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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.
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.
The city comprises 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within City of Glasgow Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion industry, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Glasgow City Council appealed against the decision in the Inner House of the Court of Session - Scotland's highest civil court. The council told appeal court judges that the parliamentarians who ...
The city council in Glasgow discussed the issue on Thursday, ... Visitors will pay the levy in the Scottish capital from 24 July 2026 on accommodation that has been booked on or after 1 October 2025.
Southside Central (Ward 8) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , the boundaries were changed, the ward population decreased but it continued to return four members.
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.