North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire North Lanrikshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath | |||
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Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°WCoordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°W | |||
Admin HQ | Motherwell | ||
Government | |||
• Body | North Lanarkshire Council | ||
• Control | Labour | ||
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Area | |||
• Total | 180 sq mi (470 km2) | ||
Area rank | Ranked 19th | ||
Population (2010 est.) | |||
• Total | 338,000 | ||
• Rank | Ranked 4th | ||
• Density | 1,800/sq mi (695/km2) | ||
ONS code | 00QZ | ||
ISO 3166 code | GB-NLK | ||
Website |
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North Lanarkshire (Scots: North Lanrikshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Stirling, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian. The council covers parts of the traditional counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.
The area was formed in 1996, largely made up from the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Motherwell and parts from the former Monklands District Council (1975-1996) as well as significant elements of Strathclyde Regional Council.
Principal towns (10,000+ in population)
- Cumbernauld - 49,664
- Coatbridge - 41,170
- Airdrie - 36,326
- Motherwell - 30,312
- Wishaw - 28,565
- Bellshill - 20,705
- Kilsyth - 10,100
Small towns and villages
- Allanton
- Annathill
- Auchinloch
- Banton
- Bargeddie
- Birkenshaw
- Bogside
- Bonkle
- Calderbank
- Caldercruix
- Cardowan
- Carfin
- Carnbroe
- Chapelhall
- Chryston
- Cleland
- Croy
- Dullatur
- Forrestfield
- Garrion Bridge
- Gartcosh
- Glenboig
- Glenmavis
- Greengairs
- Hareshaw
- Harthill
- Holytown
- Longriggend
- Luggiebank
- Millerston
- Mollinsburn
- Moodiesburn
- Morningside
- Mossend
- Muirhead
- Murdostoun
- Newarthill
- Newhouse
- Newmains
- New Stevenston
- Overtown
- Plains
- Queenzieburn
- Ravenscraig
- Riggend
- Salsburgh
- Shotts
- Stand
- Stepps
- Tannochside
- Viewpark
- Wattston
Council political composition
North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 40 | N/A | N/A | -14 | 57.1 | 49.6 | 60,673 | |||
SNP | 22 | N/A | N/A | +10 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 38,809 | |||
Independent | 6 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8,510 | |||
Conservative | 1 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 9,212 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2,232 | |||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,848 | |||
Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 759 | |||
Scottish Christian | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 348 | |||
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