Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Generalised Clipped Boundaries from May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for the 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 clipped to the coastline. 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 vector boundaries.
• Analyze coastal boundary definitions based on the Mean High Water and Mean Low Water mark distinctions.
• Perform spatial analysis of Scottish parliamentary regions using the generalised 20m boundaries for faster processing.

Strengths

• Provides three specific boundary versions with stated file sizes: full resolution extent (20 MB), full resolution clipped (19 MB), and generalised 20m clipped (2 MB).
• Contains boundaries with a specific snapshot date of 5 May 2016.
• Includes access via multiple ArcGIS REST services for viewing and feature download.

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/temporal bias inherent to the uk_data source.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official electoral boundary definitions.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5 May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:03.852984; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland