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* {{WDTK|Stirling|stirling_council}}
* Western Isles, renamed 1998-01-01[http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/24288/pages/2733/page.pdf]{{WDTK|Na h-Eileanan an Iar|comhairle_nan_eilean_siar_western_isles_council}}
* Western Isles, renamed 1998-01-01[http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/24288/pages/2733/page.pdf] to {{WDTK|Na h-Eileanan an Iar|comhairle_nan_eilean_siar_western_isles_council}}

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FOISA Schedule I includes:

21 A council constituted by section 2 of [the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39)]

A full list of local councils in Scotland can be found on WhatDoTheyKnow.com

Section 2 of the Act establishes a council for each local government area, each having a name of "The Council" with the addition of the name of the area. Under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, a Council can change the name of their area, and if they change it into Gaelic, can use "Comhairle" in place of "The Council". Schedule 1 Part 1 of the 1994 Act lists the following local government areas: