South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
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Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Admin HQ	Hamilton
Government
• Body	South Lanarkshire Council
• Control	Labour minority (council NOC)
• MPs	David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) Joani Reid (East Kilbride and Strathaven) Imogen Walker (Hamilton and Clyde Valley) Michael Shanks (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
• MSPs	Màiri McAllan (Clydesdale) Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill)
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.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

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.