South Lanarkshire.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 20 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, 3-party MP geography.
South Lanarkshire is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (28 of 67 seats). It covers 20 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 42% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Frame | Ind | Avondale Stonehouse | 2022 |
| Margaret Cooper | Ind | Avondale Stonehouse | 2022 |
| Susan Kerr | Lab | Avondale Stonehouse | 2022 |
| Graeme Campbell | Con | Avondale Stonehouse | 2017 |
| Bert Thomson | Lab | Blantyre | 2022 |
| Maureen Chalmers | Ind | Blantyre | 2022 |
| Mo Razzaq | Lab | Blantyre | 2022 |
| Mo Razzaq | Lab | Blantyre | 2017 |
| Cal Johnston-Dempsey | Ind | Bothwell Uddingston | 2022 |
| Kenny McCreary | Con | Bothwell Uddingston | 2022 |
| Maureen Devlin | Lab | Bothwell Uddingston | 2022 |
| Alistair Fulton | Ind | Cambuslang East | 2022 |
South Lanarkshire’s territory crosses 4 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton and Clyde Valley | 7 | 35% | Imogen Walker | Lab |
| East Kilbride and Strathaven | 6 | 30% | Joani Reid | Ind |
| Rutherglen | 6 | 30% | Michael Shanks | Lab |
| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 1 | 5% | David Mundell | Con |
This council holds 2 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Not yet ingested for South Lanarkshire
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level