South Lanarkshire
Council area of Scotland
Place in Scotland
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 Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow 's suburban towns , as well as many rural 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 most of the historic county of Lanarkshire .
Governance
South Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton , has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn.
Geography
The large and varied geographical territory 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 .
Demographics
Ethnic Group
2001 [1]
2011 [1] [2]
2022 [3]
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
White : Total
298,812
98.87%
306,625
97.70%
313,148
95.75%
White: Scottish
283,624
93.85%
287,491
91.61%
285,577
87.32%
White: Other British
10,223
3.38%
12,068
3.85%
17,882
5.47%
White: Irish
2,678
0.89%
3,187
1.02%
3,078
0.94%
White: Gypsy/Traveller [note 1]
–
–
203
0.06%
158
0.05%
White: Polish [note 1]
–
–
1,140
0.36%
2,225
0.68%
White: Other
2,287
0.76%
2,536
0.81%
4,225
1.29%
Asian , Asian Scottish or Asian British : Total
2,416
0.80%
5,156
1.64%
8,119
2.48%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian
536
0.18%
1,344
0.43%
2,033
0.62%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani
968
0.32%
2,117
0.67%
3,972
1.21%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi
29
–
93
–
99
–
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese
718
0.24%
1,012
0.32%
1,055
0.32%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other
165
0.05%
590
0.19%
960
0.29%
Black , Black Scottish or Black British [note 2]
43
–
–
–
–
–
African : Total
111
–
664
0.21%
1,805
0.55%
African: African , African Scottish or African British
–
–
637
0.20%
167
0.05%
African: Other African
–
–
27
–
1,636
0.50%
Caribbean or Black : Total
–
–
207
0.07%
224
0.07%
Caribbean
48
–
108
–
66
–
Black
–
–
67
–
14
–
Caribbean or Black: Other
–
–
32
–
144
–
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups : Total
482
0.16%
779
0.25%
2,439
0.75%
Other: Total
304
0.10%
399
0.13%
1,321
0.40%
Other: Arab [note 1]
–
–
232
0.07%
443
0.14%
Other: Any other ethnic group
–
–
167
0.05%
878
0.27%
Total:
302,216
100.00%
313,830
100.00%
327,056
100.00%
Settlements
The largest settlements in South Lanarkshire.
Largest settlements by population:
Settlement
Population (2022)[4]
East Kilbride
75,310
Hamilton
54,480
Rutherglen
30,950
Cambuslang
30,790
Blantyre
16,800
Larkhall
15,030
Carluke
13,810
Lanark
8,880
Strathaven
8,090
Bothwell
6,870
Uddingston
6,300
Stonehouse
5,550
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
4,380
Lesmahagow
4,300
Law
3,090
Biggar
2,640
Other settlements
Places of interest
Bothwell Castle
Calderglen Country Park , East Kilbride
Chatelherault Country Park , Hamilton, including Cadzow Castle
Clyde Valley
Craignethan Castle
David Livingstone Centre , Blantyre
Dollan Aqua Centre , East Kilbride
Falls of Clyde
Hamilton Mausoleum
James Hamilton Heritage Park, East Kilbride
John Hastie Museum, Strathaven
Lanark Loch
Little Sparta , near Dunsyre near Lanark
Low Parks Museum , Hamilton
New Lanark , a World Heritage Site
Rutherglen Town Hall and medieval church tower
Sites of the Battle of Drumclog and the Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Strathaven Castle
Wilsontown Ironworks
Tertiary education
See also
Notes
^ a b c New category created for the 2011 census
^ Category restructured for the 2011 census
References
External links
Towns Villages and hamlets