Editing Strathclyde (section)

==History==
The Strathclyde region was created in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], which established a two-tier structure of local government across Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Strathclyde covered the whole area of six [[shires of Scotland|counties]] and parts of another two, which were all abolished for local government purposes at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1973/oct/22/new-local-government-areas|title=New Local Government areas|publisher=[[Hansard]]|date=22 October 1973 |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/story/?id=TGSFG|title= Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day > Neighbourhoods|author=Irene Maver|website=The Glasgow Story|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/glasgow/|title=Scotland's Landscape: City of Glasgow|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
*[[Argyll]] (except [[Ardnamurchan]] [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)|District]] and the electoral divisions of [[Ballachulish]] and [[Kinlochleven]])
*[[Ayrshire]]
*[[Buteshire]]
*[[Dunbartonshire]]
*[[Glasgow]]
*[[Lanarkshire]]
*[[Renfrewshire]]
*[[Stirlingshire]] (part, being the burgh of [[Kilsyth]], Western No. 3 District, the electoral division of Kilsyth West, and the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton))

The region was named after the [[Britons (historic)|ancient British]] or [[Brython]]ic [[Damnonii]] [[Kingdom of Strathclyde]]. The kingdom had broadly covered the southern part of the local government region created in 1975, thus with the Argyll and Buteshire parts not having been within the ancient kingdom. Conversely, the kingdom had included areas further to the south, which were never part of the post-1975 Strathclyde ([[Dumfries and Galloway]], as well as [[Cumbria]] in England).

[[File:Dalian House - geograph.org.uk - 1475461.jpg|thumb|right|Strathclyde Regional Council's Education Department on the corner of St Vincent Street and North Street]]
Strathclyde Regional Council was responsible for education, social work, police, fire, sewage, [[strategic planning]], roads, and transport. It employed almost 100,000 public servants, almost half of whom were teachers, lecturers and others in the education service.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/a-cry-of-gerrymander-as-strathclyde-is-axed-1485561.html A cry of 'Gerrymander' as Strathclyde is axed], The Independent, 18 July 1993</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12051786.region-hands-over-reins-after-21-years/ Region hands over reins after 21 years], The Herald, 18 March 1996</ref>

Strathclyde region was abolished in 1996 under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]] which replaced regions and districts with [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council areas]]. The region was divided into twelve [[council area]]s: [[Argyll and Bute (council area)|Argyll and Bute]], [[East Ayrshire (council area)|East Ayrshire]], [[East Dunbartonshire (council area)|East Dunbartonshire]], [[East Renfrewshire (council area)|East Renfrewshire]], [[Glasgow City (council area)|Glasgow City]] (created as ''City of Glasgow''), [[Inverclyde (council area)|Inverclyde]], [[North Ayrshire (council area)|North Ayrshire]], [[North Lanarkshire (council area)|North Lanarkshire]], [[Renfrewshire (council area)|Renfrewshire]], [[South Ayrshire (council area)|South Ayrshire]], [[South Lanarkshire (council area)|South Lanarkshire]], and [[West Dunbartonshire (council area)|West Dunbartonshire]] (created as ''[[Dumbarton and Clydebank (council area)|Dumbarton and Clydebank]]'')<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref>