The county of Renfrew.

The county of Argyll (except the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven).

The county of Ayr.

In the county of Stirling—the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton).

Dumfries and Galloway

The county of Dumfries.

The county of Kirkcudbright.

The county of Wigtown.

Part II

Islands Areas

Area by reference to existing administrative areas

Orkney

The county of Orkney.

Shetland

The county of Zetland.

Western Isles

In the county of Inverness—the districts of Barra, Harris, North Uist, South Uist.

In the county of Ross and Cromarty—the burgh of Stornoway; the district of Lewis.

Part III

Name of Region

District

Area of district by reference to existing administrative areas

Highland

Caithness

The county of Caithness.

In the county of Sutherland—the district of Tongue and Farr.

Sutherland

The county of Sutherland (except the district of Tongue and Farr).

In the county of Ross and Cromarty—the electoral division of Kincardine.

Ross and Cromarty

In the county of Ross and Cromarty—the burghs of Cromarty, Dingwall, Fortrose, Invergordon, Tain; the districts of Avoch, Dingwall, Fearn, Fortrose, Gairloch, Invergordon, Lochbroom, Lochcarron, Muir of Ord; the electoral division of Edderton and Tain.

Skye and Lochalsh

In the county of Inverness—the district of Skye.

In the county of Ross and Cromarty—the South West district.

Lochaber

In the county of Argyll—the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinlochleven.

In the county of Inverness—the burgh of Fort William; the district of Lochaber.

Inverness

In the county of Inverness—the burgh of Inverness; the districts of Aird, Inverness.

Badenoch and Strathspey

In the county of Inverness—the burgh of Kingussie; the district of Badenoch.

In the county of Moray—the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale.

Nairn

The county of Nairn.

Grampian

Moray

The county of Moray (except the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale).

In the county of Banff—the burghs of Aberlour, Buckie, Cullen, Dufftown, Findochty, Keith, Portknockie; the districts of Buckie, Cullen (except the electoral division of Fordyce), Dufftown, Keith.

Banff and Buchan

In the county of Banff—the burghs of Aberchirder, Banff, Macduff, Portsoy; the districts of Aberchirder, Banff; the electoral division of Fordyce.

In the county of Aberdeen—the burghs of Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Rosehearty, Turriff; the districts of Deer, Turriff; the electoral division of Cruden.

Gordon

In the county of Aberdeen—the burghs of Ellon, Huntly, Inverurie, Kintore, Oldmeldrum; the districts of Aberdeen (except the electoral divisions of Bucksburn, Newhills Landward, Old Machar, Stoneywood and the parishes of Drumoak, Dyce, Peterculter), Alford, Ellon (except the electoral division of Cruden), Garioch, Huntly.

City of Aberdeen

The county of the city of Aberdeen.

In the county of Aberdeen—the electoral divisions of Bucksburn, Newhills Landward, Old Machar, Stoneywood; the parishes of Dyce, Peterculter.

In the county of Kincardine—the electoral division of Nigg.

Kincardine and Deeside

In the county of Aberdeen—the burgh of Ballater; the district of Deeside; the parish of Drumoak.

In the county of Kincardine—the burghs of Banchory, Inverbervie, Laurencekirk, Stonehaven; the districts of Laurencekirk, St. Cyrus, Stonehaven, Upper Deeside; the electoral divisions of Banchory-Devenick, Maryculter.

Tayside

Angus

In the county of Angus—the burghs of Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose; the districts of Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose; the parish of Newtyle.

City of Dundee

The county of the city of Dundee.

In the county of Angus—the burgh of Monifieth; the district of Monifieth (except the electoral division of Newtyle and Kettins).

In the county of Perth—the electoral division of Longforgan.

Perth and Kinross

The county of Kinross.

In the county of Angus—the parish of Kettins.

In the county of Perth—the burghs of Aberfeldy, Abernethy, Alyth, Auchterarder, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Coupar Angus, Crieff, Perth, Pitlochry; the districts Central (except the parish of Muckhart), Eastern, Highland, Perth (except the electoral division of Longforgan); the electoral division of Ardoch.

Fife

Kirkcaldy

In the county of Fife—the burghs of Buckhaven and Methil, Burntisland, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Leslie, Leven, Markinch; the districts of Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy (except that part of the electoral division of Auchtertool within the Gray Park polling district), Wemyss; the electoral divisions of Auchterderran, Denend, Kinglassie, New Carden.

North East Fife

In the county of Fife—the burghs of Auchtermuchty, Crail, Cupar, Elie and Earlsferry, Falkland, Kilrenny, Anstruther, Easter and Wester, Ladybank, Newburgh, Newport-on-Tay, Pittenweem, St. Andrews, St. Monance, Tayport; the districts of Cupar, St. Andrews.

Dunfermline

In the county of Fife—the burghs of Cowdenbeath, Culross, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Lochgelly; the districts of Dunfermline, Lochgelly (except the electoral divisions of Auchterderran, Denend, Kinglassie, New Carden); that part of the electoral division of Auchtertool within the Gray Park polling district.

Lothian

West Lothian

In the county of West Lothian—the burghs of Armadale, Bathgate, Linlithgow, Whitburn; the districts of Linlithgow, Torphichen and Bathgate, Uphall, Whitburn and Livingston; the electoral divisions of Abercorn, Winchburgh East and Winchburgh West.

In the county of Midlothian—the districts of East Calder, West Calder.

City of Edinburgh

The county of the city of Edinburgh.

In the county of West Lothian—the burgh of Queensferry; the district of Kirkliston and Winchburgh (except the electoral divisions of Abercorn, Winchburgh East and Winchburgh West).

In the county of Midlothian—the district of Currie and the parish of Cramond.

Midlothian

In the county of Midlothian—the burghs of Bonnyrigg and Lasswade, Dalkeith, Loanhead, Penicuik; the districts of Gala Water (except the electoral division of Heriot and Stow), Lasswade, Musselburgh (except the parish of Inveresk), Newbattle, Penicuik.

East Lothian

The county of East Lothian.

In the county of Midlothian—the burgh of Musselburgh; the parish of Inveresk.

Central

Clackmannan

The county of Clackmannan.

In the county of Perth—the parish of Muckhart.

Stirling

In the county of Perth—the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch).

In the county of Stirling—the burghs of Bridge of Allan, Stirling; the districts Central No. 1, Western No. 1, Western No. 2.

Falkirk

In the county of Stirling—the burghs of Denny and Dunipace, Falkirk, Grangemouth; the districts Eastern No. 1, Eastern No. 2, Eastern No. 3, Central No. 2 (except the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)).

In the county of West Lothian—the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness.

Borders

Tweeddale

The county of Peebles.

Ettrick and Lauderdale

The county of Selkirk.

In the county of Berwick—the burgh of Lauder; the West district (except the electoral divisions of Gordon, Hume and Nenthorn, Westruther).

In the county of Midlothian—the electoral divison of Heriot and Stow.

In the county of Roxburgh—the burgh of Melrose; the district of Melrose (except that part of the parish of Roxburgh which lies within this district).

Roxburgh

In the county of Berwick—the parish of Nenthorn.

In the county of Roxburgh—the burghs of Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso; the districts of Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso; that part of the parish of Roxburgh within the district of Melrose.

Berwickshire

In the county of Berwick—the burghs of Coldstream, Duns, Eyemouth; the East district; the Middle district; the electoral divisions of Gordon, Westruther; the parish of Hume.

Strathclyde

Argyll

In the county of Argyll—the burghs of Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inverarray, Lochgilphead, Oban, Tobermory; the districts of Cowal, Islay, Jura and Colonsay, Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Mull, North Lorn (except the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinlochleven), South Lorn, Tiree and Coll.

In the county of Bute—the burgh of Rothesay; the district of Bute.

Dumbarton

In the county of Dunbarton—the burghs of Dumbarton, Cove and Kilcreggan, Helensburgh; the districts of Helensburgh, Vale of Leven; the electoral divisions of Bowling, Dunbarton.

City of Glasgow

The county of the city of Glasgow.

In the county of Lanark—the burgh of Rutherglen; in the Eighth district, the electoral divisions of Bankhead, Cambuslang Central, Cambuslang North, Hallside, Rutherglen, and those parts of Cambuslang South and Carmunnock electoral divisions lying outwith the designated area of East Kilbride New Town; in the Ninth district, the electoral divisions of Baillieston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, Springboig.

Clydebank

In the county of Dunbarton—the burgh of Clydebank; the district of Old Kilpatrick (except the electoral divisions of Bowling, Dunbarton, and that part of the electoral division of Hardgate lying within the parish of New Kilpatrick).

Bearsden and Milngavie

In the county of Dunbarton—the burghs of Bearsden, Milngavie; that part of the electoral division of Hardgate lying within the parish of New Kilpatrick.

Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch

In the county of Dunbarton—the burgh of Kirkintilloch; those parts of the electoral divisions of Twechar and Waterside lying outwith the designated area of Cumbernauld New Town.

In the county of Lanark—the burgh of Bishopbriggs; the electoral divisions of Chryston, Stepps.

In the county of Stirling—the Western No. 3 district.

Cumbernauld

In the county of Dunbarton—the burgh of Cumbernauld; the electoral division of Croy and Dullatur and those parts of the electoral divisions of Twechar and Waterside lying within the designated area of Cumbernauld New Town.

In the county of Stirling—the burgh of Kilsyth; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton).

Monklands

In the county of Lanark—the burghs of Airdrie, Coatbridge; the Ninth district (except the electoral divisions of Baillieston, Chryston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, Springboig, Stepps); in the Seventh district, the electoral division of Shottskirk.

Motherwell

In the county of Lanark—the burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw; the Sixth district (except the electoral divisions of Bothwell and Uddingston South, Uddingston North), the Seventh district (except the electoral division of Shottskirk).

Hamilton

In the county of Lanark—the burgh of Hamilton; the Fourth district (except the electoral division of Avondale); in the Sixth district, the electoral divisions of Bothwell and Uddingston South, Uddingston North; in the Eighth district, the electoral divisions of Blantyre, Stonefield, and that part of High Blantyre electoral division lying outwith the designated area of East Kilbride New Town.

East Kilbride

In the county of Lanark—the burgh of East Kilbride; in the Fourth district, the electoral division of Avondale; in the Eighth district, those parts of High Blantyre, Cambuslang South, and Carmunnock electoral divisions lying within the designated area of East Kilbride New Town.

Eastwood

In the county of Renfrew—the First district.

Lanark

In the county of Lanark—the burghs of Biggar, Lanark; the First, Second, Third districts.

Renfrew

In the county of Renfrew—the burghs of Barrhead, Johnstone, Paisley, Renfrew; the Second, Third, Fourth districts.

Inverclyde

In the county of Renfrew—the burghs of Gourock, Greenock, Port Glasgow; the Fifth district.

Cunninghame

In the county of Ayr—the burghs of Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning, Largs, Saltcoats, Stevenston; the districts of Irvine, Kilbirnie, West Kilbride; those parts of the designated area of Irvine New Town within the Ayr and Kilmarnock districts.

In the county of Bute—the burgh of Millport; the districts of Arran, Cumbrae.

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

In the county of Ayr—the burghs of Darvel, Galston, Kilmarnock, Newmilns and Greenholm, Stewarton; the district of Kilmarnock (except that part of the designated area of Irvine New Town within this district).

Kyle and Carrick

In the county of Ayr—the burghs of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick, Troon; the district of Ayr (except that part of the designated area of Irvine New Town within this district), Girvan, Maybole; that part of the parish of Ayr within the district of Dalmellington; the polling district of Coylton.

Cumnock and Doon Valley

In the county of Ayr—the burgh of Cumnock and Holmhead; the districts of Cumnock, Dalmellington (except that part of the parish of Ayr within this district; the polling district of Coylton).

Dumfries and Galloway

Merrick

The county of Wigtown.

In the county of Kirkcudbright—the Western district (except the electoral division of Anwoth and Girthon).

Stewartry

In the county of Kirkcudbright—the burghs of Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbright, New Galloway; the districts of Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Glenkens, Kirkcudbright; the electoral division of Anwoth and Girthon.

Nithsdale

In the county of Dumfries—the burghs of Dumfries, Sanquhar; the districts of Dumfries (except the parishes of Dalton, Lochmaben), Thornhill, Upper Nithsdale.

In the county of Kirkcudbright—the Eastern district.

Annandale and Eskdale

In the county of Dumfries—the burghs of Annan, Langholm, Lockerbie, Lochmaben, Moffat; the districts of Annan, Gretna, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat; the parishes of Dalton, Lochmaben.

Part IV

Provisions as to boundaries

1

The boundaries of the new local government areas shall be mered by Ordnance Survey.

2

Any such boundary defined on the map annexed to any order under Part VI of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 by reference to proposed works shall, until such works are carried out, be mered as if the boundary had not been so defined.

3

In this Schedule references to existing polling districts shall mean those districts as bounded as at 16th May 1973.