Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu
Full council election every 5 years
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Glasgow Corporation (c. 1175–1975) City of Glasgow District Council (1975–1996)
Leadership
Lord Provost	Jacqueline McLaren, SNP since 19 May 2022
Leader	Susan Aitken, SNP since 18 May 2017
Chief Executive	Annemarie O'Donnell since December 2014
Structure
Seats	85
Political groups	Administration (37)   SNP (37) Other parties (48)   Labour (36)   Greens (10)   Conservative (2)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
Let Glasgow Flourish
Meeting place
City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU
Website
www.glasgow.gov.uk

Glasgow City Council is the local government for Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. It was run by a corporation, also known as the town council, from the 1170s until 1975. William the Lion started it. The city was part of Lanarkshire until 1893. From 1975 until 1996 the city was run by City of Glasgow District Council, part of the Strathclyde region.

There are 85 councillors elected for a five-year term from 23 wards.

Since 2017 no political party has had a majority of councillors. It has been led by the Scottish National Party.^[1] The council has its headquarters at Glasgow City Chambers in George Square, built in 1889.

References

1. "SNP will run Glasgow Council as minority". 18 May 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.