North East Fife (district)
{{Short description|Former local government area of Scotland}}
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{{Other uses|North East Fife (disambiguation){{!}}North East Fife}}
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|Name= North East Fife
|HQ= Cupar
|Government= North East Fife District Council
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|Start= 16 May 1975
|End= 31 March 1996
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County Buildings, Cupar
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North-East Fife district within Scotland
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North East Fife was one of three local government districts in the Fife region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.
History
The district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. North East Fife was one of three districts created within the region of Fife, along with Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. The district covered the whole area of 15 former districts from the historic county of Fife, which were all abolished at the same time:{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=23 April 2023}}
- Auchtermuchty Burgh
- Crail Burgh
- Cupar Burgh
- Cupar District
- Elie and Earlsferry Burgh
- Falkland Burgh
- Kilrenny, Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester Burgh
- Ladybank Burgh
- Newburgh Burgh
- Newport-on-Tay Burgh
- Pittenweem Burgh
- St Andrews Burgh
- St Andrews District
- St Monance Burgh
- Tayport Burgh
In 1996 Scotland's districts and regions were abolished under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Fife became a single unitary council area, headquartered in Glenrothes as the regional council had also been.{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=17 February 2023}}
The area is still covered by the North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency).
Political control
The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 was as follows:{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=19 February 2023}}
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| colspan="2"|Party in control | Years |
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| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} | 1975–1984 |
| {{Party name with colour|SDP-Liberal Alliance}} | 1984–1988 |
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} | 1988–1996 |
=Elections=
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!rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Seats !width="80"|Liberal Democrats{{efn|Includes Liberal and Social Democratic Party prior to 1988, with the two parties having formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance between 1981 and 1988.}} !width="80"|Conservative !width="80"|Independent / Other !rowspan=2|Notes | |||||
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!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" | | |||||
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| 1974 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 5 | align=left| |
| 1977 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 3 | align=left| |
| 1980 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | align=left| |
| 1984 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | align=left| |
| 1988 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | align=left| |
| 1992 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | align=left| |
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!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" | ! |
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=District result maps=
File:North-East Fife District Council election, 1980.svg|1980 results map
File:North-East Fife District Council election, 1984.svg|1984 results map
File:North-East Fife District Council election, 1988.svg|1988 results map
File:North-East Fife District Council election, 1992.svg|1992 results map
Premises
The council was based at County Buildings on St Catherine Street in Cupar.{{London Gazette|issue=23959|page=762|date=26 March 1996|city=e}} The building had been built in 1817 as the county's sheriff court and meeting place for the Commissioners of Supply which preceded the county council. It had then served as the headquarters of Fife County Council between 1890 and 1975, with a large extension to the east being added in 1925.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB24160|desc= County Buildings and former Court House, excluding 4-storey offices and police station adjoining to rear and single storey block to east, St Catherine Street, Cupar |access-date=23 April 2023}}
See also
References
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{{Former local government regions of Scotland}}
{{Fife elections}}
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Category:Districts of Scotland
Category:States and territories established in 1975
Category:States and territories disestablished in 1996