Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries, May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies as of 5th May 2016, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset includes full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline and a generalised 20m version, with file sizes ranging from 3 MB to 25 MB. It contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights and is accessible via multiple ArcGIS REST services.

Use Cases

• Mapping constituency boundaries for electoral analysis based on the provided vector data.
• Integrating electoral geography with other datasets using the coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the generalised (20m) boundary version.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions: full-resolution (extent and clipped) and a 20m generalised version.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the generalised version being a smaller 3 MB download.
• Boundaries are tied to a specific legal date: 5th May 2016.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific electoral snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official electoral boundary delineation.

Time Range

As of 5th May 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:16.400765; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland