Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld & Kilsyth was a district council area which existed from 1975 to 1996. It was one of 19 district councils that delivered a range of local level services within the wider area of Strathclyde Region, which over this period was one of the 12 regions into which Scotland was divided.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, 1975 to 1996 Note About Image Copyright

Cumbernauld & Kilsyth was one of the five district council areas within the Dunbarton sub-region of Strathclyde, and it was formed from parts of the traditional counties of Dunbartonshire, and Stirlingshire. The result was a district that included the towns of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and the surrounding area. It was bordered by the districts of Monklands and Strathkelvin in Strathclyde; plus the Stirling and Falkirk Districts of Central Region.

When regions and districts disappeared from the scene in a major reorganisation of Scottish local government in 1996, most of the district council area of Cumbernauld & Kilsyth became part of the unitary council area of North Lanarkshire. one of the 32 unitary council areas into which Scotland has since been divided.