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Glasgow City Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu) is the local government authority for Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was formerly governed by a corporation, also known as the town council, from the granting of its first burgh charter in the 1170s until 1975.
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The City of Glasgow is divided into a number of wards. [3] These electoral districts, as they are also known, are used to elect councillors to Glasgow City Council . The council, composed of the elected members from each ward, provides local government services to the City of Glasgow.
The city council sits at the Glasgow City Chambers on George Square, built in the 1880s and one of the city landmarks. [2] A Glasgow Town Council operated under the historic county of Lanarkshire, with Glasgow serving as the capital of its 'lower ward'; it was originally based at the Glasgow Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross.
Linn (Ward 1) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 19 November 2022, it is represented by the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour , who have two councillors each.
Pollokshields (Ward 6) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. [ 3 ] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.
Langside (Ward 7) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.
In 2015, four Labour-run local authorities (Aberdeen City Council, Glasgow City Council, Renfrewshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council) left COSLA to form a new organisation, the Scottish Local Government Partnership. [5] They all rejoined in 2017.