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South Lanarkshire Council

Local authority area: South Lanarkshire · Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas

South Lanarkshire is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 1,771.9 km² and had 320,530 residents in 2019 — about 181 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Hamilton.

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Town hall in the administrative centreLanark County Buildings, Hamilton
Lanark County Buildings, Hamilton
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for South Lanarkshire, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019320,530+6.0% since 2001
Land area1,771.9km²684.1 sq mi
Density181/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#69of 382 UK councils · #5 in Scotland
Population estimates19 data points
308.4K310.4K311.3K312.2K313.2K313.9K314.3K314.8K315.3K316.2K317.1K318.2K319K320.5K
20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1996
    Created

    South Lanarkshire became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

DDumfries and GallowayScottish council area148,860EEast AyrshireScottish council area122,010EEast RenfrewshireScottish council area95,530NNorth LanarkshireScottish council area341,370SScottish BordersScottish council area115,510WWest LothianScottish council area183,100
Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland
Glasgow City633,120City of Edinburgh524,930Fife373,550North Lanarkshire341,370Aberdeenshire261,210Highland235,830Aberdeen City228,670West Lothian183,100Renfrewshire179,100Falkirk160,890Perth and Kinross151,950Dundee City149,320
Elections

20 electoral wards

All wards of South Lanarkshire

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Council offices

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

CSouth Lanarkshire Council HeadquartersCouncil office · Hamilton ML3 0AA · hours listedCSouth Lanarkshire Council housing repairsCouncil office · Hamilton ML3 0XB · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Hamilton and Clyde Valley · 7 wardsEast Kilbride and Strathaven · 6 wardsRutherglen · 6 wardsDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale · 2 wardsMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke · 2 wards
Source: Wikidata Q209142 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.