South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire
Sooth Lanrikshire
Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
South Lanarkshire; Sooth Lanrikshire; Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
Admin HQ	Hamilton
	Government
• Body	South Lanarkshire Council; http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/
• Control	Labour (minority control)
• MPs	Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East); Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow); Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West); David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale);
• MSPs	Aileen Campbell (Clydesdale); Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride); James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) ; Michael McMahon (Hamilton North and Bellshill); Christina McKelvie (Hamilton South); 7 South of Scotland List MSP's (Clydesdale Only); 7 Central Scotland List MSP's (East Kilbride, Hamilton South and Hamilton North and Bellshill); 7 Glasgow List MSP's (Glasgow Rutherglen Only);
	Area
• Total	Expression error: Unexpected < operator. sq mi (1,772 km2 (684 sq mi) km2)
Area rank	Ranked 11th
	Population (2010 est.)
• Total	307,700
• Rank	Ranked 5th
• Density	450/sq mi (174/km2)
ONS code	00RF
ISO 3166 code	GB-SLK

Main	Births etc

South Lanarkshire (Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages.

South Lanarkshire Council[]

South Lanarkshire Council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The council plan for 2007-2012 when the next council elections are due is Connect. The large and varied council area takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

There are 20 council wards in South Lanarkshire, each represented on the council by 3 or 4 elected councillors using Single Transferable Vote. South Lanarkshire operates a cabinet style system, with key decisions being taken by the Executive Committee, under the leadership of the Council Leader, and approved by the council, led by the Provost.

South Lanarkshire shares borders with the unitary authorities of Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, City of Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, West Lothian and Scottish Borders.

The area was formed in 1996, from the areas of Clydesdale, Hamilton and East Kilbride districts, and some outer areas of Glasgow District (Rutherglen/Fernhill, Cambuslang/Halfway and part of King's Park/Toryglen).

Political composition[]

South Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	30	N/A	N/A	-19	44.8	39.6	48,677
	SNP	24	N/A	N/A	+15	35.8	29.2	35,866
	Conservative	8	N/A	N/A	+4	11.9	12.9	15,924
	Liberal Democrats	2	N/A	N/A	0	3.0	7.2	8,897
	Scottish Green	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	2.7	3,354
	East Kilbride Alliance	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	1.2	1,511
	Scottish Socialist	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.8	966
	Scottish Unionist	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.7	912
	Solidarity	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.2	261
	Scottish Christian	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	0.1	180
	Independent	3	N/A	N/A	0	4.5	5.2	6,422

Since the elections, there has been one by-election and the current political composition is 3 Independent, 8 Conservative, 31 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrats and 23 SNP.

Council Headquarters[]

SouthLanarkshireCouncilHQ — South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters

The Council Headquarters building, on Almada Street, Hamilton, was built as the Lanark County Buildings in 1963, and designed by Lanark council architect D G Bannerman. The 16 storey, 165 foot tower is the largest in Hamilton, and is a highly visible landmark across this part of the Clyde Valley. The modernist design was influenced by the United Nations building in New York. Glass curtain walls cover the north and south facades, with the narrow east and west sides being blank white walls. At the front of the building is the circular council chamber, and a plaza with water features. It is known by locals as the "County Buildings"

Towns and villages[]

Principal settlements[]

Blantyre
Cambuslang
Carluke
East Kilbride
Hamilton
Lanark
Larkhall
Rutherglen
Strathaven

Other settlements[]

Abington
Ashgill
Auchengray
Auchenheath
Biggar
Blackwood
Bothwell
Braehead
Braidwood
Burnside
Carmichael
Carnwath
Carstairs
Chapelton
Coalburn
Cobbinshaw
Coulter
Crawford
Crawfordjohn
Crossford
Dalserf
Dolphinton
Douglas
Douglas Water
Elsrickle
Forth
Glassford
Glespin
Kilncadzow
Kirkfieldbank
Kirkmuirhill
Law Village
Leadhills
Lesmahagow
Newbigging
Nerston
Pettinain
Quarter
Quothquan
Rigside
Rosebank
Sandford
Stonehouse
Symington
Tarbrax
Thankerton
Thorntonhall
Uddingston
Waterfoot (Part Of)
Wiston
Woolfords

Places of interest[]

Hamilton Mausoleum
Bothwell Castle
Strathaven Castle
John Hastie Museum, Strathaven
Low Parks Museum, Hamilton
Chatelherault Country Park, near Hamilton, including Cadzow Castle
Craignethan Castle
David Livingstone Centre, in Blantyre
Dollan Baths, East Kilbride
Falls of Clyde
Little Sparta, near Dunsyre near Lanark
New Lanark, a World Heritage Site
Clyde Valley
Sites of the Battle of Drumclog and the Battle of Bothwell Bridge

Tertiary Education[]

South Lanarkshire College
University of the West of Scotland (formally Bell College, University Of Paisley)

External links[]

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