The Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 created 32 single-tier local government areas.
Prior to 1995 there was a different structure of local government - Regions, Island Areas and Districts.
The Directions by the Secretary of State for Scotland, listed below, defined the 1,245 electoral wards used between 1995 and 1999. The Directions refer to our Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Reports which were completed shortly before the restructuring.
For the 3 unitary councils covering the island areas of Orkney, Shetland and Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles), the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements had been completed and implemented, and the councils used the wards defined in those reports on their formation.
Directions
Aberdeen City - 1994 Direction
Aberdeenshire - 1994 Direction
Angus - 1994 Direction
Argyll and Bute - 1994 Direction
Borders - 1994 Direction
Clackmannanshire - 1994 Direction
Dumbarton and Clydebank - 1994 Direction
Dumfries and Galloway - 1994 Direction
Dundee City - 1994 Direction
East Ayrshire - 1994 Direction
East Dunbartonshire - 1994 Direction
East Lothian - 1994 Direction
City of Edinburgh - 1994 Direction
Falkirk - 1994 Direction
Fife - 1994 Direction
Glasgow City - 1994 Direction
Highland - 1994 Direction
Inverclyde - 1994 Direction
Midlothian - 1994 Direction
Moray - 1994 Direction
North Ayrshire - 1994 Direction
North Lanarkshire - 1994 Direction
Orkney Islands - 1992 Direction
Perthshire and KInross - 1994 Direction
Renfrewshire - 1994 Direction
Shetland Islands - 1992 Direction
South Ayrshire - 1994 Direction
South Lanarkshire - 1994 Direction
Stirling - 1994 Direction
West Lothian - 1994 Direction
Western Isles - 1992 Direction