This is a list of local government areas in Scotland from 1930 to 1975. The list contains the areas of local authorities as created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, as amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947. These areas were abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 when a system of regions and districts replaced them. The district in which the abolished area was included is indicated.

Background

From 1930 to 1975 there were the following types of local government areas in Scotland:

County-level authorities

Sub-county authorities

Counties of cities

County of Aberdeen

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Angus

Large burgh

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Argyll

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Ayr

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Banff

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Berwick

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Bute

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Caithness

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Clackmannan

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Dumfries

Large burgh

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Dunbarton

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of East Lothian

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Fife

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Inverness

Large burgh

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Kincardine

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Kirkcudbright

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Lanark

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Midlothian

Small burghs

Landward districts

Combined County of Moray and Nairn

Small burghs : County of Moray

Small burghs : County of Nairn

Landward districts: County of Moray

Landward districts: County of Nairn

County of Orkney

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Peebles

Small burghs

Landward districts

Combined County of Perth and Kinross

Large burgh

Small burgh: County of Kinross

Small burghs: County of Perth

Landward districts: County of Kinross

The County of Kinross was not divided into districts: the Kinross County Council performed district-level local government functions.

Landward districts: County of Perth

County of Renfrew

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Ross and Cromarty

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Roxburgh

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Selkirk

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Stirling

Large burghs

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Sutherland

Small burgh

Landward districts

County of West Lothian

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Wigtown

Small burghs

Landward districts

County of Zetland

Small burgh

Landward districts