Editing Badenoch and Strathspey (section)

==History==
The district was created in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], which abolished Scotland's counties, [[burgh]]s and [[landward district]]s and replaced them with a two-tier system of [[Local government areas of Scotland (1975–1996)|regions and districts]]. The new district covered four previous districts, two from [[Inverness-shire]] and two from [[County of Moray|Moray]]:<ref name=1973act>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=17 April 2023}}</ref>

''From Inverness-shire''
*[[Badenoch]] [[landward district|district]]
*[[Kingussie]] [[burgh]]

''From Moray''
*[[Cromdale]] district
*[[Grantown-on-Spey]] burgh

Cromdale and Grantown-on-Spey had historically been part of Inverness-shire, but had been transferred to Moray (then called Elginshire) in 1870.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Inverness and Elgin County Boundaries Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c. 16) |date=1870 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnsDAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA6-PA111 |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> The new district was named after [[Strathspey, Scotland|Strathspey]], the valley of the [[River Spey]], and the historic [[Provinces of Scotland|province]] of [[Badenoch]]. Badenoch and Strathspey District Council was a district-level authority, with regional-level functions provided by the [[Highland Regional Council]], based in [[Inverness]].<ref name=1973act/>

The districts and regions created in 1975 were abolished in 1996, under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]] and replaced with single-tier [[Council areas of Scotland|council areas]]. The Highland region became one of the new council areas.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=17 April 2023}}</ref>

The [[Highland Council]] has a number of [[area committee]]s for debating local matters. One of the committees is called the Badenoch and Strathspey Committee, comprising the councillors who represent the [[Badenoch and Strathspey (ward)|Badenoch and Strathspey ward]], which broadly corresponds to the pre-1996 district.<ref name=areacommittee/><ref>{{cite web |title=Quarter-inch Administrative Areas Maps: Scotland, Sheet 5, 1969 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/222075470 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>