Council area · Scotland

Stirling

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

What this council is responsible for

Stirling
Council area · S12000030
  • 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
S12000030
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
21
Postcode sectors
7
Wards
1
Constituencies

7 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

7 wards recorded in this council area.

Bannockburn · Dunblane and Bridge of Allan · Forth and Endrick · Stirling East · Stirling North · Stirling West · Trossachs and Teith

Postcode sectors

FK15 0 · FK15 5 · FK15 9 · FK16 6 · FK17 8 · FK18 8 · FK19 8 · FK20 8 · FK21 8 · FK7 0 · FK7 1 · FK7 7 · FK7 8 · FK7 9 · FK8 1 · FK8 2 · FK8 3 · FK9 4 · FK9 5 · G63 0 · G63 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 S12000030.