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Glasgow City Council

Local authority area: Glasgow City · Baile Ghlaschu

Glasgow City is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 174.7 km² and had 633,120 residents in 2019 — about 3,624 people per km². The authority dates from 1996.

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Town hall in the administrative centreGlasgow City Chambers

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Glasgow City, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019633,120+9.4% since 2001

Land area174.7km²67.5 sq mi

Density3,624/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#21of 382 UK councils · #1 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

568.5K571.8K576.2K581.6K586.5K593.1K595.1K596.5K599.6K606.3K615.1K621K626.4K633.1K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Formed from City of Glasgow.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

23 electoral wards

All wards of Glasgow City

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CAutonomy Counselling ServicesCouncil office · Glasgow G2 1DA CEasterhouse Social Work Area OfficeCouncil office · Glasgow G34 9EA · hours listed CGlasgow City Health and Social Care PartnershipCouncil office · Glasgow G1 1LH

Westminster

Constituencies

Glasgow North East · 7 wards Glasgow East · 5 wards Glasgow North · 5 wards Glasgow South West · 5 wards Glasgow South · 5 wards Glasgow West · 4 wards Paisley and Renfrewshire North · 1 ward West Dunbartonshire · 1 ward

Source: Wikidata Q55934339 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.