Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries as of May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary constituencies as of 5th May 2016. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full-resolution extent of the realm, full-resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised 20m version. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping constituency boundaries based on the provided full-resolution vector data.
• Analyzing coastal versus inland constituency extents based on the clipped and realm-extent boundary versions.
• Creating simplified maps for publications using the generalised 20m boundary data.
• Integrating electoral geography with other datasets using the provided ArcGIS REST service endpoints.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions for different use cases, including a 20m generalised version.
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, such as 25 MB for the full-resolution extent of the realm.
• Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights, indicating authoritative sources.
• Offers multiple access methods including direct file downloads and ArcGIS REST services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source platform, focusing solely on Scotland.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official administrative boundary delineation.

Time Range

As of 5th May 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.092304; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland