HC Deb 10 November 1975 vol 899 cc456-63W
Mr. Campbell

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the actual and percentage increases in the rates levied in small burghs in 1975–76 as compared with 1974–75.

Mr. William Ross

The following table shows the rate poundage in each small burgh in 1974–75, the rate poundage in the same area in 1975–76, and the increase or decrease in pence and as a percentage:

New Authority Rate Poundage
Region and District Old Area 1974–75 1975–76 Increase or Decrease
p p p %
Tayside
Angus Brechin 86 120 +34 +40
Carnoustie 75 120 +45 +60
Forfar 88 120 +32 +36
Kirriemuir 80 120 +40 +50
Montrose 79 120 +41 +52
City of Dundee Monifieth 78 136 +58 +74
Perth and Kinross Kinross 100 106 +6 +6
Aberfeldy 93 112 +19 +20
Abernethy 70 112 +42 +60
Alyth 72 112 +40 +56
Auchterarder 69 112 +43 +62
Blairgowrie and Rattray 65 112 +47 +72
Coupar Angus 61 112 +51 +84
Crieff 64 112 +48 +75
Pitlochry 79 112 +33 +42
Fife
Kirkcaldy Buckhaven and Methil 94 123 +29 +31
Burntisland 101 123 +22 +22
Kinghorn 96 123 +27 +28
Leslie 79 123 +44 +56
Leven 96 123 +27 +28
Markinch 80 123 +43 +15
North East Fife Auchtermuchty 89 114 +25 +28
Crail 70 114 +44 +63
Cupar 107 114 +7 +7
Elie and Earlsferry 102 114 +12 +12
Falkland 87 114 +27 +31
Kilrenny and Anstruther 93 114 +21 +23
Ladybank 85 114 +29 +34
Newburgh 69 114 +45 +65
Newport-on-Tay 85 114 +29 +34
Pittenweem 79 114 +35 +44
St.Andrews 100 114 +14 +14
St.Monance 90 114 +24 +27
Tayport 87 114 +27 +31
Dunfermline Cowdenbeath 105 115 +10 −10
Culross 117 115 −2 −2
Tnverkeithing 100 115 +15 +15
Lochgelly 100 115 +15 +15
Lothian
West Lothian Armadale 121 154 +33 +27
Bathgate 93 154 +56 +57
Linlithgow 124 154 +30 +24
Whitburn 132 154 +22 +17
City of Edinburgh Queensferry 95 153 +58 +61
Midlothian Bonnyrigg and Lasswade 77 130 +53 +69
Dalkeith 85 130 +45 +53
Loanhead 76 130 +54 +71
Penicuik 81 130 +49 +60
East Lothian Cockenzie and Port Seton 69 131 +62 +90
Dunbar 79 131 +52 +66
East Linton 71 131 +60 +85
Haddington 78 131 +53 +68
North Berwick 89 131 +42 +47
Prestonpans 87 131 +44 +51
Tranent 75 131 +56 +75
Musselburgh 67 135 +68 +101

New Authority Rate Poundage
Region and District Old Area 1974–75 1975–76 Increase or Decrease
p p p %
Central
Clackmannan Alloa 108 139 +31 +29
Alva 90 139 +49 +54
Dollar 87 139 +52 +60
Tillicoultry 103 139 +36 +35
Stirling Callander 90 119 +29 +32
Doune 66 119 +53 +80
Dunblane 92 119 +27 +29
Bridge of Allan 75 129 +54 +72
Falkirk Denny and Dunipace 82 146 +64 +78
Grangemouth 81 146 +65 +80
Bo'ness 117 148 +31 +27
Borders
Tweeddale Innerleithen 83 113 +30 +36
Peebles 87 113 +26 +30
Ettrick and Lauderdale Galashiels 98 116 +18 +18
Selkirk 97 116 +19 +20
Lauder 74 94 +20 +27
Melrose 86 114 +28 +33
Roxburgh Hawick 78 113 +35 +45
Jedburgh 91 113 +22 +24
Kelso 80 113 +33 +41
Berwickshire Coldstream 79 89 +10 +13
Duns 71 89 +18 +25
Eyemouth 50 89 +39 +78
Strathclyde
Argyll & Bute Campbeltown 98 122 +24 +24
Dunoon 94 122 +28 +30
Inveraray 80 122 +42 +53
Lochgilphead 64 122 +58 +91
Oban 97 122 +25 +26
Tobermory 84 122 +38 +45
Rothesay 118 128 +10 +8
Dumbarton Cove and Kilcreggan 72 147 +75 +104
Helensburgh 117 147 +30 +26
Bearsden and Milngavie Bearsden 94 120 +26 +28
Milgavie 114 120 +6 +5
Strathkelvin Kirkintilloch 104 125 +21 +20
Bishopbriggs 115 125 +10 +9
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld 121 124 +3 +2
Kilsyth 95 124 +29 +31
Lanark Biggar 124 140 +16 +13
Lanark 126 140 +14 +11
Renfrew Barrhead 101 150 +49 +49
Johnstone 103 150 +47 +46
Renfrew 148 150 +2 +1
Inverclyde Gourock 105 155 +50 +48
Cunninghame Ardrossan 102 135 +33 +32
Irvine 83 135 +52 +63
Kilwinning 79 135 +56 +71
Largs 106 135 +29 +27
Saltcoats 101 135 +34 +34
Stevenston 116 135 +19 +16
Millport 128 125 –3 –2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Darvel 84 140 +56 +67
Galston 78 140 +62 +79
Newmilns and Greenholm 91 140 +49 +54
Stewarton 98 140 +42 +43

New Authority Rate Poundage
Region and District Old Area 1974–75 1975–76 Increase or Decrease
p p p %
Kyle and Carrick Girvan 123 134 +11 +9
Maybole 86 134 +48 +56
Prestwick 97 134 +37 +38
Troon 107 134 +27 +25
Cumnock and Doon Valley Cumnock and Holmhead 169 139 –30 –18
Dumfries and Galloway
Wigtown Newton Stewart 67 109 +42 +63
Stranraer 67 109 +42 +63
Whithorn 57 109 +52 +91
Wigtown 47 109 +62 +132
Stewartry Castle Douglas 43 98 +55 +128
Dalbeattie 45 98 +53 +118
Gatehouse of Fleet 58 98 +40 +69
Kirkcudbright 60 98 +38 +63
New Galloway 48 98 +50 +104
Nithsdale Sanquhar 61 115 +54 +89
Annandale and Eskdale Annan 55 115 +60 +109
Langholm 78 115 +37 +47
Lockerbie 70 115 +45 +64
Lochmaben 67 115 +48 +72
Moffat 62 115 +53 +85
Highland
Caithness Thurso 111 126 +15 +14
Wick 109 126 +17 +16
Sutherland Dornoch 107 114 +7 +7
Ross and Cromarty Cromarty 113 140 +27 +24
Dingwall 103 140 +37 +36
Fortrose 92 140 +48 +52
Invergordon 78 140 +62 +79
Tain 100 140 +40 +40
Lochaber Fort William 109 126 +17 +16
Badenoch and Strathspey Kingussie 79 110 +31 +39
Grantown-on-Spey 90 98 +8 +9
Nairn Nairn Burgh 72 91 +19 +26
Western Isles Stornoway 85 116 +31 +36
Orkney Kirkwall 95 113 +18 +19
Stromness 87 113 +26 +30
Shetland Lerwick 77 99 +22 +29

  1. (1) The rates shown are the non-domestic poundages excluding domestic water rates.
  2. (2) 1975–76 poundages take account of transitional rating adjustments.

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