East Dunbartonshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
East Dunbartonshire borders Glasgow to the north and includes suburban communities such as Bearsden, Milngavie, and Kirkintilloch. It is primarily residential with good transport links, and offers access to the Campsie Fells and the West Highland Way.
The local government for this district is: East Dunbartonshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in East Dunbartonshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire is divided into 7 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bearsden North
- Bearsden South
- Bishopbriggs North and Campsie
- Bishopbriggs South
- Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar
- Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South
- Milngavie
East Dunbartonshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, East Dunbartonshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.