Talk:Subdivisions of Scotland

message: I'm not quite clear why this article is at this title.  Its "bold title" is different (and probably more logical).  "Subdivisions" is neither the formal nor the common term for the subject, nor does it describe only these, and no other such.  Currently I'd favour a move to council areas of Scotland, or perhaps even merging to local government in Scotland.  Alai 01:18, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why this article title? 

message: The map shows most of Scotland, except the Shetlands, which are not even depicted in an inset map, as is often done with remote territorial fragments such as islands and exclaves in order to save "empty map space". The same goes for maps of the United Kingdom and England, which sometimes fail to take into account that the Isles of Scilly and of Wight are in England, and not a foreign country like the Man. Perhaps these maps should be altered to reflect this? //Big Adamsky 20:49, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have replaced the map with a more geographically accurate one I created. Orkney is in the correct place and all other islands should be present. XrysD (talk) 22:10, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: The map

message: I am seeng nothing about registration districts and I am wondering what electoral and valuation mean in the context of the artlicle. Laurel Bush 13:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "electoral registration" and council tax/rates property valuation apparently.  For example, there is a Lothian Valuation Joint Board.  The list appears to be accurate.  It looks like the same agencies do the electoral registation? Morwen - Talk 13:46, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Areas not coinciding with council areas 

message: Glasgow is listed twice in the health table - under Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire.  Perhaps it is split?  Or perhaps just erronerous.  Morwen - Talk 13:37, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Glasgow/Health

message: A newbie (User talk:62.49.29.104) edited this page (and one or two others) yesterday, making the claim that ""Unitary Authority" is not a Scottish designation". I have asked them exactly what they meant by that. But I think I understand what they mean: have a look at these pages:
*Portsmouth Unitary Authority Area
*Hartlepool Unitary Authority
*Bristol Unitary Authority
... here "Hartlepool Unitary Authority" etc is being used as a proper noun: it is actually the official title of the body. This type of usage just does not occur in Scotland, or at least not since the time around the upheaval of 1996. Since then we have settled down to just calling them "Councils", thus:
*"Highland Council", never "Highland Unitary Authority" (with caps)
*"Clackmannnanshire Council", never "Clackmannanshire Unitary Authority" (with caps)
*"Fife Council", never "Fife Unitary Authority" (with caps)
--Mais oui! 14:25, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Many thanks. The presentation of this term in this article needs some further thought. Indeed, I suspect that the term "unitary authority" should be applied to Scottish local authorities very sparingly and not used as their primary descriptor, which I have seen on quite a lot of Wikipedia articles, especially UK-wide ones (and most certainly the abbreviation "UA" or capitalised "Unitary Authority" should never be used). User:Morwen, and other local govt Wiki experts, may want copied in on this discussion. I will contact her after the Easter break. --Mais oui! 18:43, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: One thing you may wish to consider though before making any changes is that the term 'unitary authority' is in common usage. Doing a quick Google search brings up a very large number of pages that refer to unitary authorities in Scotland. These include pages by both private individuals and government departments. Even Falkirk Council refers to itself as a unitary authority. However, I think I will leave it up to the experts to decide whether a legally defined term, or a term in common usage takes precedence on Wikipedia. Road Wizard 19:45, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Unitary Authority" 

message: Are council areas counties? Simply south 12:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning 

message: The borders of the local council areas seem to have been formed by splitting the earlier regions into smaller sections (apart from the areas that stayed the same.) Is this official, or are there councils that incorporate territory from two of the old regions?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.241.41.99 (talk) 17:07, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Borders 

message: I read in the article that council areas have been in existence since 1 April 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. I believe the date is actually that of abolition of regions and districts, which were replaced by 29 of the 32 council areas. I believe the first councils for the new areas were elected in 1995, to co-exist with regional and district councils during a change-over period which ended in 1996. The other three areas were created earlier, as islands council areas, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which abolished counties and burghs in 1975. Laurel Bush (talk) 11:37, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates of creation of council areas 

message: Does a superior map exist for this article? 
With the font used in this map, I had to use the highest resolution and then magnify it to be able to read the names of the regions. I was looking all over WP articles concerning Scotland to find a map of its regions and I was hoping for a clearer version. 
I'll try to find a free image on the Commons but I'm not familiar with this geographic area and if someone more familiar with Scotland knows where an image exists, I would welcome your help! Liz Read! Talk! 17:50, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map