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Scottish Westminster constituencies 2005 to 2024

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As a result of the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, Scotland was covered by 59 constituencies of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament: 19 burgh constituencies and 40 county constituencies. These constituencies were used from the 2005 to the 2019 general elections, and were replaced by new constituencies at the 2024 election.

Name Boundaries
Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland

Constituencies and council areas

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The Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland related the boundaries of new constituencies to those of Scottish local government council areas and to local government wards. Apart from a few minor adjustments, the council area boundaries dated from 1996 and the ward boundaries dated from 1999. Some council areas were grouped to form larger areas and, within these larger areas, some constituencies straddle council area boundaries.

The same council area and ward boundaries were in use when the new constituencies were first used in 2005, but ward boundaries have changed since then. New wards were introduced for the 2007 Scottish local government elections.

Council areas Constituencies
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South
Banff and Buchan
Gordon
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Angus and Dundee Angus
Dundee East
Dundee West
Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute
Edinburgh Edinburgh East
Edinburgh North and Leith
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh West
Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross Ochil and South Perthshire
Perth and North Perthshire
Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Lanark and Hamilton East
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Central Ayrshire
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
North Ayrshire and Arran
East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire Airdrie and Shotts
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
East Dunbartonshire
Motherwell and Wishaw
East Lothian East Lothian
East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire
Falkirk and West Lothian Falkirk
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Livingston
Fife Dunfermline and West Fife
Glenrothes
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
North East Fife
Glasgow Glasgow Central
Glasgow East
Glasgow North
Glasgow North East
Glasgow North West
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Highland Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Inverclyde Inverclyde
Midlothian Midlothian
Moray Moray
Na h-Eileanan Siar Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Orkney and Shetland
Renfrewshire Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Stirling Stirling
West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire

MPs

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  Scottish National Party   Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Alba

Name Electorate[1] Majority[2] Member of Parliament[2] Nearest opposition[2]
Aberdeen North BC 62,489 12,670 Kirsty Blackman Ryan Houghton
Aberdeen South BC 65,719 3,990 Stephen Flynn Douglas Lumsden
Airdrie and Shotts CC 64,011 1,757 Anum Qaisar Kenneth Stevenson
Angus CC 63,952 3,795 Dave Doogan Kirstene Hair
Argyll and Bute CC 66,525 4,110 Brendan O'Hara Gary Mulvaney
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC 71,970 2,329 Allan Dorans Martin Dowey
Banff and Buchan CC 66,655 4,118 David Duguid Paul Robertson
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC 74,518 5,148 John Lamont Calum Kerr
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC 46,930 204 Jamie Stone Karl Rosie
Central Ayrshire CC 69,742 5,304 Philippa Whitford Derek Stillie
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC 72,943 5,624 Steven Bonnar Hugh Gaffney
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East CC 66,079 12,976 Stuart McDonald James McPhilemy
Dumfries and Galloway CC 74,580 1,805 Alister Jack Richard Arkless
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC 68,330 3,781 David Mundell Amanda Burgauer
Dundee East BC 66,210 13,375 Stewart Hosie Phillip Scott
Dundee West BC 64,431 12,259 Chris Law Jim Malone
Dunfermline and West Fife CC 76,652 10,669 Douglas Chapman Cara Hilton
East Dunbartonshire CC 66,075 149 Amy Callaghan Jo Swinson
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow CC 81,224 13,322 Lisa Cameron[n 1] Monique McAdams
East Lothian CC 81,600 3,886 Kenny MacAskill[n 2] Martin Whitfield
East Renfrewshire CC 72,232 5,425 Kirsten Oswald Paul Masterton
Edinburgh East BC 69,424 10,417 Tommy Sheppard Sheila Gilmore
Edinburgh North and Leith BC 81,336 12,808 Deidre Brock Gordon Munro
Edinburgh South BC 66,188 11,095 Ian Murray Catriona McDonald
Edinburgh South West BC 73,501 11,982 Joanna Cherry Callum Laidlaw
Edinburgh West BC 72,507 3,769 Christine Jardine Sarah Masson
Falkirk CC 84,472 14,948 John McNally Lynn Munro
Glasgow Central BC 69,230 6,474 Alison Thewliss Faten Hameed
Glasgow East BC 67,381 5,556 David Linden Kate Watson
Glasgow North BC 57,130 5,601 Patrick Grady Pam Duncan-Glancy
Glasgow North East BC 61,075 2,458 Anne McLaughlin Paul Sweeney
Glasgow North West BC 63,402 8,359 Carol Monaghan Patricia Ferguson
Glasgow South BC 70,891 9,005 Stewart McDonald Johann Lamont
Glasgow South West BC 64,575 4,900 Chris Stephens Matt Kerr
Glenrothes CC 65,762 11,757 Peter Grant Pat Egan
Gordon CC 79,629 819 Richard Thomson Colin Clark
Inverclyde CC 60,622 7,512 Ronnie Cowan Martin McCluskey
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CC 78,059 10,440 Drew Hendry Fiona Fawcett
Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC 74,517 12,659 Alan Brown Caroline Hollins
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CC 72,853 1,243 Neale Hanvey[n 3] Lesley Laird
Lanark and Hamilton East CC 77,659 5,187 Angela Crawley Shona Haslam
Linlithgow and East Falkirk CC 87,044 11,266 Martyn Day Charles Kennedy
Livingston CC 82,285 13,435 Hannah Bardell Damian Timson
Midlothian CC 70,544 5,705 Owen Thompson Danielle Rowley
Moray CC 71,035 413 Douglas Ross Laura Mitchell
Motherwell and Wishaw BC 68,856 6,268 Marion Fellows Angela Feeney
Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC 21,106 2,538 Angus MacNeil[n 4] Alison McCorquodale
North Ayrshire and Arran 73,534 8,521 Patricia Gibson David Rocks
North East Fife CC 60,905 1,316 Wendy Chamberlain Stephen Gethins
Ochil and South Perthshire CC 78,776 4,498 John Nicolson Luke Graham
Orkney and Shetland CC 34,211 2,507 Alistair Carmichael Robert Leslie
Paisley and Renfrewshire North CC 72,007 11,902 Gavin Newlands Alison Taylor
Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC 64,385 10,679 Mhairi Black Moira Ramage
Perth and North Perthshire CC 72,600 7,550 Pete Wishart Angus Forbes
Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC 54,230 9,443 Ian Blackford Craig Harrow
Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC 80,918 9,446 Michael Shanks Katy Loudon
Stirling CC 68,473 9,254 Alyn Smith Stephen Kerr
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC 72,640 843 Andrew Bowie Fergus Mutch
West Dunbartonshire CC 66,517 9,553 Martin Docherty-Hughes Jean-Anne Mitchell

The aggregate votes of all Scottish constituencies for the 2019 general election are as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Scottish National Party 1,242,380 45.0% Increase8.1% 48 Increase13
Conservative 692,939 25.1% Decrease3.5% 6 Decrease7
Labour 511,838 18.6% Decrease8.5% 1 Decrease6
Liberal Democrats 263,417 9.5% Increase2.7% 4 0
Greens 28,122 1.0% Increase0.8% 0 0
Brexit 13,243 0.5% new 0 0
Others 7,122 0.3% Decrease0.4% 0 0
Total 2,759,061 100.0 59

List of constituencies by party

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2019 United Kingdom general election
Party Constituency
Alba
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
SNP
Independent

Boundary changes

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Background

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The Boundary Commission for Scotland submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.

Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.

On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. Subsequently, the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 ("the Act") was passed into law on 14 December 2020. This formally removed the duty to implement the 2018 review and set out the framework for future boundary reviews. The Act provided that the number of constituencies should remain at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.

Process

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The Act specified that the next review had to be completed no later than 1 July 2023 and the Boundary Commission formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the number of constituencies allocated to Scotland decreased by 2, from 59 to 57. This includes the protected constituencies of Na h-Eileanan an Iar and Orkney and Shetland.

As part of public consultations for the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for Scotland released its initial proposals on 14 October 2021.[3] Following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. Final recommendations were laid before Parliament on 28 June 2023 after they were published and then submitted a day earlier.[4][5]

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Under the final recommendations the following constituencies for Scotland would come into effect at the 2024 general election:[4][6]

Council areas Constituencies Electorate
Orkney and Shetland CC (continuing) 34,824
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC (continuing) 21,177
Aberdeen North BC (continuing) 76,895
Aberdeen South BC (continuing) 76,560
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East CC 71,485
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber CC 71,707
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC (continuing) 75,173
Gordon and Buchan CC 70,238
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire CC 76,903
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey CC 76,237
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC (continuing) 73,634
Alloa and Grangemouth CC 72,265
Angus and Perthshire Glens CC 77,006
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry CC 76,810
Bathgate and Linlithgow CC 71,650
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy CC 70,329
Dundee Central BC 75,298
Dunfermline and Dollar CC 70,725
Falkirk CC (continuing) 75,067
Glenrothes and Mid Fife CC 69,734
Livingston CC (continuing) 75,454
North East Fife CC (continuing) 70,452
Perth and Kinross-shire CC 76,323
Stirling and Strathallan CC 77,008
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh BC (restored; previously existed 1997–2005) 75,705
Edinburgh North and Leith BC (continuing) 76,770
Edinburgh South BC (continuing) 70,980
Edinburgh South West BC (continuing) 73,315
Edinburgh West BC (continuing) 76,723
Lothian East CC 71,287
Midlothian CC (continuing) 71,210
Airdrie and Shotts CC (continuing) 70,420
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC (continuing) 74,687
Coatbridge and Bellshill BC 72,507
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch CC 70,579
Dumfries and Galloway CC (continuing) 76,863
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC (continuing) 70,738
East Kilbride and Strathaven CC 75,161
Hamilton and Clyde Valley CC 74,577
Mid Dunbartonshire CC 75,099
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke CC 72,318
Rutherglen BC (restored; previously existed 1918-1983;
Glasgow Rutherglen 1983-2005)
71,612
West Dunbartonshire CC (continuing) 70,286
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC (continuing) 72,057
Central Ayrshire CC (continuing) 69,779
Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC (continuing) 74,801
North Ayrshire and Arran CC (continuing) 73,588
East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire (continuing) 72,959
Glasgow East BC (continuing) 69,748
Glasgow North BC (continuing) 73,210
Glasgow North East BC (continuing) 75,236
Glasgow South BC (continuing) 71,344
Glasgow South West BC (continuing) 70,431
Glasgow West BC 72,499
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West CC 70,418
Paisley and Renfrewshire North BC (continuing) 69,941
Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC (continuing) 69,813

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Cameron defected to the Scottish Conservatives from the SNP on 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ MacAskill defected to the Alba Party from the SNP on 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Hanvey defected to the Alba Party from the SNP on 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ MacNeil was suspended from the SNP in July 2023 and expelled in August.

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Boundary Commission for Scotland consults on new boundaries for UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland" (PDF) (Press release). Boundary Commission for Scotland. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament" (PDF). 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "BCS 2023 Review – Final Recommendations" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.