Every constituency in South Lanarkshire has elected an SNP MSP. First Minister John Swinney has led the SNP to an historic fifth term. 🟡 Always on South Lanarkshire’s side. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Always on Scotland’s side.

The SNP group in South Lanarkshire are saddened to learn of the passing of Councillor Lesley McDonald. Our thoughts and condolences are with Lesley’s family and friends and the entire Labour group who have lost a dear colleague.

🟡 The SNP worked hard to make sure the budget in South Lanarkshire reflected your priorities. 📺 Watch our Leader Cllr Maureen Chalmers’ speech on what the SNP has achieved for you in the budget 👇

Labour run a minority Administration in South Lanarkshire Council. This means they have to work with others to pass a budget. Today, working cross-party, we have co-presented a budget that delivers on SNP priorities. (1/7)

💼 It's budget day in South Lanarkshire! 🔗 Watch live at 10am as your SNP Group co-present a budget that all of South Lanarkshire can be proud of.

South Lanarkshire Council's annual budget setting process is almost complete and your SNP Councillors have been working hard with other parties over the past few months to deliver on the priorities that matter to you.

🚸 Tomorrow, the SNP will be proposing a motion on the maintenance of ‘safe walking routes’ to school. ❌ Parents carers and young people continue to have concerns over the condition of walking routes to school. 🚧 The motion would help ensure that these routes are regularly maintained and repaired.

Packed agenda full of excellent motions from @snpsouthlan.bsky.social

Tomorrow, the SNP will be proposing six motions to a meeting of the Council: 🚸 Safe walking routes to school 🏡 Downsizing incentive scheme ❤️ Defibrillators 📣 Petitions 🤗 Local Authority of Sanctuary 🧡 Against Gender Based Violence Watch live from 10am tomorrow 👇 www.youtube.com/live/LeARGLP...

Pleased that @rossclarksnp.bsky.social and I got this amendment passed. The UK Gov is trampling over Scotland’s devolution settlement, and trampling over the work local government's being doing to empower our communities. This top-down nonsense doesn't wash with folk anymore, and it's not on 🥀

Labour’s Pride in Place programme is an attempt to bypass devolution. The SNP passed an amendment expressing serious concerns regarding: ❌ The lack of engagement with councils ❌ Restrictive criteria ❌ The removal of local decision-making and disregard for existing community planning structures

🚌 The guidance used to assess ‘safe’ walking routes to school is over 20yrs old and not fit for purpose — it doesn't even require a pavement. ❌ Labour have used that document to remove school transport from over 8,000 kids. 🟡 Today we brought a motion requesting a local review. 🥀 They blocked it.

The latest school transport update 🚌👇 We have tried to get these safe walking route guidelines reviewed before, but have been denied because the process was ongoing. Now these ridiculous bus cuts have been implemented, that excuse has gone. Follow the link to watch Wednesday's Full Council live.

🚌 After cutting school transport from thousands of pupils, the Labour council used road safety guidance that hadn’t been updated since 2004 to assess safe walking routes. 🚸 On Wednesday, the SNP Group will be demanding that this outdated guidance be reviewed with pupil safety as the priority.

🚮 The SNP worked with the Scottish Greens to bring forward and second an amendment to create a ‘Cleaning up South Lanarkshire Fund’ to tackle litter and fly-tipping. ❌ Labour voted this down 📺 Watch SNP Depute Leader Councillor Ross Clark speak about the importance of cleaning up our streets.

🍎 The SNP Scottish Government are expanding free school meals in South Lanarkshire 🟡 SNP Councillor John Anderson welcomed this crucial investment in our mission to end child poverty. ❌ He called out Labour’s refusal to scrap the cruel two child cap but was shut down by the administration. 📺👇

And, this is despite borrowing £7.2million last year, specifically for Roads, which with the £12million in interest will actually cost the Council/South Lanarkshire residents, £19.2million 😡

⛔️ The condition of Roads in South Lanarkshire has worsened every year since Labour took office. 🚧 Council figures show that the percentage of the road network that should be considered for maintenance is continuing to increase. Vote Labour 👉 Get Potholes

Following our AGM last evening, the SNP Group on South Lanarkshire Council elected the following leadership team. Leader - @maureenchalmers.bsky.social Depute Leader - @rossclarksnp.bsky.social Business Manager - Councillor David Shearer (re-elected)

📣 Thanks to the SNP ScotGov four schools in South Lanarkshire will benefit from a free school meals pilot for S1-3 pupils in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment. 🧒 A crucial step in our mission to eradicate child poverty, the SNP are delivering for children and investing in our future.

We have submitted an urgent business request to discuss Labour’s cuts to school transport at the Executive Committee meeting this morning. We demand that Councillors have a chance to scrutinise the final details of the cuts before they are introduced - this may be the last opportunity.

Your SNP Councillors took part in today’s Education Committee holding the Labour administration to account. 🚌 We expressed our disappointment that a report on Labour’s school bus cuts with full costing was not brought to this meeting as requested by the SNP.

We have been pounding pavement for the past 2months across Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse. We want to see our own Katy Loudon elected as MSP for the area, continuing the legacy of beloved friend Christina McKelvie. If you live in the constituency, please place your X next to Loudon SNP tomorrow.

NEW: Labour and Tory councillors have voted against funding for community groups in Hamilton and Larkhall on the eve of a crucial by-election in the constituency

It's disappointing to see Labour and the Tories team-up again to deny Hamilton community groups funding they need+deserve. £0000s sitting unused specifically for this purpose. We call on Labour+coalition partners to end their austerity agenda and invest in the people & places of South Lanarkshire.

At today’s Executive Committee the SNP Group proposed Cllr Ross Clark as the Council’s Youth Champion. However, Labour and the Lib Dems joined forces with the Tories and Reform UK to vote through the Labour candidate. Labour once again prioritising their unionist pact over good local governance.

Such sad news today 😢 Christina was a force of nature and I'm glad to have known her. Love and strength to Keith, Jack, Lewis and everyone who's grieving today 💔 RIP Christina x

It was devastating to hear this morning that Christina McKelvie MSP had passed away. She was an absolute gem. Even when I was just some wee guy in the party, she always made every interaction feel like a real conversation, not the usual political patter. My thoughts are with Keith, Jack and Lewis.

Christina McKelvie's partner, Keith Brown, along with her sons, Lewis and Jack, are deeply saddened to announce her passing this morning at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

What a friend, support, and inspiration she was to all of us. Rest in peace, Christina, you are going to be so missed 💛

At our request, the flags at SLC HQ are flying at half mast in her honour.

The entire SNP Group in South Lanarkshire are devastated to learn of the passing of our much-loved colleague, Christina McKelvie MSP. Christina was an amazing, kind and supportive friend to us all, and was an outstanding regional and constituency MSP.

On Wednesday, your SNP Councillors took part in the Climate Change and Sustainability Committee. We asked a range of questions from the impact of Labour’s school transport cuts to Green Flag status for our parks. You can watch the meeting here 👇 www.youtube.com/live/3j9Gifh...

We will be presenting our alternative budget today for South Lanarkshire. It focusses on keeping council tax low, avoiding cuts to services and provides additional investment in key areas. See our budget details in the thread below and watch live from 12:30pm 👇 www.youtube.com/live/uQkZ37M...

@snpsouthlan.bsky.social needs the backing of other parties to make this happen - email your councillors today.

On Wednesday the SNP Group will present an alternative budget for South Lanarkshire. Our budget will focus on keeping council tax low, avoiding cuts to services and provide additional investment in key council areas such as Education, Roads, Social Care, Housing and Climate Sustainability.

I'm glad my amendment to a motion was accepted today and the the council will no longer use Twitter/X (other than to share vital emergency updates). We can no longer ask our staff to subject themselves to hate and violent/sexual material on that platform when managing our account.

A Labour Councillor has blasted his own administration in South Lanarkshire. In a quote to local press Cllr Ralph Barker said “There is a serious issue with our administration using legislation and risk assessments meant to help people in a perverse way to disadvantage people”

The SNP Scottish Government will introduce a universal Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, following the UK Labour government's decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment to 900,000 Scots. "We will not abandon older people this winter or any winter" - @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social 👏

It's great to see the good work of our SNP colleagues Cllr Janine Calikes and Cllr @andreacowansnp.bsky.social being recognised. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...

Stay safe

💨 Retailers in South Lan are selling vapes to children. ✅ An SNP group motion has secured: • Further test purchasing • Better promotion of public reporting channels ✅ We also secured officer time to explore: • Banning retailers from selling cigs & vapes • Sanctioning their other licences

🚮 Current commercial waste arrangements aren’t good enough & our town centres are paying the price ✅ An SNP group motion has secured officer time to explore options for: • Time slots for waste to be placed on-street for collection • Fines for non-compliance • Consultation with businesses on changes

Tomorrow, we will be proposing 6 motions to council: 💨 ACTION ON VAPES SALES TO CHILDREN ♻️ NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 🌍 BAN ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL 💜 WASPI CAMPAIGN ⚽️ HAMILTON ACCIES 150th ANNIVERSARY 👥 16 DAYS AGAINST GBV Watch live at 10am👇 www.youtube.com/live/OqG_1ps...

Well actually, it's only Austerity if it comes from the Austérité region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling mass cuts.

SNP Councillors represented you at the council’s Executive Committee this week. 🗣️ We asked questions and raised comments on various topics such as East Kilbride town centre and additional Scottish Government funding. 📺 Watch a recording here 👇 www.youtube.com/live/a3kdLiB...