2022 Council Election: Candidate Q&A

  1. Introduction [jump to section]
  2. Candidates Standing [jump to section]
  3. Question From DCC [jump to section]
  4. Answers From Candidates [jump to section]
  5. Election Guidance [jump to section]

1. Introduction

The Scottish Local Government election takes place on 5 May 2022, between 7am and 10pm. 85 councillors will be elected to 23 wards in the Glasgow City Council (GCC) area. The Dennistoun and Calton wards both have areas within the Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) boundary. The names and descriptions of the candidates for these wards are indicated in the below lists.

DCC sent a message to each local candidate, asking about the biggest community engagement issue it has encountered in recent years: the future of Whitehill Pool.

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Public Meeting Invitee Clarification

In advance of recent articles about Dennistoun Community Council’s Public Meeting, DCC was contacted by The Evening Times to clarify who was invited to our Public Meeting on Thursday 17th January 2019.

Our comments and attributable quotes made clear the circumstances around meeting invitations but they were not used by the journalist.

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Public Meeting – Summary

Thank you to the more than 250 community members who joined DCC’s Public Meeting to save Haghill and Dennistoun leisure facilities from potential cuts. BoltFM‘s full unedited meeting footage is now online. View below or via this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kKZ0s8iejQ
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Public Meeting – Order of Business

Special Meeting Order of Business 17th January 2019
Special Meeting Order of Business 17th January 2019 (click image for PDF)

As per the Scheme of Establishment to which all community councils adhere, a Special Meeting must have an Order of Business with certain items included.

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Public Meeting – Save Our Leisure Facilities

Dennistoun Community Council Public Meeting - Save Our Leisure Facilities (click image for PDF)
Dennistoun Community Council Public Meeting – Save Our Leisure Facilities (click image for PDF)

DCC will be holding a public meeting to discuss potential leisure facility closures, from 7-9pm, on Thursday 17th January 2019, at Whitehill Secondary School Auditorium, 280 Onslow Drive, G31 2QF.

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