Orkney Islands Council
Local authority for Orkney, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orkney Islands Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Eileanan Arcaibh), is the local authority for Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and was largely unaffected by the Scottish local government changes of the mid-1990s.
Orkney Islands Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Oliver Reid since January 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 21 councillors |
Political groups | Independent (19)
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Length of term | Full council elected every 5 years |
Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
Motto | |
Boreas domus mare amicus (Latin: "The north our home, the sea our friend") | |
Meeting place | |
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, KW15 1NY | |
Website | |
www |
It provides services in the areas of Environmental Health, Roads, Social Work, Community Development, Organisational Development, Economic Development, Building Standards, Trading Standards, Housing, Waste, Education, Burial Grounds, Port and Harbours and others.[2] The council is allowed to collect Council Tax.
The council is also the harbour authority for Orkney and its Marine Services division manages the operation of the islands' 29 piers and harbours.[3]