The Glasgow City Region (previously Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region,
also known as Clydeside) is a somewhat urbanised city region in the western central belt of
Scotland nestled in the
Clyde Valley and consisting of the following eight
councils
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...
:
East Dunbartonshire,
East Renfrewshire,
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of the S ...
,
Inverclyde,
North Lanarkshire,
Renfrewshire,
South Lanarkshire
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West Dunbartonshire. The councils, along with several others, had previously formed the
Strathclyde region
Strathclyde ( in Gaelic, meaning "strath (valley) of the River Clyde") was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. ...
between 1974 and 1996.
Local government
The official region consists of the following councils:
References
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Glasgow
Geography of Glasgow
City regions of Scotland
Greater Glasgow