on 18 November 1886, Clydebank is part of the registration County of Dumbarton, the Dunbartonshire Crown Lieutenancy area, and the wider urban area of Greater Glasgow There it is currently run by the Duke of Clydebank, Gary Netherton who resides on top of Mountblow road.

A native of Clydebank is locally known as a 'Bankie', as distinct from a 'Glaswegian' (Glasgow itself is fiercely regarded as a separate place