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Glasgow City: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

This page is built from official registers only; the council’s own publications have not been read yet, and every line below says so where that leaves a gap.

Glasgow City Council: Scottish unitary authority (unitary), Scotland. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code S12000049.

Council website · Publication scheme

Housing

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Transport

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Council tax

Band D council tax set by Glasgow City for 2026–27: £1,706.00 a year. Excludes water and sewerage charges.

Every band
Glasgow City: council tax by band, 2026 to 2027
BandA year
A£1,137.33
B£1,326.89
C£1,516.44
D£1,706.00
E£2,241.49
F£2,772.25
G£3,340.92
H£4,179.70

Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27 (Open Government Licence).

Your own bill depends on your band and any discounts or reductions.

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Environment

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Education

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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Glasgow City reported it to the Scottish Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in Scotland.

Glasgow City: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
ServiceBudget
Education£858.0 million
Culture and related services£115.5 million
Social work£653.4 million
Roads and transport£26.9 million
Road bridgesnone budgeted
Environmental services£107.7 million
Building, planning and development£56.5 million
Central services£135.7 million
Housing (outside the housing revenue account)£111.1 million
Trading servicesnone budgeted
Total net revenue expenditure£2,065.0 million

Net revenue expenditure: spending less the service’s own income.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Scottish Government, Local Government 2025-26 Provisional Outturn and 2026-27 Budget Estimates: revenue workbook (Open Government Licence).

Life in Glasgow City: the official facts

Facts about the people who live here: their pay, homes, health and more, from official statistics. They describe the place, not you, and every council gets the same list. Each shows when it was measured.

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People living here
654,330 people 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsAn official estimate of everyone who lives in the area, in the middle of the year.
Typical age
35 years 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsHalf the people who live here are younger than this and half are older.
Money to live on, per person, per year
£20,974 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage household income per person after taxes, with benefits added: what people have to spend or save.
Typical weekly pay, before tax
£615 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsFor employees who live here: half earn more than this each week, half earn less.
Children growing up in poverty
23.3% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsThe share of children under 16 in families on low incomes once housing costs are paid.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
4.6% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsThe share of people aged 16 to 64 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while looking for work.
Average price of a home
£194,382 August 2026 · HM Land RegistryThe average price of a home here in the month shown.
Years in good health: women
56.1 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a girl born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Years in good health: men
55.7 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a boy born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Greenhouse gases, per person
3.7 tonnes per person 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroEmissions from the area in a year, shared out per resident, in tonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
94.9% 1 January 2026 · OfcomThe share of addresses that can get gigabit broadband (1,000 Mbps).
Public chargers for electric cars
180.2 per 100,000 people 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublic charging points at all speeds, for every 100,000 people.
Businesses trading here
22,170 businesses 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with sales or staff in the year.

More figures for Glasgow City from the ONS

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

85 seats in 2026. Run by: SNP, as a minority administration. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Scottish National Party (SNP) 37, Labour Party 31, Scottish Green Party 8, Independent / Other 3, Your Party 3, Reform UK 2, Conservative and Unionist 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 85 councillors, by ward
  • Angus Millar (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Anderston/City/Yorkhill
  • Christy Mearns (Scottish Green Party) — Anderston/City/Yorkhill
  • Eva Bolander (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Anderston/City/Yorkhill
  • Philip Braat (Independent / Other) — Anderston/City/Yorkhill
  • Alex Kerr (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Baillieston
  • John Daly (Conservative and Unionist) — Baillieston
  • Kevin Lalley (Labour Party) — Baillieston
  • Cecilia O'Lone (Labour Party) — Calton
  • George Redmond (Labour Party) — Calton
  • Greg Hepburn (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Calton
  • Linda Pike (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Calton
  • Allan Gow (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Canal
  • Fiona Higgins (Labour Party) — Canal
  • Jacqueline McLaren (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Canal
  • Robert Mooney (Labour Party) — Canal
  • Alex Wilson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Cardonald
  • Elaine McSporran (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Cardonald
  • Jim Kavanagh (Labour Party) — Cardonald
  • Matt Kerr (Labour Party) — Cardonald
  • Allan Casey (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Dennistoun
  • Anthony Carroll (Scottish Green Party) — Dennistoun
  • Elaine McDougall (Labour Party) — Dennistoun
  • Anne McTaggart (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Drumchapel/Anniesland
  • Davena Rankin (Labour Party) — Drumchapel/Anniesland
  • Fyeza Ikhlaq (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Drumchapel/Anniesland
  • Paul Carey (Labour Party) — Drumchapel/Anniesland
  • Ann Jenkins (Labour Party) — East Centre
  • Annette Christie (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — East Centre
  • Declan Blench (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — East Centre
  • Kieran Turner (Labour Party) — East Centre
  • Bill Butler (Labour Party) — Garscadden/Scotstounhill
  • Chris Cunningham (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Garscadden/Scotstounhill
  • Eva Murray (Labour Party) — Garscadden/Scotstounhill
  • Malcolm Mitchell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Garscadden/Scotstounhill
  • Dan Hutchison (Your Party) — Govan
  • Imran Alam (Labour Party) — Govan
  • Richard Bell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Govan
  • Stephen Dornan (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Govan
  • Rashid Hussain (Labour Party) — Greater Pollok
  • Roza Salih (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Greater Pollok
  • Saqib Ahmed (Labour Party) — Greater Pollok
  • William Graham (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Greater Pollok
  • Ken Andrew (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Hillhead
  • Martha Wardrop (Scottish Green Party) — Hillhead
  • Seonad Hoy (Your Party) — Hillhead
  • Holly Bruce (Scottish Green Party) — Langside
  • Paul Leinster (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Langside
  • Stephen Docherty (Labour Party) — Langside
  • Susan Aitken (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Langside
  • Catherine Vallis (Labour Party) — Linn
  • John Carson (Labour Party) — Linn
  • Margaret Morgan (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Linn
  • Paul McCabe (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Linn
  • Abdul Bostani (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Maryhill
  • Franny Scally (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Maryhill
  • Marie Garrity (Labour Party) — Maryhill
  • Leòdhas Massie (Your Party) — Newlands/Auldburn
  • Sean Ferguson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Newlands/Auldburn
  • Stephen Curran (Labour Party) — Newlands/Auldburn
  • Donna McGill (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — North East
  • Ruairi Kelly (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — North East
  • Sharon Greer (Labour Party) — North East
  • Blair Anderson (Scottish Green Party) — Partick East/Kelvindale
  • James Adams (Labour Party) — Partick East/Kelvindale
  • Jill Brown (Labour Party) — Partick East/Kelvindale
  • Lilith Johnstone (Labour Party) — Partick East/Kelvindale
  • Hanif Raja (Labour Party) — Pollokshields
  • Jon Molyneux (Scottish Green Party) — Pollokshields
  • Norman MacLeod (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Pollokshields
  • Zen Ghani (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Pollokshields
  • Frank McAveety (Independent / Other) — Shettleston
  • Jill Pidgeon (Labour Party) — Shettleston
  • Laura Doherty (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Shettleston
  • Thomas Kerr (Reform UK) — Shettleston
  • Alexander Belic (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Southside Central
  • Elaine Gallagher (Scottish Green Party) — Southside Central
  • Mhairi Hunter (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Southside Central
  • Soryia Siddique (Labour Party) — Southside Central
  • Audrey Dempsey (Reform UK) — Springburn/Robroyston
  • Christina Cannon (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Springburn/Robroyston
  • Graham Campbell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Springburn/Robroyston
  • Thomas Rannachan (Labour Party) — Springburn/Robroyston
  • Eunis Jassemi (Labour Party) — Victoria Park
  • Feargal Dalton (Independent / Other) — Victoria Park
  • Lana Reid-McConnell (Scottish Green Party) — Victoria Park

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own website; we have not yet located the page. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

This council’s meeting papers are not yet read automatically, so decisions and motions are not listed here; they are on the council’s website.

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