Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Names and Codes as of December 2018

Two text fields, SPR18CD and SPR18NM, define the official names and codes for Scottish Parliamentary Regions. The Government Digital Service published this snapshot, which was last updated on the platform in October 2022. Data reflects the administrative geography as it stood on December 31, 2018.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies based on the named parliamentary regions.
• Joining other Scottish government datasets using the standardized region codes (SPR18CD).
• Analyzing regional representation or policy distribution using the official region names (SPR18NM).

Strengths

• Provides a precise snapshot of regions as of a specific date: December 31, 2018.
• Field lengths are defined (9 and 21 characters), suggesting structured text data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2022-10-24 15:01:10.497000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative register or gazetteer.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2018-12-31

Freshness

Snapshot from 2018; platform metadata updated 2022.

Geography

Scotland