Tom McCabe Labour 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 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.

(Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority in Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton.

[2][3][4] Labour took control of the council after winning 60 of the 72 wards which were up for election.

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.