A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain .
35-581: Gorgie-Dalry is the name given to the joint community council , representing Gorgie and Dalry in the west of Edinburgh , the Scottish capital. The area also incorporates Tynecastle and parts of Ardmillan . 55°56′21″N 3°13′35″W / 55.93917°N 3.22639°W / 55.93917; -3.22639 This Edinburgh location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Community council In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under
70-803: A claim that the situation had "reached crisis point". Subdivisions of Scotland Charles III William , Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP For local government purposes, Scotland
105-498: A different succeeding council area. For most administrative purposes, the base level of sub-division in Scotland is now that of communities , which may elect community councils . The main role of these bodies is to channel and reflect local opinion to other bodies; they otherwise have very limited powers. There are around 1,200 communities in Scotland. Not all communities have councils; some have joint councils. Scottish communities are
140-618: A direct replacement, under the Local Government Act 1972 , for the previously existing parish councils and are identical to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way in which they operate. In England, a parish council can call itself a community council , as an 'alternative style' under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . There are thirty-eight charitable rural community councils with
175-475: A local council in Wales differs from England and Scotland. It requires the community to organise a public meeting, and for a majority of those present, to then agree to hold a community poll. A minimum 10% of the total local government community electorate or 150 electors (if 10% exceeds 150) must be present and voting at this meeting. If a poll is agreed upon, the local authority must organise one at least 42 days after
210-408: A range of other support services. One Voice Wales is also a portal for advice on how to set up a new council or to become a councillor. Elections are held every five years under the first-past-the-post voting system. There are 735 community and town councils and 8,000 councillors in Wales, covering approximately 94% of the land area and 70% of the population of Wales. The process for establishing
245-592: A rural development function, covering areas such as community planning, community buildings support, rural transport schemes and rural affordable housing (exception sites). The rural community councils are linked by the charity ACRE ( Action with Communities in Rural England ) and form the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN). Established in 1947, the National Association of Local Councils is
280-449: A signed petition by at least 7.5% of the local electorate (more signatures if there are less than 2,500 electors). The local authority will then undertake a 'governance review' to assess the request and to make a final decision. In June 2012, Westminster City Council approved the establishment of Queen's Park Community Council as the first civil parish created in London since new legislation
315-400: Is divided into 871 civil parishes which often resemble same-named but legally different ecclesiastical parishes. Although they have had no administrative function since 1930, they still exist and are still used for statistical purposes such as the census. Many former civil parish areas also continued to form registration districts until 1 January 2007. Many boundary changes have occurred over
350-557: Is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( Scottish Gaelic : comhairlean ), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 of being known (but not re-designated) as a " comhairle " when opting for a Gaelic name; only Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles) has chosen this option, whereas
385-522: Is usually received for running costs only and that funding has been cut several times in the recent years. In some areas of Scotland, especially in the Highland Council area , CCs are very often disregarded and are not usually viewed as a tier of government, even though they can legally have that role. Although in places such as Orkney and Shetland , CCs are viewed as an important part of local government, and receive larger budgets. Until 1974 Wales
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#1732856085431420-544: The Highland Council ( Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd ) has adopted its Gaelic form alongside its English equivalent, informally. The council areas have been in existence since 1 April 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 . Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires . Although these no longer have any administrative function, they are still used to some extent in Scotland for cultural and geographical purposes, and some of
455-595: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The duty was placed on the newly established district councils to prepare an establishment scheme to divide their district into community council areas. In 1996 this duty passed to the present area councils . Scotland's network of parishes was abolished for administrative purposes in 1930, when larger district councils were formed. Unlike Wales, the new CCs created in 1975 were not necessarily based on old parish areas, which no longer fit any modern administrative areas. Several of them are based on former burghs , and have rematriculated
490-453: The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 , or they may be non-statutory bodies. In Scotland and Wales they are statutory bodies. Scottish community councils were first created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , many years after Scottish parish councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 . Welsh community councils – which may, if they wish, style themselves town councils – are
525-770: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS, Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Smàlaidh agus Teasairginn na h-Alba ). Prior to 1975 policing was the responsibility of the Cities and Burghs of Scotland (see List of burghs in Scotland ). Between 1975 and 2013 Scotland was subdivided into Police and fire service areas based on the regions and districts and island council areas that were also formed in 1975. The police and fire service regions used between 1975 and 2013 are listed below. Edinburgh City (E Division) Renfrewshire & Inverclyde (K Division) Ayrshire (U Division) Greater Glasgow (G Division) Lanarkshire (Q Division) Scotland
560-403: The area council. However not all communities have community councils, which in Scotland are statutory and only exist if local people are willing to stand for election. They are officially stated to be "non-party-political and non-sectarian" in their discussions and decision making. Community councils must adopt a constitution stating the name of the community council and dealing with such matters as
595-439: The burgh coat of arms and use the title "provost" for their chairman. The Acts of Parliament governing community councils allow for them to "take any action" they deem appropriate to improve their community. They set out the requirements of each local authority's "scheme for the establishment of Community Councils". All of Scotland has had community council areas delineated, the numbers and boundaries of which can be altered by
630-408: The councils and may not be office bearers. The establishment scheme will set out the exact procedure for establishing a council where one does not exist: a stated number of local government electors in the designated area must petition the area council, who will then schedule elections. In the case of all community council elections, if nominations are received for less than fifty percent of the seats,
665-620: The councils. There are several joint boards for electoral registration and the purposes of property valuation for assessing council tax and rates . See also NHS Scotland Until 1 April 2014 the towns of Cambuslang and Rutherglen were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area despite being located in South Lanarkshire. They are now part of NHS Lanarkshire. The Scottish Government has created seven "Regional Transport Partnerships", for establishing transport policy in
700-445: The current council areas are named after them. There are also a number of other administrative divisions, some of which are handled by joint boards of the councils. At the most local level, Scotland is divided into civil parishes , which are now used only for statistical purposes such as the census. The lowest level of administrative subdivision are the communities , which may elect community councils . Traditionally burghs have been
735-423: The decision to hold the poll was taken. A simple majority is required in the poll for a community or town council to be created. A poll cannot take place more than once every two years, if previously rejected. In May 2022 only three of Bridgend County Borough 's twenty community councils had enough candidates coming forward to hold full elections. One council had only one candidate for 15 council seats. This led to
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#1732856085431770-509: The election is postponed and the council not formed or dissolved. Community councils can only be dissolved if the number of elected members falls below the set minimum. Community councils can also choose to amalgamate themselves with an adjoining community council by a similar process. Like in England and Wales, the main role of the CCs is to act as a channel of the opinions of the local community, and have
805-554: The four cities of Aberdeen , Dundee , Edinburgh , and Glasgow form separate areas from the surrounding countryside, with the Lord Provost of each city acting ex officio as the lord-lieutenant. Not shown: The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 resulted in the merger of local police and fire services on 1 April 2013 to form the Police Service of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic : Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba ) and
840-592: The frequency of meetings, office bearers, method of election, finance and standing orders. There have been a number of reviews of the role of community councils in Scotland, generally emphasising their importance to democratic renewal. One important one was the McIntosh Report on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament. Membership of community councils consists of: Some community councils currently allow: Co-opted and ex officio members have no votes on
875-582: The key unit of the local government of Scotland , being highly autonomous entities, with rights to representation in the old Parliament of Scotland . Even after the Acts of Union 1707 , burghs continued to be the principal subdivision. Until 1889, administration was on a burgh and parish basis. The years following 1889 saw the introduction of a hierarchy of local government administration comprising counties , counties of cities , large burghs and small burghs. With effect from 16 May 1975 and until 31 March 1996
910-422: The local government divisions of Scotland consisted of an upper tier of regions each containing a lower tier of districts except for the single-tier island council areas . Since 1996 there has only been a single tier of government, and the former island council areas are of equal status to the other councils. Scotland has several other administrative divisions, some of which are handled by joint boards of
945-403: The national body which represents the interests of 10,000 local (parish and town) councils and 100,000 councillors across England. NALC works to support, promote and improve local councils. Local councils is a universal term in England for community, neighbourhood, parish and town councils, which are the first tier of English local government. The process for establishing a local council requires
980-578: The pre-1975 administrative counties with Glasgow being the only current city to form a registration county. Sheriffdoms are judicial areas. Since 1 January 1975, these have been six in number: The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants , the monarch 's representatives. The areas are similar to the Historic Counties and the Registration Counties, but are not identical to either. Most notably,
1015-491: The regions. They broadly follow council area groupings. In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), Scotland is a level-1 NUTS region, coded "UKM", which is subdivided as follows: The current land registration system in Scotland divides Scotland into 33 Registration Counties , each coming into effect on various dates between 1981 and 2003. These areas in most cases resemble those of
1050-401: The right to be notified of and respond to any planning applications. They are also sometimes involved in local projects mostly related to local infrastructure such as footpaths, parks, playgrounds etc., and local events. Unlike in England and Wales, Scottish CCs do not have the right to raise funds by setting a precept on local taxes, and are instead dependent upon local authority funding, which
1085-432: The title mayor . In communities with populations too small to justify a full community council, community meetings will be established. Community councils in Wales now come under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 under Part 7. One Voice Wales was established in 2004 and is the main organisation for community and town councils in Wales. The association represents the interests of councils across Wales and offers
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1120-471: The way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by the Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are currently three community councils with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St David's . The community of Caernarfon has the status of a royal town. The chair of a town council or city council will usually have
1155-422: The years and an area currently derived from an old parish might no longer contain a place previously within that parish. Similarly, county boundaries (as still used for land registration) have also changed over the years such that a parish mentioned historically (generally before the 1860s) as being in one county (or sometimes two due to straddling a border) might now be in a neighbouring county and consequentially in
1190-494: Was divided into civil parishes. These were abolished by section 20(6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of the same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas. Not every community has a council, however. Community councils in Wales are identical to English parish councils in terms of their powers and
1225-738: Was enacted in 2007. The first election of councillors to the Community Council took place in May 2014 at the same time as other local elections . Subsequent elections are held every four years at the same time as elections to the borough council, with a new parish council being elected as part of the 2018 Westminster City Council election . In Scotland community councils have fewer powers than their English or Welsh counterparts. As of July 2012, there were 1,369 community council areas in Scotland, some of which represent several communities within their boundary. Community councils were introduced in 1975 under
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