Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries as of May 2016

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies as of 5th May 2016. The dataset includes full-resolution boundaries for the extent of the realm and versions clipped to the coastline, as well as a generalised (20m) version. It contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights and is available in multiple formats including GEOJSON, CSV, and KML.

Use Cases

• Map electoral constituencies for Scotland based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze the geographic extent of parliamentary constituencies relative to the coastline based on the clipped and full-realm boundary options.
• Perform spatial joins with demographic or election result data using the constituency geometries.
• Create generalised maps for publication using the 20m simplified boundary version.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions: full-realm, coastline-clipped, and a 20m generalised version.
• File sizes are specified for each version, with the generalised version being 3 MB for easier handling.
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics, indicating authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:26.283664; freshness should be verified as boundaries may have changed.
• Row count and specific attributes for each constituency are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey.

Collection Method

Official digital vector boundaries for electoral administration.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5th May 2016.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 5th May 2016; metadata last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:26.283664.

Geography

Scotland.