Shetland Islands Council

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Shetland Islands Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration across the Shetland Islands archipelago in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council area
local government authority
unitary authority
appliesToTerritorialEntity Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
coatOfArms coat of arms of Shetland Islands Council
country Scotland
United Kingdom
executiveBody Shetland Islands Council self-link
follows Scottish local government legislation
governs Northern Isles
surface form: Shetland Islands archipelago
hasGovernmentBranch council administration
elected council
hasGovernmentForm single-tier local authority
hasLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
hasLeaderTitle Convener
Council Leader
hasSubdivision Shetland electoral wards
hasVotingSystem single transferable vote
hasWebsite https://www.shetland.gov.uk/
headquartersLocation Lerwick
jurisdiction Shetland
Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
legislativeBody Shetland Islands Council self-link
locatedIn North Atlantic area
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean region
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
UTC±00:00
partOf Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency
Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region)
surface form: Shetland parliamentary constituency

local government in Scotland
region Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region)
surface form: Highlands and Islands

Northern Isles
responsibleFor cultural and leisure services in Shetland
economic development in Shetland
education services in Shetland
environmental health in Shetland
harbour and port services in Shetland
housing services in Shetland
planning and building standards in Shetland
social care services in Shetland
transport services in Shetland
waste management in Shetland
seat Lerwick
subdivisionType council area
uses Shetland Islands Council logo

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Bressay administeredBy Shetland Islands Council
Yell administeredBy Shetland Islands Council
Bluemull Sound administrativeArea Shetland Islands Council
this entity surface form: Shetland Islands Council area
West Sandwick administrativeArea Shetland Islands Council
Yell Sound administrativeRegion Shetland Islands Council
this entity surface form: Shetland Islands Council area
Shetland Islands Council executiveBody Shetland Islands Council self-link
Cullivoe governingBody Shetland Islands Council
Mid Yell governingBody Shetland Islands Council
Shetland governingBody Shetland Islands Council
Shetland Islands Council legislativeBody Shetland Islands Council self-link
Fetlar localAuthority Shetland Islands Council
Burravoe locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Shetland Islands Council
this entity surface form: Shetland Islands Council area
Aywick partOf Shetland Islands Council
this entity surface form: Shetland Islands council area
Cullivoe partOf Shetland Islands Council
this entity surface form: Shetland Islands council area