East Kilbride (district)


East Kilbride was a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying to the south of the regional capital Glasgow.

Local Government

As its name suggests, the district was centred around the new town of East Kilbride within the historic county of Lanarkshire, although its boundaries extended some way beyond the town. In the Local Government Act 1973 leading to its creation, the district's desired composition was described as:
Extending south from East Kilbride, its area was largely rural outwith the main town, and also included the small town of Strathaven and the villages of Chapelton, Glassford and Thorntonhall.
The Local Government etc. Act 1994 abolished all of the districts and regions. The territory was merged with the Clydesdale and Hamilton districts and part of the Glasgow district to form the South Lanarkshire unitary council area, headquartered at Hamilton.