Council area · Scotland

North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

North Lanarkshire
Council area · S12000050
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000050
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
47
Postcode sectors
21
Wards
4
Constituencies

10 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

21 wards recorded in this council area.

Airdrie Central · Airdrie North · Airdrie South · Bellshill · Coatbridge North · Coatbridge South · Coatbridge West · Cumbernauld East · Cumbernauld North · Cumbernauld South · Fortissat · Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn · Kilsyth · Mossend and Holytown · Motherwell North · Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig · Motherwell West · Murdostoun · Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead · Thorniewood · Wishaw

Postcode sectors

G33 6 · G65 0 · G65 9 · G67 1 · G67 2 · G67 3 · G67 4 · G67 9 · G68 0 · G68 9 · G69 0 · G69 8 · G69 9 · G70 5 · G70 6 · G71 5 · G71 6 · ML1 1 · ML1 2 · ML1 3 · ML1 4 · ML1 5 · ML1 9 · ML2 0 · ML2 2 · ML2 7 · ML2 8 · ML2 9 · ML4 1 · ML4 2 · ML4 3 · ML4 9 · ML5 1 · ML5 2 · ML5 3 · ML5 4 · ML5 5 · ML5 9 · ML6 0 · ML6 1 · ML6 6 · ML6 7 · ML6 8 · ML6 9 · ML7 4 · ML7 5 · ML7 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000050.