Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Full Extent Boundaries as of May 2016

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary regions as of 5 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 available via ArcGIS REST services and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral regions for visual analysis based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of political representation based on the coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Creating simplified maps for public communication using the generalised 20m boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary versions, including a 20m generalised file of 2 MB for faster processing.
• Contains specific file size information, such as the 20 MB full-resolution extent of the realm file.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:05.279144; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official electoral boundary definitions.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5 May 2016

Freshness

Snapshot as of 5 May 2016; metadata last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

Scotland