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Revision as of 08:54, 6 May 2012

This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency). Template:Infobox Scotland council area

East Dunbartonshire (Scots: Aest Dunbartonshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of the city's commuter towns and villages. East Dunbartonshire also shares a border with West Dunbartonshire, Stirling, and North Lanarkshire. The council area covers part of the former county of Stirlingshire as well as parts of the former counties of Dunbartonshire and Lanarkshire.

The council area was formed in 1996, as a result of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, from part of the former Bearsden and Milngavie and Strathkelvin districts of the wider Strathclyde region.

Demographics

East Dunbartonshire council area has low levels of deprivation, with relatively low unemployment and low levels of crime. The population is both declining and ageing.[1]

In a 2007 Reader's Digest poll, East Dunbartonshire was voted the best place in the UK to raise a family. [2] The area continually tops the Halifax Bank Quality of Life list. In 2010 East Dunbartonshire ranked 3rd in Scotland[3] and was the only Scottish area in the UK Top 20 in 2008 [4]

Political Composition

As a result of the 2007 election, the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost control of East Dunbartonshire Council, with one of the primary grievances amongst the electorate being fortnightly waste collection, after the introduction of kerbside collections for recycling plastics, glass, metals and paper.

It is currently controlled by a Labour/Conservative coalition due to no single party having overall control. The current leader of East Dunbartonshire Council is Labour's Councillor Rhondda Geekie[5] and the position of Provost is currently held by the Lib Dem's Councillor Eric Gotts.[6] The current deputy leader and deputy provost are the Conservative councillors Billy Hendry and Anne Jarvis.

Party Councillors
April
1995 		May
1999 		May
2003 		Jun
2004 		May
2007 		Dec
2009 		Jun
2011 		May
2012
bgcolor="Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"| Scottish National Party 8 8 8 8
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"| Labour 15 11 9 7 6 6 6 8
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| Conservative 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 2
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"| Liberal Democrat 9 10 12 12 3 4 3 3
bgcolor="Template:East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance/meta/color"| ED Independent Alliance 2 2 2 2 2
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Independent 1 1
Total 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Council Leadership

Provosts

John Dempsey (Labour) (April 1995 – May 1999)
Robin McSkimming (Lib Dem) (May 1999 – May 2003
Pat Steel (Lib Dem) (May 2003 – May 2007)
Alex Hannah (Labour) (May 2007 – April 2009)
Eric Gotts (Lib Dem) (August 2009 – present)

Depute Provosts

Ann Cameron (Labour) (April 1995 – May 1999)
Anne Jarvis (Conservative) (May 1999 – May 2003)
Cathy McInnes (Lib Dem) (May 2003 – May 2007)
Anne Jarvis (Conservative) (May 2007 – present)

Council Leaders

Charles Kennedy (Labour) (April 1995 – October 1999)
Keith Moody (Lib Dem) (October 1999 – May 2003)
John Morrison (Lib Dem) (May 2003 – May 2007)
Rhondda Geekie (Labour) (May 2007 – present)

Depute Council Leaders

Michael McCarron (Labour) (April 1995 – May 1999)
Rhondda Geekie (Labour) (May 1999 – October 1999)
John Morrison (Lib Dem) (October 1999 – May 2003)
Fiona Risk (Lib Dem) (May 2003 – May 2007)
Billy Hendry (Conservative) (May 2007 – present)

Group Leaders

Party Leader From To
bgcolor="Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"| Scottish National Party Ian Mackay May 2007 present
rowspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"| Labour Charles Kennedy April 1995 May 2000
Rhonnda Geekie May 2000 May 2003
Alex Hannah May 2003 May 2007
Rhonnda Geekie May 2007 present
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| Conservative Billy Hendry April 1995 present
rowspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"| Liberal Democrat Keith Moody April 1995 May 2003
John Morrison May 2003 May 2007
Eric Gotts May 2007 August 2009
Vaughan Moody August 2009 October 2010
Ashay Ghai October 2010 present
bgcolor="Template:East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance/meta/color"| ED Independent Alliance Charles Kennedy June 2004 present

Depute Group Leaders

Party Leader From To
bgcolor="Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"| Scottish National Party Gordan Low May 2007 present
rowspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"| Labour Michael McCarron April 1995 May 1999
Rhonnda Geekie May 1999 May 2000
Tom Smith May 2000 May 2003
Rhonnda Geekie May 2003 May 2007
Michael O'Donnell May 2007 present
rowspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| Conservative Ian Miller April 1995 May 1999
Anne Jarvis May 1999 May 2007
Amanda Stewart May 2007 May 2012
Anne Jarvis May 2012 present
rowspan="6" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"| Liberal Democrat Robert Duncan April 1995 May 1999
John Morrison May 1999 May 2003
Fiona Risk May 2003 May 2007
Vaughan Moody May 2007 August 2009
Duncan Cumming August 2009 June 2011
Vaughan Moody June 2011 present
bgcolor="Template:East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance/meta/color"| ED Independent Alliance Jack Young June 2004 present

Chief Executives

Cornelius Mallon (April 1995 – June 1999)
Vicki Nash (June 1999 – February 2004)
Sue Bruce (August 2004 – November 2008)
Gerry Cornes (January 2009 – present)

Towns and villages

Places of interest

  • Huntershill Village
    Huntershill Village
  • Thomas Muir
    Thomas Muir
  • Thomas Muir Cairn - Erected by John SL Watson and unveiled by East Dunbartonshire's Provost John Dempsey (1997)
    Thomas Muir Cairn - Erected by John SL Watson and unveiled by East Dunbartonshire's Provost John Dempsey (1997)
  • Scottish Political Martyrs Gate - Erected by John SL Watson and unveiled by East Dunbartonshire's Provost John Dempsey (1997)
    Scottish Political Martyrs Gate - Erected by John SL Watson and unveiled by East Dunbartonshire's Provost John Dempsey (1997)
  • Miners of the world memorial hutch - created by John SL Watson and unveiled by leader of East Dunbartsonshire Council John Morrison (2003)
    Miners of the world memorial hutch - created by John SL Watson and unveiled by leader of East Dunbartsonshire Council John Morrison (2003)
  • Finger Post marking the Old Glasgow-Stirling postal road
    Finger Post marking the Old Glasgow-Stirling postal road
  • Huntershill Village Mile Stone
    Huntershill Village Mile Stone
  • Southwest view across Gadloch Towards the distant Red Road Flats.
    Southwest view across Gadloch Towards the distant Red Road Flats.


Education

Secondary Schools

School School roll Founded Area Served
Bearsden Academy 1186 1911 Northern Bearsden and Baljaffray
Bishopbriggs Academy 1229 2006 Bishopbriggs and Auchinairn
Boclair Academy 943 1976 Southern Bearsden and Torrance
Douglas Academy 1062 1967 Milngavie, Craigton and Baldernock
Kirkintilloch High School 639 1971 Kirkintilloch and Twechar
Lenzie Academy 1296[7] 1886 Lenzie, South Kirkintilloch and Auchinloch
St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch 760 1874 Kirkintilloch, Milngavie and Lenzie
Turnbull High School 673 1976 Bishopbriggs and Lennoxtown

Closed Schools

Bishopbriggs High School

Thomas Muir High School

Primary Schools

School Auchinairn Primary
Baldernock Primary
Baljaffray Primary
Balmuildy Primary
Bearsden Primary
Castlehill Primary
Clober Primary
Colquhoun Park Primary
Craigdhu Primary
Craighead Primary
Gartconner Primary
Harestanes Primary
Hillhead Primary
Holy Family Primary
Killermont Primary
Lairdsland Primary
Lennoxtown Primary
Lenzie Moss Primary
Lenzie Primary
Meadowburn Primary Kitchen
Meadowburn Primary
Millersneuk Primary
Milngavie Primary
Mosshead Primary
Oxgang Primary
St. Agatha's Primary
St. Andrew's Primary
St. Flannan's Primary
St. Helen's Primary
St. Joseph's Primary
St. Machan's Primary
St. Matthew's Primary
Torrance Primary
Twechar Primary
Wester Cledden's Primary
Westerton Primary
Woodhill Primary

References

  1. ^ Controller of Audit to the Accounts Commission (2009-May). "The Audit of Best Value and Community Planning - East Dunbartonshire Council". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2012-05-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | Scots areas top happy family poll
  3. ^ BBC News - Aberdeenshire tops 'quality of life' list
  4. ^ East Dunbartonshire is only Scottish area in UK top 20 for 'quality of life' - The Scotsman
  5. ^ "New coalition moves to bring back weekly bin collections". The Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  6. ^ "Tributes after provost loses fight with cancer". Edinburgh: The Scotsman. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. ^ http://www.lenzieacademy.e-dunbarton.sch.uk/_files/S%20and%20Q%20Report%202010-11.pdf

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