5 April 2012 Last updated at 10:11 ET

Glasgow Council

Key facts
Who runs the council?	Total seats	Council tax
Lab minority	79	Band D, £1,213

• The population of the council area stood at 588,470 in 2009 and the authority employs about 21,400 full and part-time workers.

• The council's budget stands at about £1,390m.
• Glasgow City Council is Scotland's largest local authority.
• The council was established in 1996 as a unitary authority with powers and responsibilities previously divided between councils of the Glasgow City district and the Strathclyde region.
• Glasgow will play host to the Commonwealth Games in 2014, costing about £524m.
• There are 21 multi-member wards on Glasgow Council, electing 78 councillors.
• The local authority's head quarters is the in the 1888-built City Chambers, in Glasgow's George Square.