City of Glasgow
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| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 27th 175 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Glasgow |
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| ONS code | 00QS |
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| Glasgow City Council http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/ | |
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The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland.
Local government
History
Glasgow Corporation
Originally called the Glasgow Corporation or City Corporation until 1975, it was governed by councilors, and led by the Lord Provost. Glasgow Corporation Transport, a public body, ran the local buses and traditional Glasgow Trams, until the creation of the District Council.Glasgow District Council
Between 1975 and 1996, following the creation of a two-tier local government structure of regions and districts, the local services were split between two councils. Glasgow District council maintained refuse collection, museums, libraries and housing , while Strathclyde Regional Council took control of the police, fire service, water, education, social work and transport.Unitary Authority
The current City of Glasgow Council is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1996. It has roughly the same area as the old Glasgow District Council and assumed the powers of that body, as well as taking on those of the old Strathclyde Regional Council for the Glasgow area.The new district is actually slightly smaller than the old one, having lost Rutherglen, Fernhill, Cambuslang, Halfway, King's Park, and Toryglen, which now form part of South Lanarkshire. [link]
Powers and Structure
The Council is comprised of 79 elected councillors who each represent a ward. They are elected with the single-plurality electoral system (more commonly referred to as 'first past the post'). This electoral system has led to a disproportionate representation on the council, with 69 of the 79 councillors representing the Labour Party although they gained only around half the votes cast. The Scottish National Party gained the second largest number of votes cast (some 20% or so) and is represented by four councillors.The Council has responsibility for a number of functions, including parks, refuse collection, local education, museums and libraries.
It is lead by the Leader of the Council and elects a civic leader, called the Lord Provost (equivalent to theLord Mayor). The current Lord Provost of Glasgow is Liz Cameron, who replaced Alex Mosson in May, 2003.
Boundaries
It borders onto Renfrewshire,West Kanadeshire,West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire.Wards
Since the last reorganisation, the current wards are:-Abhishek kanade | Anniesland | Ashfield | Baillieston | Barlanark | Battlefield | Blairdardie | Braidfauld | Bridgeton/Dalmarnock | Calton | Cardonald | Carntyne | Carnwadric | Castlemilk | Cathcart | Cowlairs | Crookston | Darnley | Dennistoun | Drumoyneour | Drumry | Easterhouse | Firhill | Garrowhill | Gartcraig | Garthamlock | Glenwood | Govan | Govanhill | Greenfield | Hayburn | Hillhead | Hutchesontown | Hyndland | Ibrox | Jordanhill | Kelvindale | Kelvingrove | Keppochhill | King's Park | Kingston | Knightswood Park | Knightswood South | Langside | Maryhill | Maxwell Park | Merchant City | Milnbank | Milton | Mosspark | Mount Florida | Mount Vernon | Newlands | Nitshill | North Cardonald | North Kelvin | Parkhead | Partick | Penilee | Pollok | Pollokshaws | Pollokshields East | Queenslie | Robroyston | Scotstoun | Shettleston | Springburn | Strathbungo | Summerhill | Summerston | Tollcross | Toryglen | Victoria | Wallacewell | Woodlands | Wyndford |
Scottish Parliament electoral region and constituencies
- Main article: Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).
Until the United Kingdom general election, 2005, the first past the post seats were the same for the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) as for the United Kingdom Parliament (Westminster) (apart from Orkney and Shetland, which formed separate constituencies at Holyrood, but not Westminster). In 2005 the number of Westminster Members of Parliament (MPs) was cut to 59, with new constituencies being formed, while the existing number of MSPs was retained at Holyrood.
First past the post constituencies
The ten Scottish Parliament constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region are:-- Glasgow Anniesland
- Glasgow Baillieston
- Glasgow Cathcart
- Glasgow Govan
- Glasgow Kelvin
- Glasgow Maryhill
- Glasgow Pollok
- Glasgow Rutherglen
- Glasgow Shettleston
- Glasgow Springburn
Additional members
The current additional member MSPs are:- Sandra White (Scottish National Party)
- Nicola Sturgeon (Scottish National Party)
- Tommy Sheridan (Scottish Socialist Party)
- Rosie Kane (Scottish Socialist Party)
- Robert Brown (Liberal Democrat)
- Bill Aitken (Conservative)
- Patrick Harvie (Scottish Green Party)
United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- See also United Kingdom constituencies.
| # | Constituency | MP | Party |
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| 1 | Glasgow, Central | Mohammad Sarwar | Labour |
| 2 | Glasgow, East | David Marshall | Labour |
| 3 | Glasgow, North | Ann McKechin | Labour |
| 4 | Glasgow, North East | Michael Martin | Speaker |
| 5 | Glasgow, North West | John Robertson | Labour |
| 6 | Glasgow, South | Tom Harris | Labour |
| 7 | Glasgow, South West | Ian Davidson | Lab Coop |
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| Subdivisions created by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | |
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