Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries from May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies as of 5th May 2016, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset includes three boundary versions: full resolution extending to the realm's limit, full resolution clipped to the coastline, and a 20m generalised version. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral districts based on the provided full-resolution vector boundaries.
• Analyzing coastal and offshore island inclusion in constituencies based on the 'extent of the realm' and 'clipped to coastline' versions.
• Creating simplified visualizations for public communication using the 20m generalised boundaries.
• Integrating constituency boundaries with other demographic or election result data for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions for different use cases: full extent (25 MB), clipped (24 MB), and generalised (3 MB).
• Snapshots boundaries from a specific, documented date: 5th May 2016.
• Includes intellectual property rights from two authoritative UK sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:38.266954; freshness should be verified.

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 13:32:38.266954

Geography

Scotland