| Clydesdale South | |
|---|---|
| South Lanarkshire | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Clydesdale_South.svg) Boundary of Clydesdale South in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 14,621 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,706 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Lesmahagow |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Clydesdale |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Mark Horsham (SNP) |
| Councillor | Ross Gowland (Labour) |
| Councillor | Ross Lambie (Conservative) |
| Created from | Blackwood Clyde Valley Douglas Lesmahagow |
Clydesdale South is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 14,621 people.
The ward was previously a Labour stronghold with the party holding all three seats between 2014 and 2017. However, it has since become split between Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives.
- ^ "Clydesdale South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.