Clackmannanshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Clackmannanshire is Scotland’s smallest council area, located between the River Forth and the Ochil Hills. Centred on the town of Alloa, it blends historic sites, light industry, and scenic countryside in a compact setting.
The local government for this district is: Clackmannanshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in Clackmannanshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire is divided into 5 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Clackmannanshire Central
- Clackmannanshire East
- Clackmannanshire North
- Clackmannanshire South
- Clackmannanshire West
Clackmannanshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Clackmannanshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Eastern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Clackmannanshire and Fife
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.