The first elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton district councils plus the four wards of the City of Glasgow District Council in Rutherglen and Cambuslang and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority in Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton. As a result, there remained 16 seats covering the former Clydesdale District while 20 seats were established for the former East Kilbride District, an increase of four, and 25 seats were established for the former Hamilton District, five more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. In Rutherglen and Cambuslang, the proposed new wards were disregarded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Allan Stewart who created 13 new wards.
Labour took control of the council after winning 60 of the 72 wards which were up for election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) took eight seats while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives both won two seats.
Results
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- Net gains/losses are compared against the combined results of the Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale and City of Glasgow district council wards which became South Lanarkshire following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
- Only 72 of the 73 seats were up for election after the election in Forth was postponed following the death of a candidate.
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Ward results
Lanark North
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Lanark South
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Lesmahagow
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Blackwood
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Clyde Valley
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Biggar
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Duneaton
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Carnwath
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Carmichael
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Douglas
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Lanark/Carstairs
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Carluke/Whitehill
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Carluke/Crawforddyke
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Carluke West
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Forth
Following the death of SNP candidate Mary Ann Tait, the election in Forth was postponed and a by-election was held on 8 June 1995.
Law/Carluke
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Long Calderwood
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Calderglen
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Blacklaw
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Whitemoss
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Morrishall
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Maxwellton
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East Mains
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West Mains
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Duncanrig
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Westwoodhill
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Headhouse
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Kelvin
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The Murray
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Greenhills
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Lickprivick
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Hairmyres
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Stewartfield
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Lindsay
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Avondale North
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Avondale South
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Blantyre West
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Coatshill/Low Blantyre
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Blantyre/Stonefield
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Burnbank/Springwells
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High Blantyre
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Hamilton Centre North
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Whitehill
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Bothwell South
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Uddingston South/Bothwell
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Uddingston North
The Uddingston ward was renamed Uddingston North following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries. This was the only time the name Uddingston North was used as it was switched back following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 1999 election.
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Hillhouse
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Udston
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Wellhall/Earnock
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Earnock
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Laighstonehall/Woodhead
The Woodhead ward was renamed Laighstonehall/Woodhead following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundaries.
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Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
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Low Waters
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Fairhill
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Silvertonhill
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Cadzow
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Dalserf
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Larkhall East
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Larkhall West
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Larkhall South
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Stonehouse
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Rutherglen West
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Stonelaw
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Bankhead
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Spittal/Blairbeth
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Burgh
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Cairns
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Hallside
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Cambuslang Central
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Cathkin/Springhall
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Burnside
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Fernhill
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Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
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Eastfield
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Aftermath
Forth by-election
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Notes
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