North-East Fife (district)

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Coordinates: 56°19′08″N 3°00′43″W / 56.319°N 3.012°W / 56.319; -3.012

North-East Fife
North-East Fife District, 1980.svg
North-East Fife district within Scotland
Population
 • 199469,930
History
 • Created1975
 • Abolished1996
 • Succeeded byFife
StatusDistrict
GovernmentNorth-East Fife District Council
 • HQCupar

North-East Fife was one of three local government districts in the Fife region of Scotland from 1975 - 1996.

The district was formed by the local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the former county of Fife, namely:

The council's headquarters were at Cupar.

The district was abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 in 1996, when the region and three districts were replaced by the unitary Fife council area.

The area is covered by the North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency).

Electoral history[]

Election Control Administration
1974 Conservative Conservative
1977 Conservative Conservative
1980 Conservative Conservative
1984 SDP–Liberal Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance
1988 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
1992 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

District result maps[]

See also[]


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