Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Generalised Clipped 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 clipped to the coastline. It is available in multiple formats including GEOJSON, CSV, and KML.

Use Cases

• Map electoral constituencies based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze regional representation by overlaying the generalised 20m boundaries with other geospatial data.
• Study coastal boundary definitions using the clipped vs. full-extent boundary files.

Strengths

• Contains three specific boundary versions with stated file sizes (e.g., 2 MB for the generalised version).
• Boundaries are explicitly dated to 5 May 2016, providing a temporal snapshot.
• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions (Ordnance Survey and ONS).

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 13:33:22.852647; 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 13:33:22.852647

Geography

Scotland