Perth and Kinross Council

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Perth and Kinross Council

| native_name = Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois

| native_name_lang = gla

| coa_pic = Coat of Arms of the Area Council of Perth and Kinross.svg

| coa_caption = Coat of arms

| logo_pic = Perth and Kinross Council logo.svg

| logo_caption = Council logo

| house_type = Unitary authority

| jurisdiction = Perth and Kinross

| term_limits = 5 years

| foundation =

| leader1_type = Provost

| leader1 = Xander McDade

| party1 =
Independent

| election1 = 25 May 2022

| leader2_type = Leader

| leader2 = Grant Laing

| party2 =
Scottish National Party

| election2 = 25 May 2022

| leader3_type = Chief Executive

| leader3 = Thomas Glen

| party3 =

| election3 = 1 November 2021{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Kathryn |title=New chief executive starts at Perth and Kinross Council |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-chief-executive-starts-perth-25327497 |access-date=17 July 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=29 October 2021}}

| seats = 40 councillors

| structure1 = {{align|center|Results of the 2022 election:}}250px

| structure1_res =

| political_groups1 =

;Administration

: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray}} Scottish National Party (16)}}

Other parties:

: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}|border=darkgray}} Conservative (14)}}

: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|border=darkgray}} Liberal Democrats (4)}}

: {{nowrap|{{Color box| {{party color|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} Independents (4)}}

: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Scottish Labour}}|border=darkgray}} Labour (2)}}

| voting_system1 = Single transferable vote

| last_election1 = 5 May 2022

| next_election1 = 6 May 2027

| website = {{URL|https://www.pkc.gov.uk}}

| session_room = Council Chambers, Perth.jpg

| session_res = 250

| meeting_place = 2 High Street, Perth, PH1{{nbsp}}5PH

}}

Perth and Kinross Council ({{langx|gd|Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois}}) is the local authority for Perth and Kinross, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since 1999. It is based in Perth.

History

A district called Perth and Kinross was created in 1975. Perth and Kinross District Council was one of three lower-tier authorities within the Tayside region, along with Angus and Dundee. It was named after the two historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire, the county councils of which had acted together as the 'Perth and Kinross Joint County Council' between 1930 and 1975.{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929|year=1929|chapter=25|section=10|access-date=1 August 2024}}{{London Gazette|city=e|issue=18972|page=165|date=16 March 1971|access-date=1 August 2024}} The Perth and Kinross district created in 1975 covered the whole of pre-1975 Kinross-shire and the majority, but not all, of pre-1975 Perthshire.{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|access-date=3 August 2024}}

The modern area and its council were created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, when the Tayside Regional Council was abolished and its functions passed to the three districts, which were reconstituted as council areas. There was also an adjustment to the boundary between Perth and Kinross and Dundee as part of the same reforms, with Longforgan being transferred from Dundee to Perth and Kinross.{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|schedule=1|access-date=3 August 2024}}

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since 1999. Since the 2022 election the council has been led by a minority SNP administration .{{Cite web |last=Amery |first=Rachel |title=Accusations of 'democratic outrage' as SNP take control of Perth and Kinross Council |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/3333741/perth-and-kinross-council-2/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}

The first election to Perth and Kinross District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the reforms which came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1975 has been as follows:{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=6 November 2022}}

Perth and Kinross District Council

colspan="2"\|Party in control	Years
class="wikitable"
{{Party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	1975–1984
{{Party name with colour\|No overall control}}	1984–1992
{{Party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	1992–1996

Perth and Kinross Council

colspan="2"\|Party in control	Years
class="wikitable"
{{Party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	1996–1999
{{Party name with colour\|No overall control}}	1999–present

=Leadership=

The leaders of the council since 1996 have been:{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://perth-and-kinross.cmis.uk.com/perth-and-kinross/Committees.aspx |website=Perth and Kinross Council |access-date=17 July 2023}}

class=wikitable ! Councillor !! colspan=2\|Party !! From !! To
Bruce Crawford	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|1 Apr 1996	align=right\|May 1999
Jimmy Doig	{{party name with colour\|Independent politician}}	align=right\|May 1999	align=right\|May 2007
Ian Miller	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|May 2007	align=right\|May 2017
Ian Campbell{{cite news \|last1=Clark \|first1=Rachel \|title=Shock as council leader Ian Campbell dies \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/shock-council-leader-ian-campbell-11978067 \|access-date=17 July 2023 \|work=Daily Record \|date=6 February 2018}}	{{party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	align=right\|17 May 2017	align=right\|6 Feb 2018
Murray Lyle	{{party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	align=right\|7 Mar 2018	align=right\|5 May 2022
Grant Laing	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|25 May 2022	align=right\|

=Composition=

Following the 2022 election, the composition of the council was:

class="wikitable"

!! colspan=2 | Party !! 2022 election

|Scottish National Party

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Elections to the council are held every five years. The most recent poll was held in 2022, on Thursday 5 May. The next local election will be held in 2027.

As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and the recommendations put forth by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, there are twelve wards within the Perth and Kinross council area. The 2007 general election was the first to use the single transferable vote system of election and multi-member wards, each ward electing three or four councillors. This system was introduced as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and is designed to produce a form of proportional representation.

=Wards=

File:Perth and Kinross UK ward map 2017 (blank).svg

class="wikitable sortable"
Ward number ! Name ! Location ! Seats
1 \| Carse of Gowrie \| 100px \| 3
2 \| Strathmore \| 100px \| 4
3 \| Blairgowrie and Glens \| 100px \| 3
4 \| Highland \| 100px \| 3
5 \| Strathtay \| 100px \| 3
6 \| Strathearn \| 100px \| 3
7 \| Strathallan \| 100px \| 3
8 \| Kinross-shire \| 100px \| 4
9 \| Almond and Earn \| 100px \| 3
10 \| Perth City South \| 100px \| 4
11 \| Perth City North \| 100px \| 3
12 \| Perth City Centre \| 100px \| 4

class="wikitable sortable"

Ward
number

! Name

! Location

! Seats

| Carse of Gowrie

| 100px

| 3

| Strathmore

| 100px

| 4

| Blairgowrie and Glens

| 100px

| 3

| Highland

| 100px

| 3

| Strathtay

| 100px

| 3

| Strathearn

| 100px

| 3

| Strathallan

| 100px

| 3

| Kinross-shire

| 100px

| 4

| Almond and Earn

| 100px

| 3

| Perth City South

| 100px

| 4

| Perth City North

| 100px

| 3

| Perth City Centre

| 100px

| 4

Premises

The council meets and has its main offices at 2 High Street in Perth, on the corner with Tay Street, which had been built in 1901 as the headquarters of General Accident. The main public enquiries reception is at the nearby Pullar House at 36 Mill Street, which was formerly the business premises of J. Pullar and Sons. The council also uses the former Municipal Buildings on High Street, completed in 1881 for the old burgh council of Perth. It also has area offices in Auchterarder, Blairgowrie, Crieff and Pitlochry.{{cite web |title=Offices and opening hours |url=https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14712/Offices-and-opening-hours |website=Perth and Kinross Council |access-date=3 August 2024}}

References

External links

[https://www.pkc.gov.uk Council website]

Category:Local authorities of Scotland

Category:Organisations based in Perth and Kinross

Category:Politics of Perth, Scotland

class=wikitable ! Councillor !! colspan=2\|Party !! From !! To
Bruce Crawford	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|1 Apr 1996	align=right\|May 1999
Jimmy Doig	{{party name with colour\|Independent politician}}	align=right\|May 1999	align=right\|May 2007
Ian Miller	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|May 2007	align=right\|May 2017
Ian Campbell{{cite news \|last1=Clark \|first1=Rachel \|title=Shock as council leader Ian Campbell dies \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/shock-council-leader-ian-campbell-11978067 \|access-date=17 July 2023 \|work=Daily Record \|date=6 February 2018}}	{{party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	align=right\|17 May 2017	align=right\|6 Feb 2018
Murray Lyle	{{party name with colour\|Scottish Conservatives}}	align=right\|7 Mar 2018	align=right\|5 May 2022
Grant Laing	{{party name with colour\|Scottish National Party}}	align=right\|25 May 2022	align=right\|