Glasgow City Council

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Glasgow City Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration for the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council area authority
local government authority
unitary authority
budgetSource Scottish Government grants
local taxation
category Local authorities in Scotland
Politics of Glasgow
ceremonialHead Lord Provost of Glasgow
coatOfArms Glasgow coat of arms
surface form: coat of arms of Glasgow
country Scotland
employs local authority staff in Glasgow
foundedBy Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
governmentType unitary local authority
governs Glasgow
hasMotto Let Glasgow Flourish
hasPart Lord Provost of Glasgow
councillors
headOfGovernment Leader of Glasgow City Council
headquarters Glasgow City Chambers
headquartersLocation George Square
surface form: George Square, Glasgow
inception 1996
jurisdiction Glasgow
surface form: City of Glasgow
lastElection 2022 Glasgow City Council election
legislativeBody Glasgow City Council self-link
locatedIn Glasgow
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Glasgow City council area
Scotland
United Kingdom
numberOfMembers 85
officialLanguage English
operatesIn Scottish local government system
owns Glasgow City Chambers
previousElection 2017 Glasgow City Council election
replaced Glasgow City Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: Glasgow Corporation

Strathclyde Regional Council (for many functions)
responsibleFor environmental health in Glasgow
housing services in Glasgow
libraries and cultural services in Glasgow
licensing of taxis and certain businesses in Glasgow
local education services in Glasgow
local roads in Glasgow
planning and building standards in Glasgow
social work services in Glasgow
waste collection in Glasgow
seat Glasgow
subordinateTo Scottish Government
surface form: Scottish Government (in devolved framework)
usesLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
votingSystem single transferable vote
website https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/

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Riverside Museum client Glasgow City Council
George Square governedBy Glasgow City Council
Glasgow governingBody Glasgow City Council
Glasgow and Edinburgh governingBody Glasgow City Council
subject surface form: Glasgow
Glasgow City governingBody Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Chambers governingBody Glasgow City Council
Union Street governingBody Glasgow City Council
subject surface form: Union Street (Glasgow)
Core Cities Group hasMember Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council legislativeBody Glasgow City Council self-link
Glasgow Cathedral locatedIn Glasgow City Council
this entity surface form: Glasgow City Council area
Govan High School locatedInAdministrativeArea Glasgow City Council
this entity surface form: Glasgow City Council area
this entity surface form: Glasgow City Council area
Glasgow City Chambers occupant Glasgow City Council
Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow) ownedBy Glasgow City Council
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ownedBy Glasgow City Council
Riverside Museum ownedBy Glasgow City Council
M8 motorway passesThrough Glasgow City Council
this entity surface form: Glasgow City council area
Glasgow City Council replaced Glasgow City Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Glasgow Corporation