Council area · Scotland

Fife

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

What this council is responsible for

Fife
Council area · S12000047
  • 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
S12000047
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
68
Postcode sectors
22
Wards
4
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

22 wards recorded in this council area.

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages · Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy · Cowdenbeath · Cupar · Dunfermline Central · Dunfermline North · Dunfermline South · East Neuk and Landward · Glenrothes Central and Thornton · Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch · Glenrothes West and Kinglassie · Howe of Fife and Tay Coast · Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay · Kirkcaldy Central · Kirkcaldy East · Kirkcaldy North · Leven, Kennoway and Largo · Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty · Rosyth · St Andrews · Tay Bridgehead · West Fife and Coastal Villages

Postcode sectors

DD6 8 · DD6 9 · FK10 4 · KY1 1 · KY1 2 · KY1 3 · KY1 4 · KY10 2 · KY10 3 · KY10 9 · KY11 1 · KY11 2 · KY11 3 · KY11 4 · KY11 7 · KY11 8 · KY11 9 · KY12 0 · KY12 2 · KY12 7 · KY12 8 · KY12 9 · KY14 6 · KY14 7 · KY15 4 · KY15 5 · KY15 7 · KY15 9 · KY16 0 · KY16 6 · KY16 8 · KY16 9 · KY2 5 · KY2 6 · KY2 9 · KY3 0 · KY3 9 · KY4 0 · KY4 8 · KY4 9 · KY5 0 · KY5 8 · KY5 9 · KY6 1 · KY6 2 · KY6 3 · KY7 4 · KY7 5 · KY7 6 · KY7 9 · KY8 1 · KY8 2 · KY8 3 · KY8 4 · KY8 5 · KY8 6 · KY8 9 · KY9 1 · KY99 0 · KY99 1 · KY99 2 · KY99 3 · KY99 4 · KY99 5 · KY99 6 · KY99 7 · KY99 8 · KY99 9

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 S12000047.