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.

Political control The council has been under no overall control since 2017. Since August 2022 the council has been led by a Labour minority administration.

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: (Put "North Lanarkshire" in search box to see specific results.)

Party in controlYears 1996–2017 2017–present

Leadership 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 1 Apr 1996 17 Sep 1998 Jim McCabe 17 Sep 1998 29 Feb 2016 Jim Logue 8 Mar 2016 May 2022 Jordan Linden 19 May 2022 27 Jul 2022 Jim Logue 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:

Party Councillors 32 24 7 5 1 1 7Total77

Progressive Change North Lanarkshire was registered as a political party in July 2024. It had previously been a group of independents, all of whom had been elected as SNP councillors. The next election is due in 2027.

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.

Elections

Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Election results since 1995 have been as follows:

YearSeatsSNPLabourConservativeBUPGreenLiberal DemocratsIndependent / OtherNotes 1995 69 7 59 0 0 0 0 3 Labour majority 1999 70 12 56 0 0 0 0 2 New ward boundaries. Labour majority 2003 70 13 54 0 0 0 0 3 Labour majority 2007 70 23 40 1 0 0 1 5 New ward boundaries. 2012 70 26 41 0 0 0 0 3 Labour majority 2017 77 33 32 10 0 0 0 2 New ward boundaries. Labour minority 2022 77 36 32 5 1 1 0 2 SNP minority until August 2022, then Labour minority.

Wards

The council is made up of 21 wards, as follows: WardNumber Ward Name Location Population(2017)1Kilsyth11,8322Cumbernauld North 19,6703Cumbernauld South16,2064Cumbernauld East16,6085Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead11,6236Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn13,4387Coatbridge North15,3208Airdrie North20,0629Airdrie Central16,57010Coatbridge West14,21311Coatbridge South17,28612Airdrie South19,80313Fortissat15,70614Thorniewood13,91615Bellshill15,25216Mossend and Holytown12,79917Motherwell West14,12918Motherwell North18,66719Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig20,14620Murdostoun18,48921Wishaw18,225Total339,960

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