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Monklands
Monklands
District
	; Municipal Buildings, Dunbeth Road, Coatbridge
	; Monklands district within Scotland;
Population
• 1991	102,379
History
• Created	16 May 1975
• Abolished	31 March 1996
• Succeeded by	(Part of) North Lanarkshire
Status	District
Government	Monklands District Council
• HQ	Coatbridge
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Monklands (Bad nam Manach in Scottish Gaelic) was, between 1975 and 1996, one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.^[2]

History

The district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Monklands was one of nineteen districts created within the region of Strathclyde. The district covered parts of four former districts from the historic county of Lanarkshire, all of which were abolished at the same time:^[3]

Airdrie Burgh
Coatbridge Burgh
Seventh District (Shottskirk electoral division, rest went to Motherwell)
Ninth District (Old Monkland and New Monkland electoral divisions, rest split between Glasgow and Strathkelvin)

The name of "Monklands" originated in the grant of lands in the area to the monks of the Cistercian Abbey of Newbattle, Midlothian in 1162. From the seventeenth century the area was formed into the two parishes of New Monkland and Old Monkland.^[4]

Apart from the two burghs of Airdrie and Coatbridge, the area included the following settlements:

The district was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. North Lanarkshire council area was formed covering the abolished districts of Monklands, Motherwell, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, and the Chryston area of Strathkelvin district.^[5]

The area is still informally referred to as Monklands. The hospital in Airdrie is University Hospital Monklands (previously Monklands District General Hospital), and football matches between the two senior teams in the area, Airdrieonians and Albion Rovers, are often referred to as Monklands Derbies.

Political control

The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Throughout the council's existence the Labour party held a majority of the seats:^[6]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1975–1996

Premises

The district council's headquarters were at Coatbridge Municipal Buildings at the corner of Dunbeth Street and Kildonan Street in Coatbridge, the largest town. The building had been built in 1894 as Coatbridge Town Hall. After the council's abolition the building served as additional offices for North Lanarkshire Council, which based itself instead at Motherwell Civic Centre.^[7]^[8]

References

^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1997-8, page 1294; B. Hunter (ed); Springer, 2016; ISBN 9780230271265
^ "Monklands". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 25 January 2023
^ Brief history of the area Archived 2007-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Monklands Online
^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 3 January 2023
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunbeth Road, Municipal Buildings, Including Boundary Walls, Railings, Gatepiers And Gates (LB23016)". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "No. 23781". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 May 1995. p. 1193.

External links

[1] The Statesman's Year-Book 1997-8, page 1294; B. Hunter (ed); Springer, 2016; ISBN 9780230271265

[2] "Monklands". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[3] "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 25 January 2023

[4] Brief history of the area Archived 2007-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Monklands Online

[5] "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 3 January 2023

[6] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[listed-7] Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunbeth Road, Municipal Buildings, Including Boundary Walls, Railings, Gatepiers And Gates (LB23016)". Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[8] "No. 23781". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 May 1995. p. 1193.

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+   |Start=          16 May 1975
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+   |End=            31 March 1996
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-'''Monklands''' (''Bad nam Manach'' in [[Scottish Gaelic]]) was, between 1975 and 1996, one of nineteen [[local government (Scotland)|local government]] [[district (Scotland)|district]]s in the [[Strathclyde]] [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|region]] of [[Scotland]].
+'''Monklands''' (''Bad nam Manach'' in [[Scottish Gaelic]]) was, between 1975 and 1996, one of nineteen [[local government (Scotland)|local government]] [[district (Scotland)|district]]s in the [[Strathclyde]] [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|region]] of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Monklands |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/areas/monklands.html |website=Undiscovered Scotland |access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref>
+==History==
-The district was formed by the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]] from:
+The district was created in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Monklands was one of nineteen districts created within the region of [[Strathclyde]]. The district covered parts of four former districts from the [[shires of Scotland|historic county]] of [[Lanarkshire]], all of which were abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=25 January 2023}}</ref>
-*The [[burgh]]s of [[Coatbridge]] and [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]]
-*Most of the Lanarkshire landward Ninth District
+*[[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]] [[Burgh]]
+*[[Coatbridge]] Burgh
-*The electoral district of Shottskirk from the Lanarkshire landward Seventh District
+*Seventh [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)|District]] ([[Shottskirk]] electoral division, rest went to [[Motherwell (district)|Motherwell]])
+*Ninth District ([[Old Monkland]] and [[New Monkland]] electoral divisions, rest split between [[Glasgow (district)|Glasgow]] and [[Strathkelvin]])
+The name of "Monklands" originated in the grant of lands in the area to the monks of the [[Cistercian]] Abbey of [[Newbattle Abbey|Newbattle]], [[Midlothian]] in 1162. From the seventeenth century the area was formed into the two [[list of civil parishes in Scotland|parishes]] of New Monkland and Old Monkland.<ref>[http://www.monklands.co.uk/monklands/ Brief history of the area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815160018/http://www.monklands.co.uk/monklands/ |date=2007-08-15 }}, Monklands Online</ref>
-The district administrative headquarters were based in [[Coatbridge]], the largest conurbation.
-Apart from the two burghs, the area included the following settlements:
+Apart from the two burghs of Airdrie and Coatbridge, the area included the following settlements:
 *[[Bargeddie]]
 *[[Calderbank]]
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 *[[Salsburgh]]
-The district was abolished in 1996 by the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]]. The area of the district was combined with those of [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] and [[Motherwell, North Lanarkshire|Motherwell]] districts and part of [[Strathkelvin]] to become [[North Lanarkshire]] [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council area]].
+The district was abolished in 1996 under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]] which replaced regions and districts with [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council areas]]. [[North Lanarkshire]] council area was formed covering the abolished districts of Monklands, [[Motherwell (district)|Motherwell]], [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (district)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]], and the [[Chryston]] area of [[Strathkelvin]] district.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref>
+The area is still informally referred to as Monklands. The hospital in Airdrie is [[University Hospital Monklands]] (previously Monklands District General Hospital), and [[Association football|football]] matches between the two senior teams in the area, [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]] and [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]], are often referred to as ''[[Lanarkshire derby#Albion Rovers vs Airdrie|Monklands Derbies]]''.
-The name of "Monklands" originated in the grant of lands in the area to the monks of the [[Cistercian]] Abbey of [[Newbattle Abbey|Newbattle]], [[Midlothian]] in 1162. From the seventeenth century the area was formed into the two [[list of civil parishes in Scotland|parishes]] of New Monkland and Old Monkland.<ref>[http://www.monklands.co.uk/monklands/ Brief history of the area (Monklands Online)]</ref>
+==Political control==
-Although the council is gone, the area is often informally referred to as Monklands.  Indeed, the local hospital (in Airdrie) is [[Monklands District General Hospital]].
+The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Throughout the council's existence the [[Scottish Labour|Labour]] party held a majority of the seats:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref>
+{| class="wikitable"
-[[Association football|Football]] matches between the two senior teams in the area, [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]] and [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]], are often referred to as ''[[Lanarkshire derby#Albion Rovers vs Airdrie|Monklands Derbies]]''.
+|-
+!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
+|-
+| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1975–1996
+|}
+==Premises==
+The district council's headquarters were at [[Coatbridge Municipal Buildings]] at the corner of Dunbeth Street and Kildonan Street in [[Coatbridge]], the largest town. The building had been built in 1894 as Coatbridge Town Hall. After the council's abolition the building served as additional offices for North Lanarkshire Council, which based itself instead at [[Motherwell Civic Centre]].<ref name=listed>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB23016|desc= Dunbeth Road, Municipal Buildings, Including Boundary Walls, Railings, Gatepiers And Gates |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23781|page=1193|date=12 May 1995|city=e}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+* [[1992 Monklands District Council election]]
 * [[Monklandsgate]]
 * [[Subdivisions of Scotland]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=45303#s60 New or East Monkland from ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' (1846), (British History Online)]
 *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=45303#s61 Old Monkland from ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' (1846), (British History Online)]
-*[http://coatbridge.merryston.co.uk Coatbridge Museum]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426022535/http://airdrie.merryston.co.uk/ Airdrie Museum]
-==References==
-<references/>
 {{Former local government regions of Scotland}}
+{{North Lanarkshire elections}}
 [[Category:Districts of Scotland]]
+[[Category:Strathclyde]]
 [[Category:Coatbridge]]
 [[Category:Airdrie, North Lanarkshire]]
 [[Category:Politics of North Lanarkshire]]
+[[Category:1975 establishments in Scotland]]
-{{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub}}
+[[Category:1996 disestablishments in Scotland]]
+[[Category:States and territories established in 1975]]
+[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1996]]

v t e Local government areas of Scotland, in use 1975 to 1996
Borders	Berwickshire Ettrick and Lauderdale Roxburgh Tweeddale
Central Region	Clackmannan Falkirk Stirling
Dumfries and Galloway	Annandale and Eskdale Nithsdale Stewartry Wigtown
Fife	Dunfermline Kirkcaldy North East Fife
Grampian	Aberdeen Banff and Buchan Gordon Kincardine and Deeside Moray
Highland	Badenoch and Strathspey Caithness Inverness Lochaber Nairn Ross and Cromarty Skye and Lochalsh Sutherland
Lothian	East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian West Lothian
Strathclyde	Argyll and Bute Bearsden and Milngavie Strathkelvin Clydebank Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumnock and Doon Valley Cunninghame Dumbarton East Kilbride Eastwood Glasgow Hamilton Inverclyde Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kyle and Carrick Clydesdale Monklands Motherwell Renfrew
Tayside	Angus Dundee Perth and Kinross
Island areas¹	Orkney Shetland Western Isles
¹ The island areas were unitary authorities, combining the powers of a region and a district.

v t e Council elections in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Motherwell District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Monklands District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Lanarkshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished