Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries as of May 2016

May 2016 digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and clipped to coastline) and a generalised (20m) version. It includes Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map constituency boundaries for spatial analysis based on the provided vector data.
• Conduct coastal boundary analysis using the clipped-to-coastline versions.
• Perform cartographic visualisation at different resolutions using the full and generalised boundary files.
• Integrate electoral geography into larger administrative datasets based on the May 2016 snapshot.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions: full (extent of realm), full (clipped), and generalised (20m).
• Includes direct file size information: 25 MB, 24 MB, and 3 MB for the respective versions.
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the ONS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the data snapshot is from May 2016, though metadata was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official electoral boundary delineation.

Time Range

May 2016

Freshness

Data snapshot from May 2016; metadata last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

Scotland