122:(Cmnd.2067). This proposed a large decrease in the number of local authorities in the country. There was to be a reduction from thirty-three county councils to between ten and fifteen. At the same time, new "second-tier councils" were proposed, with burghs being merged with the surrounding "landward" rural areas. The minimum population for the areas of these councils was to be 40,000. It was hoped that the reforms could be carried out quickly, with existing authorities agreeing to amalgamation and boundary alterations prior to legislation being passed. The white paper was rejected by the Association of Large Burghs, and by the
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was appointed in 1966 to enquire into local administration. Wheatley commented that "Our terms of reference are far-reaching: we have a free hand to recommend whatever arrangement of authorities, boundaries and functions seem likely to be right for a long time to come".
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The top tier of local government was the regional council. Services provided at the regional level were those needing greater finance or resources, or best exercised over a wide area. These included police, fire services, consumer protection, education and transport.
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The 1994 Act created 29 new unitary local government areas, which completely replaced the regions and districts on 1 April 1996. The islands council areas continued in use and, therefore,
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was delivered on 25 September 1969, and recommended a two-tier system of 7 regions and 37 districts. The incoming
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The 1973 Act created a system of nine two-tier regions and three
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120:The Modernization of Local Government in Scotland
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1525:"Scottish White Paper "Unacceptable"".
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152:Reform of Local Government in Scotland
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2233:Former local government regions
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1582:. 26 September 1969. p. 4.
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72:and redefined again by the
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1459:List of places in Scotland
1439:List of burghs in Scotland
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2037:Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
1931:Badenoch and Strathspey
1147:Cumnock and Doon Valley
1130:Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
876:Badenoch and Strathspey
231:Region or islands area
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2022:Bearsden and Milngavie
1908:Kincardine and Deeside
1765:Ettrick and Lauderdale
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1083:Bearsden and Milngavie
841:Kincardine and Deeside
579:Ettrick and Lauderdale
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68:were redefined by the
2757:Districts of Scotland
2490:National scenic areas
2300:Geography of Scotland
2258:Parliamentary regions
1832:Annandale and Eskdale
1745:, in use 1975 to 1996
679:Annandale and Eskdale
674:Dumfries and Galloway
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275:Dumfries and Galloway
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128:1964 general election
124:Scottish Labour Party
2661:in the United States
2505:World Heritage Sites
1470:Notes and references
1444:Counties of Scotland
1069:(originally Argyll)
2752:Regions of Scotland
2705:Scotland portal
2403:Mountains and hills
2177:unitary authorities
303:Newtown St Boswells
144:commission's report
2656:In other countries
2510:Conservation areas
1632:. 22 December 1971
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1961:Skye and Lochalsh
1956:Ross and Cromarty
1687:978-0-85021-247-1
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2218:Subdivisions
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2144:Island areas
2027:Strathkelvin
1999:West Lothian
1984:East Lothian
1822:Dumfries and
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926:Fort William
564:Berwickshire
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148:Conservative
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114:published a
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40:1889 to 1930
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2686:Land Reform
2609:Settlements
2528:Agriculture
2450:Environment
2347:Coastal Way
2047:Cunninghame
2009:Strathclyde
1865:Dunfermline
1802:Clackmannan
1425:now has 32
1162:Cunninghame
1137:Cumbernauld
1061:Strathclyde
751:Dunfermline
746:Dunfermline
629:Clackmannan
253:Strathclyde
239:(hectares)
195:city status
116:white paper
2741:Categories
2681:Demography
2631:Twin towns
2435:Waterfalls
2323:Historic:
2102:Motherwell
2092:Clydesdale
2077:Inverclyde
1994:Midlothian
1966:Sutherland
1317:Motherwell
1312:Motherwell
1302:Coatbridge
1272:Kilmarnock
1252:Inverclyde
1113:Clydesdale
1031:Midlothian
1006:Haddington
981:Sutherland
846:Stonehaven
584:Galashiels
549:Population
543:Districts
439:2,539,759
369:Glenrothes
266:2,286,800
263:1,350,283
106:Background
2636:by county
2590:Districts
2398:Moorlands
2097:Monklands
2052:Dumbarton
2032:Clydebank
1989:Edinburgh
1941:Inverness
1936:Caithness
1870:Kirkcaldy
1842:Stewartry
1837:Nithsdale
1775:Tweeddale
1654:The Times
1579:The Times
1562:The Times
1545:The Times
1528:The Times
1508:The Times
1417:Abolition
1297:Monklands
1182:Dumbarton
1177:Dumbarton
1103:Clydebank
1098:Clydebank
1021:Edinburgh
911:Inverness
906:Inverness
891:Caithness
881:Kingussie
831:Inverurie
766:Kirkcaldy
761:Kirkcaldy
731:Stranraer
709:Stewartry
694:Nithsdale
609:Tweeddale
519:Districts
494:Not shown
470:Not shown
457:Stornoway
435:Inverness
431:(region)
409:(region)
387:(region)
365:(region)
343:(region)
325:Edinburgh
321:(region)
299:(region)
277:(region)
255:(region)
244:estimate
177:Structure
126:. At the
2716:Category
2648:Toponymy
2543:Forestry
2533:Crofting
2521:Land use
2440:Wetlands
2307:Physical
2222:Scotland
2156:Shetland
2072:Hamilton
2062:Eastwood
1946:Lochaber
1923:Highland
1893:Aberdeen
1885:Grampian
1824:Galloway
1812:Stirling
1770:Roxburgh
1743:Scotland
1636:12 March
1608:12 March
1433:See also
1423:Scotland
1410:129,070
1395:171,520
1336:201,000
1321:143,730
1306:102,379
1291:112,658
1257:Greenock
1246:105,202
1242:Hamilton
1237:Hamilton
1231:681,470
1212:Giffnock
1207:Eastwood
1171:139,020
1088:Bearsden
1055:146,430
1051:Bathgate
1036:Dalkeith
1025:418,914
956:Dingwall
921:Lochaber
871:Highland
805:213,000
801:Aberdeen
791:Grampian
770:148,450
755:129,830
699:Dumfries
664:Stirling
659:Stirling
653:142,800
594:Roxburgh
551:estimate
505:Kirkwall
485:143,268
475:Shetland
461:289,798
442:206,900
429:Highland
420:528,100
417:869,772
413:Aberdeen
407:Grampian
398:395,200
395:749,650
376:351,200
373:131,201
354:272,900
351:263,455
347:Stirling
332:750,600
329:171,595
310:105,300
307:471,253
288:147,900
285:639,561
281:Dumfries
160:Shetland
88:counties
35:Overview
2726:Commons
2621:capital
2600:Regions
2578:history
2538:Fishing
2475:Climate
2430:Springs
2408:highest
2393:Meadows
2383:Islands
2366:Geology
2361:Forests
2117:Tayside
2107:Renfrew
2067:Glasgow
1976:Lothian
1847:Wigtown
1807:Falkirk
1752:Borders
1380:96,500
1359:Tayside
1353:85,191
1332:Paisley
1327:Renfrew
1276:79,861
1261:90,103
1227:Glasgow
1216:60,600
1201:82,777
1186:77,222
1156:42,954
1152:Cumnock
1141:63,930
1124:58,290
1107:47,500
1092:41,000
1077:63,350
1040:79,910
1010:85,140
996:Lothian
990:13,190
986:Golspie
975:11,870
971:Portree
960:49,184
945:10,600
930:19,195
915:62,245
900:26,710
885:10,399
865:83,616
850:54,990
835:77,080
820:88,020
785:69,930
735:30,077
724:Wigtown
718:23,690
703:57,220
688:37,130
668:81,630
649:Falkirk
644:Falkirk
638:47,643
624:Central
618:15,375
614:Peebles
603:35,350
588:35,000
573:19,350
559:Borders
540:Region
512:19,600
509:97,581
488:22,522
481:Lerwick
464:29,600
385:Tayside
341:Central
319:Lothian
297:Borders
259:Glasgow
228:on map
182:Regions
118:titled
2674:Social
2616:Cities
2500:Ramsar
2463:Breeds
2425:Rivers
2418:rescue
2413:ranges
2376:faults
2319:Border
2243:Burghs
2151:Orkney
2130:Dundee
1903:Gordon
1684:
1391:Dundee
1376:Forfar
1167:Irvine
1120:Lanark
826:Gordon
599:Hawick
499:Orkney
391:Dundee
156:Orkney
92:burghs
2626:Towns
2470:Flora
2458:Fauna
2388:Lakes
2337:Paths
2175:were
2125:Angus
1951:Nairn
1913:Moray
1701:1973.
1406:Perth
1371:Angus
941:Nairn
936:Nairn
861:Elgin
856:Moray
816:Banff
781:Cupar
684:Annan
634:Alloa
553:1994
2595:list
2314:Bays
2171:The
1857:Fife
1682:ISBN
1638:2009
1610:2009
896:Wick
741:Fife
569:Duns
363:Fife
237:Area
168:Fife
158:and
142:The
90:and
64:The
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1287:Ayr
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226:No.
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