Boundary Commission for

Sixth Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Summary of Initial Proposals

October 2011

Boundary Commission for Scotland Thistle House 91 Haymarket Terrace EH12 5HD

Tel: 0131 538 7510 Email: [email protected] Fax: 0131 538 7511 Web: www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk

Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Sixth Review of UK Parliament constituencies October 2011

Membership of the Commission

Chairman (ex-officio): Speaker of the House of Commons

Deputy Chairman: The Honourable Lord Woolman

Commissioners: Mr Kenneth McDonald

Mrs Paula Sharp

Assessors: Mr Duncan Macniven, Registrar General, National Records of Scotland (until August 2011)

Mr George MacKenzie, Registrar General, National Records of Scotland (from August 2011)

Mr Graham Little, Ordnance Survey

Secretary to the Commission: Dr Hugh Buchanan

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Contents

Membership of the Commission ...... i Initial Proposals ...... 1 Introduction ...... 3 The Review ...... 3 Our Initial Proposals ...... 3 Public consultation on our Initial Proposals ...... 5 Further Stages ...... 6 Appendix A: proposed constituencies ...... 7 Appendix B: proposed constituencies by council area ...... 59

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Initial Proposals

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constituency constituency 1 Aberdeen North 27 Galloway and Carrick 2 Aberdeen South 28 Central 3 Airdrie and 29 Glasgow East 4 Angus East and Kincardine 30 Glasgow North East 5 Argyll, Bute and Lochaber 31 Glasgow North West 6 Banff and Buchan 32 Glasgow South East 7 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 33 Glasgow South West 8 Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty 34 Hamilton 9 Clackmannanshire and Dunfermline West 35 Inverclyde 10 Clydesdale and Larkhall 36 and Skye 11 Cumbernauld and 37 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 12 Cupar and St Andrews 38 Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes 13 Deeside and Gordon 39 Kyle and Cumnock 14 Dumfries 40 Linlithgow and Falkirk East 15 Dundee East and the Glens 41 Livingston 16 Dundee West and Gowrie 42 Midlothian and Tweeddale 17 Dunfermline East 43 Moray and Strathspey 18 East Dunbartonshire and Kilsyth 44 Motherwell, and 19 East Kilbride and Rutherglen 45 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 20 East Lothian 46 North Ayrshire and Arran 21 East Renfrewshire and Hairmyres 47 Orkney and Shetland 22 Edinburgh Central and Leith 48 Paisley and 23 Edinburgh East 49 Perth and Kinross-shire 24 Edinburgh South West 50 Renfrewshire South and Largs 25 Edinburgh West 51 Stirling and Crieff 26 Falkirk 52 West Dunbartonshire and Bearsden www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 2 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Sixth Review of UK Parliament constituencies October 2011

Introduction 1. We are the Boundary Commission for Scotland, an independent, non-political body whose purpose is to make recommendations for boundaries and UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland. 2. We are tasked by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to undertake a review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland, and we must submit to the Secretary of State for Scotland a report containing our recommendations for 52 Scottish constituencies before 1 October 2013. 3. This booklet contains our Initial Proposals for these constituencies, information on how to participate in our public consultation (13 October 2011 to 4 January 2012) and details of our Public Hearings to be held throughout Scotland between 14 and 30 November 2011.

The Review 4. This review is our sixth periodic review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland since the Commission was first established in 1945. 5. The legislation will result in a UK Parliament elected from 600 constituencies in place of the current 650, and in 52 constituencies in Scotland in place of the current 59, for use in the General Election expected to occur in 2015. a. The legislation defines 2 constituencies: Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency and Orkney and Shetland constituency. b. The electorate of every other constituency in Scotland must be between 72,810 and 80,473 unless its area exceeds 12,000 square kilometres. c. No constituency may exceed 13,000 square kilometres. 6. We commenced the current review on 4 March 2011. We are now consulting the public on our Initial Proposals. Details of how to participate in the consultation are given below. We will produce Revised Proposals during 2012, and expect to make our final recommendations for constituencies in 2013. 7. For each constituency, we must recommend a name and its designation as a constituency or a county constituency. 8. For further information on the policies and procedures we have adopted to underpin this review and the legal requirements for constituency design, please refer to our Policies and Procedures booklet, which is available on our website.

Our Initial Proposals 9. We have developed our Initial Proposals using electorate data from 1 December 2010. The number of electors registered in each council electoral ward on that date can be found on our website. 10. Because of the constraints on constituency design it has not been possible to construct all constituencies from complete electoral wards. Where we have had to distribute a ward boundary between constituencies we have, in most instances, followed community council boundaries or other recognisable boundaries. There are 324 whole wards, and 29 wards divided between constituencies, in our proposals: 35 constituencies contain 1 or more part-wards. 11. 35 constituencies are each contained within a single council area. The remaining 17 comprise parts of 2 council areas. 12. Our Initial Proposals are summarised in Table 1. Maps of each constituency can be found in Appendix A. The proposed constituencies and their constituent wards in each council area are listed in Appendix B.

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constituency electorate area (sq. km) designation Aberdeen North 76,259 104.6 Burgh Aberdeen South 75,894 101.0 Burgh Airdrie and Coatbridge South 79,827 238.7 County Angus East and Kincardine 78,545 1,779.9 County Argyll, Bute and Lochaber 75,941 9,765.0 County Banff and Buchan 80,313 1,946.1 County Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 73,395 3,764.1 County Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty 74,290 12,829.8 County Clackmannanshire and Dunfermline West 80,438 382.2 County Clydesdale and Larkhall 76,005 1,640.1 County Cumbernauld and Coatbridge North 79,687 105.1 Burgh Cupar and St Andrews 80,015 724.6 County Deeside and Gordon 80,398 3,786.7 County Dumfries 72,994 2,937.6 County Dundee East and the Glens 76,953 1,056.8 County Dundee West and Gowrie 79,159 469.3 County Dunfermline East 79,240 188.9 County East Dunbartonshire and Kilsyth 79,211 224.6 County East Kilbride and Rutherglen 79,807 39.2 Burgh East Lothian 74,320 700.9 County East Renfrewshire and Hairmyres 80,060 199.2 County Edinburgh Central and Leith 80,324 23.0 Burgh Edinburgh East 80,271 40.3 Burgh Edinburgh South West 80,331 114.7 Burgh Edinburgh West 80,321 95.0 Burgh Falkirk 80,426 168.8 County Galloway and Carrick 75,146 4,742.2 County Glasgow Central 72,842 16.6 Burgh Glasgow East 75,178 32.2 Burgh Glasgow North East 73,991 38.9 Burgh Glasgow North West 72,944 29.2 Burgh Glasgow South East 80,468 29.4 Burgh Glasgow South West 73,039 30.0 Burgh Hamilton 74,455 69.4 Burgh Inverclyde 77,647 232.2 County Inverness and Skye 79,865 8,722.6 County Kilmarnock and Loudoun 75,001 695.4 County Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes 79,483 242.1 County Kyle and Cumnock 78,192 805.9 County Linlithgow and Falkirk East 80,155 304.9 County Livingston 80,228 272.8 County Midlothian and Tweeddale 77,563 1,333.9 County Moray and Strathspey 76,722 4,587.1 County Motherwell, Wishaw and Bellshill 79,551 70.3 Burgh Na h-Eileanan an Iar County North Ayrshire and Arran 73,760 575.0 County Orkney and Shetland County Paisley and Renfrew 73,357 65.0 Burgh Perth and Kinross-shire 80,410 4,238.7 County Renfrewshire South and Largs 73,529 474.9 County Stirling and Crieff 77,823 3,001.4 County West Dunbartonshire and Bearsden 77,614 190.9 County Table 1 – Proposed constituencies

www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 4 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Sixth Review of UK Parliament constituencies October 2011 Public consultation on our Initial Proposals 13. The public consultation on our Initial Proposals runs from 13 October 2011 until 4 January 2012. During that period we display our proposals at Display Points, where members of the public can inspect them and find out how to participate in the consultation. There is at least one Display Point in each proposed constituency. Display materials are also available to view on our website. 14. As part of the consultation process, we will hold Public Hearings in Inverness, Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Lanark between 14 November 2011 and 30 November 2011. Further information can be found in Table 2. Venue Date Local Authority focus Edinburgh Mon 14 Nov 2011 City of Edinburgh East Lothian The City Chambers Falkirk High Street Midlothian Edinburgh EH1 1YJ Scottish Borders West Lothian Lanark Wed 16 Nov 2011 Dumfries and Galloway East Ayrshire New Lanark World Heritage Site East Renfrewshire South Lanarkshire ML11 9DB South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Glasgow Tue 22 Nov 2011 Argyll and Bute Glasgow City Teacher Building East Dunbartonshire St Enoch Square Inverclyde Glasgow G1 4DB North Ayrshire Renfrewshire West Dunbartonshire Inverness Thu 24 Nov 2011 Aberdeen City The Town House Highland High Street Moray Inverness IV1 1JJ Dundee Tue 29 Nov 2011 Angus Clackmannanshire The City Chambers Dundee City 14 City Square Fife Dundee DD1 3BY Perth and Kinross Stirling Table 2 – Public Hearings

15. Each Public Hearing will commence at 10 am on the date shown, and may continue for a second day if it is not possible to conclude on the first day. Each Public Hearing will be chaired by a Sheriff Principal appointed by us. At each hearing, we will explain our proposals and will allow comments from anyone with an interest. Transcripts of the Public Hearings will be available to view on our website after the hearings. 16. The order of business for each Public Hearing will be determined on the first morning. Those who cannot attend at 10 am on the first day but who wish to speak at the Public Hearing are advised to make this known to the Secretariat to the Commission in advance of the hearing (tel: 0131 538 7510) or to the Chair of the Public Hearing at its commencement. 17. While each Public Hearing will primarily focus on a particular geographical area, comments can be made on any aspect of our Initial Proposals at any of the Public Hearings.

5 www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk Boundary Commission for Scotland Initial Proposals October 2011 Sixth Review of UK Parliament constituencies 18. We welcome all comments on our proposals, whether in support or not, to help inform our deliberations. Comments can be made in the following ways:

in writing to: Boundary Commission for Scotland Thistle House 91 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5HD by email to: [email protected] via our website: www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk in person: At our Public Hearings in November 2011.

19. All comments we receive in response to this consultation will be available to view on our website, where the public will be able to make their views on these comments known to us. For further information, please visit our website. 20. Where comments contain objections to our proposals, it would be helpful if they were accompanied by an alternative proposal that takes account of statutory requirements and considers the consequences on the wider area. In any event, comments will be weighted by the quality of argument and the evidence provided.

Further Stages 21. After the consultation period on our Initial Proposals, we will publish all comments received, and the transcripts of the Public Hearings, on our website. We will then hold a further 4 week secondary consultation period, when you will be able to comment to us on any of that material. 22. After the secondary consultation period, we will consider all the evidence we have received, and develop our Revised Proposals for constituencies. We will publish our Revised Proposals for an 8 week consultation period during 2012. 23. After the consultation period on our Revised Proposals, we will develop our Final Recommendations which we will submit in our report to the Secretary of State.

www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 6 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Appendix A: proposed constituencies October 2011 Appendix A: proposed constituencies Aberdeen North burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries within Aberdeen City council area with 1 exception: ward 7 (Midstocket / Rosemount), where the boundary follows the existing UK Parliament constituency boundary.

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Aberdeen South burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Aberdeen City council area, with 1 exception: ward 7 (Midstocket / Rosemount), where the boundary follows the existing UK Parliament constituency boundary.

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Airdrie and Coatbridge South county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in North Lanarkshire council area with 1 exception: ward 19 (), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Angus East and Kincardine county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Aberdeenshire and Angus council areas with 2 exceptions: ward 17 (North Kincardine) of Aberdeenshire council area, where the boundary follows Portlethen community council boundary and open ground north of Netherley; and ward 18 (Stonehaven and Lower Deeside) of Aberdeenshire council area, where the boundary follows the Deeside watershed. www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 10 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Appendix A: proposed constituencies October 2011

Argyll, Bute and Lochaber county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Argyll and Bute council area and ward 22 (Fort William and Ardnamurchan) of Highland council area.

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Banff and Buchan county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Aberdeenshire council area with 1 exception: ward 8 (Mid Formartine), where it lies north of Balmedie, Balhelvie and Potterton, and follows a community council boundary east of Oldmeldrum.

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Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Scottish Borders council area.

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Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Highland council area with 2 exceptions: ward 6 (Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Loch Alsh), where the boundary follows the watershed south of Torridon; and ward 13 (Aird and Loch Ness), where the boundary follows community council boundaries. The proposed constituency’s area is 12,830 square kilometres. www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 14 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Appendix A: proposed constituencies October 2011

Clackmannanshire and Dunfermline West county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Clackmannanshire council area and whole wards in Fife council area with 2 exceptions: ward 3 (Dunfermline Central) and ward 4 (Dunfermline South), where the boundary follows the A823 road.

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Clydesdale and Larkhall county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in South Lanarkshire council area.

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Cumbernauld and Coatbridge North burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in North Lanarkshire council area.

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Cupar and St Andrews county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Fife council area with 1 exception: ward 17 (Howe of Fife and Tay Coast), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Deeside and Gordon county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Aberdeenshire council area with 3 exceptions: ward 8 (Mid Formartine), where it lies north of Balmedie, Balhelvie and Potterton, and follows a community council boundary east of Oldmeldrum; ward 17 (North Kincardine), where it follows Portlethen community council boundary and open ground north of Netherley; and ward 18 (Stonehaven and Lower Deeside), where it follows the Deeside watershed.

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Dumfries county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Dumfries and Galloway council area with 1 exception: ward 6 (Abbey), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Dundee East and the Glens county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Angus and Dundee City council areas with 1 exception: ward 5 (Maryfield) of Dundee City council area, where the boundary follows the A929 road (at Forfar Road, Albert Street and Arthurstone Terrace), Meadowside and Commercial Street.

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Dundee West and Gowrie county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Dundee City and Perth and Kinross council areas with 1 exception: ward 5 (Maryfield) of Dundee City council area, where the boundary follows the A929 road (at Forfar Road, Albert Street and Arthurstone Terrace), Meadowside and Commercial Street.

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Dunfermline East county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Fife council area with 2 exceptions: ward 3 (Dunfermline Central) and ward 4 (Dunfermline South), where the boundary follows the A823 road.

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East Dunbartonshire and Kilsyth county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire council areas.

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East Kilbride and Rutherglen burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in South Lanarkshire council area.

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East Lothian county constituency

The proposed constituency comprises all of East Lothian council area.

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East Renfrewshire and Hairmyres county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of East Renfrewshire council area and ward 9 (East Kilbride West) of South Lanarkshire council area.

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Edinburgh Central and Leith burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in City of Edinburgh council area with 3 exceptions: ward 4 (Forth), where the boundary follows Crewe Road North; ward 5 (Inverleith), where the boundary follows Arboretum Road, Inverleith Place and the B901 road (Inverleith Row); and ward 14 (Craigentinny / Duddingston), where the boundary follows the A1 (Willowbrae Road).

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Edinburgh East burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in City of Edinburgh council area with 3 exceptions: ward 9 (Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart), where the boundary follows Viewforth; ward 10 (Meadows / Morningside), where the boundary follows the railway line; and ward 14 (Craigentinny / Duddingston), where the boundary follows the (Willowbrae Road).

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Edinburgh South West burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in City of Edinburgh council area with 2 exceptions: ward 9 (Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart), where the boundary follows Viewforth and ward 10 (Meadows / Morningside), where it follows the railway line.

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Edinburgh West burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in City of Edinburgh council area with 2 exceptions: ward 4 (Forth), where the boundary follows Crewe Road North and ward 5 (Inverleith), where the boundary follows Arboretum Road, Inverleith Place and the B901 road (Inverleith Row).

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Falkirk county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Falkirk council area with 1 exception: ward 8 (Lower Braes), where the boundary follows the .

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Galloway and Carrick county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire council areas with 4 exceptions: the boundary through ward 6 (Abbey) in Dumfries and Galloway council area and ward 4 (Ayr East), ward 5 (Ayr West) and ward 7 (Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton) of South Ayrshire council area follows community council boundaries.

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Glasgow Central burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area with 2 exceptions: ward 5 (Govan), where the boundary follows Wallace Street, Morrison Street, the A8 road (Paisley Road West, Edmiston Drive and Road) and the A739 Clyde Tunnel approach road; and ward 12 (Partick West), where it follows the A739 road (the Clyde Tunnel approach road and Crow Road) and the railway line.

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Glasgow East burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area with 1 exception: ward 18 (East Centre), where the boundary follows the A8 road (Alexandra Parade and Edinburgh Road).

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Glasgow North East burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area with 1 exception: ward 18 (East Centre), where the boundary follows the A8 road (Alexandra Parade and Edinburgh Road).

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Glasgow North West burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area with 1 exception: ward 12 (Partick West), where the boundary follows the railway line and the A739 road (Crow Road and the Clyde Tunnel approach road).

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Glasgow South East burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area.

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Glasgow South West burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Glasgow City council area with 1 exception: ward 5 (Govan), where the boundary follows Wallace Street, Morrison Street, the A8 road (Paisley Road West, Edmiston Drive and Shieldhall Road) and the A739 Clyde Tunnel approach road.

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Hamilton burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in South Lanarkshire council area.

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Inverclyde county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Inverclyde council area and parts of wards 10 (Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and ) and 11 (Erskine and ) of Renfrewshire council area, where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Inverness and Skye county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Highland council area with 2 exceptions: ward 6 (Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh), where the boundary follows the watershed to the south of Torridon; and ward 13 (Aird and Loch Ness), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Kilmarnock and Loudoun county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in East Ayrshire council area.

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Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Fife council area with 1 exception: ward 17 (Howe of Fife and Tay Coast), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Kyle and Cumnock county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas with 3 exceptions: ward 4 (Ayr East), ward 5 (Ayr West) and ward 7 (Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton) of South Ayrshire council area, where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Linlithgow and Falkirk East county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Falkirk and West Lothian council areas with 3 exceptions: ward 8 (Lower Braes) of Falkirk council area, where the boundary follows the M9 motorway; ward 2 (Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh) of West Lothian council area, where the boundary follows community council boundaries, and ward 7 (Whitburn and Blackburn) of West Lothian council area, where the boundary follows a Scottish Parliament constituency boundary and community council boundaries. www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk 46 Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Scotland Appendix A: proposed constituencies October 2011

Livingston county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in West Lothian council area with 2 exceptions: ward 2 (Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh), where the boundary follows community council boundaries; and ward 7 (Whitburn and Blackburn), where the boundary follows a Scottish Parliament constituency boundary and community council boundaries.

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Midlothian and Tweeddale county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Midlothian council area, ward 1 (Tweeddale West) and 2 (Tweeddale East) of Scottish Borders council area.

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Moray and Strathspey county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Moray council area and ward 21 (Badenoch and Strathspey) of Highland council area.

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Motherwell, Wishaw and Bellshill burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in North Lanarkshire council area with 1 exception: ward 19 (Murdostoun), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Na h-Eileanan an Iar county constituency

This constituency is defined in legislation and comprises all of Na h-Eileanan an Iar council area. It is proposed as a county constituency.

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North Ayrshire and Arran county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in North Ayrshire council area.

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Orkney and Shetland county constituency

This constituency is defined in legislation and comprises all of Orkney Islands council area and Shetland Islands council area. It is proposed as a county constituency.

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Paisley and Renfrew burgh constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Renfrewshire council area with 1 exception: ward 11 (Erskine and Inchinnan), where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Perth and Kinross-shire county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in Perth and Kinross council area with 1 exception: ward 7 (Strathallan), where the boundary follows the Glendevon watershed, the A823 road and a community council boundary.

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Renfrewshire South and Largs county constituency

The proposed constituency boundary follows ward boundaries in North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire council areas with 1 exception: ward 10 (Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank) of Renfrewshire council area, where the boundary follows community council boundaries.

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Stirling and Crieff county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of Stirling council area and follows ward boundaries in Perth and Kinross council area with 1 exception: ward 7 (Strathallan), where the boundary follows the Glendevon watershed, the A823 road and a community council boundary.

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West Dunbartonshire and Bearsden county constituency

The proposed constituency contains all of West Dunbartonshire council area and ward 2 (Bearsden North) of East Dunbartonshire council area.

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Appendix B: proposed constituencies by council area Council area Electoral wards Proposed constituency Aberdeen City 1-6, 7(part) Aberdeen North 7(part), 8-13 Aberdeen South Aberdeenshire 17(part), 18(part), 19 Angus East and Kincardine (part) 1-7, 8(part), 9 Banff and Buchan 8(part), 10-16, 17(part), 18(part) Deeside and Gordon Angus 2, 3, 6-8 Angus East and Kincardine (part) 1, 4, 5 Dundee East and the Glens (part) Argyll and Bute All Argyll, Bute and Lochaber (part) Clackmannanshire All Clackmannanshire and Dunfermline West (part) Dumfries and Galloway 6(part), 7-13 Dumfries 1-5, 6(part) Galloway and Carrick (part) Dundee City 5(part), 6-8 Dundee East and the Glens (part) 1-4, 5(part) Dundee West and Gowrie (part) East Ayrshire 1-7 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 8, 9 Kyle and Cumnock (part) East Dunbartonshire 1, 3-8 East Dunbartonshire and Kilsyth (part) 2 West Dunbartonshire and Bearsden (part) East Lothian All East Lothian East Renfrewshire All East Renfrewshire and Hairmyres (part) Edinburgh, City of 4(part), 5(part), 11-13, 14(part) Edinburgh Central and Leith 9(part), 10(part), 14(part), 15-17 Edinburgh East 2, 7, 8, 9(part), 10(part) Edinburgh South West 1, 3, 4(part), 5(part), 6 Edinburgh West Eileanan an Iar, Na h- All Na h-Eileanan an Iar Falkirk 3-7, 8(part) Falkirk 1, 2, 8(part), 9 Linlithgow and Falkirk East (part) Fife 1, 2, 3(part), 4(part), 7 Clackmannanshire and Dunfermline West (part) 17(part), 18-23 Cupar and St Andrews 3(part), 4(part), 5, 6, 8-10 Dunfermline East 11-16, 17(part) Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes Glasgow 5(part), 10, 11, 12(part) Glasgow Central 9, 18(part), 19, 20 Glasgow East 16, 17, 18(part), 21 Glasgow North East 12(part), 13-15 Glasgow North West 1, 2, 7, 8 Glasgow South East 3, 4, 5(part), 6 Glasgow South West Highland 1-5, 6(part), 7-10, 13(part) Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty 6(part), 11, 12, 13(part), 14-20 Inverness and Skye 21 Moray and Strathspey (part) 22 Argyll, Bute and Lochaber (part) Inverclyde All Inverclyde (part) Midlothian All Midlothian and Tweeddale (part) Moray All Moray and Strathspey (part) North Ayrshire 1 - 5 North Ayrshire and Arran 6 - 8 Renfrewshire South and Largs (part) North Lanarkshire 7, 8, 10-12, 15, 19(part) Airdrie and Coatbridge South 2-6, 9 Cumbernauld and Coatbridge North 1 East Dunbartonshire and Kilsyth (part) 13, 14, 16-18, 19(part), 20 Motherwell, Wishaw and Bellshill Orkney Islands All Orkney and Shetland Perth and Kinross 1,2 Dundee West and Gowrie (part) 3-5, 7(part), 8-12 Perth and Kinross-shire 6, 7(part) Stirling and Crieff (part) Renfrewshire 10(part), 11(part) Inverclyde (part) 1-6, 11(part) Paisley and Renfrew 7-9, 10(part) Renfrewshire South and Largs (part) Scottish Borders 3-11 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 1, 2 Midlothian and Tweeddale (part) Shetland Islands All Orkney and Shetland South Ayrshire 4(part), 5(part), 7(part), 8 Galloway and Carrick (part) 1-3, 4(part), 5(part), 6, 7(part) Kyle and Cumnock (part) South Lanarkshire 1-5, 20 Clydesdale and Larkhall 6-8, 10-13 East Kilbride and Rutherglen 9 East Renfrewshire and Hairmyres (part) 14-19 Hamilton Stirling All Stirling and Crieff (part) West Dunbartonshire All West Dunbartonshire and Bearsden (part) West Lothian 1, 2(part), 7(part), 8, 9 Linlithgow and Falkirk East (part) 2(part), 3-6, 7(part) Livingston

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