Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
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The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that reformed local democracy, including councillor remuneration and the electoral system, to modernize and improve representation in Scotland’s local authorities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
Scottish statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage wider participation in local democracy
ⓘ
improve proportionality of representation in local councils ⓘ increase fairness of local elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish local authorities
ⓘ
councillors in Scotland ⓘ |
| componentOf | Scottish local government law ⓘ |
| concerns |
representation of communities in local councils
ⓘ
status and conditions of service of councillors ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | proportional representation ⓘ |
| enactedFor | local authorities in Scotland ⓘ |
| governs | election of councillors to Scottish local authorities ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
number and size of local government wards in Scotland
ⓘ
structure of local representation in Scotland ⓘ |
| introducedElectoralSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to align local electoral outcomes more closely with voter preferences
ⓘ
to enhance accountability of local councillors ⓘ to support modernisation of local government structures in Scotland ⓘ |
| policyArea |
democratic reform
ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ local government finance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve representation in Scottish local authorities
ⓘ
to modernise local democracy in Scotland ⓘ to reform councillor remuneration in Scotland ⓘ to reform local government electoral arrangements in Scotland ⓘ |
| reforms |
councillor remuneration system in Scotland
ⓘ
local electoral arrangements in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates |
electoral wards for local government in Scotland
ⓘ
remuneration of local authority councillors in Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
councillors
ⓘ
electoral system ⓘ local elections ⓘ local government ⓘ |
| topic |
local governance reform
ⓘ
public administration in Scotland ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2004 ⓘ |
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