Strathkelvin
Coordinates: 55°55′41″N 4°08′02″W / 55.928°N 4.134°W
Strathkelvin (Srath Chealbhainn in Gaelic) is the strath of the River Kelvin in west central Scotland, close to the city of Glasgow. The name Strathkelvin was formerly (1975–96) used for one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.
District (1975-96)
The district of Strathkelvin was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from parts of the counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.
- From Dunbartonshire came the burgh of Kirkintilloch and part of Old Kilpatrick District
- From Lanarkshire came the burgh of Bishopbriggs and the Chryston and Stepps areas
- From Stirlingshire came the county's Western No.3 District
The district council had its headquarters in Kirkintilloch.
The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Most of its area it was included in the East Dunbartonshire council area, with Chryston and Auchinloch going to North Lanarkshire.
The district name remains in the judicial Sheriffdom of 'Glasgow and Strathkelvin'.
Political Composition
| Party | Councillors | ||||||||
| May 1974 |
Sep 1976 |
May 1977 |
May 1980 |
May 1984 |
Feb 1986 |
May 1988 |
May 1992 | ||
| Scottish National Party | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Labour | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| Conservative | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| SDP/Liberal Alliance | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Provosts
| Ian McBryde | (Conservative) | (May 1974 – May 1977) |
| David Stark | (SNP) | (May 1977 – May 1980 |
| Gerald McCormick | (Labour) | (May 1980 – May 1984) |
| Robert Coyle | (Labour) | (May 1984 – May 1992) |
| Constantine O'Neill | (Labour) | (May 1992 – May 1993) |
| Robert Coyle | (Labour) | (June 1993 – April 1996) |
Depute Provosts
| William Leslie | (Conservative) | (May 1974 – May 1977) |
| Robert Cunning | (SNP) | (May 1977 – May 1980 |
| Robert Coyle | (Labour) | (May 1980 – May 1984) |
| James Barker | (Labour) | (May 1984 – May 1988) |
| John Dempsey | (Labour) | (May 1988 – Jan 1989) |
| Constantine O'Neill | (Labour) | (Jan 1989 – May 1992) |
| William Kemmett | (Labour) | (May 1992 – April 1996) |
Council Leaders
| (?) | (?) | (May 1974 – May 1977) |
| Gordon Wallace | (SNP) | (May 1977 – May 1978) |
| Robert Cunning | (SNP) | (May 1978 – May 1980) |
| Iain Nicolson | (Labour) | (May 1980 – May 1984) |
| Charles Kennedy | (Labour) | (May 1984 – January 1989) |
| Andrew Cochrane | (Labour) | (January 1989 – May 1992) |
| Robert Coyle | (Labour) | (May 1992 – May 1993) |
| Brian Wallace | (Labour) | (June 1993 – September 1994) |
| Charles Kennedy | (Labour) | (September 1994 – April 1996) |
Depute Council Leaders
| (?) | (?) | (May 1974 – May 1977) |
| (?) | (SNP) | (May 1977 – May 1978) |
| (?) | (SNP) | (May 1978 – May 1980) |
| (?) | (Labour) | (May 1980 – May 1984) |
| Andrew Cochrane | (Labour) | (May 1984 – January 1989) |
| Iain Nicolson | (Labour) | (January 1989 – April 1989) |
| Michael McCarron | (Labour) | (May 1989 – May 1992) |
| Brian Wallace | (Labour) | (May 1992 – May 1993) |
| Robert Coyle | (Labour) | (June 1993 – April 1996) |
Group Leaders
| Party | Leader | From | To | |
| Scottish National Party | Gordon Wallace | May 1974 | May 1978 | |
| Robert Cunning | May 1978 | May 1980 | ||
| Labour | (?) | May 1974 | May 1980 | |
| Iain Nicolson | May 1980 | May 1984 | ||
| Charles Kennedy | May 1984 | Jan 1989 | ||
| Andrew Cochrane | Jan 1989 | May 1992 | ||
| Robert Coyle | May 1992 | May 1993 | ||
| Brian Wallace | Jun 1993 | Sep 1994 | ||
| Charles Kennedy | Sep 1994 | Apr 1996 | ||
| Conservative | William Leslie (?) | May 1974 | May 1992 | |
| Ian Young | May 1992 | April 1996 | ||
| SDP/Liberal Alliance | Joyce Shannon | February 1986 | May 1992 | |
| Independent | Andrew Archibald | May 1974 | May 1977 |