Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire
Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn
Clackmannanshire; Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn
Coat of arms of Clackmannanshire Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn; Coat of arms	Official logo of Clackmannanshire Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn; Logo
Admin HQ	Alloa
	Government
• Body	Clackmannanshire Council; http://www.clacks.gov.uk/
• Control	Labour (minority control)
• MPs	Gordon Banks, Labour;
• MSPs	George Reid, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament;
	Area
• Total	Expression error: Unexpected < operator. sq mi (159 km² km2)
Area rank	Ranked 30th
	Population (2010 est.)
• Total	48,900
• Rank	Ranked 29th
• Density	800/sq mi (308/km2)
ONS code	00QF
ISO 3166 code	GB-CLK

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Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic; nicknamed "the wee county") is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.

The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the former Clackmannan district of the Central region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to include the county of Clackmannan and Muckhart area of the county of Perth.

According to the legislation of 1996, the council area was to have the name, Clackmannan, of the former district, but this was changed to Clackmannanshire, by the council using its own powers.

In terms of population, it is the smallest council area in mainland Scotland, with a population of 49,000, around half of whom live in the main town, Alloa, which is the administrative centre, having outgrown the town of Clackmannan in 1822.

The motto of Clackmannanshire is 'Look Aboot Ye' (Circumspice in Latin).

Council political composition[]

	Party	Councillors
	Labour	8
	Scottish National Party	7
	Conservative	1
	Liberal Democrat	1
	Independent	1

Geography[]

The Ochil Hills lie in the northern part of the area. It mostly comprises a lowland plain, forming the straths of the River Forth and of the River Devon, which joins the Forth near Cambus.

Economy[]

The main industries are agriculture, brewing, and formerly coal mining. In 2006, permission was given for a waterfront development of the Docks area of Alloa, which has been in decline since the 1960s. A new railway line connecting Kincardine and Stirling, reconnecting Alloa to the national rail network for the first time since 1968, is currently under construction.

History[]

Between 1889 and 1975, the County of Clackmannan was a local government county, bordering on Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife. As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'

Towns and villages[]

Places of interest[]

County of Clackmannan

Geography
Area - Total	Ranked 34th 30,477 acres (123 km²)
County town	Clackmannan
Chapman code	CLK

External links[]

56°10′N 3°45′W / 56.167, -3.75

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