Council area · Scotland

East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

East Dunbartonshire
Council area · S12000045
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000045
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
22
Postcode sectors
7
Wards
2
Constituencies

7 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

7 wards recorded in this council area.

Bearsden North · Bearsden South · Bishopbriggs North and Campsie · Bishopbriggs South · Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar · Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South · Milngavie

Postcode sectors

G61 1 · G61 2 · G61 3 · G61 4 · G61 9 · G62 6 · G62 7 · G62 8 · G62 9 · G64 1 · G64 2 · G64 3 · G64 4 · G64 9 · G66 1 · G66 2 · G66 3 · G66 4 · G66 5 · G66 7 · G66 8 · G66 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000045.