Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms
Logo
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1996
Preceded by
  • City of Aberdeen District Council (1975-1996)
  • The County of the City of Aberdeen (1900–1975)
Leadership
David Cameron, SNP
since 18 May 2022[1]
Christian Allard,
SNP
since 23 May 2023[2]
Ian Yuill,
Liberal Democrat
since 18 May 2022
Angela Scott
since July 2014[3]
Structure
Seats45
Aberdeen City Council composition
Political groups
Administration (24)
  SNP (20)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
Other parties (21)
  Labour (11)
  Conservative (7)
  Independent (3)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY
Website
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

Aberdeen City Council (Scots: Aiberdeen Ceitie Cooncil, Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Cathair Obar Dheathain) is the local government authority for the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, though a sense of Aberdeen as a city, with its own city council, can be traced back to 1900, when the county of the city of Aberdeen was created.

From 1900 to 1975 the area and its administrative body were called 'The County of the City of Aberdeen' but unofficially either as 'Aberdeen Corporation', 'The Corporation of Aberdeen', 'Corporation of the City of Aberdeen' or (more rarely) 'Aberdeen City Council'.

Letterhead of the Corporation of Aberdeen (1934) showing the city arms
Letterhead of the Corporation of Aberdeen (1934)

In 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, counties of cities were abolished. The area of the former county of a city was combined with Bucksburn, Dyce, Newhills, Old Machar, Peterculter and the Stoneywood areas of the county of Aberdeen, and the Nigg area of the county of Kincardine, (including Cove Bay) to form the Aberdeen district of the Grampian region. The title of the administrative body was then "City of Aberdeen District Council."

This district became the now existing unitary council area in 1996. On 9 May 1995, by resolution under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the City of Aberdeen Council changed the name of the local government area of "City of Aberdeen" to "Aberdeen City"[4] and the administrative body's title to "Aberdeen City Council."

  1. ^ Topp, Kirstie (18 May 2022). "'I love this city': Local 'champion' David Cameron named new Lord Provost of Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ Britton, Ruaraidh (23 May 2023). "New Aberdeen City Council co-leader appointed as SNP's Christian Allard voted in". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Angela Scott named new Aberdeen City Council chief executive". BBC News. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 443" (PDF).