South Lanarkshire
§ This page gives an overview of the South Lanarkshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ South Lanarkshire stretches from the southern fringes of Glasgow into rural Clydesdale. Major towns include Hamilton, East Kilbride, and Lanark. The area blends urban industry with agriculture and is well connected by transport links.
The administrative boundary of South Lanarkshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of South Lanarkshire.
Key Facts about South Lanarkshire
What region is South Lanarkshire in? South Lanarkshire is in Scotland, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is South Lanarkshire a city? No, South Lanarkshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs South Lanarkshire? The local government for this district is: South Lanarkshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
▶ Official website of South Lanarkshire Council 🔗 southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Which police force covers South Lanarkshire? Policing in South Lanarkshire is provided by Police Scotland 🔗 scotland.police.uk, which covers the whole of Scotland.
South Lanarkshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, South Lanarkshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Southern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ South 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.
Constituencies in South Lanarkshire
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- East Kilbride and Strathaven
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
- Rutherglen
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 South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is divided into 20 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Avondale and Stonehouse
- Blantyre
- Bothwell and Uddingston
- Cambuslang East
- Cambuslang West
- Clydesdale East
- Clydesdale North
- Clydesdale South
- Clydesdale West
- East Kilbride Central North
- East Kilbride Central South
- East Kilbride East
- East Kilbride South
- East Kilbride West
- Hamilton North and East
- Hamilton South
- Hamilton West and Earnock
- Larkhall
- Rutherglen Central and North
- Rutherglen South
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Built-up Areas in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire covers 46 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ashgill
- Biggar
- Blantyre
- Bothwell
- Braidwood
- Cambuslang *
- Carluke
- Carmunnock *
- Carnwath
- Carstairs
- Carstairs Junction
- Chapelton (South Lanarkshire)
- Cleghorn
- Coalburn
- Crawford
- Crossford (South Lanarkshire)
- Douglas
- East Kilbride
- Ferniegair
- Forth
- Glasgow *
- Glassford
- Hamilton
- Jackton
- Kirkfieldbank
- Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
- Lanark
- Larkhall
- Law
- Leadhills
- Lesmahagow
- Nerston
- Netherburn
- Quarter
- Rosebank
- Rutherglen *
- Spittal (South Lanarkshire) *
- Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire)
- Strathaven
- Symington (South Lanarkshire)
- Thankerton
- Thorntonhall *
- Uddingston *
- Uddington
- Waterfoot *
- West End (South Lanarkshire)
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of South Lanarkshire.)