Bishopbriggs North and Campsie is one of the seven

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used to elect members of the

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. It elects four Councillors. The ward was created in 2017 following a boundary review, when the council's wards were reduced in number from eight to seven – most of the ''Bishopbriggs North and Torrance'' ward of 2007 was combined with the majority of the ''Campsie & Kirkintilloch North'' ward ( Clachan of Campsie,

Lennoxtown Lennoxtown ( gd, Baile na Leamhnachd, ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 201 ...

and

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) – the parts of

Bishopbriggs Bishopbriggs ( sco, The Briggs; gd, Achadh an Easbaig) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the Glasgow city centre, city centre. Shires of Scotland, Historically in ...

between the

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railway tracks and the Bishopbriggs Burn were re-assigned to the

Bishopbriggs South Bishopbriggs South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the East Dunbartonshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three Councillors. As its name suggests, its territory consists of the southern part of the burgh of Bishopbriggs ( ...

ward, and the parts of

Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (; sco, Kirkintulloch; gd, Cair Cheann Tulaich) is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. ...

north of the

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were re-assigned to Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South. The new ward's territory borders the

North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...

and

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

local authority areas at either end of the

Campsie Fells The Campsie Fells (also known as the Campsies; Scottish Gaelic: ''Monadh Chamaisidh'') are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching east to west from Denny Muir to Dumgoyne in Stirlingshire and overlooking Strathkelvin to the south. Th ...

. In 2020, the ward had a population of 19,323.Electoral Ward Bishopbriggs North and Campsie
Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

2022 East Dunbartonshire Council election

2017 election

2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election

References

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