| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1975-96 | |
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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly (1975-96) one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. Strathclyde ( Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "valley of the River Clyde" is a Historic subdivision of Scotland, and was one of the regional The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from parts of the counties of Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire, namely:
The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. The Local Government etc (Scotland Act 1994 (1994 c 39 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The area of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was merged those of Monklands and Motherwell Districts and the Chryston area of Strathkelvin District to from the North Lanarkshire council area. Monklands ( Bad nam Manach in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96 one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde Motherwell ( Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) and ( Motherwill in local Scots - local people tend not to pronouce the 'e' in Motherwell is a large Town Chryston is a village in the Central belt of Scotland in the county of North Lanarkshire. Strathkelvin ( Srath Chealbhainn in Gaelic) is the Strath of the River Kelvin in West central Scotland. North Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas in Scotland.
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth remains a constituency of the Scottish Parliament and was formerly a constituency of the House of Commons. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as