North Lanarkshire

Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°W / 55.829; -3.922

North Lanarkshire North Lanrikshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath
Logo Coat of arms
Location
Geography
Area	Ranked 19th
- Total	470 km2 (181 sq mi)
Admin HQ	Motherwell
ISO 3166-2	GB-NLK
ONS code	00QZ
Demographics
Population	Ranked 4th
- Total (2005)	326,400
- Density	695 / km²
Politics
North Lanarkshire Council http://www.northlan.gov.uk/
Control	Labour
MPs	Tom Clarke Gregg McClymont Pamela Nash Frank Roy
MSPs	John Pentland Alex Neil Elaine Smith Jamie Hepburn Michael McMahon

North Lanarkshire (Scots: North Lanrikshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas in 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 Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire. The council covers parts of the traditional counties of Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire, and Stirlingshire.

The area was formed in 1996, largely from the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Motherwell and Monklands districts and significant elements of Strathclyde Regional Council.

Principal towns (10,000+)

• Airdrie
• Bellshill
• Coatbridge
• Cumbernauld
• Kilsyth
• Motherwell
• Wishaw

Small towns and villages

Allanton Auchinloch Annathill Banton Bargeddie Bonkle Cambusnethan Cardowan Calderbank Caldercruix Carfin Carnbroe Chapelhall Chryston Cleland Coltness

Croy Dullatur Forrestfield Garrion Bridge Gartcosh Glenboig Glenmavis Greengairs Harthill Hareshaw Holytown Longriggend Luggiebank Mollinsburn Moodiesburn Mossend Muirhead

Newmains Newhouse Newarthill New Stevenston Overtown Plains Queenzieburn Ravenscraig Riggend Salsburgh Shotts Stand Stepps Tannochside Viewpark Wattston Waterloo

Council political composition

North Lanarkshire Local Election Result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	40	N/A	N/A	-14	57.1	49.6	60673
	SNP	23	N/A	N/A	+11	32.9	31.7	38809
	Independent	5	N/A	N/A	-1	7.1	7.0	8510
	Conservative	1	N/A	N/A	+1	1.4	7.5	9212
	Liberal Democrats	1	N/A	N/A	+1	1.4	1.8	2232
	Scottish Socialist	0	N/A	N/A	0	0.0	1.5	1848
	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

External links

• North Lanarkshire at the Open Directory Project