Council area · Scotland

South Lanarkshire

South 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

South Lanarkshire
Council area · S12000029
  • 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
S12000029
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
45
Postcode sectors
20
Wards
5
Constituencies

2 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

20 wards recorded in this council area.

Avondale and Stonehouse · Blantyre · Bothwell and Uddingston · Cambuslang East · Cambuslang West · Clydesdale East · Clydesdale North · Clydesdale South · Clydesdale West · East Kilbride Central North · East Kilbride Central South · East Kilbride East · East Kilbride South · East Kilbride West · Hamilton North and East · Hamilton South · Hamilton West and Earnock · Larkhall · Rutherglen Central and North · Rutherglen South

Postcode sectors

G71 7 · G71 8 · G71 9 · G72 0 · G72 6 · G72 7 · G72 8 · G72 9 · G73 1 · G73 2 · G73 3 · G73 4 · G73 5 · G74 1 · G74 2 · G74 3 · G74 4 · G74 5 · G74 9 · G75 0 · G75 7 · G75 8 · G75 9 · G79 1 · ML10 6 · ML10 9 · ML11 0 · ML11 1 · ML11 7 · ML11 8 · ML11 9 · ML12 6 · ML12 9 · ML3 0 · ML3 3 · ML3 6 · ML3 7 · ML3 8 · ML3 9 · ML8 4 · ML8 5 · ML9 1 · ML9 2 · ML9 3 · ML9 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 S12000029.