Editing Cambuslang (section)

===South Lanarkshire Council===
Administratively, the town centre is within the [[Cambuslang West (ward)|Cambuslang West]] ward of [[South Lanarkshire Council]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ward map 13 - Cambuslang West|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/1002/ward_map_13_-_cambuslang_west.pdf|publisher=[[South Lanarkshire Council]]|date=4 May 2017|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/lanarkshire/east-kilbride-cambuslang-and-rutherglen/cambuslang-west/|title=Cambuslang West|publisher=[[Police Scotland]]|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> which has a population of around 15,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/php/uk-wards-scotland.php?adm1id=S12000029|title=South Lanarkshire|website=City Population|date=30 June 2016|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> Taking [[Cambuslang East (ward)|another ward encompassing the eastern parts of the town]] into consideration,<ref>{{cite web|title=Map ward 14 - Cambuslang East|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/1003/map_ward_14_-_cambuslang_east.pdf|publisher=[[South Lanarkshire Council]]|date=4 May 2017|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> its overall population was approximately 30,000 in 2016. With neighbouring [[Rutherglen]]'s figures being very similar,<ref>{{cite web|title=Map ward 11 - Rutherglen South|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/1000/map_ward_11_-_rutherglen_south.pdf|publisher=[[South Lanarkshire Council]]|date=4 May 2017|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Map ward 12 - Rutherglen Central and North|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/1001/map_ward_12_-_rutherglen_central_and_north.pdf|publisher=[[South Lanarkshire Council]]|date=4 May 2017|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> the many services and amenities shared between the towns should provide for 60,000 residents, many assessed as living in economic hardship.<ref name="deprived16">[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/rutherglen-cambuslang-communities-top-list-8784233 Rutherglen and Cambuslang communities at top of list of most deprived areas in Scotland], Edel Kenealy, Daily Record, 8 September 2016</ref><ref name="shock18">[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/shock-stats-show-rutherglen-more-13754744.amp Shock stats show Rutherglen has more unemployment, highest rate of alcohol and drug admissions and more social work referrals than anywhere else in South Lanarkshire], Daily Record, 19 December 2018</ref><ref name=poorest20>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/rutherglen-cambuslang-areas-among-scotlands-21484294 Rutherglen and Cambuslang areas among Scotland's poorest, according to Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation stats], Daily Record, 12 February 2020</ref>

*South Lanarkshire Council election results detailing local wards: [[1995 South Lanarkshire Council election|1995]], [[1999 South Lanarkshire Council election|1999]]; [[2003 South Lanarkshire Council election|2003]]; [[2007 South Lanarkshire Council election|2007]]; [[2012 South Lanarkshire Council election|2012]]; [[2017 South Lanarkshire Council election|2017]]; [[2022 South Lanarkshire Council election|2022]].