North Lanarkshire
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North Lanarkshire is in the central belt, east of Glasgow, and includes towns such as Motherwell, Airdrie, and Cumbernauld. Historically industrial, especially in steelmaking, it now focuses on logistics, manufacturing, and commuter communities.
The local government for this district is: North Lanarkshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in North Lanarkshire
- Airdrie and Shotts
- Coatbridge and Bellshill
- Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Airdrie Central
- Airdrie North
- Airdrie South
- Bellshill
- Coatbridge North
- Coatbridge South
- Coatbridge West
- Cumbernauld East
- Cumbernauld North
- Cumbernauld South
- Fortissat
- Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
- Kilsyth
- Mossend and Holytown
- Motherwell North
- Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
- Motherwell West
- Murdostoun
- Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
- Thorniewood
- Wishaw
North Lanarkshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, North Lanarkshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ North Lanarkshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.