1. Political Division of Scotland
Ondřej Bačuvčík

2. General Information Area: 78,772 km² Population: 5 mil.
Capital: Edinburgh
Official languages: English, Gaelic, Scots
Government: Constitutional monarchy

3. Politics United since 1707 under the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Head of state: British monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) (since 1952)
Limited self-government
Represented in the British House of Commons by 59 MPs
Queen Elisabeth II
Coat of Arms

4. Government Scottish Parliament – elected in 1999, Edinburgh
Scottish Executive
Local government
Own system of laws, banking (own banknotes) and education
Pound Sterling

5. Scottish Parliament Reestablished in 1999 At Holyrood, Edinburgh
Responsible for Scottish domestic affairs, including taxes
129 Members (4 years)

6. Political Parties Labour Party - centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs
Scottish National Party (SNP) - centre-left, pro-independence - 27 MSPs
Conservative and Unionist Party - centre-right, unionist - 17 MSPs
Liberal Democrats - centre-left, federalist - 17 MSPs
Scottish Green Party - environmentalist, pro-independence - 7 MSPs
Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) - far-left, pro-independence - 4 MSPs

7. Scottish Executive Edinburgh
Led by a First Minister (Jack McConnel-since 2001)
Responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport
Manages an annual budget
J. McConnel

8. Subdivisions of Scotland
32 council areas were set up in 1996
Governed by unitary authorities designated as „Councils“, the head is Provost or Convenor
The four main cities of Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee
Councillors are elected every four years

9. Subdivisions of Scotland
Inverclyde
Renfrewshire
West Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
Glasgow
East Renfrewshire
North Lanarkshire
Falkirk
West Lothian
Edinburgh
Midlothian
East Lothian
Clackmannanshire
Fife
Dundee
Angus
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen
Moray
Highland
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
Argyll and Bute
Perth and Kinross
Stirling
North Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
Dumfries and Galloway
South Lanarkshire
Scottish Borders
Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands

10. Aberdeen City Council 43 elected members – represent Aberdeen
Responsibility for the well being and sustainable development of Aberdeen City
Education, Social Work, Housing, Strategic Planning, Libraries, Transportation and Roads, Parks, etc.
Head of the Council – Lord Provost

11. Lord Provost Aberdeen’s civic head
Elected by Aberdeen City Council every 4 years
Active promotion of Aberdeen at home and abroad
City’s ambassador
Greets the Royal Family and visiting Heads of State
John Reynolds

12. Other subdivisions Sheriffdoms – judicial areas, 6, Sheriff Principal
Civil parishes (okrsky) – 871 parishes, no administrative function, for statistical purposes
Communities - lowest level of sub-division, community councils, 1200 communities, local opinion to larger local government bodies

13. Resources http://www.scotland.gov.uk http://en.wikipedia.org

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