Strathclyde
Strathclyde ( in Welsh; in Gaelic, meaning 'strath [valley] of the River Clyde') was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts. The region was named after the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde centred on Govan, but covered a broader geographic area than its namesake by including Argyll and various Western islands in addition to its Southwestern core.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- Argyll and ButeEast AyrshireEast DunbartonshireEast RenfrewshireGlasgow City CouncilInverclydeNorth AyrshireNorth LanarkshireRenfrewshireSouth AyrshireSouth LanarkshireWest Dunbartonshire
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 2,286,800
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Strathclyde Regional Council
- Historic subdivision.government_type
- Regional Council
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- Strathclyde House, India Street, Glasgow
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Strathclyde
- Historic subdivision.subdivision_type
- Former Region
- Historic subdivision.Image
- Strathclyde Regional Council Logo.png
- Historic subdivision.Map
- 250px|Strathclyde within Scotland
- Historic subdivision.Origin
- Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
- Historic subdivision.Start
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- History
- Geography
- Political control
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- Premises
- Emergency services
- Transport
- Sub-regions and districts
- Successor Council Areas
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Strathclyde ( in Welsh; in Gaelic, meaning 'strath [valley] of the River Clyde') was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts. The region was named after the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde centred on Govan, but covered a broader geographic area than its namesake by including Argyll and various Western islands in addition to its Southwestern core.
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1975 establishments in Scotland1996 disestablishments in ScotlandOrganisations based in GlasgowPolitics of Argyll and ButePolitics of East AyrshirePolitics of East DunbartonshirePolitics of East RenfrewshirePolitics of GlasgowPolitics of InverclydePolitics of North AyrshirePolitics of North LanarkshirePolitics of Renfrewshire