Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities,commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services,including education,social care,waste management,libraries and planning. Councils receive the majority of their funding from the Scottish Government,but operate independently and are accountable to their local electorates. Councils raise additional income via the Council Tax,a locally variable domestic property tax,and Business rates,a non-domestic property tax.
Stewart Hosie is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 2005 to 2024. He served as the SNP Treasury Spokesperson from 2022 to 2023,and previously from 2015 to 2017. He served as the SNP Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office since 2021. He served as Deputy Leader of the SNP to Nicola Sturgeon from November 2014 to October 2016. He was also the SNP Deputy Westminster Leader and the SNP Treasury Spokesperson from May 2015,until he was succeeded in both positions by Kirsty Blackman in June 2017.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats is a liberal,federalist political party in Scotland,part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.
Politics in the Dundee Citycouncil area are evident in the deliberations and decisions of Dundee City Council,in elections to the council,and in elections to the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster).
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry,known as Drew Hendry,is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness,Nairn,Badenoch and Strathspey from 2015 until 2024,when the seat was abolished. Hendry served as the SNP's Economy Spokesperson in the House of Commons from September 2023 to May 2024.
Ken Guild was a Scottish National Party politician and a councillor on Dundee City Council for The Ferry ward. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party group on the Council and up until May 2017 held the position of Leader of the Council.
The 2017 Scottish local elections were held on Thursday 4 May,in all 32 local authorities. The SNP retained its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors,despite suffering minor losses. The Conservatives made gains and displaced Labour as the second largest party,while the Liberal Democrats suffered a net loss of councillors despite increasing their share of the vote. Minor parties and independents polled well;and independent councillors retained majority control over the three island councils. For the first time since the local government reforms in 1995,all mainland councils fell under no overall control.
The sixth and last election to Tayside Regional Council was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Scottish National Party overtaking Labour to become the council's largest party,and following the election the SNP formed a minority administration. The Conservatives lost 10 seats and became the third largest party. 8 weeks later,leader of the council Lena Graham resigned 'for personal reasons' and Ewan Dow took over as council leader.
Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system. A total of 29 Councillors were elected.
The 1980 City of Glasgow District Council election took place on 1 May 1980,alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. This was the third election to the City of Glasgow District Council.
David Michael Doogan is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Angus and Perthshire Glens,previously Angus,since 2019. Doogan was the SNP's Energy Security and Net Zero Spokesperson between September 2023 to July 2024.
Stephen Mark Flynn is a Scottish politician who has served as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons since December 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South since 2019.
The 2022 Moray Council election was held on 5 May 2022,on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with 26 Councillors elected. Each ward elects either 3 or 4 members,using the STV electoral system - a form of proportional representation.
The 2022 Dundee City Council election took place on 5 May 2022,the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system,a form of proportional representation used since the 2007 election and according to the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
Elections to Dumfries and Galloway Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to Angus Council took place on 5 May 2022,the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. 40 Councillors were elected from 12 multi-members electoral wards under the Single Transferable Vote electoral system. The Scottish Conservatives had run Perth and Kinross Council as a minority administration immediately prior to the election,with a previous coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats collapsing mid-way through the term. Twelve incumbent Councillors,including two group leaders,decided not to seek re-election whilst others stood again but lost their seats.
Elections to Clackmannanshire Council took place on 5 May 2022,the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV)—a form of proportional representation—in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Dundee City Council controls Dundee City council area,which is one of Scotland's 32 council areas. The council area is divided into eight wards,used to elect members to the council to provide local government services to the council area.
Mark Gerard Flynn is a Scottish National Party (SNP) councillor and the incoming Leader of Dundee City Council.
