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South Lanarkshire 

It is one of Scotland's 32 unitary authorities. It is located to the south-east of Glasgow proper and contains several suburbs as well as many rural hamlets. Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders, and West Lothian are all neighboring counties. The majority of the original county of Lanarkshire is included.

South Lanarkshire Council

The Scottish administrative region of South Lanarkshire is governed by the South Lanarkshire Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas), a unitary authority. The council's headquarters are located in Hamilton, and it has 16,000 employees and an annual budget of nearly £1 billion. There are urban burghs like Rutherglen and Cambuslang, as well as the historic cities of East Kilbride and Carluke, as well as market towns like Lanark, Strathaven, and Carluke. In 1996, the districts of Clydesdale, Hamilton, and East Kilbride, as well as some outer areas of Glasgow district (Rutherglen/Fernhill, Cambuslang/Halfway, and a portion of King's Park/Toryglen) were merged to form the area, which had previously been part of the Strathclyde region from 1975 but had historically been part of Lanarkshire.

Leadership

Key decisions in South Lanarkshire are made by the Executive Committee, led by the Council Leader, and approved by the council, headed by the provost.

Tom McCabe was the first leader of South Lanarkshire Council and was chosen from among the current council members. McCabe had previously served as the leader of Hamilton District Council. Eddie McAvoy, the brother of one of the region's MPs Tommy McAvoy, served as McCabe's deputy for 18 years before retiring ahead of the 2017 election after McCabe was elected as an MSP in 1999. John Ross took over as leader in 2017. 

One of the current council members also acts as provost, a diplomatic position.

People currently holding these positions are:

• Former Hamilton district provost Sam Casserly served in that role from 1995 to 1999.
• Alan Dick (1999-2003)
• Mushtaq Ahmad (2003–2007)
• Russell Clearie (2007-2012)
• Former Clydesdale district provost, Eileen Logan, served from 2012 to 2017.
• The position of Ian McAllan (2017-2022)
• Maggie Cooper (2022–present)

Wards

During the first 12 years of the council's existence, each of the 73 wards (reduced to 67 in 1999 and 2003) elected one council member using the First Past the Post voting system.

Each of the 20 council wards in South Lanarkshire has a population between 13,000 and 20,000, and its councillors are elected by single transferable vote; in 2007 and 2012, this resulted in a total of 67 available seats, which was reduced to 64 in 2017 along with boundary adjustments, despite maintaining the same number of wards overall.

Headquarters

The current Council Headquarters building, located at Almada Street, Hamilton, was formerly known as the Hamilton Townhouse and was designed by Lanark council architect D G Bannerman in 1963. The 17-story, 200-foot (61 m) tower is a prominent landmark in this section of the Clyde Valley and is listed as a Category A building because of its architectural significance. New York's iconic United Nations building served as inspiration for the building's sleek, contemporary style. The council chamber is a circular room at the front of the building, adjacent to a plaza with water features.

Lanarkshire

Located in the heart of Scotland's Lowlands, Lanarkshire is more than just a county—a it's lieutenancy area and a place to register your vehicle.

Since most of Glasgow and its suburbs are located in Lanarkshire, it is the most populous county in Scotland. Prior to 1402, its borders were much larger, and they even included Renfrewshire to the west. There are seven other counties that surround Lanarkshire: Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the north, West Lothian and Mid Lothian to the northeast, Peeblesshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, Ayrshire to the west, and Renfrewshire to the southwest.

Geography of Lanarkshire

The county of Lanarkshire is located in the basin of the Clyde River, which flows through the region from northwest to southeast. Most of the area is low and agricultural, but the Lowther Hills of the Southern Uplands rise to the south, and at 748 meters above sea level, Culter Fell on the county line with Peeblesshire is the highest point (2,454 ft). Towards the east, between Tarbrax and Dunsyre, a sliver of the Pentland Hills extends into the county. Daer Reservoir is located further down south. Roughrigg Reservoir, Lilly Loch, Hillend Reservoir, Forrestburn Reservoir, and Black Loch are some of the smaller bodies of water in Northern Lanarkshire, which is dominated by the Glasgow conurbation, Scotland's largest city.

Mining industry

Rich coal seams in locations like Glenboig brought wealth to Lanarkshire from the middle of the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.

A cartel of coal owners raised the price of coal to Glasgow as the coal business expanded in the 1700s.

A canal was dug to access the rich (and unregulated) coal reserves in the Monklands region. There was a boom in the Lanarkshire coal business after the completion of the Monklands canal in 1793. After nearly a century, the resulting boom finally peaked in the early 20th century, and not even two world wars could stop the inevitable decline that followed. The National Coal Board redirected its resources to Ayrshire, Fife, and the Lothians as production in the county continued to decline. When Cardowan closed in 1983, it marked the end of a long decline that had left only four collieries in Lanarkshire. 

Transport

Glasgow is connected to Carlisle and other southern cities via the M74 highway, while the M8 leads north to Edinburgh. There are many highways and train routes that connect Glasgow and its suburbs. Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and London may all be reached through the West Coast Main Line, which traverses the country from north to south. The Glasgow Subway also provides service to the city.

Scotland, UK Description

Scotland is the most northern of the UK's four constituent countries, occupying roughly one-third of the island. In the 5th century CE, Irish Celts settled on the west coast of Britain, naming it "Scotland." Scotland's name comes from the Latin Scotia, meaning "land of the Scots." Caledonia is a term frequently used to refer to Scotland, particularly in poetry. Caledonii was the Roman name for a tribe that lived in what is now northwest Scotland.

Scotland's harsh climate and extreme weather conditions have made it difficult for many generations to live there, but they have cherished it for its natural beauty and unique culture. During the Scottish Enlightenment, philosophers like Francis Hutcheson and Adam Smith forged important contributions to political and practical theories of progress. Scottish inventors, engineers, and businessmen like Alexander Graham Bell, James Watt, Andrew Carnegie, and John McAdam helped Scotland's influence far beyond its borders.

Scotland-England relations have been strained since the two countries united in 1707 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Despite heavy English influence, Scotland has long maintained its independence, clinging to historical fact and legend to preserve national identity and the Scots dialect of English.

Geographical Description of Scotland

The Aegean, Atlantic, North, and English Channels border Scotland's southern, western, and northern borders, as well as its eastern border. The west coast is dotted with large islands ranging in size from small rocks to the massive Lewis and Harris, Skye, and Mull landmasses (sea lochs or fjords). Orkney and Shetland islands are located north of Scotland. 274 miles (441 kilometers) from Cape Wrath to the Mull of Galloway, and 154 miles wide from Applecross in the western Highlands to Buchan Ness in the eastern Grampians. Scotland's mainland has two halves: north and south (248 km). With only 30 miles of land separating the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth, Scotland's two major estuarine inlets on its west and east coasts, from the sea, the vast majority of places are within 40 to 50 miles (65 to 80 kilometers) of the sea.

The Highlands are in the north, the Midland Valley (Central Lowlands) is in the middle, and the Southern Uplands are in the south. (The latter two are part of the Lowlands cultural region, which includes the former two.) Low-lying areas run the length of the Midland Valley and the US east coast. The east coast's smoother outline contrasts with the west coast's rugged outline, resulting in a topographic as well as a north-south divide. The Glen Mor (Glen Albyn) fault line separates the Highlands from the rest of the country. To the north of Glen Mor is an ancient plateau eroded into a series of peaks of similar height separated by glens carved by glaciers (valleys). The Lewisian Complex rocks have been worn down by severe glaciation to form a hummocky landscape punctuated by small lochs and protruding rocks from thin, acidic soil. The magnificent Torridonian sandstone mountains have weathered into sheer cliffs, rock terraces, and pinnacles.

The Grampian Mountains are located southeast of Glen Mor, though there are intrusions such as the Cairngorm Mountains' granitic masses. The Grampians are less rocky and rugged than the Northwest Mountains, being more rounded and grassy, with larger plateau areas. The area has some of Britain's highest mountains, including Ben Nevis (4,406 feet), which has cliffs and pinnacles that make climbing difficult (1,343 metres). Rannoch Moor, a desolate expanse of bogs and granitic rocks punctuated by narrow, deep lochs such as Rannoch and Ericht, is the most striking example (Rannoch Moor is the most striking of these). The Highland Boundary Fault runs northeast-southwest from Stonehaven, just south of Aberdeen, to Helensburgh on the River Clyde, passing through Loch Lomond, Scotland's largest freshwater body. The southern boundary of the Midland Valley is divided by a fault that runs from northeast to southwest, beginning with the Lammermuir and Moorfoot hills. It's misleading to call this part of Scotland the Lowlands because, while it's low compared to other parts of Scotland, it's not flat. Volcanic hills like the Sidlaws, Ochils, Campsies, and Pentlands dominate the landscape (579 metres). The Southern Uplands are not as high as the Highlands. Glaciation has created narrow, flat valleys that divide rolling mountains into sections. The gently sloping, grassy, and rounded hills just east of Nithsdale open up into fertile Merse farming land to the south. With time, the landscape west of Nithsdale becomes more rugged, with granitic intrusions around Loch Doon, and the soil becomes more peaty and wet. Merrick's high moorlands and hills can support a sheep farm at 2,766 feet (843 metres) above sea level. The uplands slope down to the Solway Firth's coastal plains in the south and the machair and Mull of Galloway in the west.

The Economy of Scotland

As a result of the problems that plagued many European countries during the 1970s and 1980s, including the widespread failure of heavy industries, Scotland's economy suffered greatly during this period. Unemployment became a significant issue, particularly in areas where major industries were in decline at the same time. A variety of measures were implemented by successive governments to improve the situation. Because of the extraction of North Sea oil and natural gas, as well as the development of high-technology industries and other economic sectors, Scotland's economy began to prosper during the 1980s.

Scotland's economy remains small but open, accounting for approximately 5% of the total export revenue of the United Kingdom. Aside from London and the eastern regions of England, no other region in the United Kingdom has a higher gross domestic product (GDP) per capita than the West Midlands, and its unemployment rate is relatively low. To be sure, wealth distribution in Scotland is not evenly distributed, and the average unemployment rate conceals pockets of significantly higher unemployment in specific regions and localities. Scottish economic development, education, and training are all overseen by the Scottish Parliament, despite the fact that the British government has control over macroeconomic policy in the country. This includes central government spending, interest rates, and monetary policy in Scotland.