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
• MPs	Phil Boswell (SNP, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) Marion Fellows (SNP, Motherwell and Wishaw) Neil Gray (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) Stuart McDonald (SNP, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
• MSPs	Jamie Hepburn (SNP, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) Michael McMahon (Lab, Uddingston and Bellshill) Alex Neil (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) John Pentland (Lab, Motherwell and Wishaw) Elaine Smith (Lab, Coatbridge and Chryston)
Area
• Total	180 sq mi (470 km^2)
Area rank	Ranked 19th
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	338,000
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	1,800/sq mi (695/km^2)
ONS code	00QZ
ISO 3166 code	GB-NLK
Website	www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

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

North Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, located in Motherwell

• 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
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

External links

• North Lanarkshire at DMOZ