Editing Strathaven (section)

==Governance==
The town is part of the [[Avondale and Stonehouse (ward)|Avondale and Stonehouse]] ward of the South Lanarkshire [[Subdivisions of Scotland|council area]]. Before 1996, it was part of the [[Strathclyde]] region, with a district council in [[East Kilbride (district)|East Kilbride]]. Previous to that, it had been part of the Fourth [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)#County of Lanark|landward district]] of the County of Lanark.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'', March 11, 1930</ref>

As of the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 UK General Election]], Strathaven is represented in [[Government of the United Kingdom|Westminster]] by the [[East Kilbride and Strathaven (UK Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride and Strathaven]] Labour MP, [[Joani Reid]]. In [[Scottish Government|Holyrood]], the town is represented by [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]] constituency SNP MSP [[Màiri McAllan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scotland Election 2021 > Clydesdale |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000090 |accessdate=8 May 2021 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>