Consultation on councillor numbers

We conducted a consultation on how in the future we should decide on the appropriate number of councillors for each council area. In January 2011, we published a consultation paper on this subject:

We sent copies of the consultation paper directly to the following organisations and individuals:

MSPs
councils
SOLACE Scotland
COSLA
Improvement Service
Scottish Assessors Association
Association of Scottish Community Councils
Commission on Future Delivery of Public Services
Accounts Commission for Scotland
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA)
Institute of Directors in Scotland
CBI Scotland
Scottish Chambers of Commerce
RTPI in Scotland
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Consumer Focus Scotland
National Association of Councillors, Region of Scotland
LARIA in Scotland
Electoral Commission
Scottish universities with political science departments

The public consultation period lasted until 31 March 2011. We invited views in writing to the address given on this website, by email to lgbcs@scottishboundaries.gov.uk, or using the webform provided.