Glasgow City Region

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Glasgow City Region
Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region.svg
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Status City region
Admin HQ Glasgow
Comprises Glasgow City
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Inverclyde
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
Government
  Cabinet Chair Cllr Susan Aitken
(Glasgow City Council)
  Cabinet
Council Leaders
Area
  Total
1,289 sq mi (3,338 km2)
Population
  Total
1,817,870
  Density1,411/sq mi (544.6/km2)

The Glasgow City Region (previously Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region, [1] 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: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City Council, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, and West Dunbartonshire. The councils, along with several others, had previously formed the Strathclyde region between 1974 and 1996. [2] [3] [4]

Local government

The official region consists of the following councils:

Unitary AuthorityPopulation [5] Area (km2)Pop. Density (per km2)
East Dunbartonshire 107,540174.5616
East Renfrewshire 93,810174.3538
Glasgow City Council 615,080174.73,520
Inverclyde 79,160160.5493
North Lanarkshire 339,390469.9722
Renfrewshire 175,930261.5672
South Lanarkshire 317,1001,771179
West Dunbartonshire 89,860158.8565
Total (2016)1,817,8703,504519

References

  1. "A new name and a new economic strategy for the Glasgow City Region". Glasgow City Council. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  2. "City Deal: Glasgow and Clyde Valley". Gov.uk. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. "Glasgow formally signs £1bn investment city deal". BBC News. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Glasgow.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. 2016 estimate https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/population-estimates/mid-year-2016/16mype-cahb.pdf Archived 12 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine