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What are the Actual boroughs of Edinburgh?

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I am no expert, but have been pressed for an answer, so here goes! Edinburgh has no boroughs. It has 17 electoral divisions or wards, represented by 63 councillors. read more

Edinburgh is governed by a single local authority. Prior to 1975 it was a ‘City and Royal Burgh’. The city is divided into polling districts for local, national and EU elections, but these are neither ‘boroughs’ nor, generally, areas that people would refer to in everyday speech. read more

Boroughs also exist in the Canadian province of Quebec and formerly in Ontario, in some states of the United States, in Israel, formerly in New Zealand and only one left in Australia. Etymology. The word borough derives from the Old English word burh, meaning a fortified settlement. read more

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