East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It was formed in 1996, as a successor to the Eastwood district of the Strathclyde region. The northeastern part of the council area is close to Glasgow and many of the council area's northern settlements fall into the Greater Glasgow urban area.
Whitelee Windfarm
The council's customer service centre at 211 Main Street, Barrhead
Strathclyde was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts. The region was named after the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde centred on Govan, but covered a broader geographic area than its namesake.
Strathclyde Regional Council's Education Department on the corner of St Vincent Street and North Street
Main building of old High School (built 1846), became part of Strathclyde House, the council's headquarters.
Another block of Strathclyde House on the corner of Elmbank Crescent and India Street, later called Nye Bevan House