Each local government area shall be divided into electoral wards; and there shall be a separate election for each electoral ward.

The number of councillors to be returned in an electoral ward shall be F1two, three, four or five, as determined by F2regulations made under section 17 F3... of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) (“the 1973 Act”) F4(regulations giving effect to proposals made by Boundaries Scotland after, in particular, complying with the duty in section 28(2), and schedule 6, of the 1973 Act).

But, in relation to an electoral ward consisting wholly or partly of one or more inhabited islands (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018), F6regulations made under section 17 of the 1973 Act may determine that the number of councillors to be returned is F7one.

Different numbers may be determined in relation to different electoral wards.