15-859: Located in East Dunbartonshire , the Aldessan Burn (Scottish Gaelic: Allt Easain, meaning "burn of the falls"; also known as the Kirk Burn) is formed as headwaters which descend from the Campsie Fells . The Burn flows through Campsie Glen to Clachan of Campsie and upon merging with the Finglen Burn a half-mile (1 km) to the southeast, forms the Glazert Water . 55°59′32″N 4°13′49″W / 55.9923°N 4.2302°W / 55.9923; -4.2302 This article related to
30-453: A river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire ( Scots : Aest Dunbartanshire ; Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatann an Ear , pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk ɣum ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ əɲ ˈɛɾ] ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . It borders Glasgow City Council Area to the south, North Lanarkshire to
45-754: The 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to July 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since 2012 the council has been based at 12 Strathkelvin Place in Kirkintilloch , which forms part of the Southbank Marina development adjoining the Forth and Clyde Canal . Prior to 2012 the council was based at Tom Johnston House at the junction of Lenzie Road and Civic Way in Kirkintilloch. Tom Johnston House had been built in 1985 as
60-666: The Campsie Fells to the north and east, the Allander Water and River Kelvin to the south, and the Pow Burn to the west. It is centred on Baldernock Parish Church, which is under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Dumbarton . However, it also encompasses the hamlets of Balmore , Bardowie and Barnellan . The parish also has a farm known as Barraston Farm , which has a nearby garden centre. Other landmarks include Bardowie Loch , Bardowie Castle , and Blairskaith . In 1200, Baldernock
75-543: The single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 . Election results since 1995 have been as follows: Since 2007, the council (as with all others in Scotland) has been elected using multi-member wards , each returning three councillors using a single transferable vote system of proportional representation . Initially this retained the number of councillors at 24 following on from
90-825: The area of the abolished Bearsden and Milngavie and Strathkelvin districts (except the Chryston and Auchinloch area from the latter, which went to North Lanarkshire ). Both former districts had been in the Strathclyde region. Both of East Dunbartonshire's predecessor districts had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The Bearsden and Milngavie district had been created covering Milngavie , Bearsden and adjoining areas from Dunbartonshire . The Strathkelvin district had been created covering Kirkintilloch and adjoining areas from Dunbartonshire, Bishopbriggs and adjoining areas from Lanarkshire , and
105-556: The area. The secondary schools are: Baldernock Baldernock ( / b æ l ˈ d ɜːr n ə k / ; Scottish Gaelic : Baile D' Earnaig ) meaning 'settlement of St Earnaig' (Iain Mac an Táilleir, Sabhall Mór Ostaig) is a small parish in East Dunbartonshire (formerly in Stirlingshire ), Scotland , ten miles (16 km) to the north of Glasgow's city centre. The parish is approximately 12 square miles (31 km ), bounded by
120-494: The east, Stirling to the north, and West Dunbartonshire to the west. East Dunbartonshire contains many of the suburbs in the north of Greater Glasgow , including Bearsden , Milngavie , Bishopbriggs , Kirkintilloch , Lenzie , Twechar , Milton of Campsie , Balmore , and Torrance , as well as some other of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. The council area covers parts of the historic counties of Dunbartonshire , Lanarkshire , and Stirlingshire . The council area
135-521: The headquarters for the old Strathkelvin District Council and was named after Tom Johnston (1881–1965), who was born in Kirkintilloch and had served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the Second World War . Tom Johnston House was demolished in 2015. The new council chamber at Strathkelvin Place is called Tom Johnston Chamber. Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under
150-483: The list below): The first election to East Dunbartonshire Council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows: The first leader of the council , Charles Kennedy, had been the last leader of the old Strathkelvin District Council. The leaders of East Dunbartonshire Council since 1996 have been: Following
165-544: The parishes of Baldernock and Campsie from Stirlingshire . 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. In a 2007 Reader's Digest poll, East Dunbartonshire was voted the best place in Britain to raise a family. The area has generally performed well in the Halifax Quality of Life survey; in 2010 it
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#1732851865765180-520: The same number of single-member wards in previous elections, divided equally across eight wards. However, a national boundary and population review prior to the 2017 Scottish local elections led to the number of East Dunbartonshire wards being reduced to seven and the number of councillors being reduced to 22. These current wards are: (2020) Largest settlements by population: 28,470 23,680 21,870 12,840 8,090 4,260 3,910 2,320 1,340 There are 8 secondary schools and 33 primary schools in
195-425: Was called Bathernock or Buthirnok. By the early 18th century, it was known as Badernock. There had been a church on the present-day site for at least a century and a half. Certainly, the oldest gravestone is from 1644, and the oldest gravestone that can be deciphered is from 1665. However, by the late 18th century, the church was in severe disrepair. Thus, in 1795, a new 406-person church was built, incorporating some of
210-479: Was formed in 1996, as a result of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 , from the former Bearsden and Milngavie districts and most of the former Strathkelvin district , which had been part of the Strathclyde region. East Dunbartonshire was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 , which abolished the regions and districts which had been created in 1975, replacing them with unitary council areas . East Dunbartonshire covered
225-673: Was ranked third in Scotland, and it was the only Scottish area in the British Top 20 in 2008. A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed East Dunbartonshire as the most prosperous council area in Scotland and the ninth most prosperous in the United Kingdom. The area is divided into thirteen community council areas , twelve of which have community councils as at 2023 (being those with asterisks in
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