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Elections to Bearsden and Milngavie Council were held in May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the last for the Bearsden and Milngavie District Council, as the council would be combined into the East Dunbartonshire unitary authority for the 1995 election.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 48.0 | 7,999 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 33.1 | 5,516 | ||||||
| Labour | 1 | 10.5 | 1,744 | ||||||
| SNP | 0 | 8.7 | 1,436 | ||||||
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Milngavie is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about 6 miles (10 km) from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Milngavie is a commuter town, with much of its working population travelling to Glasgow to work or study. The town is served by Milngavie railway station on the North Clyde Line of the SPT rail network, which links it to Central Glasgow. The town was formerly served by routes 13 and 14 of the once extensive Glasgow tramway system. Tramway services in Milngavie were withdrawn in 1956; the entire system was dismantled by September 1962.
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