Scottish Parliamentary Region Boundaries from May 2016

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary regions as of 5 May 2016. The dataset contains full-resolution and generalised (20m) boundaries, clipped to the coastline or showing the full extent of the realm. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial analysis of regional representation based on the coastline-clipped geometries.
• Integrating boundary data into electoral systems based on the generalised (20m) versions for simplified rendering.

Strengths

• Contains three specific boundary versions: full resolution (extent of realm), full resolution (coastline-clipped), and generalised 20m (coastline-clipped).
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the generalised version being 2 MB for easier handling.
• Boundaries are tied to a specific legal date: 5 May 2016.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update date is 2026-07-08, but the legal boundary date is fixed to May 2016.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property, likely for official electoral administration.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5 May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:19.093813; legal snapshot is from 5 May 2016.

Geography

Scotland