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North Lanarkshire Council

Local authority area: North Lanarkshire · Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath

North Lanarkshire is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 469.9 km² and had 341,370 residents in 2019 — about 726 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Motherwell.

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Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, Hamilton Road, Motherwell

People

Population

Estimates recorded for North Lanarkshire, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019341,370+6.3% since 2001

Land area469.9km²181.4 sq mi

Density726/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#56of 382 UK councils · #4 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

328.7K331.2K333.3K335.2K336.3K337.7K337.9K337.8K338K338.3K339.4K340K340.2K341.4K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
North Lanarkshire became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Campi BisenzioSchweinfurt

Borders

Neighbouring councils

SSouth LanarkshireScottish council area320,530

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

21 electoral wards

All wards of North Lanarkshire

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CAirdrie Social Work LocalityCouncil office · Airdrie ML6 6AW · hours listed CIntegrated equipment & adaptation serviceCouncil office · Motherwell ML1 2AJ · hours listed TNew Town HallTown hall · Glasgow G67 1DZ

Westminster

Constituencies

Coatbridge and Bellshill · 8 wards Airdrie and Shotts · 7 wards Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch · 5 wards Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q207111 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.