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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.

Scottish Government Licensing Consultation

The Scottish Government is responsible for regulating the powers of Scottish local authorities and Licensing Boards in relation to licensing the sale of alcohol.

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Places, People and Planning – Young People

The Scottish Government is keen to hear the views of children and young people on the proposals in Places, People and Planning which may directly affect them. Working with YoungScot, a short online survey has been commissioned to seek views of children and young people on how the place where they live, work or go to school should change in the future. The survey can be accessed here: http://www.surveygizmo.eu/s3/90029151/05e0182d3299

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Places, People and Planning Consultation

On the 10th January 2017, Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government and Housing, launched “Places, People and Planning: A consultation of the future of the Scottish Planning System”.

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Education Governance Review

On 13 September the Scottish Government launched a Governance Review of early years and schools education and it would like to hear your views at a Ministerial Engagement session to be held on 10th November 10:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 at the Hilton Hotel Glasgow.

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