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South Lanarkshire

Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
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South Lanarkshire
Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire
Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
Coat of arms of South Lanarkshire
Coat of arms
Official logo of South Lanarkshire
Council logo
Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy areaLanarkshire
Admin HQHamilton
Government
 • BodySouth Lanarkshire Council
 • ControlLabour minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
 • MSPs
Area
 • Total684 sq mi (1,772 km2)
 • RankRanked 11th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total327,430
 • RankRanked 5th
 • Density480/sq mi (180/km2)
ONS codeS12000029
ISO 3166 codeGB-SLK
Largest townEast Kilbride
Largest urban areaHamilton, South Lanarkshire
Websitewww.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

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 Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as 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.

History

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South Lanarkshire covers the southern part of the historic county of Lanarkshire. Lanarkshire had existed as a shire from around the time of King David I, who ruled Scotland from 1124 to 1153.[1] The county took its name from the original county town at Lanark, which had been the site of the first Parliament of Scotland under Kenneth II in 978.[2]

Local government was reformed in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which replaced Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Lanarkshire became part of the Strathclyde region, which was divided in 19 districts.[3]

South Lanarkshire was created in 1996, when the regions and districts created in 1975 were replaced with single-tier council areas. South Lanarkshire covered the whole area of three of the abolished Strathclyde districts, being Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton, plus an area including Rutherglen and Cambuslang from the City of Glasgow district.[4] The Rutherglen and Cambuslang area was included following a referendum on whether to stay in Glasgow or become part of the new South Lanarkshire council area.[5][6]

Geography

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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.

Governance

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Main article: South Lanarkshire Council

South Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton.

Demographics

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Ethnic Group 2001[7] 2011[7][8] 2022[9]
Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 298,812 98.87% 306,625 97.70% 313,148 95.75%
White: Scottish 283,624 93.85% 287,491 91.61% 285,577 87.32%
White: Other British 10,223 3.38% 12,068 3.85% 17,882 5.47%
White: Irish 2,678 0.89% 3,187 1.02% 3,078 0.94%
White: Gypsy/Traveller[note 1] – – 203 0.06% 158 0.05%
White: Polish[note 1] – – 1,140 0.36% 2,225 0.68%
White: Other 2,287 0.76% 2,536 0.81% 4,225 1.29%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total 2,416 0.80% 5,156 1.64% 8,119 2.48%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian 536 0.18% 1,344 0.43% 2,033 0.62%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani 968 0.32% 2,117 0.67% 3,972 1.21%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi 29 – 93 – 99 –
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese 718 0.24% 1,012 0.32% 1,055 0.32%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other 165 0.05% 590 0.19% 960 0.29%
Black, Black Scottish or Black British[note 2] 43 – – – – –
African: Total 111 – 664 0.21% 1,805 0.55%
African: African, African Scottish or African British – – 637 0.20% 167 0.05%
African: Other African – – 27 – 1,636 0.50%
Caribbean or Black: Total – – 207 0.07% 224 0.07%
Caribbean 48 – 108 – 66 –
Black – – 67 – 14 –
Caribbean or Black: Other – – 32 – 144 –
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Total 482 0.16% 779 0.25% 2,439 0.75%
Other: Total 304 0.10% 399 0.13% 1,321 0.40%
Other: Arab[note 1] – – 232 0.07% 443 0.14%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – 167 0.05% 878 0.27%
Total: 302,216 100.00% 313,830 100.00% 327,056 100.00%

Settlements

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The largest settlements in South Lanarkshire.

Largest settlements by population:

Settlement Population (2022)[10]
East Kilbride

75,310

Hamilton

54,480

Rutherglen

30,950

Cambuslang

30,790

Blantyre

16,800

Larkhall

15,030

Carluke

13,810

Lanark

8,880

Strathaven

8,090

Bothwell

6,870

Uddingston

6,300

Stonehouse

5,550

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

4,380

Lesmahagow

4,300

Law

3,090

Biggar

2,640

Other settlements

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Main article: List of places in South Lanarkshire

Places of interest

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Tertiary education

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ^ Category restructured for the 2011 census

References

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  1. ^ "Lanarkshire". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Lanark from kings to covenanters". South Lanarkshire. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 17 April 2023
  4. ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 22 January 2023
  5. ^ Rutherglen residents not interested in Glasgow return, Daily Record, 9 April 2017
  6. ^ From a pawnbrokers to Parliament - Tommy McAvoy looks back on a career that took him to the House of Lords, Marc McLean, Daily Record, 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Census Dissemination Unit, Mimas (5 May 2011). "InFuse". infuse2011gf.ukdataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'South Lanarkshire' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
  10. ^ "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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