Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Full Extent Boundaries as of May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary regions as of 5 May 2016. The dataset contains three boundary versions: full resolution extent of the realm (20 MB), full resolution clipped to the coastline (19 MB), and a generalised 20m version clipped to the coastline (2 MB). It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Map electoral constituencies based on the provided full-resolution vector boundaries.
• Analyze coastal boundary definitions based on the Mean High Water and Mean Low Water mark distinctions.
• Perform spatial analysis for regional planning using the generalised (20m) boundary version.
• Integrate boundary data into electoral or demographic studies based on the 2016 Scottish parliamentary regions.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions for different use cases, with specific file sizes (20 MB, 19 MB, 2 MB).
• Includes a specific snapshot date (5 May 2016) for temporal consistency.
• Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights, indicating authoritative sources.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:11.026137; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official electoral boundary definitions.

Time Range

As of 5 May 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:11.026137

Geography

Scotland