Avondale and Stonehouse (ward)

Avondale and Stonehouse
South Lanarkshire
Outline map
Boundary of Avondale and Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population17,749 (2021)[1]
Electorate14,882 (2022)
Major settlementsStrathaven
Stonehouse
Scottish Parliament constituencyClydesdale
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Scottish Parliament regionSouth Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyEast Kilbride and Strathaven
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorMargaret Cooper (Independent)
CouncillorElise Frame (SNP)
CouncillorSusan Kerr (Labour)
Created fromAvondale North
Avondale South
Larkhall South
Lindsay

Avondale and Stonehouse is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward initially elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system before a boundary review in 2017 reduced the number of councillors to three. It covers an area with a population of 17,749 people.

The ward has produced strong results for both Labour and the Scottish National Party (SNP). Prior to the boundary review, the SNP held half the seats in the ward and both parties have returned at least one member at every election.

  1. ^ "Avondale and Stonehouse". Scottish Government. Retrieved 5 March 2023.