Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries as of May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies as they were on 5th May 2016. This dataset from the Government Digital Service includes full-resolution boundaries, typically extending to the Mean Low Water mark, and contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on the platform in September 2022.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral districts for demographic analysis based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Integrating constituency shapes into GIS systems for spatial analysis based on the full-extent boundaries.
• Studying changes in Scottish political geography over time using the May 2016 snapshot.

Strengths

• Boundaries are defined at full resolution, including the extent of the realm.
• Contains intellectual property rights from two authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and ONS.
• Snapshot is tied to a specific, documented date: 5th May 2016.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2022-09-29 17:51:18.865000; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely digitized and maintained by government mapping agencies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5th May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated on platform: 2022-09-29 17:51:18.865000

Geography

Scotland, including offshore islands in some cases.