The (''Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu'' in
Gaelic ) is one of the 32
Scottish Unitary Authorities , formerly ''Glasgow District Council'' and ''Glasgow Corporation'' in
Glasgow ,
Scotland .
Originally called the or ''City Corporation'' until
1975 , it was governed by councilors, and led by the
Lord Provost . Glasgow Corporation Transport, a public body, ran the local buses and traditional Glasgow Trams, until the creation of the District Council.
Between 1975 and 1996, following the creation of a two-tier
Local Government structure of
Regions And Districts , the local services were split between two councils. maintained refuse collection, museums, libraries and local buses until bus deregulation, while
Strathclyde Regional Council took control of the police, fire service, water and education.
The current is one of the 32
Scottish Unitary Authorities and came into being in
1996 . It has roughly the same area as the old Glasgow District Council and assumed the powers of that body, as well as taking on those of the old
Strathclyde Regional Council for the
Glasgow area.
The new district is actually slightly smaller than the old one, having lost
Rutherglen ,
Fernhill ,
Cambuslang ,
Halfway ,
King's Park , and
Toryglen , which now form part of
South Lanarkshire .
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The Council is comprised of 79 elected councillors who each represent a ward. They are elected with the single-plurality electoral system (more commonly referred to as '
First Past The Post '). This electoral system has led to a disproportionate representation on the council, with 71 of the 79 councillors representing the
Labour Party although they gained only around half the votes cast. This contrasts vividly to the
Scottish National Party which gained the second largest number of votes cast (some 20% or so) but returned only 3 councillors.
The Council has responsibility for a number of functions, including parks, refuse collection, local education, museums and libraries.
It is lead by the Leader of the Council and elects a civic leader, called the
Lord Provost (equivalent to the
Lord Mayor ). The current
Lord Provost Of Glasgow is
Liz Cameron , who replaced
Alex Mosson in May,
2003 .
It borders onto
Renfrewshire ,
West Dunbartonshire ,
East Dunbartonshire ,
North Lanarkshire ,
South Lanarkshire and
East Renfrewshire .
Since the last reorganisation, the current wards are:-
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