North Lanarkshire Council
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since 2018[2]
North Lanarkshire Council | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Council logo | |
| Leadership | |
Des Murray since 2018[2] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 77 councillors |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB | |
| Website | |
| www | |
North Lanarkshire Council is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland, covering the North Lanarkshire council area. The council is the second largest Scottish council by number of councillors, having 77 members. The council has been under no overall control since 2017 and has been led by a Labour minority administration since 2022. It is based at Motherwell Civic Centre.
Leadership
The council has been under no overall control since 2017. Since August 2022 the council has been led by a Labour minority administration.[3]
The first election to North Lanarkshire Council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows:[4]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1996–2017 | |
| No overall control | 2017–present | |
The role of provost is largely ceremonial in North Lanarkshire. They preside at full council meetings and act as the council's civic figurehead. Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1996 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McGuigan[5][6] | Labour | 1 Apr 1996 | 17 Sep 1998 | |
| Jim McCabe[7][8] | Labour | 17 Sep 1998 | 29 Feb 2016 | |
| Jim Logue[9][10] | Labour | 8 Mar 2016 | May 2022 | |
| Jordan Linden[11][12] | SNP | 19 May 2022 | 27 Jul 2022 | |
| Jim Logue[13][14] | Labour | 11 Aug 2022 | ||
Composition
Following the 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance and by-elections up to July 2025, the composition of the council was:[15]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | |
| SNP | 24 | |
| Progressive Change North Lanarkshire | 7 | |
| Conservative | 5 | |
| British Unionist Party | 1 | |
| Green | 1 | |
| Independent | 7 | |
| Total | 77 | |
Progressive Change North Lanarkshire was registered as a political party in July 2024.[16] It had previously been a group of independents, all of whom had been elected as SNP councillors.[17][18] The next election is due in 2027.[15]
Premises
The council is based at Motherwell Civic Centre on Windmillhill Street in Motherwell. The building was built between 1965 and 1970 for the former Motherwell and Wishaw Town Council, and was subsequently used as the headquarters of Motherwell District Council between 1975 and 1996.[19]
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