The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
North Lanarkshire.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 21 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
36/77
Scottish National Party (SNP) 47%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, opposed area.
North Lanarkshire is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (36 of 77 seats). It covers 21 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 36Lab 32Con 5Independent Berwick Hills Resident 2British Unionist Party - B.U.P. 1Green 1
Scottish National Party (SNP) 47% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Costello | Lab | Airdrie Central | 2022 |
| Janice Catherine Toner | Ind | Airdrie Central | 2022 |
| Jim Logue | Lab | Airdrie Central | 2022 |
| Lesley Jarvie | Ind | Airdrie Central | 2022 |
| Alan Beveridge | Ind | Airdrie North | 2022 |
| Henry Emerson Dunbar | Lab | Airdrie North | 2022 |
| Richard Alan Sullivan | Ind | Airdrie North | 2022 |
| Sophia Coyle | Ind | Airdrie North | 2022 |
| Michael Coyle | Ind | Airdrie South | 2022 |
| Michael McBride | Lab | Airdrie South | 2022 |
| Paul Di Mascio | Ind | Airdrie South | 2022 |
| Sandy Watson | Con | Airdrie South | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coatbridge and Bellshill | 8 | 38% | Frank McNally | Lab |
| Airdrie and Shotts | 5 | 24% | Kenneth Stevenson | Lab |
| Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | 5 | 24% | Katrina Murray | Lab |
| Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | 3 | 14% | Pamela Nash | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for North Lanarkshire
Not yet ingested for North Lanarkshire
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level