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Wards of Glasgow

The City of Glasgow is divided into a number of wards.[3] These electoral districts, as they are also known, are used to elect councillors to Glasgow City Council. The council, composed of the elected members from each ward, provides local government services to the City of Glasgow.

Wards of Glasgow

176 km2 (68 sq mi)

606,340

3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)

There are 23 wards situated within the perimeters of Glasgow City Council. Each one elects 3 or 4 councillors every five years in the Scottish local council elections. The most recent elections were held in 2022.


Glasgow City Council is one of the 32 council areas for Scotland (each council containing a number of wards). The boundaries for all Scottish council areas and their sub divisional wards are regulated and regularly reviewed by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.

Previous ward systems[edit]

2007 to 2017 multi-member wards[edit]

Prior to the introduction of the 2017 boundaries, a similar multi-member system divided among 21 wards[6] was introduced for the 2007 council election,[7] also used in 2012:[8]

Demographics of Glasgow

Politics of Glasgow

Subdivisions of Scotland