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Strathclyde (''Srath Chluaidh'' in Gaelic , meaning "valley of the River Clyde") is a Historic Subdivision Of Scotland , and was one of the Regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996 . The Region Strathclyde Region was named after the Kingdom Of Strathclyde , which covered broadly the same area (with the significant exceptions of Argyll and the islands of Bute and Arran . 1 ) It was the region with the largest land area in the country, with a population in excess of 2 million and an area stretching from the Highlands to the Southern Uplands. The politics of the region were by and large dominated by the Labour Party . The first convener was the Rev Geoff Shaw , who died in 1978. The largest City was Glasgow , the rest of the Region comprised the former counties of Ayr, Argyll (with the exception of the far north of the county), Bute, Dunbartonshire , Lanark and Renfrew. The system of regions and districts (replacing the former county and burgh councils) were created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and entered into effect in May 1975. Sub-regions and Districts There were 19 districts within Strathclyde Region which lay within 6 sub-regions: Argyll Sub-region (also known as''' ''Argyll and Bute''''')'''
Ayr Sub-region Dumbarton Sub-region Glasgow Sub-region Lanark Sub-region Renfrew Sub-region The modern unitary authorities in the former Strathclyde Region The regional tier of government was abolished in 1996 and its responsibilities merged with the District Councils to create Unitary Authorities (of which there are 32 in Scotland). The following Unitary Authorities cover parts of the former Strathclyde Region:
Some local services which used to be run by the regional council are now run Jointly by its successor authorities. These include the Strathclyde Partnership For Transport Authority, the Strathclyde Police Force , and the Strathclyde Fire Brigade . NOTES
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