South Lanarkshire council area
| South Lanarkshire Sooth Lanrikshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas |
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| Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°WCoordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W | |||
| Admin HQ | Hamilton | ||
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| • Body | South Lanarkshire Council Almada Street Hamilton South Lanarkshire ML3 0AA southlanarkshire.gov.uk |
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| • Control | SNP minority (council NOC) | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 684 sq mi (1,771 km2) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 11th | ||
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |||
| • Total | 317,100 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 5th | ||
| • Density | 460/sq mi (178/km2) | ||
| ONS code | S12000029 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SLK | ||
South Lanarkshire (Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the City of Glasgow and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburbs. It also contains many towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes part of the historic county of Lanarkshire.
South Lanarkshire Council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied council area takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.
There are 20 council wards in South Lanarkshire, each represented on the council by 3 or 4 elected councillors using single transferable vote. South Lanarkshire operates a cabinet style system, with key decisions being taken by the Executive Committee, under the leadership of the Council Leader, and approved by the council, led by the provost.
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