Gordon (district)

Gordon
Gordon
	; Gordon district within Scotland;
History
• Created	1975
• Abolished	1996
• Succeeded by	Aberdeenshire
Status	District
Government	Gordon District Council
	; Coat of arms of Gordon District Council;

Gordon was formerly one of five local government districts in the Grampian region of Scotland between 1975 and 1996.

The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the former county of Aberdeenshire, namely:

The burghs of:
- Ellon
- Huntly
- Inverurie
- Kintore
- Oldmeldrum
The districts of Garioch and Huntly
part of the Aberdeen district

The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with its area being included in the unitary Aberdeenshire council area.

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