Editing East Dunbartonshire (section)

==Governance==
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = East Dunbartonshire
| native_name        =
| transcription_name =
| legislature        =
| logo_pic           = East Dunbartonshire Logo.svg
| logo_caption       = 
| logo_res           = 280px
| house_type         =
| body               =
| houses             =
| leader1_type       = [[Provost (civil)|Provost]]
| leader1            = Gillian Renwick
| party1             = <br>[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| election1          = 19 May 2022
| leader2_type       = [[Local government in Scotland#Leader of the Council|Leader]]
| leader2            = Gordan Low
| party2             = <br>SNP
| election2          = 19 May 2022
| leader3_type       = [[Chief Executive]]
| leader3            = Ann Davie
| party3             = <!--Non political role-->
| election3          = January 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Ann Davie appointed as East Dunbartonshire's new Chief Executive |url=https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/news/ann-davie-appointed-east-dunbartonshire%E2%80%99s-new-chief-executive |website=East Dunbartonshire Council |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>
| members            = 22 councillors
| house1             =
| house2             =
| structure1         = United_Kingdom_East_Dumbartonshire_Council_2024.svg
| structure1_res     = 250px
| political_groups1  = 
;Administration (8)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=silver}} [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] (8)
;Other parties (14)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|border=silver}} [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] (5)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=silver}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (4)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independents]] (3)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=silver}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] (2)
| structure2         =
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| committees1        =
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| joint_committees   =
| voting_system1     = [[Single transferable vote]]
| voting_system2     =
| last_election1     = [[2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election|5 May 2022]]
| next_election1     = 6 May 2027
| session_room       = Southbank Marina - geograph.org.uk - 3036373.jpg
| session_res        =
| meeting_place      = 12 Strathkelvin Place, [[Kirkintilloch]], G66{{nbsp}}1XT
| website            = {{URL|https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/}}
| footnotes          =
}}

===Political control===
The first election to East Dunbartonshire Council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1996–1999
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1999–
|}

===Leadership===
The first [[leader of the council]], Charles Kennedy, had been the last leader of the old Strathkelvin District Council. The leaders of East Dunbartonshire Council since 1996 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/council/committees-councillors/committee-diary |website=East Dunbartonshire Council |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To !! Notes
|-
| Charles Kennedy || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|1 Apr 1996 || align=right|Oct 1999 ||
|-
| Keith Moody || {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} || align=right|Oct 1999 || align=right|May 2003 ||
|-
| John Morrison || {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} || align=right|8 May 2003 || align=right|3 May 2007 ||
|-
| Rhondda Geekie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/misc/print.php?artid=1411270|title=New coalition moves to bring back weekly bin collections|publisher=The Herald|access-date=22 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120726/http://www.theherald.co.uk/misc/print.php?artid=1411270 |archive-date = 29 September 2007}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=right|17 May 2007 || align=right|4 May 2017 ||
|-
| Gordan Low || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|23 May 2017 || align=right|21 Dec 2017 ||
|-
| Vaughan Moody || {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} || rowspan=2 align=right|20 Mar 2018 || rowspan=2 align=right|May 2022 || align=left rowspan=2|Co-leaders
|-
| Andrew Polson || {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|-
| Gordan Low || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|19 May 2022 || align=right| ||
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election|2022 election]] and subsequent changes of allegiance up to July 2024, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillors by party |url=https://eastdunbarton.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |website=East Dunbartonshire Council |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=center|8
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} || align=center|5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=center|4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=center|2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|3
|-
! colspan=2|Total
! align=center|22
|}

The next election is due in 2027.

===Premises===
Since 2012 the council has been based at 12 Strathkelvin Place in [[Kirkintilloch]], which forms part of the Southbank Marina development adjoining the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]]. Prior to 2012 the council was based at Tom Johnston House at the junction of Lenzie Road and Civic Way in Kirkintilloch. Tom Johnston House had been built in 1985 as the headquarters for the old Strathkelvin District Council and was named after [[Tom Johnston (British politician)|Tom Johnston]] (1881–1965), who was born in Kirkintilloch and had served as [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] during the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Strathkelvin District Council: Public Notice - Closure of Council Chambers, Kirkintilloch, and removal to new Civic Headquarters, Lenzie Road, Kirkintilloch |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |work=Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser |date=19 July 1985}}</ref> Tom Johnston House was demolished in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bulldozers move in to demolish landmark |url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/bulldozers-move-in-to-demolish-landmark-2561377 |access-date=16 February 2023 |work=Glasgow World |date=3 November 2015}}</ref> The new council chamber at Strathkelvin Place is called Tom Johnston Chamber.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council agenda, 15 December 2022 |url=https://dbs1.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/INTRANET/ACE/EDCCMTT.NSF/0/4ff4164dd721c29f8025891200674469/$FILE/01-00-221215%20Agenda.pdf |website=East Dunbartonshire Council |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref>