UK Parliamentary Constituencies
UKPC
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Scottish UK Parliamentary Constituencies (or Westminster Constituencies) define the electoral areas of Scotland used to return members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in UK general elections. They are different from the Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies, which are used to return members to the Scottish Parliament. There are currently 59 Westminster constituencies in total, each electing one Member of Parliament. The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for recommendations on the definition of constituency boundaries, however, the definitive dataset is delineated by Ordnance Survey for inclusion in their BoundaryLine product.
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The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviewing the Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in Scotland, and making recommendations on their boundaries. Recommendations that are accepted by Ministers are enacted by statutory instrument and passed to Ordnance Survey for inclusion in their BoundaryLine product. While Westminster Constituencies have existed since 1708, the current 59 constituency boundaries were defined following the 5th Periodical Review of Parliamentary Constituencies, and enacted by The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005 (SI 2005/250). The review sought to give regard to the 32 Council areas which were introduced by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, though it should be noted that the constituencies do not nest within them. With regards to the seaward extent of the parliamentary boundaries, as with local authorities this normally ends at the low water mark. In a small number of cases, the area has been extended by legislation around a port or harbour into the surrounding sea beyond the low water mark. The largest of these is Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands, and there are also substantial extensions at Aberdeen and Greenock.
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