LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND

The 'Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland' is an independent body in Scotland created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. According to its own website,^[1] it is responsible for: carrying out statutory reviews of electoral and administrative arrangements; monitoring electoral arrangements; and responding to requests for ad hoc reviews of electoral or administrative arrangements. Its work relates to the local government of Scotland, and it reports to the Scottish Executive.
The Boundary Commission for Scotland is a quite separate body, concerned with the boundaries of constituencies.

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Statutory reviews

Ad hoc reviews

Footnotes

Statutory reviews

The Local Government Boundary Commission completed its Third Statutory Review of electoral arrangements in October 1998, as part of the transition to unitary local government in Scotland.
The Fourth Review, as required by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, has been completed, producing new wards for use in single transferable vote elections in 2007.

Ad hoc reviews

In February, 2001 the Commission proposed four small changes to the boundaries of authorities to avoid bisecting developed areas.

Footnotes

1. Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland website