East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire (Scots: Aest Dunbartanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatann an Ear, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk ɣum ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ əɲ ˈɛɾ]) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders Glasgow City Council Area to the south, North Lanarkshire to the east, Stirling to the north, and West Dunbartonshire to the west. East Dunbartonshire contains many of the affluent areas north of Glasgow, including Bearsden, Milngavie, Milton of Campsie, Balmore, and Torrance, as well as many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. The council area covers parts of the historic counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and Stirlingshire.

This article is about the Council area of Scotland. For the UK Parliament constituency, see East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency).

East Dunbartonshire
Aest Dunbartanshire
Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatann an Ear
Coat of arms
Council logo
Coordinates: 55°56′N 4°13′W
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy areaDunbartonshire
Admin HQKirkintilloch
Government
 • BodyEast Dunbartonshire Council
 • ControlScottish National Party minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
  • Amy Callaghan, Scottish National Party
  • Stuart McDonald, Scottish National Party
 • MSPs
  • Rona Mackay, Scottish National Party
  • Marie McNair, Scottish National Party
Area
 • Total67.4 sq mi (174.5 km2)
 • RankRanked 27th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total108,900
 • RankRanked 21st
 • Density1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
ONS codeS12000045
ISO 3166 codeGB-EDU

The council area was formed in 1996, as a result of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, from the former Bearsden and Milngavie districts and most of the former Strathkelvin district, which had been part of the Strathclyde region.

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