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.
South Lanarkshire
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| Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
| Admin HQ | Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Body | South Lanarkshire Council |
| • Control | Labour minority (council NOC) |
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| Area | |
• Total | 684 sq mi (1,772 km2) |
| • Rank | Ranked 11th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 327,430 |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th |
| • Density | 480/sq mi (180/km2) |
| ONS code | S12000029 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SLK |
| Largest town | East Kilbride |
| Largest urban area | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
| Website | www |
History
editSouth Lanarkshire covers the southern part of the historic county of Lanarkshire. Lanarkshire had existed as a shire from around the time of King David I, who ruled Scotland from 1124 to 1153.[1] The county took its name from the original county town at Lanark, which had been the site of the first Parliament of Scotland under Kenneth II in 978.[2]
Local government was reformed in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which replaced Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Lanarkshire became part of the Strathclyde region, which was divided in 19 districts.[3]
South Lanarkshire was created in 1996, when the regions and districts created in 1975 were replaced with single-tier council areas. South Lanarkshire covered the whole area of three of the abolished Strathclyde districts, being Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton, plus an area including Rutherglen and Cambuslang from the City of Glasgow district.[4] The Rutherglen and Cambuslang area was included following a referendum on whether to stay in Glasgow or become part of the new South Lanarkshire council area.[5][6]
Geography
editThe 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.
Governance
editSouth Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton.
Demographics
edit| Ethnic Group | 2001[7] | 2011[7][8] | 2022[9] | |||
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| 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
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Largest settlements by population:
| Settlement | Population (2022)[10] |
|---|---|
| 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
editPlaces of interest
edit- 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
edit- South Lanarkshire College
- University of the West of Scotland (formerly Bell College, University Of Paisley)
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lanarkshire". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Lanark from kings to covenanters". South Lanarkshire. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 17 April 2023
- ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 22 January 2023
- ^ Rutherglen residents not interested in Glasgow return, Daily Record, 9 April 2017
- ^ From a pawnbrokers to Parliament - Tommy McAvoy looks back on a career that took him to the House of Lords, Marc McLean, Daily Record, 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b Census Dissemination Unit, Mimas (5 May 2011). "InFuse". infuse2011gf.ukdataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'South Lanarkshire' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.