Political make up of the council
Political make up of the council
This page shows how many councillors belong to each political party in South Lanarkshire. This helps you understand how decisions are shaped and how the council is made up following the last local elections.
There are 64 councillors representing 20 multi-member wards across South Lanarkshire. The current political make up is:
- Scottish National Party: 25
- Labour Party: 24
- Conservative and Unionist Party: 5
- Liberal Democrats: 3
- Independent Group: 2
- Greens: 1
- Reform UK: 2
- Independent: 1
- Vacancy 1
Find out more
You can see the full list of councillors by party, along with committee memberships, on our councillors and committees pages.