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Stirling (council area)

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The Stirling council area (Scots: Stirlin; Scottish Gaelic: Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 92,530 (2022 estimate).[1] It was created in 1975 as a lower-tier district within the Central region. The district covered parts of the historic counties of Stirlingshire and Perthshire, which were abolished for local government purposes. In 1996 the Central region was abolished and Stirling Council took over all local government functions within the area.

Stirling
Sruighlea
Stirlin
Coat of arms of Stirling
Coat of arms
Official logo of Stirling
Council logo
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
Admin HQStirling
Government
 • BodyStirling Council
 • ControlLab minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
 • MSPs
Area
 • Total844 sq mi (2,186 km2)
 • RankRanked 9th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total92,530
 • RankRanked 25th
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
ONS codeS12000030
ISO 3166 codeGB-STG
Websitewww.stirling.gov.uk

The administrative centre of the area is the city of Stirling, with the headquarters at Old Viewforth.

The area borders the council areas of Clackmannanshire (to the east), North Lanarkshire (to the south), Falkirk (to the south east), Perth and Kinross (to the north and north east), Argyll and Bute (to the north and north west), and both East and West Dunbartonshire to Stirling's southwest.

The majority of the population of the area is located in its southeast corner, in the city of Stirling and in the surrounding lowland communities: Bridge of Allan and Dunblane to the north, Bannockburn to the immediate south, and the three former coal mining communities of Cowie, Fallin, and Plean, known collectively as the "Eastern Villages".

The rest of the council area's population is sparsely distributed across the rural, mainly highland, expanse in the north and west of the area. The southern half of this rural area comprises the flat western floodplain of the River Forth, bounded on the south by the Touch Hills and the Campsie Fells. North of the glen lie the Trossachs mountains, and the northern half of the council area is generally mountainous in character.

History

Stirling district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which abolished Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts and replaced them with upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Stirling was one of three districts within the Central region. As created in 1975 the Stirling district covered five districts from Stirlingshire and four districts from Perthshire, which were all abolished at the same time:[2]

From Perthshire:

From Stirlingshire:

The new district and its neighbour Falkirk were together made a new Stirling and Falkirk lieutenancy area. The last Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire became the first Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.[3]

Local government was reformed again in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which abolished the regions and districts which had been created in 1975, replacing them with unitary council areas. Central Region was abolished and each of the area's three districts, including Stirling, became council areas. Stirling District Council was therefore replaced by the current Stirling Council.[4]

Governance

Stirling
Leadership
Douglas Dodds,
Conservative
since 19 May 2022
Chris Kane,
Labour
since 19 May 2022[5]
Carol Beattie
since 2018[6]
Structure
Seats23 councillors
8 / 23
7 / 23
5 / 23
2 / 23
1 / 23
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
6 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Old Viewforth, Pitt Terrace, Stirling, FK8 2ET
Website
www.stirling.gov.uk

Political control

The first election to Stirling District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the change to council areas which came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control since 1975 has been as follows:[7]

Stirling District Council

Party in controlYears
No overall control1975–1984
Labour1984–1988
No overall control1988–1996

Stirling Council

Party in controlYears
Labour1996–1999
No overall control1999–2003
Labour2003–2007
No overall control2007–present

Leadership

The first leader of the council, Corrie McChord, had been the last leader of the Central Regional Council.[8] The leaders since 1996 have been:[9]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Corrie McChordLabour1 Apr 199624 May 2007
Corrie McChordLabour31 May 200712 Mar 2008
Graham HoustonSNP12 Mar 200817 May 2012
Corrie McChordLabour17 May 201228 Feb 2013
Johanna BoydLabour28 Feb 20134 May 2017
Scott FarmerSNP24 May 201719 May 2022
Chris KaneLabour19 May 2022

Premises

Old Viewforth: The 1937 wing behind the original house

The council is based at Old Viewforth on Pitt Terrace in Stirling. The oldest part of the building is a converted house called Viewforth, which had been built in 1855.[10] The house was bought by Stirlingshire County Council in 1931 for £5,250 and converted to become its headquarters.[11] A large art deco extension was added to the rear of the house, opening in 1937.[12] A new building called New Viewforth was built alongside the older premises in 1972, shortly before Stirlingshire County Council was abolished.[13]

Between 1975 and 1996 the premises at Viewforth served as the headquarters of Central Regional Council, whilst Stirling District Council was based at the Municipal Buildings at 8–10 Corn Exchange Road in Stirling, which had been completed in 1918 for the old Stirling Town Council.[14][15] On local government reorganisation in 1996 Stirling Council took over Viewforth. The 1972 building known as New Viewforth was demolished in 2014.[16]

Elections

Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Election results since 1995 have been as follows:[7]

YearSeatsSNPConservativeLabourGreenLiberal DemocratsIndependent / OtherNotes
1995222713000
1999222911000New ward boundaries.[17]
20032201012000
200722748030New ward boundaries.[18]
201222948001
201723994100New ward boundaries.[19]
202223876101Labour minority administration with Conservative support.

Current composition

Following one change of allegiance since the 2022 election, the current composition of the council is:

PartyCouncillors
Conservative8
SNP7
Labour5
Independent2
Green1

Wards

Map of the area's wards (2017 configuration)

The wards are:[19]

Ward
Number		Ward NameLocationSeats
1Trossachs and Teith 3
2Forth and Endrick 3
3Dunblane and Bridge of Allan 4
4Stirling North 4
5Stirling West 3
6Stirling East 3
7Bannockburn 3

Communities

The area is divided into 42 community council areas, all of which have community councils as at 2023.[20]

Settlements

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The largest settlements in Stirling council area
Topographic map of Stirling and East and West Dunbartonshire

As well as the city of Stirling itself, there are many towns, villages and hamlets spread across the council area, as well as dispersed settlements.

Largest settlements by population:

SettlementPopulation (2020)[21]
Stirling

37,910

Dunblane

9,310

Bannockburn

6,720

Bridge of Allan

5,320

Callander

3,080

Fallin

2,850

Cowie

2,720

Doune

2,200

Balfron

2,140

Strathblane

2,000

Towns

Villages

Hamlets

Dispersed settlements

Places of interest

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stirling council area.

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