Glasgow City Council

Scottish unitary authority council in Glasgow

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May 2022 Jacqueline McLaren elected as Lord Provost of Glasgow.
May 2022 Local election held, resulting in a new council composition.
May 5 2022 Full council election took place, with Scottish National Party remaining the largest party by winning 37 seats, Labour winning 36 seats, Greens winning 10 seats, and Conservatives losing all but two councillors.
2017 Introduced a new multi-member ward system with 23 wards and 85 council seats, replacing the previous model of 21 wards and 79 seats that had been in place since 2007.
September 2017 The council changes from an executive-led governance system to a committee-led system.
May 2017 Council election held where no party secured a majority of seats, with the Scottish National Party remaining the largest party.
May 18 2017 Susan Aitken from Scottish National Party becomes council leader, marking a change from Scottish Labour leadership.
September 10 2015 Frank McAveety from Scottish Labour returns as council leader.
September 10 2015 Gordon Matheson's term as council leader ended.
May 13 2010 Gordon Matheson from Scottish Labour becomes council leader.
March 2 2010 Steven Purcell resigned as council leader.

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