Council area · Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Aberdeenshire
Council area · S12000034
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000034
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
59
Postcode sectors
19
Wards
3
Constituencies

6 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

19 wards recorded in this council area.

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside · Banchory and Mid Deeside · Banff and District · Central Buchan · East Garioch · Ellon and District · Fraserburgh and District · Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford · Inverurie and District · Mearns · Mid Formartine · North Kincardine · Peterhead North and Rattray · Peterhead South and Cruden · Stonehaven and Lower Deeside · Troup · Turriff and District · West Garioch · Westhill and District

Postcode sectors

AB12 4 · AB21 0 · AB30 1 · AB31 4 · AB31 5 · AB31 6 · AB31 9 · AB32 6 · AB32 7 · AB32 9 · AB33 8 · AB34 4 · AB34 5 · AB35 5 · AB36 8 · AB39 2 · AB39 3 · AB39 8 · AB39 9 · AB41 1 · AB41 6 · AB41 7 · AB41 8 · AB41 9 · AB42 0 · AB42 1 · AB42 2 · AB42 3 · AB42 4 · AB42 5 · AB42 9 · AB43 6 · AB43 7 · AB43 8 · AB43 9 · AB44 1 · AB45 1 · AB45 2 · AB45 3 · AB51 0 · AB51 1 · AB51 3 · AB51 4 · AB51 5 · AB51 6 · AB51 7 · AB51 8 · AB52 6 · AB53 4 · AB53 5 · AB53 6 · AB53 8 · AB53 9 · AB54 4 · AB54 6 · AB54 7 · AB54 8 · AB54 9 · DD10 0

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000034.