Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire (
Siorrachd Lannraig in
Gaelic) was formerly a
county of
Scotland.
It was bounded to the north by
Stirlingshire and a detached portion of
Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire,
West Lothian and
Midlothian, to the east by
Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by
Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshire and
Ayrshire and to the west by Ayrshire,
Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire.
In 1975 the
county council was superseded by the
Strathclyde region, which itself was superseded by
unitary authorities in 1996. Lanarkshire is now covered by the council areas of
North Lanarkshire,
South Lanarkshire, and the
City of Glasgow.
North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire have a joint board for valuation and electoral registration. There is also a joint health board, which does not cover
Rutherglen and the surrounding area in South Lanarkshire. Without the northern portion of North Lanarkshire, this is also a
Lieutenancy area.
