In April , approximately 29, staff were reclassified as central government employees as a result of the introduction of the single police and fire services. Over the last millennium, Scottish society evolved from small, self-sufficient communities into our present democratic structures. Feudalism was introduced by David I in the 12th century, who also founded burghs such as Stirling, Dunfermline, Perth and Edinburgh. The new royal burghs enjoyed trading privileges in return for providing the crown with tolls and duties.
Gradually, they became more independent and formed early town councils. By , burghs were sending representatives to sit alongside the nobility and the senior clergy in the Scottish Parliament. By there were around 70 of these burghs. Nobles were also able to establish and own burghs from the early 13th century. These reforms included the established of Police Burghs and a duty to hold elections. Meanwhile, parish councils were abolished in and their powers transferred to the county councils.
Also in , three classes of burgh were established with different powers. During the s, a Royal Commission reported that there were too many local authorities, with low public standing and with unequal resources. Following this, Scotland was divided into 9 regions and 53 districts, plus 3 unitary island authorities. Community councils were also introduced. Burgh councils were abolished. Regional councils were accused of being too remote from the people and too expensive.
In , they were abolished and the district councils were aggregated into unitary councils — 32 including the island authorities. Highland Council. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Email us on info lgiu. Councillors' roles, conduct and pay We determine the standards of conduct and basic pay of councillors in Scotland, as well as the maximum and minimum amounts that a senior councillor can be paid.
Councillors' roles In addition to the full council, councillors will generally sit on one or more committees. The key roles taken by councillors are: executive decision-making: councillors attend full meetings of the council, and some may have specific roles in relation to policy making, delivery of services and use of resources scrutiny of decisions: councillors may serve on scrutiny panels, or committees which scrutinise existing policies and service delivery regulatory functions: some council committees, such as those that deal with planning and licensing applications, have a quasi-judicial role representing their ward: representing and meeting with the residents and interest groups within their ward and dealing with issues that they raise.
In addition, councillors may attend community council meetings and serve on forums through which local issues can be discussed between elected members, council officers and the wider community From time to time, councillors may also be involved in other areas, such as the development of new policies for the council.
Other organisations Councillors may also sit on the boards of other organisations where the remit is related to that of the council. Code of conduct We determine the standards of conduct that all councillors in Scotland must uphold in performing their duties. Becoming a local councillor Scottish local government elections are held every five years and are open to anyone who has been registered to vote in the local authority area for the last 12 months, or has lived or worked in the area for that period.
Council banding In the Regulations, we place each council into one of four bands based on various factors, including the size of the council budget. Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee The framework for councillor pay arose from the work of the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee SLARC which met between and to advise Scottish Ministers on the payment by local authorities of remuneration pay , pensions and allowances and on the reimbursement of expenses.
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As originally elected the seats were;. Parties are displayed in their current vote share order. Note that elections before used the non-proportional FPTP voting system.
Each council area is divided into a number of wards, elected a handful of councillors — mostly 3 or 4, though changes in the law mean some wards can have as few as 1 or as many as 5 councillors. Voters mark candidates in order of preference 1, 2, 3, etc, and votes are transferred over a number of count stages until all seats have been filled.
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