- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3252 (S. 208)
The South Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998
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| Made | 16th December 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st January 1999 |
Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973[1], as read with Schedule 5 to that Act[2], the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 17th September 1998 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review together with its proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the area of South Lanarkshire Council;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the South Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
Interpretation
2. In the Schedule to this Order-
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(a) a reference to-
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(i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and
(b) the following abbreviations are used:-
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"EW" for electoral ward;
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"NG Ref" for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.
Electoral arrangements
3.
The area of South Lanarkshire Council shall be divided into 67 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.
Henry B McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
16th December 1998
Ward 1 Lanark North
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8687 4399 at the junction of the A72 road and Mousemill Road; then generally northwestward along Mousemill Road to a track at NG Ref NS 8685 4425; then northeastward along the said track to where it crosses the Mouse Water at NG Ref NS 8692 4429; then generally northeastward along the said water to where it is crossed by the A706 road at Cleghorn Bridge NG Ref NS 9047 4526; then southeastward and southwestward along the said road to its junction with Stanmore Road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with the A743 road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with the A73 road; then northwestward along the said road to its junction with the A72 road; then southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along the said road to the point of commencement.
Ward 2 Lanark South
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8687 4399 at the junction of the A72 road and Mousemill Road on the southern boundary of EW 1; then generally eastward along the said EW boundary to the junction of Stanmore Road and the A743 road; then generally eastward along the A743 road to a point in line with a field boundary NG Ref NS 9082 4439; then generally southward along the said field boundary to where it crosses the Sandy Burn NG Ref NS 9103 4308; then generally eastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by Sandyford Bridge and the A70 road; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9150 4272; then northwestward and southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9103 4292; then generally southward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9102 4265; then southeastward and southward along the said field boundary and its continuation in a straight line to a point on the A73 road at NG Ref NS 9102 4224; then southeastward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9104 4223; then generally southwestward along the said field boundary, past the property known as Hyndford, to NG Ref NS 9064 4158; then southward in a straight line to a point on the River Clyde at NG Ref NS 9062 4135; then generally southwestward and northwestward along the said river to where it is crossed by Kirkfieldbank Bridge and the A72 road; then northeastward along the said road to the point of commencement.
Ward 3 Lesmahagow
Commencing at a point on the Back Burn at NG Ref NS 7203 3712; then eastward in a straight line to a point on the Lochfennoch Burn at NG Ref NS 7335 3711; then northeastward and southeastward along the said burn to the northern boundary of Dunside Reservoirs; then northeastward and southeastward along the said boundary to an unnamed track leading to the property known as Auchrobert; then southeastward and northeastward along the said track, past Auchrobert, to an unnamed road leading northwestward to the B7086 road; then southeastward along the said unnamed road to, and northeastward along, a track leading to the property known as Lawriesmuir to the point where it crosses Birkwood Burn NG Ref NS 7789 3884; then generally northeastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the B7086 road NG Ref NS 8055 4308; then northeastward along the said road to NG Ref NS 8065 4315; then northeastward along an unnamed path to Woods Farm; then northeastward along field boundaries to Newkayes Road, along the southern boundary of the property known as Knowetop; then southeastward and generally eastward along the said road to NG Ref NS 8408 4312 and its junction with an unnamed road on the western side of the property known as Vere Hills; then generally southeastward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8454 4239; then generally eastward along field boundaries to an access road leading to the property known as Teaths at NG Ref NS 8509 4236; then northeastward along the said access road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8510 4245; then generally southeastward and northeastward along field boundaries to Greenrig Road at NG Ref NS 8562 4239; then generally northeastward, southeastward and northeastward along the said road to an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 8664 4275, south of Newhouse Farm; then southeastward along the said unnamed road to NG Ref NS 8717 4155 and its junction with an unnamed road on the northern side of the property known as Greenhead; then northeastward along the said road to its junction with Byretown Road; then northeastward along Byretown Road to NG Ref NS 8757 4198 where it meets the western boundary of the Falls of Clyde Nature Reserve; then northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said boundary to NG Ref NS 8773 4269 where it meets the River Clyde and the western boundary of EW 2; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to the Douglas Water; then generally southwestward along the said water to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8867 3880; then northwestward along the said field boundary, passing on the northern side of the property known as Mitchland to an unnamed track at NG Ref NS 8843 3910; then northeastward along the said unnamed track to its junction with Kirkfieldbank Road; then northwestward along the said road to NG Ref NS 8832 3941 and a point in line with a field boundary; then northwestward to and northwestward, southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along the said field boundary to an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 8616 3866; then southwestward across the said road to and southwestward along a field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8543 3838; then northwestward, northeastward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8525 3861; then southwestward, northwestward and westward along field boundaries to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8485 3846; then northwestward and southwestward along field boundaries to an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 8446 3837; then northward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8443 3872; then southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along field boundaries to NG Ref NS 8348 3876, to the northeast of the property known as Righead; then southeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8434 3734 and the northern boundary of a wooded area on Broken Cross Muir; then southwestward and southeastward along t Ward 4 Blackwood
Commencing at NG Ref NS 7846 4595 where the Dalserf Burn crosses a field boundary; then southeastward along the said field boundary to a track leading to an access road to Draffanmarshill and Draffan Road; then southeastward along the said track and access road to and southwestward along Draffan Road to the M74; then southeastward along the said M74 to where it crosses a dismantled railway; then generally eastward and southeastward along the course of the said dismantled railway to the Birkwood Burn and the northern boundary of EW 3; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to NG Ref NS 7203 3712 and the Back Burn; then generally northeastward along the said burn to its confluence with the Kype Water; then northeastward along the said water to the southern shore of Kype Reservoir; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the eastern and northern shores of the said reservoir to the Kype Water; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said water to the point where it is crossed by the A726 road at NG Ref NS 7502 4163; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction of an access road leading from Townend and an unnamed road leading from Yards to the A726 road at NG Ref NS 7564 4255; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 7620 4305; then northeastward in a straight line to the source of an unnamed burn at NG Ref NS 7670 4432; then northeastward along the said unnamed burn to its confluence with the Cander Water; then northeastward and southeastward along the said water to and northeastward along the line of an unnamed burn to the point where it is crossed by the M74; then northwestward along the said M74 to NG Ref NS 7806 4552; then northeastward in a straight line to the point of commencement.
Ward 5 Clyde Valley
Commencing at NG Ref NS 7846 4595 where the Dalserf Burn crosses a field boundary on the northwestern boundary of EW 4; then generally northeastward along the Dalserf Burn to NG Ref NS 7969 4699; then northeastward in a straight line to a point on the River Clyde at NG Ref NS 8220 4828; then generally northwestward, southwestward and northeastward along the said river to its confluence with Jock's Burn; then generally northeastward and eastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the A73 road; then southeastward and southward along the said road to its junction with Bushelhead Road; then southwestward along the said road to where it crosses the Motherwell/Carstairs railway line; then southeastward along the said railway line to where it crosses Braidwood Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to NG Ref NS 8450 4840; then northwestward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8428 4850; then northwestward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8410 4862 and the western boundary of a wooded area on the western side of Bushelhead Road; then southwestward along the said boundary and its continuation as a field boundary to the Maregill Burn; then northwestward and southwestward along the said burn to the point where it is crossed by an unnamed road leading to Braidwood; then southeastward along the said road to its junction with an unnamed road leading to Linnside; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8362 4787; then southeastward along the said field boundary to an unnamed burn at NG Ref NS 8380 4773; then southwestward and northwestward along the said burn to an unnamed road leading from the property known as Cozieglen to the Braidwood Road; then generally southward along the said unnamed road to Braidwood Road; then southeastward and southwestward along the said road to where it crosses Mashock Burn; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said burn to its confluence with Auchenglen Burn; then generally southeastward along the said burn to NG Ref NS 8565 4610 where it is crossed by an unnamed track; then southeastward along the said track to a path at NG Ref NS 8596 4556; then northeastward along the said path to the A73 road; then southeastward along the said road to Cartland Bridge where it meets the western boundary of EW 1; then generally southward along the said EW boundary to the northwestern boundary of EW 2; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of EW 3; then southwestward, northwestward and generally westward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of EW 4 ; then generally northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 6 Biggar/Symington and Black Mount
Commencing at NG Ref NT 0420 5550 on the northern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally southeastward, northeastward, southwestward and westward along the northern and eastern boundaries of South Lanarkshire Council to a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0372 3637; then northwestward along the said field boundary to the A702 (T) road; then across the said road to and northwestward and southwestward along unnamed burns to the River Clyde NG Ref NT 0165 3649; then southeastward and southwestward along the said river to NG Ref NS 9880 3320 and a point in line with an access road leading to the property known as Broadfield; then northwestward to and along the said access road to and northwestward along Broadfield Road to the A73 road; then generally northward along the said road to NG Ref NS 9820 3637 north of its junction with the A72 road; then northeastward in a straight line to the source of an unnamed burn flowing north to the River Clyde; then generally eastward and northeastward along the said burn to the River Clyde; then northeastward along the said river to its confluence with an unnamed burn at NG Ref NS 9921 3758; then northeastward along the said burn to the point where it is crossed by an access road leading to the property known as Loanhead; then southeastward along the said access road to its junction with an unnamed road leading to Quothquan; then northward along the said road to NG Ref NS 9954 3905; then eastward in a straight line to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9982 3907; then northwestward and generally northeastward along the said field boundary passing to the north of Biggar Common and the property known as Biggarcommon to a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0074 3973; then southeastward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0088 3954; then northeastward along the said field boundary to and generally southeastward along a field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0158 3927; then northeastward and eastward along the said field boundary to Carwood Hill at NG Ref NT 0273 3959; then northwestward along a field boundary to and eastward along a field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0264 4007; then generally northeastward along the said field boundary to an unnamed burn at NG Ref NT 0293 4038; then northward along the said burn to NG Ref NT 0294 4060; then northeastward in a straight line to a point on the B7016 road at NG Ref NT 0304 4068; then northwestward along the said road to its junction with an unnamed road southeast of Libberton NG Ref NS 9944 4273; then northeastward along the said unnamed road to where it crosses the South Medwin at NG Ref NT 0025 4458; then generally southwestward along the South Medwin to its confluence with the North Medwin; then northeastward along the North Medwin to its confluence with the Dry Burn NG Ref NT 0272 5348; then northeastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the A70 road at Dry Burn Bridge NG Ref NT 0380 5411; then northeastward along the said road to the point of commencement.
Ward 7 Duneaton/Carmichael
Commencing at NG Ref NS 7283 2303 on the southwestern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council northwest of Fingland Hill; then northeastward to the source of the Duneaton Water; then generally northeastward, southeastward, northeastward and southeastward along the said water to its confluence with an unnamed burn at NG Ref NS 8075 2179; then northeastward in a straight line to the Glespin Burn at NG Ref NS 8339 2369; then generally southward along the said burn to NG Ref NS 8343 2306; then northeastward in a straight line to the summit of Mosscastle Hill; then northeastward in a straight line to the summit of Braid Knowe NG Ref NS 8523 2524; then northeastward to the summit point at NG Ref NS 8590 2620; then northeastward in a straight line to a point on the M74 at NG Ref NS 8740 2706; then northeastward in a straight line to the summit of Jack's Law NG Ref NS 8871 2856; then northward in a straight line to the Triangulation Pillar at NG Ref NS 8866 3225; then northwestward to a point on an unnamed burn at NG Ref NS 8765 3313; then northeastward in a straight line to the point where an access road to Mountstewart crosses the Ponfeigh Burn NG Ref NS 8855 3408; then generally northward along the said burn to the point where it is crossed by the A70 road; then southeastward and northeastward along the said road to the point where it crosses the Shields Burn; then northward and westward along the said burn to its confluence with the Douglas Water and the southern boundary of EW 3; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to the southern boundary of EW 2; then generally northeastward along the said EW boundary and its continuation northeastward along the River Clyde to its confluence with the Medwin Water; then northeastward along the said water to the western boundary of EW 6; then generally eastward, southwestward, southeastward, southwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally southeastward, westward and northwestward along the eastern, southern and western boundaries of South Lanarkshire Council to the point of commencement.
Ward 8 Carstairs/Carnwath
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8947 4421 at the junction of Stanmore Road and the A743 road on the eastern boundary of EW 1; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to NG Ref NS 9046 4526 where the A706 road crosses the Mouse Water; then generally northeastward along the said water to its confluence with Dippool Water NG Ref NS 9464 4826; then generally northeastward along the said water to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at Fordmouth Bridge NG Ref NS 9798 5099; then southeastward and northeastward along the said unnamed road to its junction with Calla Road; then northward along the said road to where it crosses Falla Burn NG Ref NS 9938 5047; then eastward and northeastward along the said burn to where it crosses a field boundary at NG Ref NT 0026 5096; then southeastward, northeastward and southeastward along the said field boundary to NG Ref NT 0157 5072 where it meets the North Medwin on the western boundary of EW 6; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to where it meets the northern boundary of EW 7; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of EW 2; then generally northeastward, southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 9 Douglas
Commencing at NG Ref NS 7353 3296 on the southern boundary of EW 3; then generally northeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 7; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 10 Carluke/Whitehill
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8414 5387 on the northeastern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally northeastward along the said Council boundary to the western boundary of Kingshill Plantation; then southeastward and generally eastward along the western and southern boundaries of the said plantation to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8809 5322; then southwestward along the said field boundary to a track leading to the property known as Under Thorn; then southwestward along the said track and continuing southwestward along an unnamed road leading to the property known as West Quarter to its junction with the Roman Road; then northwestward along the said road to the point where it crosses the Moss-side Burn; then generally southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with Jock's Burn; then generally southwestward along the said burn to the point where it is crossed by the A721 road, then northwestward and westward along the said road and its continuation along High Street, to Clyde Street; then generally westward and northwestward along Clyde Street to and generally northwestward and southwestward along Mauldslie Road to the point where it crosses the Motherwell/Carstairs railway line; then northwestward along the said railway line to a dismantled railway line at NG Ref NS 8331 5135; then northeastward along the said dismantled railway to where it meets the A73 road; then northwestward along the said road to where it crosses the Garrion Burn; then northeastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by Castlehill Road; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said road to the point of commencement.
Ward 11 Carluke/Crawforddyke
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8672 4986 where the A721 road crosses the Fiddler Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8589 4885; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8638 4846; then southwestward and southeastward along a field boundary to where it crosses the Lee Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the Old Lanark Road NG Ref NS 8592 4743; then northwestward and southwestward along the said road to the A73 road and the eastern boundary of EW 5; then generally northwestward along the said EW boundary to and continuing northwestward along the A73 road to the southern boundary of EW 10; then southeastward along the said EW boundary to and continuing southeastward along the A721 road to the point of commencement.
Ward 12 Forth
Commencing at NG Ref NS 8578 5033 on the eastern boundary of EW 10; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to where it meets the northern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to the point where it meets the western boundary of EW 6; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of EW 8; then generally westward and southwestward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of EW 1; then northwestward and generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of EW 5; then generally northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 11; then northeastward and generally southeastward, northeastward, northwestward, northeastward and northwestward along the western, southern and eastern boundaries of EW 11 to the point of commencement.
Ward 13 Law/Carluke
Commencing at NG Ref NS 7987 5112 at the confluence of the River Clyde and the Garrion Burn on the northern boundary of South Lanarkshire Council; then generally northeastward along the said Council boundary to the western boundary of EW 10; then southwestward and southeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 11; then southeastward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of EW 5; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the River Clyde; then generally northwestward along the said river to the point of commencement.
Notes:
[1] 1973 c.65.back
[2] Schedule 5 was substituted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule 13, paragraph 92(67).back
