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2026 Scottish Parliament Election: Dennistoun Roundup

Whitehill Pool - Golfhill School - Duke Street — Whitehill Pool – Golfhill School – Duke Street

Election Day is Tomorrow

The 2026 Scottish Parliament election is tomorrow, Thursday 7th May.

Candidates and Parties

Candidates, parties and further election information for those in Dennistoun can be found here.

Q+A

The three questions Dennistoun Community Council asked all candidates and parties are here.

Responses to our question on swimming pools and leisure facilities are here.
Responses to our question on housing and built heritage are here.
Responses to our question on transport are here.

2026 Election Candidate Answers Part 3: Transport

Introduction

We put three questions to each candidate in the Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn and Glasgow Central constituencies, and also to each party with a candidate on the Glasgow Region list. Full list of questions here. Full list of candidates, constituencies and links to manifestos; key dates; and other election info here.

Responses received to each of the three questions are being presented in three separate posts. This is part three, listing the answers received to question 3, on transport.

2026 Election Candidate Answers Part 2: Housing and Built Heritage

Introduction

Responses received to each of the three questions are being presented in three separate posts. This is part two, listing the answers received to question 2, on housing and built heritage.

2026 Election Candidate Answers Part 1: Swimming Pools and Leisure Facilities

Introduction

Responses received to each of the three questions are being presented in three separate posts. This is part one, listing the answers received to question 1, on swimming pools and leisure facilities.

2026 Scottish Parliament Election Dates, Candidates and Party Information for Dennistoun

Key Dates

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.

2026 Scottish Parliament Election Questions to Candidates

Introduction

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 7^th 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.

Response to Dennistoun Traffic Management and Parking Proposals

Dennistoun Community Council today (12^th January 2026) submitted the below response to the Glasgow City Council regarding the proposals for Traffic Management and Parking Controls as published in December 2025.

This response was also submitted to all elected representatives (councillors, MSPs, and MP as listed here) representing any part of the area within the extent of the proposals.

Tap here for a PDF version.

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Season’s Greetings

Wassily Kandinsky - Almost Submerged / Fast Versunken (1930) — Wassily Kandinsky – Almost Submerged / Fast Versunken (1930)

Dennistoun Community Council wishes you a calm Christmas and a peaceful 2026.

Dennistoun Traffic Management and Parking Controls Proposals

Introduction

Glasgow City Council (GCC) is proposing to expand parking controls in support of the policies outlined within the Glasgow Transport Strategy.

Plans for Dennistoun have now been published. As well as parking controls, proposals include 20 mph speed limits, one-way streets, junction and footway improvements, expansion of the Co Wheels car club provision, enforceable disabled parking spaces.

Necropolis Eastern Entrance Proposal Drop-in Events

Drop-in Events

Glasgow City Council are developing proposals to provide pedestrian access to Glasgow Necropolis from Firpark Street.