Glasgow Town Council
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Glasgow City Council Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu |
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| Admin HQ | Glasgow | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Glasgow City Council | ||
| • Control | SNP minority (council NOC) | ||
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |||
| • Total | 615,100 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 1st | ||
| • Density | 9,100/sq mi (3,520/km2) | ||
| ONS code | S12000046 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | GB-GLG | ||
| Website | www.glasgow.gov.uk | ||
Glasgow City Council, the local government body of the city of Glasgow in Scotland, became one of the newly created single tier local authorities in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with boundaries somewhat different from those of the City of Glasgow district of the Strathclyde region: parts of the Cambuslang and Halfway and Rutherglen and Fernhill areas were transferred from the city area to the new South Lanarkshire council area.
The district had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to include: the former county of the city of Glasgow and a number of areas previously within the county of Lanark: Cambuslang (Central and North, and South lying outwith East Kilbride), Rutherglen (including the burgh of Rutherglen), part of a Carmunnock area (that lying outwith East Kilbride) and Baillieston, Carmyle, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Springboig.
The early city was run by the old "Glasgow Town Council". In 1895, the Town Council became "The Corporation of the City of Glasgow" ("Glasgow Corporation" or "City Corporation"). It retained this title until local government re-organisation in 1975, when it became "City of Glasgow District Council". In 1996, following the dissolution of Strathclyde Regional Council and the transfer of its responsibilities to Glasgow District Council, the authority was renamed "Glasgow City Council".
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