Scottish UK Parliamentary Constituencies for Westminster Elections

Scottish UK Parliamentary Constituencies define the 59 electoral areas used to return Members of Parliament to the UK Parliament in Westminster. The dataset is delineated by Ordnance Survey for its BoundaryLine product, based on recommendations from the Boundary Commission for Scotland. It is distinct from constituencies used for the Scottish Parliament.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral district boundaries based on the Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine product.
• Analyzing constituency representation and size for the 59 Westminster seats in Scotland.
• Comparing UK Parliamentary Constituencies with Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies for devolution studies.
• Supporting redistricting and boundary review analyses using the official delineations.

Strengths

• Definitive boundaries are delineated by Ordnance Survey, a national mapping agency.
• Covers all 59 current Westminster constituencies in Scotland.
• Explicitly distinguishes between UK and Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Delineated by Ordnance Survey for inclusion in their BoundaryLine product.

Time Range

unknown

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Scotland