East Dunbartonshire facts for kids
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East Dunbartonshire
Aest Dunbartanshire Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear |
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![]() Location of East Dunbartonshire within Scotland
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Country | Scotland | |
Lieutenancy area | Dunbartonshire | |
Admin HQ | Kirkintilloch | |
Government | ||
• Body | East Dunbartonshire Council | |
Area | ||
• Total | 67.4 sq mi (174.5 km2) | |
Area rank | Ranked 27th | |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 108,330 | |
• Rank | Ranked 20th | |
• Density | 1,607.9/sq mi (620.80/km2) | |
ONS code | S12000045 | |
ISO 3166 code | GB-EDU |
East Dunbartonshire (Scots: Aest Dunbartanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bearsden, Milngavie, Balmore and Torrance, as well as many of the city's commuter towns and villages. East Dunbartonshire also shares borders with North Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire. The council area covers parts of the historic counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.
The council area was formed in 1996, as a result of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, from the former Bearsden and Milngavie district and most of the former Strathkelvin district (all areas except Chryston and Auchinloch, which became part of North Lanarkshire council area), within the wider Strathclyde region.
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Demographics
In a 2007 Reader's Digest poll, East Dunbartonshire was voted the best place in Britain to raise a family. The area continually tops the Halifax Bank Quality of Life list. In 2010 East Dunbartonshire ranked 3rd in Scotland and was the only Scottish area in the British Top 20 in 2008 A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed East Dunbartonshire as the most prosperous council area in Scotland and the ninth most prosperous in the United Kingdom.
Political composition
As a result of the 2007 election, the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost control of East Dunbartonshire Council, with one of the primary grievances amongst the electorate being fortnightly waste collection, after the introduction of kerbside collections for recycling plastics, glass, metals and paper.
The 2007 council was controlled by a Labour/Conservative coalition due to no single party having overall control. The leader of the council was Labour councillor Rhondda Geekie and the position of provost (initially Labour councillor Alex Hannah) was subsequently held by Lib Dem councillor Eric Gotts. The depute leader and depute provost were the Conservative councillors Billy Hendry and Anne Jarvis.
The 2012 council was controlled by a three-way Labour/Lib-Dem/Conservative coalition due to no single party having overall control. The leader of the council remained Rhondda Geekie, but Labour councillor Una Walker became provost. The depute leader and depute provost were the Lib Dem councillor Ashay Ghai and the Conservative councillor Anne Jarvis.
EDIA councillor Charles Kennedy, of the Campsie and Kirkintilloch North ward, died on 13 July 2012. The subsequent by-election took place on 13 September, where Gemma Welsh (Scottish Labour) was elected. Thereafter the EDIA was voluntarily deregistered, its remaining councillor, Jack Young, continuing as an independent.
Following a disagreement between the Liberal Democrats and their administration colleagues, the ruling three-party coalition reverted to a minority two-party Labour/Conservative coalition in January 2016, and the Conservative's Billy Hendry resumed the role of depute council leader.
Party | Councillors | ||||||||||
April 1995 |
May 1999 |
May 2003 |
June 2004 |
May 2007 |
Dec 2009 |
June 2011 |
May 2012 |
Sept 2012 |
May 2017 |
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Scottish National Party | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Labour | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
ED Independent Alliance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Total | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Chief Executives
Cornelius Mallon | (April 1995 – June 1999) |
Vicki Nash | (June 1999 – February 2004) |
Sue Bruce | (August 2004 – November 2008) |
Gerry Cornes | (January 2009 – present) |
Towns and villages
- Auchenhowie
- Auchinairn
- Auchinreoch
- Baldernock
- Balmore
- Bardowie
- Bearsden
- Birdston
- Bishopbriggs
- Cadder
- Clachan of Campsie
- Kirkintilloch
- Lennoxtown
- Lenzie
– Woodilee Village
- Milngavie
- Milton of Campsie
- Torrance
- Twechar
- Waterside
Places of interest
- Campsie Fells
- West Highland Way
- Forth and Clyde Canal
- Antonine Wall
- Mugdock Country Park
- Tom Johnston House
- Milngavie water treatment works
- River Kelvin
- Lillie Art Gallery
- Auld Kirk Museum
- Huntershill Village
- The Fort Theatre
- The Turret Theatre
- The Gadloch
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Southwest view across Gadloch Towards the distant Red Road Flats.
Education
Secondary schools
School | School roll | Founded | Area Served |
Bearsden Academy | 1186 | 1911 | Northern Bearsden and Baljaffray |
Bishopbriggs Academy | 1229 | 2006 | Bishopbriggs and Auchinairn |
Boclair Academy | 943 | 1976 | Southern Bearsden and Torrance |
Douglas Academy (incorporating Douglas Academy Music School) | 1062 | 1967 | Milngavie, Craigton and Baldernock |
Kirkintilloch High School | 639 | 2009 | Kirkintilloch, Twechar and Milton of Campsie |
Lenzie Academy | 1296 | 1886 | Lenzie, South Kirkintilloch, Auchinloch and Lennoxtown |
St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch | 760 | 1874 | Kirkintilloch, Milngavie, Lenzie, Lennoxtown, Twechar and Milton of Campsie |
Turnbull High School | 673 | 1976 | Bishopbriggs |
Closed schools
Bishopbriggs High School
Thomas Muir High School
Auchinairn Primary School
Gask House Primary School
Lenzie Primary School
Lenzie Moss Primary School
St Agatha's Primary School
St Flannan's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School
Woodhill Primary School
Primary schools
School |
Baldernock Primary |
Baljaffray Primary |
Balmuildy Primary |
Bearsden Primary |
Castlehill Primary |
Clober Primary |
Colquhoun Park Primary |
Craigdhu Primary |
Craighead Primary |
Gartconner Primary |
Harestanes Primary |
Hillhead Primary |
Holy Family Primary |
Holy Trinity Primary |
Killermont Primary |
Lairdsland Primary |
Lennoxtown Primary |
Lenzie Meadow Primary |
Meadowburn Primary Gaelic Unit |
Meadowburn Primary |
Millersneuk Primary |
Milngavie Primary |
Mosshead Primary |
Oxgang Primary |
St. Andrew's Primary |
St. Helen's Primary |
St. Machan's Primary |
St. Matthew's Primary |
Thomas Muir Primary |
Torrance Primary |
Twechar Primary |
Wester Cleddens Primary |
Westerton Primary |
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