The North Lanarkshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Commencing on the southern boundary of North Lanarkshire where the A723 Hamilton Road crosses the River Clyde; then northeastward along Hamilton Road to the intersection of Hamilton Road, Airbles Road and an unnamed road leading through Strathclyde Park; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to NG Ref NS 7359 5693 at the intersection of the said unnamed road and a path leading from Neilsland Drive; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction of the rear and western curtilages of No 57 Brogan Crescent; then northeastward along the western curtilage of No 57 Brogan Crescent and the footpath at the end of Brogan Crescent to the footpath which leads along the front curtilages of Nos 2 to 16 McLees Lane; then northwestward along the said footpath to the northwestern curtilages of Nos 14/16 McLees Lane; then northeastward along the northwestern curtilages of Nos 14/16 and 30/32 McLees Lane; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction between the western and rear curtilage of No 10 Murray Terrace; then northeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 10 to 4 Murray Terrace, Nos 5 and 10 Howson View and Nos 27, 24 and 22 Boyd Drive and their prolongation in a straight line to Ailsa Crescent; then southward along Ailsa Crescent and Ailsa Avenue to the western curtilage of No 55 Ailsa Avenue; then southward along the said curtilage to and northeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 55 to 21 Ailsa Avenue; then northwestward along the eastern curtilage of No 21 Ailsa Avenue to Ailsa Avenue; then northeastward along Ailsa Avenue to and southeastward along The Loaning to and eastward along Bute Avenue to a point in line with the western curtilage of No 1 Bute Avenue; then generally northeastward to and along the said curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos 1 to 11 Arran Road and Nos 95 to 21 Dechmont Avenue; then southward in a straight line to the footpath to the rear of No 2 Kildonan Place; then southward along the said footpath to the footpath leading from Arran Road to the rear of Nos 20 to 26 Kildonan Place; then eastward along the said footpath to and southward along the footpath to the rear of Nos 42 and 44 Bruce Avenue to the southern curtilage of No 44 Bruce Avenue; then eastward along the southern curtilages of Nos 44 and 27 Bruce Avenue; then southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 41 to 9 Scotia Street; then eastward along the southern curtilage of No 9 Scotia Street and its prolongation in a straight line to Scotia Street; then eastward to the northern curtilage of Queen Elizabeth Court; then northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to North Orchard Street; then southward along the said street to Ladywell Road; then northeastward along Ladywell Road and continuing along the footbridge to the Motherwell to Hamilton railway line; then southward along the said railway line to Airbles Road; then westward along Airbles Road to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of Airbles Cemetery at NG Ref NS 7467 5616; then southward to and along the said eastern curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to the North Lanarkshire boundary at the River Clyde; then generally westward and northward along the North Lanarkshire boundary to the point of commencement.

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of North Lanarkshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of North Lanarkshire Council is divided into 70 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.