Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
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Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
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The island groups of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles are all currently regions of Scotland. Their constitutional status has periodically been discussed, for example during the Scottish independence referendum campaign.
Currently, they are council areas with the same constitutional status as the other 29 local government areas. The three island councils are the only local authorities among the 32 in the country where independent councillors form a majority. In July 2013, the Scottish Gover
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Status of the Scottish islands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_status_of_Orkney,_Shetland_and_the_Western_Isles
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2024-04-16T12:38:18Z
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