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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.
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.
The 2022 Scotland bin strike was a labour strike by bin workers across Scotland. The workers, represented by the GMB were striking for a pay rise to match that being given to local government workers in the rest of the UK. [1] The strikes began in Edinburgh but spread to other parts of Scotland, affecting 20 of Scotland's 32 council areas. [2] [3]
Susan Aitken (born November 1971) is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of Glasgow City Council since 2017.A member of the Scottish National Party, she has been the leader of the SNP group on the council since 2014 and a councillor for the Langside ward since 2012.
Glasgow City Chambers, located on George Square, is the headquarters of Glasgow City Council and the seat of local government in the city, circa 1900. Although Glasgow Corporation had been a pioneer in the municipal socialist movement from the late-nineteenth century, since the Representation of the People Act 1918 , Glasgow increasingly ...
Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. [ 3 ] The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , but it continued to return four councillors.
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.
Created as Partick West in 2007 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system; [3] the boundaries were unchanged in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , the boundaries were changed, the ward decreased in size and population, was re-named Victoria Park and returned three members.