Bearsden South (ward)

Location of the Bearsden South ward
Location of the ward in East Dunbartonshire[1]

Bearsden South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory (which has not altered since its creation in 2007) consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bearsden, with part of the boundary to the north following the path of the Antonine Wall;[2][3] it also borders the Drumchapel housing estate in Glasgow – the marked differences in average life expectancy and other factors between residents living in close proximity in the two areas has been remarked upon in various studies.[4][5]

The southern boundary is formed largely from the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Kelvin, with other parts of northern Glasgow on the opposite banks. In 2020, the ward had a population of 13,318.[6]

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ 5th Reviews - ward maps | East Dunbartonshire | Ward 3 Bearsden South, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
  3. ^ "Councillors 2017". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ Side by side: a focus on Bearsden and Drumchapel, William Peakin, Holyrood magazine, 28 December 2014
  5. ^ Mackay, Kirsty (26 February 2021). "The Glasgow Effect: examining the city's life expectancy gap – a photo essay". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Electoral Ward | Bearsden South, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022