South Lanarkshire

  • Council Control: Min Lab
  • Conservatives 7
  • Labour 25
  • Liberal Democrats 3
  • Green 1
  • SNP 25
  • Other 3

Independent Group 2, Independent 1. Begins at Rutherglen, south-eastern suburb of Glasgow; includes new town of East Kilbride, Hamilton, and several market towns in the Lanark Hills. New Lanark mill is where Robert Owen pioneered business on cooperative principles.

Mark Horsham (Clydesdale South) moved from Scottish National Party to Independent in October 2023. Labour gained a seat in East Kilbride West from the Scottish National Party at a byelection on 6 July.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
Scotland

Address
Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AA

Phone
01698 454444

Website
http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£1300.81