North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire
*North Lanrikshire*
*Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath*
North Lanarkshire; North Lanrikshire; Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath
	Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W
Admin HQ	Motherwell
Government
• Body	North Lanarkshire Council
• Control	Labour minority (council NOC)
• MPs	Hugh Gaffney (LAB, 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); Richard Lyle (SNP, Uddingston and Bellshill); Alex Neil (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts); Clare Adamson (SNP, Motherwell and Wishaw); Fulton MacGregor (SNP, Coatbridge and Chryston);
Area
• Total	181.4 sq mi (469.9 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 19th
Population (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	339,400
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	1,870/sq mi (722/km2)
ONS code	S12000044
ISO 3166 code	GB-NLK
Website	www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

North Lanarkshire is a county in the central part of Scotland. It is small compared to nearby South Lanarkshire. The area was formed in 1996.

Principal towns (10,000+ in population)

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