Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross (Scots: Pairth an Kinross; Scottish Gaelic: Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and Stirling council areas. Perth is the administrative centre. With the exception of a large area of south-western Perthshire, the council area mostly corresponds to the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.

Perth and Kinross
Pairth an Kinross
Peairt agus Ceann Rois

Coat of arms
Admin HQPerth
Government
 • BodyPerth & Kinross Council
 • ControlCon minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
  • Luke Graham
  • Peter Wishart
 • MSPs
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • John Swinney
Area
 • Total2,041 sq mi (5,286 km2)
Area rankRanked 5th
Population
 (mid-2018 est.)
 • Total151,290
 • RankRanked 12th
 • Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
ONS codeS12000024
ISO 3166 codeGB-PKN
Websitewww.pkc.gov.uk
Perth & Clackmannan Shires. 1854. Civil Parish map
Topographic map of Perth and Kinross

Perthshire and Kinross-shire shared a joint county council from 1929 until 1975. The area formed a single local government district in 1975 within the Tayside region under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and was then reconstituted as a unitary authority (with a minor boundary adjustment) in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

City

Towns and villages
  • Abbots Deuglie
  • Abernethy
  • Aberfeldy
  • Acharn
  • Airntully
  • Almondbank
  • Alyth
  • Amulree
  • Auchlyne
  • Auchterarder
  • Balado
  • Balbeggie
  • Ballinluig
  • Bankfoot
  • Birnam
  • Blackford
  • Blair Atholl
  • Blairgowrie
  • Blairingone
  • Braco
  • Bridge of Balgie
  • Bridge of Cally
  • Bridge of Earn
  • Bridge of Tilt
  • Burrelton
  • Campmuir
  • Clunie
  • Comrie
  • Coupar Angus
  • Crieff
  • Dull
  • Dunkeld
  • Dunning
  • Errol
  • Fearnan
  • Finegand
  • Forgandenny
  • Forteviot
  • Fortingall
  • Glencarse
  • Glenfarg
  • Glenshee
  • Grandtully
  • Inchture
  • Invergowrie
  • Kenmore
  • Killiecrankie
  • Kingoodie
  • Kinloch Rannoch
  • Kinross
  • Kinrossie
  • Kirkmichael
  • Lawers
  • Leetown
  • Logierait
  • Longforgan
  • Luncarty
  • Madderty
  • Meigle
  • Meikleour
  • Methven
  • Milnathort
  • Moneydie
  • Muthill
  • Pitcairngreen
  • Pitlochry
  • Rattray
  • Redgorton
  • Rumbling Bridge
  • Scone
  • Scotlandwell
  • Spittal of Glenshee
  • Stanley
  • St Fillans
  • St Madoes
  • Trinafour
  • Waterloo
  • Weem

Places of interest
  • Arndean House
  • Ashintully Castle
  • Atholl Country Life Museum
  • Ben Lawers
  • Blackhall Roman Camps
  • Blair Atholl Mill
  • Blair Castle
  • Cateran Trail
  • Cairngorms National Park
  • Castle Menzies
  • Clan Donnachaidh Centre
  • Cluny House Gardens
  • Dirnanean House
  • Drummond Castle
  • Edradour Distillery
  • Forest of Atholl
  • Fortingall Yew
  • Glen Lyon
  • Grampian Mountains
  • Kindrogan House
  • Lendrick Muir School
  • Loch Earn
  • Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
  • Loch Rannoch
  • Loch Tay
  • Melville Monument
  • Portmoak
  • Rannoch Moor
  • Strathearn
  • Whitefield Castle

Council political composition
Party Councillors
Conservative 17
Scottish National Party 15
Liberal Democrat 4
Independent 3
Labour 1

On 18 September 2014, Perth and Kinross, voted "No" in the Scottish Independence Referendum at 60.2% with an 86.9% turnout rate.[1]

See also
  • Perth and Kinross Spirit of Youth Awards

References
  1. "Indyref". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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