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Hairmyres is an area of the town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west side of the town, on the historical main road to Eaglesham and Kilmarnock. Nearby roads connect Hairmyres to the major A726 Queensway/Glasgow Southern Orbital dual carriageway. It is 2+1⁄4 miles from the Glasgow City Council boundary at the Carmunnock Bypass and nine miles south of the city centre of Glasgow. Neighbouring areas include Gardenhall, Mossneuk, Jackton, Peel Park, and Westwood.
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East Kilbride West is one of the 20 electoral wards of South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 13,737 people.
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- ↑ "East Kilbride". dailyrecord. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "East Kilbride, Scotland's First New Town". eknewtown.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Council, South Lanarkshire. "South Lanarkshire Council online information". www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Westwoodhill Evangelical Church – Serving Jesus Christ in the heart of East Kilbride". 26 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Our Lady of Lourdes". Our Lady of Lourdes. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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