This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency).
| East Dunbartonshire Aest Dunbartonshire Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear |
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| Location | |
| Geography | |
| Area | Ranked 26th |
| - Total | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Kirkintilloch |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-EDU |
| ONS code | 00QL |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Ranked 20th |
| - Total (2005) | 104,600 |
| - Density | 599 / km² |
| Politics | |
East Dunbartonshire Council http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/ |
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| Control | Labour/Conservative (minority control) |
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East Dunbartonshire (Scots: Aest Dunbartonshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of the city's commuter towns and villages. East Dunbartonshire also shares a border with West Dunbartonshire, Stirling, and North Lanarkshire. The council area covers part of the former county of Stirlingshire as well as parts of the former counties of Dunbartonshire and Lanarkshire.
The council area was formed in 1996, as a result of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, from part of the former Bearsden and Milngavie and Strathkelvin districts of the wider Strathclyde region.
In a 2007 Reader's Digest poll, East Dunbartonshire was voted the best place in the UK to raise a family. [1] The area continually tops the Halifax Bank Quality of Life list. In 2010 East Dunbartonshire ranked 3rd in Scotland[2] and was the only Scottish area in the UK Top 20 in 2008 [3]
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As a result of the 2007 election, the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost control of East Dunbartonshire Council, with one of the primary grievances amongst the electorate being fortnightly waste collection, after the introduction of kerbside collections for recycling plastics, glass, metals and paper.
It is currently controlled by a Labour/Conservative coalition due to no single party having overall control. The current leader of East Dunbartonshire Council is Labour's Councillor Rhondda Geekie[4] and the position of Provost is currently held by the Lib Dem's Councillor Eric Gotts.[5] The current deputy leader and deputy provost are the Conservative councillors Billy Hendry and Anne Jarvis.
| Party | Councillors | |||||||
| April 1995 |
May 1999 |
May 2003 |
Jun 2004 |
May 2007 |
Dec 2009 |
Jun 2011 |
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| Scottish National Party | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Labour | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| ED Independent Alliance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| John Dempsey | (Labour) | (April 1995 – May 1999) |
| Robin McSkimming | (Lib Dem) | (May 1999 – May 2003 |
| Pat Steel | (Lib Dem) | (May 2003 – May 2007) |
| Alex Hannah | (Labour) | (May 2007 – April 2009) |
| Eric Gotts | (Lib Dem) | (August 2009 – present) |
| Ann Cameron | (Labour) | (April 1995 – May 1999) |
| Anne Jarvis | (Conservative) | (May 1999 – May 2003) |
| Cathy McInnes | (Lib Dem) | (May 2003 – May 2007) |
| Anne Jarvis | (Conservative) | (May 2007 – present) |
| Charles Kennedy | (Labour) | (April 1995 – October 1999) |
| Keith Moody | (Lib Dem) | (October 1999 – May 2003) |
| John Morrison | (Lib Dem) | (May 2003 – May 2007) |
| Rhondda Geekie | (Labour) | (May 2007 – present) |
| Michael McCarron | (Labour) | (April 1995 – May 1999) |
| Rhondda Geekie | (Labour) | (May 1999 – October 1999) |
| John Morrison | (Lib Dem) | (October 1999 – May 2003) |
| Fiona Risk | (Lib Dem) | (May 2003 – May 2007) |
| Billy Hendry | (Conservative) | (May 2007 – present) |
| Party | Leader | From | To | |
| Scottish National Party | Ian Mackay | May 2007 | present | |
| Labour | Charles Kennedy | April 1995 | May 2003 | |
| Alex Hannah | May 2003 | May 2007 | ||
| Rhonnda Geekie | May 2007 | present | ||
| Conservative | Billy Hendry | April 1995 | present | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Moody | April 1995 | May 2003 | |
| John Morrison | May 2003 | May 2007 | ||
| Eric Gotts | May 2007 | August 2009 | ||
| Vaughan Moody | August 2009 | October 2010 | ||
| Ashay Ghai | October 2010 | present | ||
| ED Independent Alliance | Charles Kennedy | June 2004 | present |
The new 2007 Council is under a Labour/Conservative Administration from No Overall Control (NOC)
| School | School roll | Founded | Area Served |
| Bearsden Academy | 1186 | 1911 | Northern Bearsden and Baljaffray |
| Bishopbriggs Academy | 1229 | 2006 | Bishopbriggs and Auchinairn |
| Boclair Academy | 943 | 1976 | Southern Bearsden and Torrance |
| Douglas Academy | 1062 | 1967 | Milngavie, Craigton and Baldernock |
| Kirkintilloch High School | 639 | 1971 | Kirkintilloch and Twechar |
| Lenzie Academy | 1296[6] | 1886 | Lenzie, South Kirkintilloch and Auchinloch |
| St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch | 760 | 1874 | Kirkintilloch, Milngavie and Lenzie |
| Turnbull High School | 673 | 1976 | Bishopbriggs and Lennoxtown |
Bishopbriggs High School
Thomas Muir High School