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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 Commission on Local Tax Reform was a cross-party group set up by the Scottish Government in 2015, tasked with examining alternatives to the Council Tax. The commission was co-chaired by Marco Biagi MSP , Local Government Minister and David O’Neill, president of COSLA . [ 1 ]
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
Dennistoun (Ward 22) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council; [2] used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. [3] The ward returns three council 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.
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.
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.