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Fife Council

Local authority area: Fife · Fìobha

Fife is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 1,325.0 km² and had 373,550 residents in 2019 — about 282 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Glenrothes.

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Town hall in the administrative centreDunfermline City Chambers, Glenrothes

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Fife, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019373,550+6.8% since 2001

Land area1,325.0km²511.6 sq mi

Density282/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#44of 382 UK councils · #3 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

357.3K358.7K360K361.4K362.6K365.3K366.2K366.9K367.2K368.1K370.3K371.4K371.9K373.6K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Fife became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Albufeira

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

22 electoral wards

All wards of Fife

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CFife Trusted Trader SchemeCouncil office · Glenrothes KY7 5LT · hours listed CIona HouseCouncil office · Kirkcaldy KY2 6NA TKirkcaldy Town HouseTown hall · Kirkcaldy KY1 1XW · hours listed TThornton Town HallTown hall · Kirkcaldy KY1 4AG

Westminster

Constituencies

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy · 7 wards Glenrothes and Mid Fife · 6 wards North East Fife · 6 wards Dunfermline and Dollar · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q201149 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.