2022 Glasgow City Council election
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The 2022 Glasgow City Council election was a local government vote in which residents of Glasgow, Scotland, elected councillors to serve on the city’s municipal council.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2022 Glasgow City Council election canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Glasgow City Council election
ⓘ
local election ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority | Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| ballotCountingMethod | STV quota and transfers ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | ranked-choice ballot ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| contestedFor | councillor seats ⓘ |
| councilTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| electoralCommissionOversight |
Electoral Commission (oversight of elections)
ⓘ
surface form:
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
|
| electoralSystemType | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralUnit | multi-member wards ⓘ |
| electorate | residents of Glasgow aged 16 or over ⓘ |
| elects | Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| follows | 2017 Glasgow City Council election ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Glasgow City council area
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Glasgow council area
|
| governmentalLevel | local government ⓘ |
| governs |
Glasgow City council area
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow City local authority area
|
| hasResultType | composition of Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| isElectionFor | local authority ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local government in Scotland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Glasgow City council area
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow City Council area
|
| legalFramework | Scottish local government electoral law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Glasgow ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfBallotPapers | English ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfCouncillorsElected | 85 ⓘ |
| numberOfWards | 23 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Glasgow City councillor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish local government elections
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish local elections, 2022
elections in Glasgow ⓘ |
| politicalSubdivision |
Glasgow
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surface form:
City of Glasgow
|
| previousElection | 2017 Glasgow City Council election ⓘ |
| region | West Central Scotland ⓘ |
| scope | municipal council ⓘ |
| successorBody |
Glasgow City Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow City Council 2022–2027 term
|
| termStartForElectedCouncillors | following the 2022 election ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| votingEligibility |
British citizens resident in Glasgow
ⓘ
citizens of European Union countries resident in Glasgow ⓘ other foreign nationals with leave to remain resident in Glasgow ⓘ qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in Glasgow ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
in-person voting at polling stations
ⓘ
postal voting ⓘ proxy voting ⓘ |
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