Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.
Scottish councils co-operate through, and are represented collectively by, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
COSLA – the voice of Local Government in Scotland.
“COSLA was established in 1975, but standing up for Scotland’s local priorities goes back 800 years when we evolved from the Convention of Royal Burghs – once the oldest representative body in Europe.”
Local authority maps of Scotland – Maps of local authority area boundaries in Scotland on the Scottish Government website.
Local Authority Councils
Aberdeen City Council – Marischal College, Aberdeen AB10 1AB
Aberdeenshire Council – Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB16 5GB
Angus Council – Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar DD8 1AN
Argyll & Bute Council – Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT
The City of Edinburgh Council – City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ
Clackmannanshire Council – Kilncraigs, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1EB
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2BW
Dumfries and Galloway Council – Council HQ, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DD
Dundee City Council – Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee DD1 1QE
East Ayrshire Council – Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock KA3 7BU
East Dunbartonshire Council – 12 Strathkelvin Place. Kirkintilloch G66 1TJ
East Lothian Council – John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington EH41 3HA
East Renfrewshire Council – Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 6UG
Falkirk Council – Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, Falkirk FK1 5RS
Fife Council – Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5LT
Glasgow City Council – City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU
The Highland Council – Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX
Inverclyde Council – Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square, Greenock PA15 1LY
Midlothian Council – 40-46 Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith EH22 1DN
Moray Council – High Street, Elgin IV30 1BX
North Ayrshire Council – Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE
North Lanarkshire Council – Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB
Orkney Islands Council – School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY
Perth and Kinross Council – Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth PH1 5GD
Renfrewshire Council – Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1WB
Scottish Borders Council – Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA
Shetland Islands Council – Town Hall, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0HB
South Ayrshire Council – County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr KA7 1DR
South Lanarkshire Council – Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AA
Stirling Council – Viewforth, 14-20 Pitt Terrace, Stirling FK8 2ET
West Dumbartonshire Council – 16 Church Street16 Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL
West Lothian Council – Howden South Road, Livingston EH54 6FF