Blairdardie is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of

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. It is situated north of the

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in the north-west of the city and is surrounded by other residential areas: High Knightswood,

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, Old Drumchapel, Drumchapel and

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. It was built between the 1950s and early 1960s. Blairdardie bascule bridge in 2005

Swans and cygnets on canal bank - geograph

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The main thoroughfare, Great Western Road (A82) runs right through the middle creating a 'South Blairdardie' (Keal Avenue, Keal Crescent, Keal Drive) which extends to the

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and a 'North Blairdardie' which extends to Drumchapel Road in the north. North Blairdardie consists of mostly terraced houses, which were council built and are now a mixture of owner-occupied and rented. Blairdardie Pavilion hosts football pitches, a skateboarding club and various youth and children's clubs. There are two primary schools, Blairdardie Primary (rebuilt in 2019, linked to

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) and St Ninian's Primary, linked to St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. The area is served by Drumchapel railway station, and there is a retail park and a small industrial estate to the west. South Blairdardie, geographically small but containing housing of higher density than the north part, is made up of mostly council-built low-rise flats of up to five storeys. There are, four landmark multi-storey flats situated along Great Western Road; these towers underwent extensive renovation in 2007. There are further areas of open ground for recreation near to this area at Petersen Park and Knightswood Park. The area is within Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (Ward 14) of

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and is represented by Cllr Judith Fisher, Cllr Paul Carey, Cllr Malcolm Balfour and Bailie Jonathan Findlay. Blairdardie also has an active community council. The Westminster constituency is Glasgow North West and is represented by

Carol Monaghan Carol Monaghan (born 2 August 1972) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North West in the general election in May 2015. She is the SNP Education spokesperson in the House of Common ...

MP. The Holyrood constituency is Glasgow Anniesland and is represented by

Bill Kidd William Kidd (born 24 July 1956) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow Anniesland constituency since 2011, having previously represented the Glasgow region from 2007–2011. ...

MSP.

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