Katherine Patricia Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea is a Scottish Labour peer who served as the Member of Parliament for Paisley North from 1990 to 2005.
Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was formerly governed by a corporation, also known as the town council, from the granting of its first burgh charter in the 1170s until 1975. From 1975 until 1996 the city was governed by City of Glasgow District Council, a lower-tier authority within the Strathclyde region.
The politics of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city by population, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of Glasgow City Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament.
Elections for the City of Edinburgh Council took place on Thursday 6 April 1995, alongside elections to the various newly created unitary councils across Scotland.
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.
Elections to South Ayrshire Council area were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. Elections were held for all 30 seats. With a majority in the election, Labour won.
Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Tuesday 2 May 1978, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the second election to the regional council following the local government reforms in 1974.
Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 3 May 1990, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the fifth election to the regional council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
Elections to Angus Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
The 1992 City of Glasgow District Council election for the City of Glasgow District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
The sixth and last election to Tayside Regional Council was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Scottish National Party overtaking Labour to become the council's largest party, and following the election the SNP formed a minority administration. The Conservatives lost 10 seats and became the third largest party. 8 weeks later, leader of the council Lena Graham resigned 'for personal reasons' and Ewan Dow took over as council leader.
The 1980 Angus District Council election took place on the 1 May 1980 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.
The 1988 Angus District Council election took place on the 5 May 1988 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.
The 1992 Angus District Council election took place on the 7 May 1992 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.
The City of Glasgow is divided into a number of wards. These electoral districts, as they are also known, are used to elect councillors to Glasgow City Council. The council, composed of the elected members from each ward, provides local government services to the City of Glasgow.
Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.
Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as other local elections in Scotland. This was the first election to Inverclyde since the creation of the Scottish Unitary Authorities under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
Blantyre is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Re-established in 2007, the ward initially elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system before a boundary review in 2017 reduced the number of councillors to three. It covers an area with a population of 15,968 people.
Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, formally established in 1996 to succeed the Renfrew district within the Strathclyde region, both of which were abolished; the headquarters are at Paisley.
