North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire North Lanrikshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath
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Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°W / 55.829; -3.922Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°W / 55.829; -3.922
Admin HQ	Motherwell
Government
• Body	North Lanarkshire Council
• Control	Labour
• MPs	Phil Boswell (SNP, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) Marion Fellows (SNP, Motherwell and Wishaw) Neil Gray (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) Stuart McDonald (SNP, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
• MSPs	Jamie Hepburn (SNP, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) Michael McMahon (Lab, Uddingston and Bellshill) Alex Neil (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) John Pentland (Lab, Motherwell and Wishaw) Elaine Smith (Lab, Coatbridge and Chryston)
Area
• Total	180 sq mi (470 km2)
Area rank	Ranked 19th
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	338,000
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	1,800/sq mi (695/km2)
ONS code	00QZ
ISO 3166 code	GB-NLK
Website	www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

North Lanarkshire (Scots: North Lanrikshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Stirling, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian. The council covers parts of the traditional counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.

The area was formed in 1996, largely from the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Motherwell and Monklands districts and significant elements of Strathclyde Regional Council.

Principal towns (10,000+ in population)

• Cumbernauld - 49,664
• Coatbridge - 41,170
• Airdrie - 36,326
• Motherwell - 30,312
• Wishaw - 28,565
• Bellshill - 20,705
• Kilsyth - 10,100

Small towns and villages

North Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, located in Motherwell

Council political composition

External links

• North Lanarkshire at DMOZ

Settlements in North Lanarkshire Principal Towns (Over 10,000) Airdrie Bellshill Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell Wishaw Small towns, villages, and hamlets Allanton Auchinloch Annathill Banton Bargeddie Birkenshaw Bogside Bonkle Cardowan Calderbank Caldercruix Carfin Carnbroe Castlecary Chapelhall Chryston Cleland Croy Dullatur Forrestfield Garrion Bridge Garnkirk Gartcosh Glenboig Glenmavis Greengairs Harthill Holytown Kelvinhead Longriggend Millerston Mollinsburn Moodiesburn Morningside Mossend Muirhead Newarthill Newhouse Newmains New Stevenston Overtown Plains Queenzieburn Ravenscraig Riggend Salsburgh Shotts Stand Stepps Tannochside Viewpark Places of interest Airdrie Public Observatory Bedlay Castle Carfin Grotto Clyde Valley Colzium Dalzell House Dalziel Park Drumpellier Duncarron Greenlink Cycle Path M&D's Newhouse Research Site North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Strathclyde Country Park