Govanhill was one of the few areas to avoid Glasgow Corporation's programme of ' Comprehensive Development Areas' in the 1960s.

The buildings have been converted and still stand today - the school is now for younger age groups as St Brides Primary, the others are apartments The nearest fire station is still fairly close at Polmadie, a short distance to the north of the modern police office at Aikenhead Road. A secondary school, fire station and police station were constructed in that sector to serve the growing population, integrated into the same sandstone tenement style as surrounding dwellings.

As the construction expanded to the west of Victoria Road during that period, Govanhill became joined with its older neighbour Strathbungo. Both burghs were absorbed by the expanding city of Glasgow in 1891. Govanhill shared a burgh hall with its neighbour, Crosshill this building is now known as Dixon Halls. Cells for prisoners, tenements for constables, and stables were added. Govanhill gained the status of an independent police burgh in 1877 on achieving this status a police office was set up off Belleisle Street. Allison Street is thought to be named after Sir Archibald Allison, Sheriff Principal of Lanarkshire. Some of the local streets were named after the daughters of William Dixon Jnr: Daisy Street, and Annette Street. The area itself was formed in 1877 and the main avenue that runs the length of it is called Dixon Avenue. The village was built by Dixon for his workers, who worked in his Little Govan Colliery. A company village called Fireworks Village was situated on the site of the later Burgh of Govanhill. A prominent ironmaster, William Dixon opened blast furnaces to the north of Govanhill which became known as Dixon's Blazes. The history of the area is linked to the Dixon family. A previous (1999 to 2007) smaller ward named Govanhill had boundaries of Dixon Avenue and Dixon Road to the south, Victoria Road to the west, Butterbiggins Road to the north and Aikenhead Road to the east. Since 2007, it has fallen under the Southside Central ward of Glasgow City Council.

Historically part of Renfrewshire, Govanhill had the status of a police burgh between 18 before becoming part of the City of Glasgow.

Govanhill ( Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc a' Ghobhainn) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated south of the River Clyde between Pollokshields, the Gorbals, Strathbungo, Crosshill, Polmadie and Queen's Park.

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