House Surveyor Aberdeen
House Surveyor Aberdeen Scotland
Approximate Population: 202,370
Aberdeen is locally governed by Aberdeen City Council, which comprises forty-three councilors who represent the city’s wards and is headed by the Lord Provost who is currently Provost Peter Stephen.
From May 2003 until May 2007 the council was run with a Liberal Democrat and Conservatives coalition. Following the May 2007 elections the Liberal Democrats formed a new coalition with the Scottish National Party. The council consists of: 15 Liberal Democrat, 13 SNP, 10 Labour, 4 Conservative councilors and a single independent councillor.
Aberdeen is represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom by three constituencies: Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South and Gordon, of which the first two are wholly within the Aberdeen City council area while the latter also encompasses a large swathe of Aberdeenshire.
In the Scottish Parliament the city is represented again by three constituencies, all of which are solely within the council area: Aberdeen North, Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South and by a further seven MSPs elected as part of the North East Scotland electoral region.
In the European Union, the city is represented by seven MEPs, as part of the all inclusive Scotland constituency in the European Parliament.
