Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1996
Preceded by	City of Aberdeen District Council (1975-1996) Aberdeen Corporation (pre-1153–1975)
Leadership
Lord Provost	David Cameron, SNP since 18 May 2022[1]
Co-leader	Christian Allard, SNP since 23 May 2023[2]
Co-leader	Ian Yuill, Liberal Democrat since 18 May 2022
Chief Executive	Angela Scott since July 2014[3]
Structure
Seats	45 councillors
Political groups	Administration (23)   SNP (19)   Liberal Democrats (4) Other parties (22)   Labour (11)   Conservative (7)   Independent (4)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY
Website
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

Aberdeen City Council (Scots: Aiberdeen Ceitie Cooncil, Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Cathair Obar Dheathain) is the local authority for Aberdeen City, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Aberdeen was formerly governed by a corporation from when it was made a burgh in the twelfth century until 1975. Between 1975 and 1996 the city was governed by City of Aberdeen District Council, a lower-tier authority within the Grampian region.

The council has been under no overall control since 2002. Since 2022 it has been led by a Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrat coalition. It meets at Aberdeen Town House and has its main offices at the neighbouring Marischal College.