Strathclyde

Administrative organization

The Region

The regional tier of government was abolished in 1996 and its responsibilities merged with the District Councils to create unitary authorities (of which there are 32 in Scotland). It was the largest region in the country, with a population in excess of 2 million and an area stretching from the Highlands to the Southern Uplands. The politics of the region were by and large dominated by the Labour Party.

Related Topics:
1996 - Unitary authorities - Labour Party

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Its largest city was Glasgow but there were several districts under the region, these were Argyll and Bute, Bearsden and Milngavie, Clydebank, Clydesdale, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Cunninghame, Dumbarton, East Kilbride, Eastwood, Glasgow, Hamilton, Inverclyde, Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Kyle and Carrick, Monklands, Motherwell, Renfrew, and Strathkelvin.

Related Topics:
City - Glasgow - Argyll and Bute - Bearsden and Milngavie - Clydebank - Clydesdale - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth - Cumnock and Doon Valley - Cunninghame - Dumbarton - East Kilbride - Eastwood - Hamilton - Inverclyde - Kilmarnock and Loudoun - Kyle and Carrick - Monklands - Motherwell - Renfrew - Strathkelvin

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The modern unitary authorities in the former Strathclyde Region

These are:

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• Argyll and Bute
• East Ayrshire
• East Dunbartonshire
• East Renfrewshire
• City of Glasgow
• Inverclyde
• North Ayrshire
• North Lanarkshire
• Renfrewshire
• South Ayrshire
• South Lanarkshire
• West Dunbartonshire

Some local services which used to be run by the regional council are now run jointly by its successor authorities. These include the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority, the Strathclyde Police Force, and the Strathclyde Fire Brigade.

Related Topics:
Jointly - Strathclyde Passenger Transport - Strathclyde Police Force - Strathclyde Fire Brigade

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