District[4] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Aberdeen | Belhelvie, Bucksburn, Culter, Cults, Drumoak, Dyce, Echt, Fintar, Kinellar, Newhills, New Machar, Old Machar, Peterculter, Skene and Stoneywood areas | Most to Gordon; parts to Aberdeen (Bucksburn, Culter, Cults, Dyce, Newhills, Old Machar, Peterculter and Stoneywood) and Kincardine and Deeside (Drumoak) |
Alford | Alford, Auchindoir, Clatt, Glenbuchat, Keig, Kennethmont, Kildrummy, Leochel Cushnie, Strathdon, Tough, Towie and Tullynessle areas | Gordon |
Deer | Aberdour, Crimond, Fraserburgh, Longside, Lonmay, New Deer, Old Deer, Peterhead, Pitsligo, Rathen, St Fergus, Strichen and Tyrie areas | Banff and Buchan |
Deeside | Aboyne, Birse, Braemar, Cluny, Crathie, Cromar,[5] Glenmuick, Kincardine O’Neil, Lumphanan and Midmar areas | Kincardine and Deeside |
Ellon | Cruden, Ellon, Foveran, Logie Buchan, Methlick, Slains, Tarves and Udny areas | Most to Gordon; part (Cruden) to Banff and Buchan |
Garioch | Bourtie, Chapel of Garioch, Culsalmond, Daviot, Insch, Inverurie, Keith hall, Kemnay, Kintore, Leslie, Meldrum, Monymusk, Oyne, Premnay and Rayne areas | Gordon |
Huntly | Cairnie, Drumblade, Forgue, Gartly, Glass, Huntly and Rhynie areas | Gordon |
Turriff | Auchterless, Fyvie, King Edward, Monquhitter and Turriff areas | Banff and Buchan | |
District[7] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Brechin | Brechin, Careston, Dun, Edzell, Lethnot, Lochlee, Logie Pert, Menmuir and Stracathro areas | Angus |
Carnoustie | Arbirlot, Arbroath, Barry, Carmyllie, Monikie, Panbride and St Vigeans areas | Angus |
Forfar | Aberlemno, Dunnichen, Eassie, Forfar, Glamis, Guthrie, Inverarity, Kinnettles, Kirkden, Oathlaw and Rescobie areas | Angus |
Kirriemuir | Airlie, Clova, Cotachy, Fern, Glenisla, Kingoldrum, Kirriemuir, Lintrathen, Ruthven and Tannadice areas | Angus |
Monifieth | Auchterhouse, Benvie, Fowlis Easter, Kettins, Liff, Lundie, Mains, Monifieth, Murroes, Newtyle, Strathmartine and Tealing areas | Most to Dundee; part (Newtyle) to Angus, part (Kettins) to Perth and Kinross |
Montrose | Craig, Farnell, Inverkeilor, Kinnell, Lunan, Maryton and Montrose areas | Angus | |
District[8] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Ardnamurchan | Ardgour, Ardnamurchan, Morvem and Sunart areas | Lochaber |
Coll | Coll | Combined with Tiree District in 1932[9] |
Cowal | Innellan, Inverchaolain, Kilfinan, Kilmun, Kilmodan, Lochgoilhead, Sandbank, and Strachur & Strathlachlan areas | Argyll and Bute |
Islay | Kilarrow, Kilchoman, Kildalton, Kilmeny, Port Ellen and Portnahaven areas | Argyll and Bute |
Jura and Colonsay | Colonsay, Jura and Oronsay | Argyll and Bute |
Kintyre | Campbeltown, Kilcalmonell & Gigha, Killetan & Kilkenzie, Saddell & Skipness, Southend and Tarbert areas | Argyll and Bute |
Mid Argyll | Craignish, Glenaray, Kilberry, Kilmartin, Kilmichael, Lochfyne, North Knapdale and South Knapdale areas | Argyll and Bute |
Mull | Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, Kilninian & Kilmore (excl. Tobermory burgh) and Torosay parishes | Argyll and Bute |
North Lorn | Ardchattan, Ballachulish, Kinlochleven and Lismore & Appin areas | Most to Argyll and Bute; part (Ballachulish and Kinlochleven) to Lochaber |
South Lorn | Glenorchy & Innishael, Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, Kilchrenan & Dalavich, Kilmore & Kilbride, Kilninver & Kilmelford and Muckairn areas | Argyll and Bute |
Tiree | Tiree | Combined with Coll District in 1932 |
Tiree and Coll | Formed 1932 by merger of two districts.Tiree, Coll | Argyll and Bute | |
District[10] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Ayr (No.1) Renamed Ayr | Ayr, Dundonald, Monkton, Craigie & Symington and Tarbolton areas | Kyle and Carrick, part to Cunninghame |
Cumnock | Auchinleck, Mauchline, Muirkirk, New Cumnock, Old Cumnock, Sorn and Stair & Ochiltree areas | Cumnock and Doon Valley |
Ayr (No.2) Renamed Dalmellington | Coylton, Dalmellington and Dalrymple areas | Cumnock and Doon Valley, part (Coylton) to Kyle and Carrick |
Girvan | Ballantrae, Barr, Barrhill, Colmonell, Dailly and Girvan areas | Kyle and Carrick |
Irvine | Dreghorn, Irvine and Kilwinning areas | Cunninghame |
Kilbirnie | Beith, Dalry and Kilbirnie areas | Cunninghame |
Kilmarnock | Dunlop & Stewarton, Fenwick & Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs and Riccarton areas Absorbed Newmilns District | Kilmarnock and Loudoun, part to Cunninghame |
Maybole | Kirkmichael & Straiton, Kirkoswald and Maybole areas | Kyle and Carrick |
Newmilns | Galston and Loudoun areas in existence 1970, absorbed by Kilmarnock District by 1975 | N/A |
Saltcoats | Largs, Stevenston & Ardrossan and West Kilbride areas Renamed West Kilbride on formation of burgh of Stevenston 1952. | Cunninghame | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Aberchirder | Forglen, Inverkeithny, Marnoch and Ordiquihill areas | Banff and Buchan |
Banff | Alvah, Banff, Boyndie, Gamrie and Gardenstown areas | Banff and Buchan |
Buckie | Portgordon and Rathven areas | Moray |
Cullen | Cullen, Deskford and Fordyce areas | Most to Moray; part (Fordyce) to Banff and Buchan |
Dufftown | Aberlour, Cabrach, Inveravon, Kirkmichael and Mortlach areas | Moray |
Keith | Boharm, Botriphnie, Grange, Keith and Rothiemay areas | Moray | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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East | Abbey St Bathans & Bunkle, Ayton, Burnmouth, Chirnside, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Foulden & Mordington, Hutton and Reston areas | Berwickshire |
Middle | Coldstream, Cranshaws & Longformacus, Duns, Eccles, Edrom, Fogo & Polwarth, Greenlaw, Ladykirk & Whitsome, Langton, Leitholm, and Swinton areas | Berwickshire |
West | Channelkirk, Earlston, Gordon, Hume & Nenthorn, Lauder, Legerwood, Mertoun and Westruther areas | Most to Ettrick and Lauderdale; part (Gordon, Hume and Westruther) to Berwickshire; part (Nenthorn) to Roxburgh | |
District[11] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Annan | Annan, Cummertrees, Dornock and Eastriggs areas | Annandale and Eskdale |
Dumfries | Caerlaverock, Dalton, Dumfries, Dunscore (west), Holywood, Kirkmahoe, Kirkmichael, Lochmaben, Mouswald, Ruthwell, Torthorwald and Tinwald areas | Most to Nithsdale; part (Dalton and Lochmaben) to Annandale and Eskdale |
Gretna | Gretna, Half Morton, Kirkpatrick Fleming and Middlebie areas | Annandale and Eskdale |
Langholm | Canonbie, Eskdalemuir, Ewes, Langholm and Westerkirk areas | Annandale and Eskdale |
Lockerbie | Applegarth, Corrie, Dryfesdale, Hoddom, Hutton, Johnstone, St Mungo and Tundergarth areas | Annandale and Eskdale |
Moffat | Kirkpatrick Juxta, Moffat and Wamphray areas | Annandale and Eskdale |
Thornhill | Closeburn, Dunscore (east), Durisdeer, Glencairn, Keir, Morton, Penpont, Thornhill and Tynron areas | Nithsdale |
Sanquhar, renamed Upper Nithsdale | Kirkconnel and Sanquhar areas | Nithsdale | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Cumbernauld | Condorrat and Cumbernauld areas. Combined with Kirkintilloch District 1968 on creation of Cumbernauld Burgh[12] | N/A |
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | Croy, Dullatur, Twechar and Waterside areas Created 1968 | Most to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; part to Strathkelvin (parts of Twechar and Waterside) |
Helensburgh | Arrochar, Cardross, Craigendoran, Garelochhead, Rhu, Rosneath and Shandon areas | Dumbarton |
Kirkintilloch | Twechar and Waterside areas Combined with Cumbernauld district in 1968 | N/A |
New Kilpatrick | Garscadden, Millichen and New Kilpatrick areas Dissolved 1958 on creation of Bearsden Burgh | N/A |
Old Kilpatrick | Bowling, Dunbarton, Duntocher, Hardgate and Old Kilpatrick areas | Most to Clydebank, part to Dumbarton (Bowling and Dunbarton) part to Bearsden and Milngavie (part of Hardgate) |
Vale of Leven | Alexandria, Bonhill, Braehead, Jamestown, Kilmaronock, Luss, Millburn, Renton and Tulliechewan areas | Dumbarton | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Dunbar | Dunbar, Innerwick & Oldhamstocks, Prestonkirk, Spott & Stenton and Whittingehame areas | East Lothian |
Haddington | Athelstaneford, Bolton & Saltoun, Garvald and Morham, Haddington, Humbie and Yester areas | East Lothian |
North Berwick | Aberlady, Dirleton, North Berwick and Whitekirk areas | East Lothian |
Prestonpans | Gladsmuir North and Prestonpans areas | East Lothian |
Tranent | Gladsmuir South, Ormiston, Pencaitland and Tranent areas | East Lothian | |
District[14] | Notes | 1975 district |
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Anstruther | Crail, Kilconquhar, Kilrenny, Largo and St Monance areas Created from St Andrews District 1935: reabsorbed by St Andrews District between 1970 and 1975[15] | N/A |
Cupar | Abdie, Auchtermuchty, Ceres, Collessie, Cults, Cupar, Dairsie, Falkland, Kettle, Monimail, Rathillet and Strathmiglo areas | North East Fife |
Dunfermline | Aberdour, Beath, Carnock, Charlestown, Culross, Dalgety, Dunfermline, Halbeath, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kincardine, Oakfield, Saline and Torryburn areas | Dunfermline |
Glenrothes | Created after 1970 | Kirkcaldy |
Kirkcaldy | Auchterderran, Auchtertool, Ballingry, Burntisland, Kennoway, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Leslie, Markinch, Scoonie, Wemyss Lochgelly and Wemyss Districts split off before 1948 Glenrothes District split off between 1970 and 1975 | Most to Kirkcaldy, part (Gray Park) to Dunfermline |
Lochgelly | Created from part of Kirkcaldy District by 1948 | Most to Dunfermline; part to Kirkcaldy (Auchterderran, Denend, Kinglassie New Carden) |
St Andrews | Cameron, Carnbee, Dunino, Kilconquhar, Largo, Leuchars, St Andrews and St Monance areas | North East Fife |
Wemyss | Formed from Kirkcaldy District by 1948 | Kirkcaldy | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Aird | Beauly, Fort Augustus, Glenmoriston, Kilmorack, Kiltarlity, Kirkhill and Urquhart areas | Inverness |
Badenoch | Abernethy, Alvie, Duthil, Kingussie, Laggan and Rothiemurchus areas | Badenoch and Strathspey |
Barra | Barra | Western Isles Islands Area |
Harris | Harris | Western Isles Islands Area |
Inverness | Ardersier, Boleskine, Croy, Daviot, Dores, Inverness, Moy & Dalarossie and Petty areas | Inverness |
Lochaber | Arisaig, Glenelg, Glengarry, Kilmallie, Kilmonivaig, Mallaig, Moidart, Nether Lochaber and Small Isles areas | Lochaber |
North Uist | North Uist | Western Isles Islands Area |
Skye | Bracadale, Duirinish, Kilmuir, Portree, Sleat and Snizort areas | Skye and Lochalsh |
South Uist | Benbecula, Lochboisdale and South Uist areas | Western Isles Islands Area | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Laurencekirk | Fettercairn, Fordoun, Laurencekirk & Garvock and Marykirk areas | Kincardine and Deeside |
Lower Deeside | Banchory-Devenick, Maryculter and Nigg areas | Most to Kincardine and Deeside, part (Nigg) to Aberdeen |
St Cyrus | Arbuthnott, Benholm, Bervie and St Cyrus areas | Kincardine and Deeside |
Stonehaven | Cookney, Dunnottar, Fetteresso, Glenbervie and Kinneff areas | Kincardine and Deeside |
Upper Deeside | Banchory-Ternan, Durris and Strachan areas | Kincardine and Deeside | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Castle Douglas | Balmaghie, Crossmichael, Kelton and Kirkpatrick-Durham areas | Stewartry |
Dalbeattie | Buittle, Colvend, Kirkgunzeon & Lochrutton and Urr areas | Stewartry |
Eastern | Irongray & Terregles and Troqueer areas | Nithsdale |
Glenkens | Balmaclellan, Carsphairn & Kells, Dalry and Parton areas | Stewartry |
Kirkcudbright | Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick and Tongland & Twynholm areas | Stewartry |
Cree Renamed Western | Anwoth & Girthon, Kirkmabreck and Minnigaff areas | Most to Wigtown; part (Anwoth and Girthon) to Stewartry | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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First | Carmichael, Crawford and Crawfordjohn areas | Lanark |
Second | Blackwood, Douglas and Lesmahagow areas | Lanark |
Third | Carluke, Carnwrath, Carstairs, Forth and Lanark areas | Lanark |
Fourth | Avondale, Dalserf, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse areas | Most to Hamilton; part (Avondale) to East Kilbride |
Fifth | Blantyre, East Kilbride, High Blantyre and Stonefield areas Abolished in 1963: East Kilbride became a burgh, remainder absorbed by Eighth District | N/A |
Sixth | Belshill, Bothwell, Holytown, Newarthill, New Stevenston, Mossend, Tannochside and Uddingston areas | Most to Motherwell; part (Bothwell and Uddingston) to Hamilton |
Seventh | Cleland, Dykehead, Harthill, Newmains, Dalziel-Overtown, Shotts Kirk and Stane areas | Most to Motherwell, part (Shottskirk) to Monklands |
Eighth | Bankhead, Cambuslang, Carmunnock, Hallside and Rutherglen areas. Blantyre, High Blantyre and Stonefield areas added 1963 from abolished Fifth District | Split between East Kilbride (Parts of Cambuslang, Carmunnock and High Blantyre), Glasgow (Bankhead, part of Cambuslang, Hallside and Rutherglen) and Hamilton (Blantyre, Stonefield, part of High Blantyre) |
Ninth | Bailieston, Bishopbriggs, Carmyle, Chryston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon, New Monkland, Old Monkland, Springboig and Stepps areas Bishopbriggs became a burgh in 1964 | Most to Monklands, remainder split between Glasgow (Bailieston, Carmyle, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon), Strathkelvin (Chryston, Stepps) | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Currie | Currie, Ratho and Kirkliston areas | City of Edinburgh |
East Calder | Kirknewton and Mid Calder areas | West Lothian |
Gala Water | Borthwick & Temple, Cranston, Crichton & Fala, Gorebridge, Heriot and Stow areas | Most to Midlothian; part (Heriot and Stow) to Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Lasswade | Melville, Pentland, Polton, Rosewell, Rosslynlee and Viewfield areas | Midlothian |
Musselburgh | Inveresk, Newton and Craighall areas | Most to Midlothian; part (Inveresk) to East Lothian |
Newbattle | Carrington, Cockpen, Dalkeith, Newbattle and Stobhill areas | Midlothian |
Penicuik | Glencorse, Penicuik and Roslin areas | Midlothian |
West Calder | Addiewell, Harburn and West Calder areas | West Lothian | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Cromdale | Cromdale and Inverallan areas | Badenoch and Strathspey |
Duffus and Drainie | Drainie, Duffus and Hopeman areas | Moray |
Elgin | Alves, Birnie, Elgin, New Elgin, Pluscarden and St Andrews areas | Moray |
Fochabers | Bellie, Fochabers, Speymouth and Urquhart areas | Moray |
Forres | Dallas, Dyke, Edinkillie, Forres, Kinloss, Moy and Rafford areas | Moray |
Rothes and Knockando | Knockando and Rothes areas | Moray | |
The County of Kinross was not divided into districts: the Kinross County Council performed district-level local government functions.
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Central | Comrie; Muthill; Monzievaird and Crieff; Fowlis Wester; Blackford; Glendevon; Trinity Gask; Dunning; and Logiealmond areas | Perth and Kinross |
Eastern | Cargill; Coupar Angus and Bendochy; Alyth and Meigle; Glenericht; Capath; Kirkmichael; and St Martins areas | Perth and Kinross, Clackmannan (Muckhart) |
Highland | Dunkeld
- Little Dunkeld; Logerait; Moulin; Pitlochry; Kenmore; Dull and Weem;
Fortingall; Rannoch; and Blair Atholl areas
| Perth and Kinross |
Perth | Aberbargie; Bridge of Earn; Forteviot; Tibbermore; Scone; Kinnoull; St Madoes; Methven, Stanley; Auchtergaven; Redgorton; Errol; Inchture; and Longforgan areas | Perth and Kinross, City of Dundee (Longforgan) |
Western | Killin; Callander and Balquhidder; Aberfoyle and Menteith; Kincardine; Kilmadock and Deanston; Dunblane and Lecropt; and Ardoch areas | Perth and Kinross (Ardoch), Stirling | |
District[16] | Notes | 1975 district |
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First | Busby, Cathcart, Eaglesham, Eastwood & Thornliebank, Giffnock and Mearns areas | Eastwood (identical in area) |
Second | Elderslie, Hurlet & Oldhall, Neilston, Ouplaymuir and Paisley areas | Renfrew |
Third | Bishopton, Erskine, Houston (East), Inchinnan and Renfrew areas | Renfrew |
Fourth | Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Houston (West), Linwood and Lochwinnoch areas | Renfrew |
Fifth | Kilmacolm, Inverkip and landward parts of the parishes of Port Glasgow and Paisley | Inverclyde | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Avoch | Avoch; Knockbain; and Killearnan areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Dingwall | Alness and Kiltearn; Dingwall (Maryburgh); and Fodderty (Strathpeffer) areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Fearn | Tarbat; Fearn; and Nigg areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Fortrose | Cromarty; Rosemarkie; and Resolis areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Gairloch | Gairloch; and Gairloch (Poolewe) areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Invergordon | Logie Easter and Kilmuir Easter; Rosskeen East; and Rosskeen West areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Lewis | Barvas (North); Barvas (South); Lochs; Lochs (Park); Stornoway (Back); Stornoway (Central); Stornoway (Point); Uig (East) and Uig (West) areas | Western Isles Islands Area |
Loch Broom | Dundonnell; Lochbroom (Coigach); and Lochbroom (Ullapool) areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Lochcarron | Applecross; and Lochcarron areas | Ross and Cromarty |
Muir of Ord | Contin (Contin); Contin (Kinlochluichart); Urquhart; Urray; and Urray (Muir of Ord) areas | Ross and Cromarty |
South West | Glenshiel and Kintail; and Lochalsh areas | Skye and Lochalsh |
Tain | Kincardine; and Edderton and Tain areas | Ross and Cromarty (Edderton and Tain), Sutherland (Kincardine) | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Hawick | Castleton, Cavers (North), Hawick (North), Newcastleton, Roberton & Hawick (South) and Teviothead & Cavers (south) areas | Roxburgh |
Jedburgh | Ancrum, Bedrule & Minto, Crailing, Hobkirk, Jedburgh (Landward), Oxnam and Southdean areas | Roxburgh |
Kelso | Eckford, Ednam & Stichill, Kelso (Landward) & Heiton, Linton, Makerstoun & Smailholm, Morebattle & Hownam, Sprouston and Yetholm areas | Roxburgh |
Melrose | Bowden, Lilliesleaf, Melrose, Roxburgh & Maxton and St Boswells areas | Most to Ettrick and Lauderdale, part (Roxburgh parish) to Roxburgh | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Central No.1 | Bannockburn, Cambusbarron, Cowie, Logie, Plean, Polmaise and Sauchie areas | Stirling |
Central No.2 | Bonnybridge, Denny, Dunnipace, Falkirk West and Kilsyth areas | Most to Falkirk, part (Kilsyth area) to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
Eastern No.1 | Airth, Bothkennar, Carron, Larbert and Stenhousemuir areas | Falkirk |
Eastern No.2 | Falkirk Central and East, Plomont, Redding and Shieldhill areas | Falkirk |
Eastern No.3 | Muiravonside and Slamannan areas | Falkirk |
Western No.1 | Buchanan and Drymen areas | Stirling |
Western No.2 | Balfron, Fintry & Killearn, Gargunnock, Kippen and Strathblane areas | Stirling |
Western No.3 | Baldernock, Lennoxtown, Milton and Torrance areas | Strathkelvin | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Bo'ness | Bo'ness and Carriden areas | Falkirk |
Linlithgow | Linlithgow area | West Lothian |
Queensferry renamed Kirkliston and Winchburgh | Abercorn, Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Winchburgh areas | Split between West Lothian (Abercorn and Winchburgh), City of Edinburgh (remainder) |
Torphichen and Bathgate | Bathgate, Blackridge, Torphichen and Woodend areas | West Lothian |
Uphall | Broxburn, Ecclesmachan and Uphall areas | West Lothian |
Whitburn and Livingston | Blackburn, Fauldhouse, Livingston, Seafield, Stoneybum and Whitburn areas | West Lothian | |
District | Notes | 1975 district |
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Bressay | Bressay area | Shetland Islands Area |
Delting | Delting North; and Delting South areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Dunrossness | Cunningsburgh; Dunrossness North; Dunrossness South; and Sandwick areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Fetlar | Fetlar area | Shetland Islands Area |
Lerwick (Landward) | Burra and Quarff; and Gulberwick areas | Dissolved to form Gulberwick & Quarff, Isle of Burra Districts |
Nesting renamed Nesting and Lunnasting | Nesting and Lunnasting area | Shetland Islands Area |
Northmavine | Northmavine North; and Northmavine South areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Sandsting renamed Sandsting and Aithsting | Aithsting; and Sandsting areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Tingwall | Tingwall; and Whiteness and Weisdale areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Unst | Unst North; and Unst South areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Walls renamed Walls and Sandness | Sandness; and Walls areas | Shetland Islands Area |
Whalsay renamed Whalsay and Skerries | Whalsay and Skerries area | Shetland Islands Area |
Yell | Yell North; and Yell South areas | Shetland Islands Area | |