The deadline to register to vote for this election: 11:59pm on Monday 20th April 2026. You can register to vote online via https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Anyone over the age of 16 and legally resident, regardless of their nationality, can vote in elections for the Scottish Parliament.
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Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) aims to ascertain, coordinate and express the views of our community, and seeks to promote Dennistoun as a positive and inclusive neighbourhood.
Instead of holding a hustings for the Scottish Parliament elections on 7th May 2026, we sent (on Saturday 18th April) the following questions to each candidate in the Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn and Glasgow Central constituencies, both of which cover areas within the DCC boundary. These questions were also put to each party with a candidate on the Glasgow Region list, within which the DCC area sits wholly.
(Question provided by Save Whitehill Pool, DCC associate member.)
Almost on a daily basis we read reports about the decline of physical and mental health across the country. Swimming is an activity accessible to all that has proven health benefits, yet the number of pools in Glasgow and beyond is in steady decline.
Cost of living pressures are severe for many people who live in our area. Recent fire and damage we’ve seen in the city centre has been highly concerning.
Accessible, affordable and safe mobility is essential for enabling people and businesses to thrive. Dennistoun is a densely populated inner city neighbourhood within Glasgow, the largest urban area in Scotland. Yet neither are fulfilling their potential: many residents face significant connectivity challenges, with local and citywide transport options falling short of what is needed.
Best efforts were made to contact each candidate and party using publicly available points of contact.
Answers were requested to be supplied no later than Friday 24th April.
We will publish all replies here on our website (and share via DCC social media) in due course.
The Save Whitehill Pool campaign group will be holding a public meeting to inform the community of activity over the last 12 months.
Updates are to be provided on:
Time, date and venue:
Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council officers will be invited.
Elected members will also be invited.
Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) strives to understand and express our shared community priorities in order to promote an inclusive neighbourhood and to engage positively in the delivery of local services, facilities, amenities, planning, and regeneration.
Those interested in becoming a community councillor are advised to view our two-page intro. Further guidance on community councils and the role of community councillors can also be found on our About page. Our Locality page confirms the areas covered by DCC. Our recently published minutes will also give an indication of what what to expect at DCC meetings.
The nomination form, with guidance notes and privacy information, is available for download, here as a PDF file, and here as a Doc file.
The formal public notice for this interim election, is available for download, here as a PDF file.
The closing date for submission of a nomination form is Tuesday 7th April 2026.
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Glasgow City Council are developing proposals to provide pedestrian access to Glasgow Necropolis from Firpark Street.
Continue reading Necropolis Eastern Entrance Proposal Drop-in Events
Save Whitehill Pool Campaign are hosting a launch night and fundraiser on Friday 19th September from 7pm until 11pm at St Rollox Bowling Club, 63 Kennyhill Square, Dennistoun, Glasgow G31 3LL.
This will be a great chance for you to come along, connect with other neighbours who are passionate about getting the pool re-opened, and really get the campaign on its feet again.
There’ll be food for all, plus local DJs, and bands planned also. First confirmed DJ is Michael Rooney, who’ll be bringing the Northern Soul! And there’s a raffle planned, too!
Last but not least, you’ll get a chance to hear from the Save Whitehill Pool campaign group and Living Rent members on where the campaign is at, and how you can get more involved!
It’ll be a great community night out, get yourself, your family and your friends a ticket and see the autumn in by getting the Save Whitehill Pool campaign back up to full power!
Further details and tickets available via livingrent.org/swhp_launch.
Last night’s meeting to address uncertainties about Whitehill Pool was productive.
Thank you to all members of the public who attended and contributed. The comments and questions left no doubt about how important the pool is to our community.
There is clearly no easy fix as significant capital funding is required.
Glasgow Life gave several commitments:
It was reiterated that Glasgow Life cannot opt for permanent closure of the pool: to do that would require councillors voting to do so.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool Meeting Summary
Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) will be hosting a meeting to establish the answers to the many questions surrounding the future of Whitehill Pool.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th April, at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, G31 1QW.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?
The video of the 2024 Glasgow North East constituency general election hustings event held on Monday 24th June is now available for viewing.
The full list of nine candidates was invited. Six attended. We appreciate their participation in what we believe was a successful event, judging by the positive comments received from many of the attendees afterwards.
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