Dundee City Council

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Dundee City Council
Full council election every 4 years
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Preceded byDundee District Council
Leadership
Lord Provost of Dundee
Ian Borthwick, Independent
since 22 May 2017
Leader of the Council
Cllr John Alexander, SNP
since 22 May 2017
Chief Executive
Greg Colgan
since 9 Oct 2020
Structure
Seats29
Dundee City Council composition
Political groups
Administration (14)
  SNP (14)
Other parties (15)
  Labour (8)
  Conservative (3)
  Liberal Democrat (2)
  Alba Party (1)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2017
Next election
5 May 2022
Meeting place
Dundee City Chambers
Dundee City Chambers
Website
www.dundeecity.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Dundee City Council is the local government authority for the City of Dundee. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

History[]

Dundee City became a single-tier council in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,[1] with the boundaries of the City of Dundee district of the Tayside region, minus a Monifieth area and part of a Sidlaw area, which were transferred from the city area to the new council area of Angus. The city district was also the administrative centre for the region.

The new city council area was named The City of Dundee in the legislation of 1994, but this was changed to Dundee City by a council resolution on 29 June 1995, under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).[2] In terms of area, it is the smallest of Scotland's council areas.

The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to include: the former county of city of Dundee; a Monifieth area, including the burgh of Monifieth (but not Newtyle and Kettins areas), previously within the county of Angus; and a Longforgan area previously within the county of Perth.

The county of city was created in 1894, and the city area has included the burgh of Broughty Ferry since 1913. Dundee has been a royal burgh since 1191.

Elections[]

Main article: Dundee City Council election, 2017

Elections to the council are held on a four-year cycle. Councillors are elected from subdivisions of the city area called wards. They were previously elected from 29 single-member wards by the plurality (first past the post) voting system. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, eight new wards were introduced for the 2007 election, each electing three or four members by the single transferable vote system of election, to produce a form of proportional representation. The total number of councillors remained the same.

The SNP gained a majority on the council after the 2012 elections. In the previous council, the SNP had the largest number of seats but the council was initially controlled by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, with the support of the Conservatives. This changed after a March 2009 By Election result which tipped the balance further in the SNPs direction.[3][4] However the 2017 contest saw the SNP lose their majority, although they remained the largest party with 14 councillors. Labour also lost one seat, while the Conservatives gained two seats and Liberal Democrats also gained an additional councillor.[5]

Wards[]

Ward
number 		Ward name[6] Seats
1 Strathmartine 4
2 Lochee 4
3 West End 4
4 Coldside 4
5 Maryfield 3
6 North East 3
7 East End 3
8 The Ferry 4
Total 29

Criticism[]

In 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the council was criticised for not publishing bus timetable information at bus stops.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, full text, Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website
    OPSI home page
  2. ^ Edinburgh Gazette, 7 July 1995
  3. ^ Dundee City Council Political Make-up Archived 8 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Dundee City Council website
  4. ^ Dundee Tory leader hits out at critic Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Evening Telegraph (publisher DC Thomson), 28 February 2005
  5. ^ Lord, Dave. "Council elections: SNP lose majority in Dundee". The Courier. D C Thomson Co Ltd. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ Bell, Matteo (27 September 2021). "Lack of printed bus timetables in Dundee leaving passengers confused, says city councillor". The Courier. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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