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South Lanarkshire: roads, potholes and roadworks
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£14m for South Lanarkshire in 2024-25, £41.13 per resident, −14.6% on a year earlier after inflation. It spent £1,900 a mile on road maintenance from its revenue budget in 2024-25.
Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
Key figures
- £14m2024-25, cash −11.0% on a year earlier
- £41.13Per resident, 2024-25
- £1,900Road maintenance spending per mile, 2024-25 Scotland: £4,966
- £8.74Road maintenance spending per resident, 2024-25 Scotland: £31.37
- £8,943Spending on roads per mile, 2024-25 Scotland: £9,488
Source: Scottish Government.
Over time: cash, real terms and per resident
Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £14.5m | £12.8m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £16.6m | £15.4m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £14.2m | £13.7m |
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Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £44 | £39 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £50 | £47 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £43 | £41 |
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Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
Source: Scottish Government, Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics, published 3 February 2026.
The roads it looks after
South Lanarkshire is the highway authority for 1,532 miles of road (DfT road lengths, 2025): every road except motorways and trunk roads, which the government runs.
DfT’s ratings, transparency reports and road condition statistics cover England only.
Source: Department for Transport, Road lengths in Great Britain: RDL0102, road length (miles) by road type and local authority.
Where it sits, and what is below it
- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body (this level)
- Spending category
- Line or transaction not published
South Lanarkshire
Net revenue spending on road maintenance, winter service and street lighting. Traffic management is left out because its net figure is after parking and bus lane enforcement income. Capital spending, which pays for most resurfacing, is not included.
£14m in 2024-25 (cash); £14m in 2025-26 prices; £41.13 per resident; −11.0% on a year earlier in cash, −14.6% in real terms.
| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
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Winter service (gritting)Details for Winter service (gritting) | £6m | £6m | £16.51 | +13.8% | Scottish Government | Line or transaction not published: Individual schemes, contracts and repairs are not published in the national returns. |
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Street lightingDetails for Street lighting | £5m | £6m | £16.21 | +5.4% | Scottish Government | Line or transaction not published: Individual schemes, contracts and repairs are not published in the national returns. |
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Road maintenanceDetails for Road maintenance | £3m | £3m | £8.71 | −53.1% | Scottish Government | Line or transaction not published: Individual schemes, contracts and repairs are not published in the national returns. |
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Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.
What is recorded alongside the money
These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.
| Measure | South Lanarkshire | Scotland | Period |
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Road maintenance spending per mileDetails for Road maintenance spending per mile | £1,900 | £4,966 | 2024-25 |
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Road maintenance spending per residentDetails for Road maintenance spending per resident | £8.74 | £31.37 | 2024-25 |
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Spending on roads per mileDetails for Spending on roads per mile | £8,943 | £9,488 | 2024-25 |
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The highway authority’s net revenue spending on road maintenance (structural and routine) divided by the miles of road it looks after (locally managed A roads and all minor roads, DfT RDL0102, latest year). Net revenue spending from the council’s own return (MHCLG revenue outturn in England, StatsWales in Wales, Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics in Scotland). It leaves out capital spending, which pays for most resurfacing and is funded mainly by government grant, and it is after income such as recharges; the nations’ returns differ in what is netted off, so compare councils within a nation.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Lanarkshire | Scotland |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £2,684 | £4,635 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £3,843 | £4,919 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £1,900 | £4,966 |
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Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
Net revenue spending on road maintenance per resident (ONS mid-year estimates). Net revenue spending from the council’s own return (MHCLG revenue outturn in England, StatsWales in Wales, Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics in Scotland). It leaves out capital spending, which pays for most resurfacing and is funded mainly by government grant, and it is after income such as recharges; the nations’ returns differ in what is netted off, so compare councils within a nation.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Lanarkshire | Scotland |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £12.56 | £29.80 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £17.79 | £31.26 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £8.74 | £31.37 |
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Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
Net revenue spending on road maintenance, winter service (gritting) and street lighting per mile of road the authority looks after. Net revenue spending from the council’s own return (MHCLG revenue outturn in England, StatsWales in Wales, Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics in Scotland). It leaves out capital spending, which pays for most resurfacing and is funded mainly by government grant, and it is after income such as recharges; the nations’ returns differ in what is netted off, so compare councils within a nation.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Lanarkshire | Scotland |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £8,355 | £8,639 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £10,052 | £9,494 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £8,943 | £9,488 |
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Figure as of 3 February 2026. Source: Scottish Government.
What these figures do and don't show
- Neither fuel duty nor vehicle excise duty is earmarked for roads. Both go into the Consolidated Fund with almost every other tax. Motoring taxes and road spending are shown side by side, not as what one paid for.
- Council figures are revenue spending only. Most resurfacing is capital spending, paid for mainly by the Department for Transport’s grant, which is shown separately as an allocation. Net figures are after income, and each nation’s return nets off different things, so compare councils within a nation.
- Condition, treatment, ratings and roadworks are England only. Scotland and Wales publish road condition through their own council performance frameworks, not read here; Street Manager covers England.
- Condition is shown beside money, not as its result. Weather, traffic, the age of the network and survey methods all move the figures, and councils began moving to a new survey standard in 2024-25.
- Pothole numbers and compensation are not collected by government. The figures here come from an industry survey (ALARM) and from Freedom of Information compilations, each named; councils outside a compilation have no figure.
- Roadworks counts are what Street Manager records. “On site in the month” counts works that started, finished or were updated in the latest full month published, not works on the road today, and misses long works with no update.
Where this sits: United Kingdom → Scotland → Local roads: Scotland’s 32 councils → South Lanarkshire. Figures from data/services/roads.json, generated 29 September 2026.
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| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
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| Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics | Scottish Government | 3 February 2026 | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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