29-527: St Machar Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school on St Machar Drive. It is near King's College and St Machar's Cathedral . St Machar Academy was created in 1988 from the merger of Hilton Academy and Powis Academy. In August 2002, Linksfield Academy was closed and merged with St Machar Academy. This article about a school in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council
58-400: A Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrat coalition. It meets at Aberdeen Town House and has its main offices at the neighbouring Marischal College . Aberdeen was made a royal burgh by David I (reigned 1124–1153). The burgh of Aberdeen was governed by a corporation, also known as the town council. Elections for the council were only introduced in 1833. Prior to that the council
87-405: A larger area than the pre-1975 city, taking in the parishes of Dyce , Newhills , Old Machar, and Peterculter from Aberdeenshire and Nigg from Kincardineshire. All except Dyce had previously ceded territory to the city in pre-1975 boundary changes. The parish of Nigg added in 1975 just covered the residual rural parts of the old parish around Cove Bay ; Nigg village itself had been absorbed into
116-647: A result of the coalition agreement. Following Douglas Lumsden's election to the Scottish Parliament in May 2021 Jenny Laing became sole Leader of the council. After the 2022 election the SNP and Liberal Democrats agreed to form a partnership to lead the Council for the next five years. At the Council's statutory meeting on 18 May 2022, SNP councillor David Cameron was elected Lord Provost and Liberal Democrat Councillor Steve Delaney
145-573: A two-tier system of regions and districts on the mainland and a unitary system in the islands. The former counties remained in use for land registration purposes. The act also established the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland , with the remit to make proposals to the Secretary of State for effecting changes which it thought desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government. The Act also abolished
174-630: Is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975. The act followed and largely implemented the report of the Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland in 1969 (the Wheatley Report ), and it made the most far-reaching changes to Scottish local government in centuries. It swept away the counties , burghs and districts established by
203-489: Is designed to produce a form of proportional representation . As of 4 May 2017, the current wards and representative numbers are: Note: The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)
232-525: Is the local authority for Aberdeen City , one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . In its modern form it was created in 1996. Aberdeen was formerly governed by a corporation from when it was made a burgh in the twelfth century until 1975. Between 1975 and 1996 the city was governed by City of Aberdeen District Council, a lower-tier authority within the Grampian region. The council has been under no overall control since 2002. Since 2022 it has been led by
261-618: The 2017 election , but with a change in the balance of power within the coalition. Labour were reduced to nine councillors (subsequently suspended from membership by the Scottish Labour Party for forming a coalition with the Conservatives), whilst the Conservatives had eleven councillors elected. These Conservative and suspended "Aberdeen Labour" councillors were joined in coalition by three Independent councillors, one of who had left
290-683: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 , which were largely based on units of local government dating from the Middle Ages, and replaced them with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils (except in the islands, which were given unitary, all-purpose councils). In England and Wales , the Local Government Act 1972 established a similar system of two-tier administrative county and district councils. The act abolished previous existing local government structures and created
319-476: The Liberal Democrats just days after the council election. In December 2019 a councillor elected as a Conservative became an Independent following his conviction for sexual assault. This led to the ruling coalition becoming a minority administration comprising only 22 of the 45 councillors. Between 2017 and 2021 the council had Co-Leaders Douglas Lumsden (Conservative) and Jenny Laing (“Aberdeen Labour”) as
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#1732877008510348-542: The River Dee. Following the absorption of Torry on the south bank of the river in 1891, the city straddled the two counties. Aberdeen was made a county of itself in 1899, removing the city from the two counties for lieutenancy and other purposes as well as local government functions. The city boundaries were subsequently enlarged several times, gaining further territory from both Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, notably in 1935, 1952 and 1970. Local government across Scotland
377-545: The city in 1935. The parish of Old Machar was named after St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen, which had been absorbed into the city in 1891; the parish of Old Machar that was absorbed in 1975 was just the residual part of the cathedral's old parish which lay north of the River Don , including Bridge of Don . Local government was reorganised again in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 , which abolished
406-528: The city's wards , and is headed by the Lord Provost . Prior to the 2012 council election there were 43 members of Aberdeen City Council. Between 2003 and 2007, the council was under the control of a Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition, holding 23 of the 43 seats on the council. Prior to the 2003 election, the council had been considered a Labour stronghold. Following the May 2007 election , contested for
435-483: The first time and multi-member wards were introduced, each ward electing three or four councillors. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland completed its final recommendations for new wards for all the council areas of Scotland . Aberdeen is divided into 13 multi-member wards, electing a total of 45 councillors. This system was introduced as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , and
464-415: The first time using a system of proportional representation , the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party (SNP) formed a coalition to run the council, holding 27 of the 43 seats (following an SNP by election gain from the Conservatives on 16 August 2007, the coalition held 28 of the 43 seats). Two Liberal Democrat councillors became independents during this period due to personal controversies, while
493-686: The four strong Conservative group split in August 2010, with two councillors forming the Scottish Conservative Group and two others the Aberdeen Conservative Group. After the May 2012 election , the control of the council shifted back to the Labour Party, supported in a coalition by three Conservative and three Independent councillors, giving the administration 23 seats. The Labour/Conservative/Independent coalition continued after
522-505: The functions affecting the burgh which operated at county level were relatively few, largely being limited to judicial functions and lieutenancy . When elected county councils were created in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , Aberdeen Corporation was deemed capable of running county-level local government functions, and so the burgh was excluded from the area administered by Aberdeenshire County Council. In 1891 Aberdeen's boundaries were significantly enlarged, absorbing
551-540: The identity of the counties in Scotland. The counties still enjoy wide public recognition. Even though they no longer play any direct part in local government, counties are used in many other systems: Royal Mail continued to use them as postal counties, and the Watsonian vice-counties , registration counties and many of the lieutenancy areas of Scotland are based on them. However, the sheer size of some regions meant that it became cumbersome to administer all functions on
580-494: The name 'Aberdeen City Council'. The council has been under no overall control since 2002. Following the 2022 election a Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats coalition took control of the council. The first election to the City of Aberdeen District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority
609-542: The neighbouring burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside , plus the Torry area on the south bank of the River Dee . The act of parliament which expanded the burgh also confirmed that Aberdeen was entitled to be called a city; it had commonly been described as a city prior to that, but (like most Scottish cities) without official recognition. The historic county boundary between Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire in this area followed
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#1732877008510638-399: The regions and districts created in 1975 and established 32 single-tier council areas across Scotland. The existing City of Aberdeen District became one of the new council areas. The 1994 Act named the new council area 'City of Aberdeen', but this was changed to 'Aberdeen City' by a council resolution on 9 May 1995, before the new council area came into force, allowing the new council to take
667-568: The use of Fiars Prices for valuing grain. Several districts were later renamed: Merrick becoming Wigtown , Argyll to Argyll and Bute , Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch to Strathkelvin , Cumbernauld to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth , and Lanark to Clydesdale . Unlike the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, the 1973 act in Scotland used the term region for the upper tier of the two-tier system. This has caused far less confusion over
696-462: Was again elected in 1995 ahead of the change to council areas which came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control since 1975 has been as follows: City of Aberdeen District Council Aberdeen City Council The role of Lord Provost of Aberdeen is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1996 have been: Aberdeen City Council currently comprises 45 councillors, who represent
725-411: Was built in 1874 and substantially extended in 1975, including a new council chamber. The council's main offices are now in the neighbouring Marischal College . The council moved into the renovated former college building in 2011. Before May 2007, councillors represented 43 single-member wards election on a first-past-the-post basis. On 3 May 2007, the single transferable vote system was used for
754-460: Was elected Depute Provost. SNP Group Leader Alex Nicoll and Liberal Democrat Group Leader Ian Yuill became Co-Leaders of the Council. Following the 2022 election and a subsequent by-election in February 2023 and changes of allegiance up to October 2023, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Council meetings are held at Aberdeen Town House on Broad Street , which
783-429: Was not an elected body; when vacancies arose the existing council appointed successors. As Aberdeen grew, the council's powers were inadequate to cater for the needs of the growing urban area. A separate police commission was established in 1795 with powers to levy taxes and provide infrastructure ('police' in this context being its older meaning of civic government rather than law enforcement). The first police commission
812-532: Was reorganised in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which replaced the counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier system of regions and districts . One of the districts was called 'City of Aberdeen', which formed part of the Grampian region. City of Aberdeen District Council was therefore a lower-tier district authority, with upper-tier regional functions being provided by Grampian Regional Council. The City of Aberdeen district covered
841-468: Was short-lived, but it was resurrected in 1818 after the town council went bankrupt in 1817. From 1818 until 1871 there was a dual system of local government, with the town council and police commission having different roles in Aberdeen's administration. The police commission was eventually abolished in 1871 and its functions absorbed by the town council. Aberdeen was historically part of Aberdeenshire , but
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