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

Whitehill Swimming Pool
Whitehill Swimming Pool

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 one, listing the answers received to question 1, on swimming pools and leisure facilities.

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Save Whitehill Pool 2026 Update Meeting

Whitehill Pool 2026 Update Meeting
Whitehill Pool 2026 Update Meeting

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:

  • Options appraisal
  • Business case
  • Next steps

Time, date and venue:

  • 7pm to 9pm, Tuesday 31 March 2026
  • St Rollox Bowling Club, Kennyhill Square, G31 3LL

Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council officers will be invited.

Elected members will also be invited.

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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.

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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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