Ayrshire Region 12 Municipalities mostly in historic Ayrshire and Buteshire, today's East, North and South Ayrshire Councils Clyde Region 17 Municipalities mostly in historic Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire, today's East and West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Councils Dumfries and Galloway Region 5 Municipalities in historic Dumfriesshire and Galloway, today's Dumfries and Galloway Council Edinburgh A Unitary Authority for the Capital, as with today Comhairle nan Eilean Siar A Unitary Authority for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles), as with today Fife Region 10 Municipalities in the Kingdom of Fife, today's Fife Council Forth Region 10 Municipalities mostly in historic Clackmannanshire and Stirling, today's Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Councils Glasgow City A Unitary Authority for Scotland's largest city, as with today Grampian Region 14 Municipalities mostly in historic Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire and Moray, today's Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils Highland Region 14 Municipalities mostly in historic Argyll, Buteshire, Caithness, Sutherland, Nairn, Inverness-shire and Cromarty & Ross, today's Highland and Argyll & Bute Councils Lanarkshire 15 Municipalities mostly in historic Lanarkshire, today's North and South Lanarkshire Councils Lothian and Borders Region 15 Municipalities mostly in the historic Lothians and Borders counties, today's East, Mid and West Lothian and Scottish Borders Councils Orkney Islands A Unitary Authority for Orkney, as with today Shetland Islands A Unitary Authority for Shetland, as with today Tayside Region 11 Municipalities in historic Angus, Perthshire and Kinross-shire, today's Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross Councils