North Lanarkshire

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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
Logo Coat of arms
Location
North Lanarkshire in Scotland.svg
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
MSPs

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.

Contents

[edit] Principal towns (10,000+ in population)

[edit] Small towns and villages

[edit] 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 23 N/A N/A +11 32.9 31.7 38,809
  Independent 5 N/A N/A -1 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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