Scottish Electoral Ward Boundaries for 32 Local Authorities

355 electoral wards across Scotland's 32 unitary local authorities, used to elect 1,226 councillors. Boundaries Scotland provides recommendations, but the definitive dataset is delineated by Ordnance Survey for their BoundaryLine product. The dataset likely contains the official geospatial boundaries for these wards.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral district boundaries based on the official Ordnance Survey delineation.
• Analyzing councillor-to-ward ratios based on the described 3-4 member mainland wards and 1-2 member island wards.
• Studying local government structure based on the division of 32 council areas into wards.

Strengths

• Definitive boundaries are provided by Ordnance Survey, a national mapping agency.
• Covers all 32 Scottish unitary local authorities and their 355 electoral wards.
• Includes counts of 1,226 councillors and the member allocation rules for wards.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ordnance Survey (BoundaryLine product), via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Official delineation for inclusion in a national mapping product.

Time Range

Current (as of the description's context).

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Scotland