Perth and Kinross Council

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Perth and Kinross Council is the local government council for the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It employs around 6000 employees.

The council was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, when the Tayside region was divided between three new unitary council areas: Perth and Kinross, Angus, and Dundee City.

The current Perth and Kinross council headquarters are located in Perth at the bottom of the High Street, near Tay Street, although many public enquiries and council services are handled from the nearby Pullar House at Mill Street.

Elections

General elections to the council are held on a four-year cycle. The most recent poll was held in 2012, on Thursday 3 May. The next local election will be held in 2016.

As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and the recommendations put forth by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, there are twelve wards within the Perth and Kinross council area. The 2007 general election was the first to use the single transferable vote system of election and multi-member wards, each ward electing three or four councillors. This system was introduced as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and is designed to produce a form of proportional representation.

Political composition

	Party	Councillors
	Scottish National Party	18
	Conservative	10
	Liberal Democrat	5
	Labour	4
	Independent	4

The Council is led by a minority Scottish National Party (SNP) administration as of 2015, but with no overall control. The Council had previously been controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration.

External links

Council website
- Map of wards
- List of councillors

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