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Who controls Scottish Councils?

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Most Scottish Councils are lead by Westminster parties – Labour, Tories or Lib Dems. They are the ones who control most Council spending, not the SNP – despite the impression you might gain from the UK media in Scotland.

And if you look at where Scottish Councils get their funding from, only 19% comes from Council Tax.

Scottish Councils – sources of funding, 2021-22

It’s worth looking at where all spending for Scotland is controlled – because most is not controlled by the Scottish Government.

Sources

Respective Council web sites

The Funding of Local Government in Scotland, 2023-2024


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