Strathclyde

















































Strathclyde
Srath Chluaidh
Region
Strathclyde Regional Council Logo.png

Strathclyde within Scotland

Population
+2.5 million

History
 • Origin Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
 • Created 15 May 1975
 • Abolished 31 March 1996
 • Succeeded by
Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow City Council
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire

Government Strathclyde Regional Council
 • Type Regional Council




Strathclyde Regional Council's Education Department


Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh [s̪t̪ɾa ˈxl̪ˠɯi] in Gaelic, meaning "strath (valley) of the River Clyde") was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts.




Contents






  • 1 Functions


  • 2 Police


  • 3 Transport


  • 4 Boundaries


    • 4.1 Sub-regions and districts


    • 4.2 Council areas




  • 5 Electoral history


    • 5.1 District result maps




  • 6 Name


  • 7 Council leadership


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes





Functions


The area was on the west coast of Scotland and stretched from the Highlands in the north to the Southern Uplands in the south. As a local government region, its population, in excess of 2.5 million, was the largest of the regions. The Region was responsible for education (from nursery to colleges); social work; police; fire; sewage; strategic planning; roads; transport – and, therefore, employed almost 100,000 public servants (almost half were teachers, lecturers and others in the education service).


The regional administrative headquarters was in the City of Glasgow and politics were by and large dominated by the Labour Party. The first regional council convener was the Reverend Geoff Shaw, who died in 1978. It was largely due to his leadership that the Region forged its innovative strategy on multiple deprivation, which remained its central commitment to the end of the Region's life through "Social Strategy for the Eighties" (1982) and "SS for the 90s".[1]



Police


Until April 2013, the area was also used as a police force area, covered by Strathclyde Police and a fire service area, covered by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service. Both have now been replaced by single services (Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service).



Transport


The name is still in use as a transport area, covered by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. The area covered by SPT however is smaller than the region, as most of Argyll and Bute lies outside its remit.



Boundaries


The region was formed from the county of the City of Glasgow, the counties of Ayr, Bute, Dunbarton, Lanark, and Renfrew, and parts of the counties of Argyll (all except the district of Ardnamurchan and the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven), and the county of Stirling (the burgh of Kilsyth, Western No. 3 district, the electoral division of Kilsyth West, and the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)).[2][3][4]




Since 1996 the area of the region has been divided between 12 council areas: Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City (created as City of Glasgow), Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, and West Dunbartonshire (created as Dumbarton and Clydebank), all created to be entirely within the area of the region.



Sub-regions and districts


Except for Argyll and Bute and the City of Glasgow, the 19 districts were grouped to form 'sub-regions' or 'divisions', each named after a historic county. The Argyll and Bute district and the City of Glasgow district were sub-regions in their own right, and Argyll and Bute was named after two counties.


























































































Sub-region
District or districts[5]
Composition
in terms of counties, burghs, and other areas specified by the 1973 Act

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute
In county of Argyll: burghs of Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inveraray, Lochgilphead, Oban, and Tobermory; and districts of Cowal, Islay, Jura and Colonsay, Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Mull, North Lorn except the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven, South Lorn, and Tiree and Coll

In county of Bute: burgh of Rothesay; and district of Bute



Ayr

Cumnock and Doon Valley
In county of Ayr: burgh of Cumnock and Holmhead; and districts of Cumnock and Dalmellington except that part of parish of Ayr within this district and polling district of Coylton

Cunninghame
In county of Ayr: burghs of Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning, Largs, Saltcoats, and Stevenston; districts of Irvine, Kilbirnie, and West Kilbride, and those parts of Irvine New Town within districts of Ayr and Kilmarnock

In county of Bute: burgh of Millport; and districts of Arran, and Cumbrae



Kilmarnock and Loudoun
In county of Ayr: burghs of Darvel, Galston, Kilmarnock, Newmilns and Greenholm, and Stewarton; and district of Kilmarnock except that part of Irvine New Town within this district

Kyle and Carrick
In county of Ayr: burghs of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick, and Troon; districts of Ayr except that part of Irvine New Town within this district, Girvan, and Maybole, that part of parish of Ayr within the district of Dalmellington; and polling district of Coylton

Dunbarton

Bearsden and Milngavie
In county of Dunbarton: burghs of Bearsden and Milngavie; and that part of electoral division of Hardgate within parish of New Kilpatrick

Clydebank
In county of Dunbarton: burgh of Clydebank; and district of Old Kilpatrick except electoral divisions of Bowling and Dunbarton and that part of electoral division of Hardgate within parish of New Kilpatrick

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
In county of Dunbarton: burgh of Cumbernauld; electoral division of Croy and Dullatur and those parts of electoral divisions of Twechar and Waterside within Cumbernauld New Town

In county of Stirling: burgh of Kilsyth; electoral division of Kilsyth West; and polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)



Dumbarton
In county of Dunbarton: burghs of Dumbarton, Cove and Kilcreggan, and Helensburgh; districts of Helensburgh, and Vale of Leven; and electoral divisions of Bowling and Dunbarton

Strathkelvin
In county of Dunbarton: burgh of Kirkintilloch; and those parts of the electoral divisions of Twechar and Waterside outwith Cumbernauld New Town

In county of Lanark: burgh of Bishopbriggs; and electoral divisions of Chryston and Stepps

In county of Stirling: Western No 3 district



Glasgow

City of Glasgow
County of City of Glasgow

In county of Lanark: burgh of Rutherglen; and parts of the Eighth district (electoral divisions of Bankhead, Cambuslang Central, Cambuslang North, Hallside, and Rutherglen, and those parts of Cambuslang South and Carmunnock electoral divisions outwith East Kilbride New Town) and the Ninth district (electoral divisions of Baillieston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, and Springboig)



Lanark

Clydesdale
In county of Lanark: burghs of Biggar, and Lanark; and First, Second, and Third districts

East Kilbride
In county of Lanark: burgh of East Kilbride; in Fourth district, electoral division of Avondale and, in Eighth district, those parts of High Blantyre, Cambuslang South, and Carmunnock electoral divisions within East Kilbride New Town

Hamilton
In county of Lanark: burgh of Hamilton; Fourth district except electoral division of Avondale, in the Sixth district, electoral divisions of Bothwell and Uddingston South, and Uddingston North and, in Eighth district, electoral divisions of Blantyre, and Stonefield, and that part of High Blantyre electoral division outwith East Kilbride New Town.

Monklands
In county of Lanark: burghs of Airdrie, and Coatbridge; Ninth district except electoral divisions of Baillieston, Chryston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon and Carmyle, Springboig, and Stepps and, in Seventh district, electoral division of Shottskirk

Motherwell
In county of Lanark: burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw; Sixth district except electoral divisions of Bothwell and Uddingston South, and Uddingston North and Seventh district except electoral division of Shottskirk

Renfrew

Eastwood
In county of Renfrew: First district

Renfrew
In county of Renfrew: burghs of Barrhead, Johnstone, Paisley, and Renfrew; and Second, Third, and Fourth districts

Inverclyde
In county of Renfrew: burghs of Gourock, Greenock, Port Glasgow; and Fifth district


Council areas























































Council area
Composition
in terms of districts and other areas specified by the 1994 Act

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute district and part of Dumbarton district (Helensburgh (7) regional electoral division and part of Vale of Leven (8) regional electoral division)

East Ayrshire

Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley districts

East Dunbartonshire

Bearsden and Milngavie district and part of Strathkelvin district (Kirkintilloch (43), Strathkelvin North (44) and Bishopbriggs (45) regional electoral divisions and South Lenzie/Waterside district ward)

East Renfrewshire

Eastwood district and part of Renfrew district (Barrhead (79) regional electoral division)

Glasgow City (created as City of Glasgow)

City of Glasgow district except Rutherglen/Fernhill (37) and Cambuslang/Halfway (38), Glasgow/Halfway regional electoral divisions and part of King's Park/Toryglen (35) regional electoral division

Inverclyde

Inverclyde district

North Ayrshire

Cunninghame district

North Lanarkshire

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Monklands, Motherwell districts and part of Strathkelvin district (Chryston (46) regional electoral division except South Lenzie/Waterside district ward)

Renfrewshire

Renfrew district except Barrhead (79) regional electoral division

South Ayrshire

Kyle and Carrick district

South Lanarkshire,

Clydesdale, East Kilbride, and Hamilton districts and part of City of Glasgow district (Rutherglen/Fernhill (37) and Cambuslang/Halfway (38), Glasgow/Halfway regional electoral divisions and part of King's Park/Toryglen (35) regional electoral division)

West Dunbartonshire (created as Dumbarton and Clydebank)

Clydebank and part of Dumbarton (Dumbarton (6) regional electoral division and part of Vale of Leven (8) regional electoral division)


Electoral history












































Election Control Administration

1974 Labour Labour

1978 Labour Labour

1982 Labour Labour

1986 Labour Labour

1990 Labour Labour

1994 Labour Labour


District result maps






Name


The region was named after the ancient British or Brythonic Damnonii Kingdom of Strathclyde. The kingdom broadly covered the northern end of the region, except an area now covered by the Scottish Argyll and Bute council area and the Isle of Arran, which is now within the Scottish North Ayrshire council area, plus the Scottish Dumfries and Galloway council area and part of the English county of Cumbria.



Council leadership






















































Conveners of Strathclyde Regional Council
Name
Entered office
Left office
Political party

Geoff Shaw
1975
1978


Labour
Charles O'Halloran
1978
1982


Labour
James Burns
1982
1986

Labour
James Jennings
1986
1990


Labour
David Sanderson
1990
1994


Labour
William Perry
1994
1996


Labour
































Leaders of Strathclyde Regional Council
Name
Entered office
Left office
Political party
Dick Stewart
1975
1986


Labour

Charles Gray
1986
1992


Labour
Robert Gould
1992
1996

Labour


See also



  • University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.


Notes





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  2. ^ "New Local Government areas". Hansard. 22 October 1973. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


  3. ^ Irene Maver. "Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day > Neighbourhoods". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


  4. ^ "Scotland's Landscape: City of Glasgow". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


  5. ^ Various district names are not those given in the 1973 Act, but were chosen, under the same act, by the district councils themselves soon after their creation






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