Strathkelvin
55°55′41″N 4°08′02″W / 55.928°N 4.134°W
Strathkelvin | |
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District | |
History | |
• Created | 16 May 1975 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1996 |
• Succeeded by | East Dunbartonshire North Lanarkshire |
Government | Strathkelvin District Council |
• HQ | Kirkintilloch |
Strathkelvin (
History
The district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Strathkelvin was one of nineteen districts created within the region of Strathclyde. The district covered parts of five former districts from the historic counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and Stirlingshire, all of which were abolished at the same time:[2]
- From Dunbartonshire
- Kirkintilloch Burgh
- Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld New Town
- From Lanarkshire
- Bishopbriggs Burgh
- Ninth District: the electoral divisions
- From Stirlingshire
- Western No. 3 District, being the parishes of Campsie
- Western No. 3 District, being the parishes of
The 1973 Act named the new district "Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch". The shadow council elected in 1974 to oversee the transition to the new system requested a change of name to "Strathkelvin", referring to the area's location in the valley or strath of the River Kelvin. The change of name was approved by the government before the new district came into being.[3]
The district was abolished in 1996 under the
The Strathkelvin name is still used in the judicial sheriffdom of "Glasgow and Strathkelvin".
Political control
The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 was as follows:[5]
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1975–1980 | |
Labour | 1980–1996 |
Leadership
Full council meetings were chaired by the
Councillor | Party | From | To | Notes | |
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Ian MacBryde[6] | Conservative | 16 May 1975 | May 1977 | Chairman of policy and resources committee | |
Gordon Wallace | SNP | May 1977 | May 1978 | ||
Robert Cunning | SNP | May 1978 | May 1980 | ||
Iain Nicolson | Labour | May 1980 | May 1984 | ||
Charles Kennedy[7] | Labour | May 1984 | Jan 1989 | ||
Andrew Cochrane | Labour | Jan 1989 | May 1992 | ||
Robert Coyle | Labour | May 1992 | May 1993 | ||
Brian Wallace | Labour | Jun 1993 | Sep 1994 | ||
Charles Kennedy | Labour | Sep 1994 | 31 Mar 1996 |
The last leader of the council, Charles Kennedy, went on to be the first leader of the successor East Dunbartonshire Council.
Elections
Elections were held as follows:[5]
Year | Seats | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrats | Independent / Other | Notes |
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1974 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
1977 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
1980 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1984 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1988 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Premises
The council was initially based at several offices across the district. In 1985 it built a new headquarters at the junction of Lenzie Road and Civic Way in Kirkintilloch. The building was called Tom Johnston House, named after
See also
References
- ^ "Strathkelvin". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 9 February 2023
- ^ "Historical information from 1973 onwards". Boundary-Line support. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 17 February 2023
- ^ a b "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Ready for takeover". Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. 8 May 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Fight is on to 'Stop It'". Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. 20 November 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Strathkelvin District Council: Public Notice - Closure of Council Chambers, Kirkintilloch, and removal to new Civic Headquarters, Lenzie Road, Kirkintilloch". Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. 19 July 1985. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Bulldozers move in to demolish landmark". Glasgow World. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2023.