Skip to main content
Due to maintenance, platform emails will be unavailable this weekend. Maintenance scheduled Tue 25 Aug, 8–11am GMT.
Remove Dismiss this notification
Due to maintenance, platform emails will be unavailable this weekend. Maintenance scheduled Tue 25 Aug, 8–11am GMT.
Due to maintenance, platform emails will be unavailable this weekend. Maintenance scheduled Tue 25 Aug, 8–11am GMT.

Download this course

Download this course for use offline or for other devices.

About this course

Course rewards

  • Free Statement of Participation on completion of these courses.

Preparing for elected office in Scottish local government

Preparing for elected office in Scottish local government

If you create an account, you can set up a personal learning profile on the site.

Create accountSee more courses
Described image
Figure 1 Changes in councils’ spending since 2010/11 (LGBF, n.d.).

 3.2 Long-term trends

Print

page

For further information, take a look at our frequently asked questions which may give you the support you need.

Have a question?

If you have any concerns about anything on this site please get in contact with us here.

Report a concern

Back to top
Councillor academy logoImprovement service logo OU in Scotland logo

© 2026. All rights reserved. The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its secondary activity of credit broking.