Blantyre (ward)
Blantyre is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Re-established in 2007, the ward initially elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system before a boundary review in 2017 reduced the number of councillors to three. It covers an area with a population of 15,968 people.
| Blantyre | |
|---|---|
| South Lanarkshire | |
Boundary of Blantyre in South Lanarkshire from 2007–2017. | |
| Population | 15,968 (2021) |
| Electorate | 12,850 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Blantyre |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Rutherglen Uddingston and Bellshill |
| Scottish Parliament region | Glasgow |
| UK Parliament constituency | Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of councillors | 4 (2007–2017) 3 (2017–present) |
| Councillor | Maureen Chalmers (SNP) |
| Councillor | Mo Razzaq (Labour) |
| Councillor | Bert Thomson (Labour) |
| Created from | Blantyre West Burnbank/Blantyre Coatshill/Low Blantyre High Blantyre |
| 1974–1995 | |
| Number of councillors | 1 |
| Replaced by | Blantyre West Coatshill/Low Blantyre |
The ward is a Labour stronghold with the party holding at least two of the seats since the ward's recreation. From 2014 to 2017, the party held all four seats in the ward.
Between 1974 and 1995, Blantyre was one of the 20 first-past-the-post electoral wards of Hamilton District Council.
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