Skye and Lochalsh

Coordinates: 57°13′N 5°53′W / 57.217°N 5.883°W / 57.217; -5.883
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57°13′N 5°53′W / 57.217°N 5.883°W / 57.217; -5.883

Skye and Lochalsh
District

History
 • Created16 May 1975
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byHighland
 • HQPortree
Contained within
 • RegionHighland Region

Skye and Lochalsh (

council area
.

History

The district was created in 1975 under the

Glenshiel).[1][2][3]

Skye and Lochalsh District Council was a district-level authority, with regional-level functions provided by the

Highland Regional Council, based in Inverness.[1]

The districts and regions created in 1975 were abolished in 1996, under the

council areas. The Highland region became one of the new council areas.[4]

Political control

The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the district and its council formally came into being on 16 May 1975. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by independents:[5]

Party in control Years
Independent 1975–1996

Premises

Tigh-na-Sgire, Park Lane, Portree: District council's headquarters

In 1976, shortly after the council's creation, it bought the former

Scots Gaelic name of Tigh-na-Sgire ("the District House").[6][7][8] After the district council's abolition in 1996 the building passed to the Highland Council, who continue to use it as an area office.[9] Skye and Lochalsh District Council also had an area office in Kyle of Lochalsh.[10]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Skye and Lochalsh District Council

The Skye and Lochalsh District Council

Mackenzie of Kintail for the Lochalsh area. The gold coronet above the arms was a special pattern reserved for the arms of Scottish district councils, and was topped by thistle-heads.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 26 August 2024
  2. ^ "Quarter-inch Administrative Areas Maps: Scotland Sheet 4, 1969". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Quarter-inch Administrative Areas Maps: Scotland Sheet 3, 1968". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 17 April 2023
  5. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Bilingual signs are sought in Skye deal". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 29 July 1976. p. 30. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Skye, Portree, Park Road, Drill Hall". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 22883". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 December 1990. p. 2556.
  9. ^ "Visit an office - Portree and Raasay Service Point and Registration Office". The Highland Council. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ "No. 23373". The Edinburgh Gazette. 14 May 1993. p. 1858.
  11. ^ R.M. Urquhart, Scottish Civic Heraldry, Hamilton, 2001
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