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[[Image:Wfm glasgow lilybank.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Lilybank Gardens, a typical Hillhead terrace.]]
'''Hillhead''' is a residential and commercial area of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. Situated north of [[Partick]] and to the south of [[North Kelvinside]], Hillhead is located at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable [[Glasgow#The West End|West End]], with [[Byres Road]] forming the central artery of the area.
The land was originally the property of the Gibsons of Hillhead. It was an independent Police Burgh from [[1869]], but as Glasgow grew during the [[nineteenth century]] it was first swallowed up physically by the growing city, and then administratively in [[1891]].
The [[University of Glasgow]] is located in the area, having moved from its original site to its current [[Gilmorehill]] location in [[1870]]. Consequently a great number of students live in the area. The [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] colonnaded [[Wellington Church]] is located on University Avenue, directly opposite the University.
Many [[academic]]s from the nearby [[University of Glasgow]] live in the area along with [[BBC Scotland]] employees, [[actor]]s, [[Presenter|broadcasters]], [[writers]] and many [[students]] from many local [[university|universities]] and [[teaching hospital]]s, creating an economic and culturally diverse community.
Politically there was once a parliamentary constituency entitled "Glasgow Hillhead" which had been held for many years by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] (indeed, after the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]] it was the only Conservative seat left in Glasgow), but at [[Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982|a by-election in 1982]] it was won by the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democrats]] candidate [[Roy Jenkins]]. He held onto the seat until the [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987 general election]] when he was defeated by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate [[George Galloway]]. This seat formed the basis of the current Glasgow Kelvin constituency. The SDP influence has not totally waned though as the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] won the Hillhead ward on the [[City of Glasgow]] Council in [[2003]].
Other features of Hillhead include the nearby [[Glasgow Botanic Gardens]], [[Hillhead High School]], [[Glasgow Academy]] (a private school), and the [[Kelvinbridge]], which straddles the [[River Kelvin]] which used to form an eastern boundary between Hillhead and Glasgow, until Hillhead's incoporation into the city.
The area is served by [[Hillhead subway station]] on the [[Glasgow Subway]] system, on Byres Road, which is always busy with students. The two stops on either side of it are [[Kelvinhall subway station|Kelvinhall]], just outside [[Partick]], and [[Kelvinbridge]].
Hillhead is a commercially important district to the city of Glasgow, featuring many of the city's most fashionable and popular independent boutiques.
==Archives==
The archives about Hillhead are maintained by the [[Archives of the University of Glasgow| Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS)]].
==External links==
*[http://www.byres-road.co.uk Byres Road Guide]
*[http://www.hillheadcc.org.uk Hillhead Community Council]
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