Local authority · S12000047
Fife
In useFife is a local authority in Scotland, published in boundary releases since December 2018.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- S12000047
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 1,320 km²
- Population
- 374,760Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2018 to now
Where it sits
Grouping of councilsFife
CountryScotland
What it contains
22 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
- Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
- Cowdenbeath
- Cupar
- Dunfermline Central
- Dunfermline North
- Dunfermline South
- East Neuk and Landward
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton
- Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch
- Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
- Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
- Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
- Kirkcaldy Central
- Kirkcaldy East
- Kirkcaldy North
- Leven, Kennoway and Largo
- Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
- Rosyth
- St Andrews
- Tay Bridgehead
- West Fife and Coastal Villages
What it overlaps
1 ward, as of the December 2019 boundaries
Neighbours
2 local authorities share a border with Fife, longest border first.
- Perth and Kinross 71.9 km
- Clackmannanshire 16.6 km
Data published for it
17 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Fife itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000047?include=capabilities