South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire (Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the City of Glasgow and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, also containing many rural towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes most of the historic county of Lanarkshire.

South Lanarkshire
Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire
Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy areaLanarkshire
Admin HQHamilton
Government
 • BodySouth Lanarkshire Council
 • ControlLabour minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
  • David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
  • Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
  • Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East)
  • Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
 • MSPs
  • Màiri McAllan (Clydesdale)
  • Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride)
  • Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)
  • Clare Haughey (Rutherglen)
  • Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill)
Area
 • Total684 sq mi (1,772 km2)
 • RankRanked 11th
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total319,020
 • RankRanked 5th
 • Density470/sq mi (180/km2)
ONS codeS12000029
ISO 3166 codeGB-SLK
Largest townEast Kilbride
Largest urban areaHamilton, South Lanarkshire
Websitewww.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Governance

South Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn.

Geography

The large and varied geographical territory 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.

Principal settlements

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Settlement Population
Blantyre 16,800
Cambuslang 30,790
Carluke 13,810
East Kilbride 75,310
Hamilton 54,480
Lanark 8,880
Larkhall 15,030
Rutherglen 30,950
Strathaven 8,090

Places of interest
  • Bothwell Castle
  • Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride
  • Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton, including Cadzow Castle
  • Clyde Valley
  • Craignethan Castle
  • David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre
  • Dollan Aqua Centre, East Kilbride
  • Falls of Clyde
  • Hamilton Mausoleum
  • James Hamilton Heritage Park, East Kilbride
  • John Hastie Museum, Strathaven
  • Lanark Loch
  • Little Sparta, near Dunsyre near Lanark
  • Low Parks Museum, Hamilton
  • New Lanark, a World Heritage Site
  • Rutherglen Town Hall and medieval church tower
  • Sites of the Battle of Drumclog and the Battle of Bothwell Bridge
  • Strathaven Castle
  • Wilsontown Ironworks

Tertiary education
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • University of the West of Scotland (formerly Bell College, University Of Paisley)

See also
  • List of Category A listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
  • Routes To Work South
  • Scheduled monuments in South Lanarkshire

References
  1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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