An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the election of councillors by single transferable vote and in relation to candidates to be councillor; to make provision in relation to certain restrictions upon being a councillor and upon former councillors; to make new provision about remuneration for and other payments to councillors; and for connected purposes.
Text of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament reported in June 2000.[1] The introduction of proportional representation in local authority elections was a key demand of the Liberal Democrats when they entered into coalition with the Labour Party in the Scottish Executive.[2]
local, governance, scotland, 2004, scottish, parliament, which, provided, amongst, other, things, election, councillors, local, authorities, scotland, single, transferable, vote, system, scottish, parliamentscottish, parliamentlong, titlean, scottish, parliame. The Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 asp 9 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided amongst other things for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system Local Governance Scotland Act 2004Act of the Scottish ParliamentScottish ParliamentLong titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the election of councillors by single transferable vote and in relation to candidates to be councillor to make provision in relation to certain restrictions upon being a councillor and upon former councillors to make new provision about remuneration for and other payments to councillors and for connected purposes Citation2004 asp 9Territorial extent ScotlandDatesRoyal assent29 July 2004CommencementAugust 2004 May 2007Other legislationAmendsLocal Government Scotland Act 1973 Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000Amended byLocal Electoral Administration and Registration Services Scotland Act 2006 Scottish Local Government Elections Act 2009 Islands Scotland Act 2018Status AmendedText of the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 as in force today including any amendments within the United Kingdom from legislation gov uk The Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament reported in June 2000 1 The introduction of proportional representation in local authority elections was a key demand of the Liberal Democrats when they entered into coalition with the Labour Party in the Scottish Executive 2 See also edit2007 Scottish local government electionsReferences edit Council fury over Kerley Report The Herald Glasgow 28 June 2000 Retrieved 5 June 2016 Labour offers PR deal to Lib Dems The Guardian 11 May 1999 Retrieved 19 May 2020 External links editText of the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 as in force today including any amendments within the United Kingdom from legislation gov uk nbsp nbsp This article related to law in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to the politics of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This legislation in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 amp oldid 960908969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
