Hamilton North and East (ward)

Hamilton North and East
South Lanarkshire
Outline map
Boundary of Hamilton North and East in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017.
Population15,004 (2021)[1]
Electorate12,036 (2022)
Major settlementsHamilton (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituencyHamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Uddingston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament regionCentral Scotland
UK Parliament constituencyHamilton and Clyde Valley
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
Number of councillors3
CouncillorDavie McLachlan (Labour)
CouncillorColin Dewar (SNP)
CouncillorMartin Hose (Conservative)
Created fromBurnbank/Blantyre
Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
Hamilton Centre North
Udston
Wellhall/Earnock
Whitehill

Hamilton North and East 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 15,004 people.

The ward was previously a Labour stronghold with the party holding two of the three seats between 2007 and 2017. However, it has since become split between Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives with each party holding one seat since 2017.

  1. ^ "Hamilton North and East". Scottish Government. Retrieved 11 March 2023.