Motherwell (Scots:Mitherwall, Scottish Gaelic:Tobar na Màthar) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow.

Historically part of Lanarkshire, Motherwell is the headquarters for both North Lanarkshire Council, which is one of Scotland's most populous local authority areas, and of Strathclyde Police "N" division. These organisations cover an overall population of 327,000 people (59,000 in Motherwell and Wishaw) throughout the 183 square miles (470 km) of North Lanarkshire.