National Citizens Council (temperance association: 1919-c1924: Glasgow, Scotland)

The National Citizens Council was established in 1919 with offices in St Vincent Street Glasgow, Scotland, and, by 1922, at 15 Gordon Street, Glasgow. It was formed as a consultative body of the various temperance organisations in Scotland and was governed by an Executive who formed an organising committee, finance committee, literary and publicity committee, and a woman's section.

One of its main objectives was to secure the veto poll campaign of 1920 that gave the electorate of a district the right to decide by majority vote such issues as limitation of licence and local prohibition under the Temperance (Scotland) Act of 1913. The Council was funded by subscription and the various temperance organisations that also provided propaganda literature, public speakers and regional agents. Public demonstrations, social teas and speakers were arranged through the organising committee, with the demonstrations being co-ordinated with the Scottish Temperance League, Scottish Permissive & Temperance Association, and the International Order of Good Templars: Grand Lodge of Scotland who each took a geographic area of Scotland to organise.

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