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Badenoch and Strathspey is a management area of the Highland Council, which is the local government council covering the Highland council area of Scotland. This year, 2007, however, the management area is being absorbed into the new Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area of the council. Also, Badenoch and Strathspey is a former local government district, which had its own district council within the former two-tier Highland region, from 1975 to 1996.

The district was created, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as a one of the eight districts of the Highland region of Scotland. The same legislation abolished counties and burghs as local government areas, and the Badenoch and Strathspey district was formed by combining the areas of the burgh of Kingussie and district of Badenoch from county of Inverness with the district of Cromdale from the county of Moray.

The traditional area of Strathspey was thus divided between the Highland region and the Grampian region.

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, the region became a unitary council area and the districts were abolished. The Highland Council, as the new unitary authority, then adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas and created area committees to represent them. Since 1999, however, management and committee area boundaries have been out of alignment, as a result of changes to ward boundaries. The area committee represents five out of the councils 80 wards, each electing one councillor by the first past the post system of election.

Ward boundaries are changing again this year, 2007, under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and the Badenoch and Strathspey management area is being absorbed into the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area, which is one of three new corporate management areas covering the Highland Council area. The corporate area covers nine out of 22 new Highland Council wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, a system designed to produce a form of proportional representation. The total number of councillors remains the same, and the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate area will cover nine of the wards, including the Badenoch and Strathspey ward, which elects four of the 34 councillors councillors elected by the wards of the corporate area.

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-'''Badenoch and Strathspey''' was created in 1975, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], as a one of the eight [[Regions and districts of Scotland|districts]] of the [[Highland]] [[local government]] [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]] of [[Scotland]].
+'''Badenoch and Strathspey''' is a management area of the [[Highland Council]], which is the [[Local government in Scotland|local government]] council covering the [[Highland]] [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] of [[Scotland]]. This year, 2007, however, the management area is being absorbed into the new [[Highland Council wards created in 2007|Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area]] of the council. Also, Badenoch and Strathspey is a former local government district, which had its own district council within the former two-tier Highland [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]], from 1975 to 1996.
-The district was formed from the areas of the [[burgh]] of [[Kingussie]] and district of [[Badenoch]] in [[Inverness-shire]] and the district of [[Cromdale]] from the county of [[Moray (county)|Moray]].
+The district was created, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], as a one of the eight districts of the Highland region of Scotland. The same legislation abolished [[Counties of Scotland|counties]] and [[burgh]]s as local government areas, and the Badenoch and Strathspey district was formed by combining the areas of the burgh of [[Kingussie]] and district of [[Badenoch]] from [[county of Inverness]] with the district of [[Cromdale]] from the [[county of Moray]].
 The traditional area of [[Strathspey, Scotland|Strathspey]] was thus divided between the Highland region and the [[Grampian]] region.
+In 1996, under the [[Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994]], the region became a [[unitary council area]] and the districts were abolished. The Highland Council, as the new [[unitary authority]], then adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas and created [[area committee]]s to represent them. Since 1999, however, management and committee area boundaries have been out of alignment, as a result of changes to [[ward (politics)|ward]] boundaries. The area committee represents five out of the councils 80 wards, each electing one [[councillor]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election.
-Badenoch and Strathspey had its own district district council until 1996, when the Highland region became a [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council area]].
+Ward boundaries are changing again this year, 2007, under the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]], and the Badenoch and Strathspey management area is being absorbed into the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area, which is one of three new corporate management areas covering the Highland Council area. The corporate area covers nine out of 22 new Highland Council wards, each electing three or four councillors by the [[single transferable vote]] system, a system designed to produce a form of [[proportional representation]]. The total number of councillors remains the same, and the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate area will cover nine of the wards, including the [[Highland Council wards created in 2007|Badenoch and Strathspey ward]], which elects four of the 34 councillors councillors elected by the wards of the corporate area.
-The Badenoch and Strathspey [[committee area]] of the [[Highland Council]] is based on the area of the former district. It consists of five out of the 80 Highland Council [[ward (politics)|ward]]s, and each ward elects one [[councillor]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election. It is represented, currently, by four [[independent (politics)|independent]] councillors and one [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] councillor.
-For the next [[general election]] to the council, polling on Thursday 5 May 2007, there will be one Badenoch and Strathspey ward, electing four councillors by the [[single transferable vote]] system of election. The Badenoch and Strathspey ward will be one of 22 new multi-member wards covering the Highland council area, and the new system of election is designed to produce a form of [[proportional representation]].
 ==See also==
 *[[Politics of the Highland council area]]
-**[[Highland Council wards to be created in 2007]]
+**[[Highland Council wards 1999 to 2007]]
+**[[Highland Council wards created in 2007]]
-*[[Regions of Scotland]] (1975-1996)
+*[[Regions and districts of Scotland|Regions and districts of Scotland, 1975 to 1996]]
-*[[Subdivisions of Scotland]]
+*[[Council areas of Scotland| Council areas of Scotland, 1996 to present (2007)]]
 *[[Aviemore]]
 *[[Kingussie]]