Local council elections
There are 32 local councils in Scotland. Each council is split into an area called a ‘ward’.
When you vote in local council elections, you are voting to elect a councillor. Between 2 to 5 councillors represent each ward.
How your local councillor can help
Your local councillor can help you with:
- education services, for example getting your child into a school
- registering to vote
- parks and leisure services
- planning decisions and licences
- social care services
- waste and recycling
Find your local councillors
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Aberdeen City Council
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Aberdeenshire Council
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Angus Council
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Argyll and Bute Council
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Clackmannanshire Council
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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Dumfries and Galloway Council
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Dundee City Council
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East Ayrshire Council
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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East Lothian Council
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East Renfrewshire Council
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Edinburgh Council
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Falkirk Council
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Fife Council
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Glasgow City Council
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Highland Council
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Inverclyde Council
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Midlothian Council
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Moray Council
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North Ayrshire Council
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North Lanarkshire Council
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Orkney Islands Council
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Perth and Kinross Council
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Renfrewshire Council
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Scottish Borders Council
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Shetland Islands Council
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South Ayrshire Council
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South Lanarkshire Council
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Stirling Council
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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West Lothian Council