20-688: Bainsford is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley , 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Falkirk . It is positioned between the River Carron and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north and south respectively. The main road through the village is the B902 road which connects the village with Carron and Falkirk . Bainsford has
40-483: A football team called 'Bainsford Britannia' but changed their name to East Stirlingshire F.C. in 1881, which has remained ever since. The team played their home games at Merchiston Park , Bainsford. The team played their home games at Firs Park in Falkirk before ground sharing with Stenhousemuir F.C. at Ochilview Park after leaving their old stadium in 2008. At the start of the 2018/19 season they switched to using
60-480: A new Stirling and Falkirk lieutenancy area . The last Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire became the first Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk . Local government was reformed again in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 , which abolished the regions and districts which had been created in 1975, replacing them with unitary council areas . Central Region was abolished and each of
80-462: A population of just over 3,000 residents according to a 2009 estimate. The bridge crossing the Forth and Clyde Canal at Bainsford was originally a bascule bridge . In 1905, the bascule bridge was replaced by a heavier swing bridge to accommodate the new tramway. This in turn was replaced by a non-opening road bridge. Originally a separate village, Bainsford has now become part of the town of Falkirk. In 1880 Bainsford Bluebonnets cricket club founded
100-592: A two-tier system of regions and districts on the mainland and a unitary system in the islands. The former counties remained in use for land registration purposes. The act also established the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland , with the remit to make proposals to the Secretary of State for effecting changes which it thought desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government. The Act also abolished
120-713: Is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975. The act followed and largely implemented the report of the Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland in 1969 (the Wheatley Report ), and it made the most far-reaching changes to Scottish local government in centuries. It swept away the counties , burghs and districts established by
140-457: Is councillor Cecil Meiklejohn; the provost is Robert Bissett and the deputy provost is David Balfour. The town of Falkirk was made a burgh in 1600, and was then governed by a town council (also known as the corporation) until 1975. Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , and replaced with upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts . A new Falkirk District
160-497: The Falkirk Stadium Bainsford also was home such local sports heroes such as boxer Dearn Savage and rugby player Robert Spencer. Falkirk (council area) Falkirk ( / ˈ f ɔː l k ɜːr k / FAWL -kurk ; Scots : Fawkirk [ˈfɔːkɪrk] ; Scottish Gaelic : An Eaglais Bhreac ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland . It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of
180-524: The Firth of Forth to the northeast, Clackmannanshire and Fife . The largest town is Falkirk ; other settlements, most of which surround Falkirk within 6 miles (9.7 km) of its centre, include Bo'ness, Bonnybridge , Denny , Grangemouth , Larbert , Polmont , Shieldhill , Camelon and Stenhousemuir . The council is led by the SNP which won 12 seats in the 2022 Council Election . The incumbent leader of
200-640: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 , which were largely based on units of local government dating from the Middle Ages, and replaced them with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils (except in the islands, which were given unitary, all-purpose councils). In England and Wales , the Local Government Act 1972 established a similar system of two-tier administrative county and district councils. The act abolished previous existing local government structures and created
220-562: The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District , one of three parts of the Central region created in 1975, which was abolished at that time. Prior to the 1975 reorganisation, the majority of the council area was part of the historic county of Stirlingshire , and a small part, namely Bo'ness and Blackness , was part of the former county of West Lothian . The council area borders with North Lanarkshire , Stirling and West Lothian , and, across
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#1732794623083240-744: The Single Transferable Vote system. The electoral system of local councils in Scotland is governed by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , an Act of the Scottish Parliament which first introduced proportional representation to councils. These electoral wards are as follows: The area is divided into 23 community council areas , eleven of which have community councils as at 2023, being those with asterisks. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)
260-406: The area's three districts, including Falkirk, became council areas. Largest settlements by population: 35,590 16,120 14,840 12,180 9,620 8,500 5,200 5,040 4,270 3,910 The first election to Falkirk District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority
280-407: The former Falkirk Town Council and had been formally opened on 21 January 1966. The building was part of a complex which also included a courthouse, a clinic, and an events venue and theatre called Falkirk Town Hall. Prior to 1966 the town council had been based at the old Municipal Buildings at 12–14 Newmarket Street in the town centre, which had been built in 1879. After deciding the 1966 building
300-545: The identity of the counties in Scotland. The counties still enjoy wide public recognition. Even though they no longer play any direct part in local government, counties are used in many other systems: Royal Mail continued to use them as postal counties, and the Watsonian vice-counties , registration counties and many of the lieutenancy areas of Scotland are based on them. However, the sheer size of some regions meant that it became cumbersome to administer all functions on
320-509: The site in May 2024, and the new building is projected to be completed in 2027. Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 . Election results since 1995 have been as follows: For the purposes of elections to Falkirk Council, the area is divided geographically into a number of wards which then elect either three or four councillors each by
340-582: The use of Fiars Prices for valuing grain. Several districts were later renamed: Merrick becoming Wigtown , Argyll to Argyll and Bute , Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch to Strathkelvin , Cumbernauld to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth , and Lanark to Clydesdale . Unlike the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, the 1973 act in Scotland used the term region for the upper tier of the two-tier system. This has caused far less confusion over
360-473: Was again elected in 1995 ahead of the change to council areas which came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control since 1975 has been as follows: Falkirk District Council Falkirk Council The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: From the district council's creation in 1975, it was based at the Municipal Buildings on West Bridge Street in Falkirk, which had been built for
380-504: Was created as one of three districts within the Central Region . The new district was significantly larger than the old Falkirk burgh, covering the whole area of eight former districts and part of a ninth, which were all abolished at the same time: From Stirlingshire : From West Lothian : The resulting area could also be defined in terms of parishes as: The new district and its neighbour Stirling were together made
400-418: Was uneconomic to repair and maintain, the council vacated the Municipal Buildings in 2020 pending their demolition. The attached Falkirk Town Hall closed in 2023. Since 2020, the council's offices have been distributed across several buildings throughout the area. It was subsequently decided to build a new headquarters on the site of the former Callendar Square shopping centre in central Falkirk. Work began on
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