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Fifth Periodical Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in The Boundary Commission for Scotland

Statutory Requirements

1. The Boundary Commission for Scotland has a statutory obligation under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act (1986) to keep under review the Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland and to conduct a general review between 8 and 12 years from the date of the report on its last general review. Since its last review report was submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland in 1994, the Commission’s next report must be made between December 2002 and December 2006.

2. Changes to the 1986 Act arising from the Scotland Act 1998 require the Commission to apply the electoral quota for to determine the number of Scottish seats at the Westminster Parliament. On the basis of a quota of around 70,000 electors, the number of Scottish seats at Westminster would fall from the present 72 to around 57. Further, on that basis, the number of seats at the Scottish Parliament would reduce from 129 to around 102.

3. The Scotland Act 1998 also requires that, following a review of parliamentary constituencies in Scotland, the Commission must consider the boundaries of the regions which return additional members to the Scottish Parliament when it makes recommendations that affect constituency boundaries. Further, the Commission must make recommendations regarding the appropriate number of additional members at the Scottish Parliament should it recommend an increase or decrease in the number of Scottish constituencies. The Act requires that the proportion of additional member seats to seats for directly elected members is 56:73. In complying with the Scotland Act 1998, the Commission is required to make any such recommendations in its general report to the Secretary of State for Scotland. Consideration of the Commission’s duties in respect of the Scotland Act can take place only after the Commission has completed its statutory obligations under the 1986 Act.

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Timing of Reviews

4. The period required for the Commission’s review is dictated partly by the size of the task and partly by the statutory procedures. These are intended to allow full expression of opinion about the proposals at various stages. The Commission is required by statute to submit its report in respect of the Fifth Periodical Review of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland between December 2002 and December 2006. The constituencies, if approved by both Houses of Parliament, come into operation at the general election that next follows the making of the Order in Council providing the new constituencies. In terms of the Scotland Act 1998, an Order in Council may come into force on a different day from the day it comes into force for the purpose of any election for the Westminster Parliament.

5. The coming into force of such an Order in Council, so far as it has the effect of making any alteration to any constituency of the Scottish Parliament or makes an alteration to any of the eight regions or the number of regional members, shall not affect the return of any member of the Scottish Parliament, or its constitution, until that Parliament is dissolved.

Commission Members

6. The ex officio Chairman of the Commission is the Speaker of the House of Commons. However, the Speaker takes no part in the process of reviewing constituency boundaries. The Deputy Chairman, the Honourable Lady Cosgrove, is a judge of the Court of Session, who is appointed under the terms of the 1986 Act by the Lord President of the Court of Session. Two other members are appointed to the Commission by the Secretary of State for Scotland, after consultation with the leaders of the political parties in Scotland represented in Parliament. The present members of the Commission are Professor R G L McCrone and Dr E F Graham. The Commission has two Assessors, the Registrar General for Scotland and the Director General of Ordnance Survey.

Secretariat

7. Support to the Commission in undertaking its statutory functions is provided by a small Secretariat. Correspondence should be addressed to the Boundary Commission for Scotland, 3 Drumsheugh Gardens, , EH3 7QJ. Alternatively, the Commission can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected] or by fax or telephone at 0131 538 7240 and 0131 538 7200 respectively. The Commission’s web site can be found at www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk.

Rules for the Redistribution of Seats

Introduction

1. Under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, the Commission is charged with the duty of keeping the representation of Scotland in the House of Commons under review. In discharging its functions, the Commission is required to observe the rules for the redistribution of seats set out at Schedule 2 of the 1986 Act. The rules, as amended by Section 86 of the Scotland Act 1998, are set out in full at Appendix A (Report page 208).

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Changes to the Rules

2. Section 86 of the Scotland Act 1998 made a number of changes to the Parliamentary Constituency Act 1986, Schedule 2 rules, the outcome of which was as follows:

• Rule 1(2) was removed: there is now no minimum number of Scottish seats at Westminster.

• Rule 3A was inserted: a constituency which includes the Orkney Islands and/or the Shetland Islands shall not include the whole or part of any other local authority area.

• Rule 5 was altered: for the first review following the Scotland Act 1998, the electoral quota for England must be used to determine the appropriate number of Scottish seats at Westminster.

• Rule 7 was modified: rule 3A, regarding the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands (see above), cannot be disregarded.

3. Removal of a minimum number of seats for Scotland at the Westminster Parliament, coupled with the requirement that the electoral quota for England must be used to determine the level of Scottish representation, will inevitably result in an overall reduction of the number of Scottish seats. On the basis of the provisional electoral quota for England of around 70,000, Scotland would be entitled to around 57 seats rather than the 72 presently allocated. Whilst the statutory rules do provide the Commission with some scope to modify the level of representation, it is unlikely that any such modification would result in more than a minor adjustment to the overall level of Scotland’s representation at Westminster.

Constituency Size

4. Constituencies must comprise as nearly as possible the electoral quota. However, the Commission has discretion to depart from this rule where there are special geographical considerations such as the size, shape and accessibility of a constituency. The Commission also has regard to local ties when formulating proposals for revised constituencies.

5. So far as is practicable, the Commission must have regard also to the boundaries of local government areas. At the time of the last periodical review of constituency boundaries in 1992 - 1994, there were 12 Regional and Islands Areas authorities. The Commission’s general policy was to avoid making recommendations for constituencies which would cross the Regional authority boundaries, although the Commission recognised that this might not always be possible. At the time, the Commission also declared an aim to make proposals for constituencies which were wholly within a District Council area or comprised a number of whole District Council areas. However, it was recognised that this might not be achievable because the electorates of many of the District Council areas were not of the right size.

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local authority area. However, following the reorganisation of local government in 1996, a number of constituency boundaries that had come into effect following the Fourth Periodical Review now straddle the new Council boundaries. As a consequence of the change to the structure of local government which was introduced in 1996, there are now 32 Unitary Authorities in Scotland as opposed to the 12 Regions and Islands Areas. It is likely, therefore, that the Commission will feel obliged to make proposals for constituencies which cross Council boundaries, particularly in view of the reduced number of constituencies.

Scotland Act 1998

7. Following enactment of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, the published text of paragraph 7 no longer applies.

The Commission’s Practice

Introduction

1. The Commission concludes that the changes to Schedule 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 clearly signal Parliament’s intention that the number of Scottish seats at the House of Commons should be reduced. However, possible consequential changes to the composition of the Scottish Parliament cannot be considered until the Commission has discharged its duties under the 1986 Act and agreed final recommendations for changes to Scottish constituencies. These consequential changes concern the number of additional members to be elected to the Scottish Parliament and possible changes to the boundaries of the eight regions for returning such members.

Initial Proposals

2. In keeping with its practice at previous reviews, the Commission will make proposals for constituencies based upon aggregations of the existing local government electoral wards which were introduced in May 1999 following the Third Statutory Review of Local Government Electoral Arrangements undertaken by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.

3. Because of the fundamental changes to the statutory rules, and to comply as far as is reasonably practicable with the rule regarding the electoral quota, the Commission has decided that it may be necessary to make recommendations for constituencies which cross local authority boundaries. However, the Commission will make every effort to keep to a minimum such proposals.

Naming and Designation

4. Section 3.4 of the 1986 Act requires that the Commission’s recommendations for each constituency must include the name by which it should be known and whether it should be classified as a county constituency or a constituency. The designation of a constituency affects the expenses allowable at elections.

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5. The 1986 Act does not define the terms ‘burgh’ or ‘county’, which relate to the designation of local authority areas in Scotland prior to 1974. The Commission considers, therefore, that, where constituencies comprise predominantly urban areas, they will normally be designated as burgh constituencies. Where constituencies contain more than a token rural electorate, they will normally be designated as county constituencies.

Other Considerations

6. The 1986 Act makes no provision for the Commission to take account of special considerations that may affect an area which, according to those who make the request, may justify more favourable representation than that of other areas. For example, the Act makes no provision for forecast increases or decreases in the electorate to be taken into account. Nevertheless, when deciding constituencies, the Commission does have regard to perceptible trends in the electorate.

7. With regard to rules 4 and 5, the Commission may depart from the strict application of these rules if special geographical considerations, including in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a constituency, appear to render a departure desirable.

8. The Commission is not bound to give full effect in all circumstances to all of the statutory rules but it must take into account, as far as it reasonably can, the inconveniences attendant on alterations to constituencies, other than alterations arising from the need to have regard to local authority boundaries and/or any local ties which would be broken by such alterations.

Procedure for Review

Provisional Recommendations

1. The Commission first determines its provisional recommendations, usually for a group of constituencies. For its forthcoming review the Commission will follow the established practice of publishing provisional recommendations without prior consultation with local authorities and other interests. The Commission considers that it should take the initiative by preparing provisional recommendations using all information available to it. In this way it is not influenced by any particular viewpoint.

Publication

2. Provisional recommendations are made available for public comment. Statute requires the Commission to publish a notice of its provisional recommendations in at least one newspaper circulating in the constituency. The notice has to specify a place in the constituency where details of the proposals may be inspected. Proposals are always illustrated by maps to help make the public more aware of the effect of the Commission’s proposals. Maps and associated electorate data will also be made available via the Internet at www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk.

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3. The legislation stipulates that representations should be made within a limited period of 1 month from the date of publication of the statutory notice. Representations objecting to or supporting the Commission’s provisional recommendations should be directed to the Commission’s Secretary by post, fax or e-mail - addresses etc are provided at paragraph 7, page 2 above and further information is contained in each statutory notice.

Local Inquiry

4. The Commission is required to hold a local inquiry if representations objecting to proposed recommendations are received from an interested local authority (that is the Council for the area lying wholly or partly within the affected constituency) or a body of 100 or more parliamentary electors for such a constituency.

5. The inquiry is conducted by an Assistant Commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland at the request of the Commission. No statutory procedure is prescribed for the conduct of a local inquiry. The purpose is:

• to get to know local opinions;

• to hear criticisms of or support for the provisional recommendations;

• to receive counter-proposals and enable everyone who wishes to comment on these or on the Commission’s proposals to do so.

6. The Commission is not represented at the inquiry, although a member of the Secretariat may be present as an observer. Those who seek to express their views may do so in person, or through a representative, even though they may not have filed written representations.

7. The Assistant Commissioner reports in writing directly to the Commission. Apart from commenting on various objections received, the Assistant Commissioner is fully at liberty to suggest amendments or alterations to the Commission’s proposals - or even to substitute completely different proposals if these are acceptable within the rules and appear to command wider support than the original proposals.

Final Recommendations

8. The Commission will consider the Assistant Commissioner’s report and the matters discussed at the inquiry, together with any relevant information, when formulating its final recommendations. If the Commission decides to alter the provisional recommendations, the revised proposals are published in at least one local newspaper and made available for public inspection. Details will also be made available on the Commission’s web site. If there has been a local inquiry, a copy of the Assistant Commissioner’s report is also made available. Those who took part in the inquiry each receive a copy of the report, which will also be made available on the Commission’s web site. Representations about these further proposals may then be made to the Commission within a one-month period.

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9. The Commission is not required to hold a further inquiry in respect of a constituency, but may do so if it considers it necessary to obtain more information on local opinion or certain matters. If the Commission decides to modify its revised recommendations before finally submitting them to the Secretary of State for Scotland, these fresh proposals will be published and representations again invited. However, no further inquiry will be held.

Representation at the Scottish Parliament - Procedure for Review

10. Following enactment of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, the published text of paragraph 10 no longer applies.

Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended) Appendix A Schedule 2

1. (1) The number of constituencies in Great Britain shall not be substantially greater or less than 613.

(2) The number of constituencies in Wales shall not be less than 35.

(3) The number of constituencies in Northern Ireland shall not be greater than 18 or less than 16, and shall be 17 unless it appears to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland that Northern Ireland should for the time being be divided into 16 or (as the case may be) into 18 constituencies.

2. Every constituency will return a single member.

3. There shall be a constituency which shall include the whole of the City of and the name of which shall refer to the City of London.

3(a). A constituency which includes the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands shall not include the whole or part of a local government area other than the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.

4. (1) So far as is practicable having regard to rules 1 to 3(a)

(a) In England and Wales,

(i) no county or part of any county shall be included in a constituency which includes the whole or part of any other county or the whole or part of any other London borough,

(ii) no London borough or any part of a London borough shall be included in a constituency which includes the whole or part of any other London borough,

(b) in Scotland, regard shall be had to the boundaries of local authority areas,

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(c) in Northern Ireland, no ward shall be included partly in one constituency and partly in another.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) above “area” and “local authority” have the same meanings as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (as amended by the 1994 Local Government etc. Scotland Act).

5. The electorate of any constituency shall be as near the electoral quota as is practicable having regard to rules 1 to 4; and a Boundary Commission may depart from the strict application of rule 4 if it appears to them that a departure is desirable to avoid an excessive disparity between the electorate of any constituency and the electoral quota, or between the electorate of any constituency and that of neighbouring constituencies in the part of the with which they are concerned. For the purposes of the first report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland to be submitted under section 3(1) of that Act after the commencement of this subsection, “electoral quota” means the number which, on the enumeration date in relation to that report, is the electoral quota for England.

6. A Boundary Commission may depart from the strict application of rules 4 and 5 if special geographical considerations, including in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a constituency, appear to them to render a departure desirable.

General and Supplementary

7. It shall not be the duty of a Boundary Commission to aim at giving full effect in all circumstances to the above rules (except rule 3(A)) but they shall take account as far as they reasonably can

(a) of the inconveniences attendant on alterations of constituencies other than alterations made for the purpose of rule 4, and

(b) any local ties which would be broken by such alterations.

8. In the application of rule 5 to each part of the United Kingdom for which there is a Boundary Commission

(a) the expression “electoral quota” means a number obtained by dividing the electorate of that part of the United Kingdom by the number of constituencies in it existing on the enumeration date.

(b) the expression “electorate” means

(i) in relation to a constituency the number of persons whose names appear on the register of parliamentary electors in force on the enumeration date under the Representation of the People Acts for the constituency,

(ii) in relation to the part of the United Kingdom, the aggregate electorate as defined in sub-paragraph (i) above of all the constituencies in that part.

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(c) the expression “enumeration date” means, in relation to any report of a Boundary Commission under this Act, the date on which the notice with respect to that report is published in accordance with section 5(1) of this Act.

9. In this Schedule a reference to a rule followed by a number is a reference to the rule set out in the correspondingly numbered paragraph of this Schedule.

Scotland Act 1998 Appendix B Schedule 1

Following enactment of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, the published text of Appendix B no longer applies.

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Introduction

Purpose of this Booklet

1. This booklet has been prepared by the Boundary Commission for Scotland to explain the opportunities that are available at local inquiries for those members of the public or organisations who may wish to take part in the debate on the Commission’s provisional proposals for revised Parliamentary constituency boundaries. The information is restricted to processes and procedures regarding the review of the boundaries of Westminster constituencies and does not deal with the Commission’s obligations to review the boundaries of the Regions for returning additional members to the Scottish Parliament in terms of The Scotland Act 1998.

Importance of Public Response

2. The Commission wishes to ensure that members of the public or organisations have a full opportunity to express their views. The Commission, therefore, recommends any persons or organisations with an interest in this matter to attend, or send a representative to, any local inquiry held in their area to put forward their views on the provisional recommendations. Attendance at an inquiry will also afford an opportunity to hear and comment on any counter-proposals put to the Assistant Commissioner and thereby assist him/her and the Commission to gauge more accurately the weight of local opinion on the various proposals.

3. It is sometimes difficult for the Commission to obtain a true measure of local opinion if those who support, or at least do not object to, the Commission’s provisional recommendations do not make known to the Commission their support or lack of objection. As those people are the category least likely to attend a local inquiry, it is all the more important that they should express their views in writing.

Statutory Rules

4. This booklet is not intended to be a full statement of the law regarding the review and distribution of parliamentary constituencies. For a definitive statement of the law, the reader is referred to the provisions of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended. In framing

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its provisional proposals, the Commission is required to observe the rules for the redistribution of seats which form Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act. The rules are reproduced at Appendix A.

Changes to the Rules

5. Section 86 of The Scotland Act 1998 made a number of changes to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, Schedule 2 rules, the outcome of which was as follows:

• Rule 1(2) was removed: there is now no minimum number of Scottish seats at Westminster.

• Rule 3A was inserted: a constituency which includes the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands shall not include the whole or part of any other local authority area.

• Rule 5 was altered: for the first review following The Scotland Act 1998, the electoral quota for England must be used to determine the appropriate number of Scottish seats at Westminster.

• Rule 7 was modified: rule 3A, regarding the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands (see above), cannot be disregarded.

6. Removal of a minimum number of seats for Scotland at the Westminster Parliament, coupled with the requirement that the electoral quota for England must be used to determine the level of Scottish representation, has inevitably resulted in an overall reduction of the number of Scottish seats. On the basis of the provisional electoral quota for England of around 70,000, Scotland would be entitled to around 57 seats rather than the 72 presently allocated. Taking account of geographical considerations, as it is entitled to do, the Commission has provisionally recommended that there should be 59 Scottish seats at Westminster.

Procedures Leading to a Local Inquiry

General

1. The Boundary Commission for Scotland has a statutory obligation under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to keep under review the Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland and to conduct a general review between 8 and 12 years from the date of the report on its last general review. The last periodical review report was submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland in 1994. The Commission’s next report must, therefore, be submitted between December 2002 and December 2006.

Provisional Recommendations

2. At an early stage in its deliberations the Commission established the theoretical entitlement of seats at Westminster both for the whole of Scotland and for each local authority. This analysis made it clear that the Commission would need to consider

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combining some adjacent local authority areas so that it could devise constituencies which fell within the terms of the statutory rules.

3. In the first instance the Commission determined that, where the number of parliamentary electors within a local authority is broadly in line with the electoral quota, the boundary of the local authority and parliamentary constituency should be coterminous. The provisional recommendations for Scotland, therefore, include 9 constituencies which each comprise the area of an individual local authority. Included in this group are proposals for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar where the electorate falls substantially short of the electoral quota but, having regard to the detached nature of the Council area and other geographic features, the Commission concluded that it should form a single constituency.

4. In the case of 5 local authority areas, the Commission concluded that the size of the electorate gave a theoretical entitlement to two or more constituencies which vary only marginally from the electoral quota. The Commission, therefore, recommends that for these 5 areas, bearing in mind other aspects of the statutory rules, the constituencies should not breach local authority boundaries.

5. In the case of 18 local authority areas, the Commission noted that the theoretical entitlement to constituencies was such that a satisfactory constituency structure within the terms of the statutory rules was not achievable without breaching local authority boundaries. In these cases, the Commission considered it necessary to combine two or more local authority areas to enable the formulation of provisional recommendations. However, the Commission seeks to minimise the number of occasions where constituencies cross local authority boundaries.

6. After it had completed draft proposals for all local authorities in Scotland, the Commission considered the revised constituency map for Scotland to ensure that it had applied the statutory rules equitably.

7. For this review the Commission has followed the established practice of publishing provisional recommendations without prior consultation with local authorities and other interested parties. The Commission’s proposals are independent of any political considerations or consequences.

Publication of Provisional Recommendations

8. Provisional recommendations must be made available for public comment. Statute requires the Commission to publish a notice of its provisional recommendations in at least one newspaper circulating in each of the constituencies which are affected and it is the Commission’s practice to consult local authorities about these arrangements. The notice must specify a place in the constituency where details of the proposals may be inspected. Proposals are always illustrated by maps to help make the public more aware of the effect of the Commission’s proposals. The statutory notices, maps, associated electorate data, and the Commission’s news release are also available on the Commission’s web site - www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk. In addition, councils are offered copies of all the maps and associated documents on CD-ROM for wider distribution within their areas.

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9. The legislation stipulates that representations regarding the provisional recommendations should be made to the Commission within a limited period of one calendar month from the date of publication of the statutory notice.

10. The Commission is required to hold a local inquiry if representations objecting to the provisional recommendations are received from an interested local authority (that is the Council for the area lying wholly or partly within the affected constituency) or a body of 100 or more parliamentary electors for such a constituency. In addition, the Commission has the discretion to order a local inquiry even where such objections have not been received.

Local Inquiry

General

1. The inquiry is conducted on behalf of the Commission by an Assistant Commissioner, usually a Sheriff Principal or Sheriff, appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland at the request of the Commission. The inquiry is conducted at a convenient public place within the area under review, such as the Council Chamber of a local authority. Any interested person or organisation may, if they wish, attend in person - or send a representative to make known their views - whether or not they have previously submitted a written representation to the Commission.

2. The Commission gives advance notice of the local inquiry by publishing in local newspapers a Statutory Notice giving the time, date and venue of the inquiry and the name and address of the Assistant Commissioner. The notice, together with the provisional recommendations and a copy of the representations received, is placed on deposit at locations within the area concerned so that the public may be aware of any counter- proposals or other comments. The Commission informs all individuals and organisations who made written representations in respect of its provisional recommendations of the time, date and venue of the inquiry. The Commission also informs other interested parties such as the relevant local authorities and members of Parliament. A news release regarding the inquiry is issued to the news media. Advance notice is given so that interested parties have time, if they so wish, to make arrangements to be represented at the inquiry.

3. The Commission issues a statement of reasons for its provisional recommendations. The statement is also deposited at the locations mentioned in the published Statutory Notice. This statement is read out on behalf of the Commission by the Assistant Commissioner at the opening of the inquiry.

4. Prior to the inquiry, to help expedite the procedure, the Assistant Commissioner will provisionally determine the order in which representations offering alternative proposals for constituency boundaries, names or designations, received during the consultation period will be considered. Details of the provisional order of business will be made available prior to the start of the inquiry, together with the statutory notice and the summary and copies of the representations received by the Commission. The various documents will be deposited at the same locations at which the Commission’s provisional recommendations were made available for inspection.

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5. A transcript of the proceedings of the inquiry will be prepared.

The Commission’s Role

6. The Commission will not be represented at the inquiry, although a member of the Secretariat may be present as an observer and to assist with the mechanics of the inquiry. The Commission will not seek to defend its proposals at the inquiry because it considers that to do so may give the impression that it is unwilling or reluctant to alter its provisional recommendations.

Procedure

7. No statutory procedure is prescribed for the conduct of a local inquiry; this is left to the discretion of the Assistant Commissioner. Inquiries are informal and statements can be read or oral submissions made without any prior formality such as taking an oath or affirming. The purpose of a local inquiry is:

a. to get to know local opinion;

b. to hear criticisms of, or support for, the provisional recommendations;

c. to receive counter-proposals; and

d. to enable everyone who wishes to comment on these, or on the Commission’s proposals, to do so.

8. At the start of the inquiry the Assistant Commissioner will read out the Commission’s statement.

9. The Assistant Commissioner will then ask the organisations or individuals listed in the provisional order of business if they would confirm that they wish to offer oral evidence. Where a sponsor is representing a person or organisation, a note will be made of that person’s name. Thereafter, the Assistant Commissioner will ask for and note the name of any individual or organisation represented but not included in the provisional order of business wishing to offer evidence to the inquiry.

10. Assistant Commissioners would find it helpful if organisations or individuals wishing to propose elaborate or substantial counter-proposals would disclose this fact at the beginning of the inquiry when giving their names. Copies of any written submissions, schemes or maps should be provided for the Assistant Commissioner, verbatim reporters and, if possible, others attending the inquiry, to give them an opportunity to study and comment on counter- proposals at the inquiry. The Assistant Commissioner might consider it necessary to adjourn the inquiry for a short period in order to allow time for consideration to be given to complex counter-proposals.

11. Other persons wishing to make written submissions or to read out written submissions are asked to provide, if possible, copies of the submissions or statements for the

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convenience of the Assistant Commissioner, verbatim reporters and others attending the inquiry.

12. After the Assistant Commissioner has heard each speaker, he may, at his discretion, invite questions to be asked through him of that speaker and he may have questions of his own.

13. When the inquiry has closed, the Assistant Commissioner will write his report and submit it to the Commission. The Assistant Commissioner is fully entitled to comment on the Commission’s proposals and on any representations or submissions. The report may recommend that the Commission’s proposals be accepted intact or with alterations or that a counter-proposal be adopted. However, the Assistant Commissioner is also at liberty to offer completely revised proposals within the terms of the statutory rules which, in his opinion, are likely to be acceptable within the area under review.

Procedures Following a Local Inquiry

Revised Recommendations

1. The Commission considers the Assistant Commissioner’s Report and the matters discussed at the inquiry, together with any other relevant information. If the Commission decides to alter its provisional recommendations, its revised recommendations are made available for public inspection in the same way as the provisional recommendations. A copy of the Assistant Commissioner’s Report is made available with the relevant documents for public inspection. Those who took part in the inquiry each receive a copy of the Assistant Commissioner’s Report.

2. Representations about these revised proposals may then be made within a one-month period. The Commission is not obliged to hold a further inquiry in respect of all or part of an area involved, but may do so if it considers that it is necessary to obtain more information or local opinion on certain matters. If the Commission decides to modify its revised recommendations before finally submitting them to the Secretary of State for Scotland, the modified proposals will be published and representations invited again.

3. If the Commission decides not to alter its provisional recommendations, these will be published as the Commission’s final recommendations and all those who participated in the local inquiry will be informed of its decision.

Obligations under The Scotland Act 1998

4. Following enactment of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, the published text of paragraph 4 no longer applies.

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Order in Council

5. Once it has decided on its final recommendations for the whole of Scotland in terms of its obligations under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended, and The Scotland Act 1998, the Commission submits these in its Report to the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Secretary of State is under a statutory duty to lay the Commission’s Report before the UK Parliament. If the Report recommends alterations to existing Parliamentary constituency boundaries, the Secretary of State must also lay a draft Order in Council before Parliament at the same time, giving effect to the proposals with or without modifications. If the Secretary of State has decided to modify the Commission’s final recommendations, a statement of the reasons for these modifications must also be laid before Parliament. The Order must be approved by both Houses of Parliament and, if approved, takes effect at the next General Election. (A copy of the Commission’s Report will also be laid before the Scottish Parliament. Following enactment of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, this no longer applies.)

Appendix A (see page 208)

217 Appendix C Current Constituencies Parliamentary Electorate - Previous and Current Review

Electorates Previous Review* Current Review# Start End Start End Current Constituency (1992) (1994) (2001) (2004)

Aberdeen Central BC 55,882 55,933 50,423 47,903 Aberdeen North BC 53,944 55,008 53,530 52,438 Aberdeen South BC 60,352 61,157 59,495 57,225 Airdrie and BC 59,264 58,645 58,785 57,380 Angus CC 58,883 60,270 60,506 60,021 and Bute CC 48,436 49,437 49,457 48,463 Ayr CC 55,307 55,704 56,297 56,063 Banff and Buchan CC 58,015 59,582 57,225 56,245 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC 41,318 41,920 41,181 40,809 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley CC 67,001 66,870 65,735 66,065 Central Fife 57,702 58,576 59,705 57,628 and Milngavie CC 51,276 51,746 52,522 50,653 Clydesdale CC 62,684 63,229 64,936 64,585 and BC 52,830 52,421 52,240 52,069 and CC 47,155 47,579 50,042 49,105 Cunninghame North CC 55,490 55,877 55,612 56,405 Cunninghame South CC 49,745 49,736 50,568 50,829 CC 57,894 57,614 56,065 55,054 Dumfries CC 63,268 63,148 63,502 61,634 Dundee East BC 61,286 59,436 57,051 55,300 Dundee West BC 60,352 58,939 54,206 52,196 Dunfermline East CC 50,674 51,150 52,822 51,027 Dunfermline West CC 51,187 52,708 54,185 54,681 East Kilbride CC 63,525 65,368 67,031 66,357 CC 56,283 56,507 59,422 58,857 Eastwood CC 65,846 64,814 68,920 66,556 Edinburgh Central BC 60,023 60,650 66,296 55,714 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh BC 59,153 58,670 59,775 55,586 Edinburgh North and Leith BC 60,235 60,227 62,731 57,097 Edinburgh Pentlands BC 59,432 59,329 60,484 56,775 Edinburgh South BC 61,638 62,695 64,437 57,274 Edinburgh West BC 61,995 61,730 62,503 59,045 Falkirk East CC 56,737 56,721 58,095 55,478

218 Appendix C - Current Constituencies Parliamentary Electorate - Previous and Current Review

Electorates Previous Review* Current Review# Start End Start End Current Constituency (1992) (1994) (2001) (2004)

Falkirk West CC 53,947 53,721 53,888 51,639 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale CC 53,482 53,422 53,189 51,796 Anniesland BC 53,667 52,624 53,189 49,861 Glasgow Baillieston BC 52,207 52,225 49,350 45,738 Glasgow Cathcart BC 51,940 50,578 52,055 48,719 Glasgow Govan BC 50,351 50,110 53,832 47,410 Glasgow Kelvin BC 53,680 53,997 60,000 53,671 Glasgow Maryhill BC 52,291 52,584 55,087 47,525 Glasgow Pollok BC 52,678 51,411 49,257 47,428 Glasgow Rutherglen BC 52,265 51,749 52,174 50,046 Glasgow Shettleston BC 49,358 48,792 51,363 45,563 Glasgow Springburn BC 54,822 54,148 55,185 49,177 Gordon CC 56,716 58,548 60,619 62,180 and Inverclyde CC 51,442 50,456 48,492 45,022 Hamilton North and BC 52,793 53,290 54,016 52,807 Hamilton South BC 46,860 47,085 47,054 46,655 East, Nairn and Lochaber CC 63,321 63,982 66,893 67,820 Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC 62,777 62,547 61,719 62,012 Kirkcaldy CC 50,837 51,183 51,636 49,485 Linlithgow CC 53,066 53,059 55,086 53,549 Livingston CC 58,068 58,412 65,393 64,605 Midlothian CC 47,952 47,632 49,253 47,714 Moray CC 57,743 58,865 57,752 59,109 and BC 53,282 52,737 52,790 52,713 North East Fife CC 54,196 56,971 61,356 58,891 North Tayside CC 59,626 60,823 62,253 61,031 Ochil CC 55,483 56,577 57,393 54,783 Orkney and Shetland CC 31,837 32,316 32,340 32,486 Paisley North BC 49,702 49,418 47,982 43,590 Paisley South BC 53,800 53,291 53,098 48,248 Perth CC 58,515 59,413 62,069 60,999 Ross, Skye and Inverness West CC 52,810 55,081 56,300 56,568 Roxburgh and Berwickshire CC 47,068 47,344 47,429 46,223 Stirling CC 51,902 51,936 53,340 51,071 and Bearsden CC 63,483 63,139 63,368 62,106 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale CC 50,228 50,868 52,396 51,626 West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine CC 55,093 57,210 61,961 63,731 West Renfrewshire 51,833 52,359 52,736 50,573 Western Isles CC 23,015 23,318 21,941 21,310

*As published in the Fourth Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland. #Annual electorate provided by the Registrar General for Scotland. The number of electors for each year taken from the electoral register which came into effect on 1 December in the preceding year.

219 Appendix D Council Areas Changes in Parliamentary Electorate 2001 - 2004

Electorates Number Annual Change Area 2001/ 2002/ 2003/ 2001/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2004

Scotland 4,001,018 3,966,801 3,887,059 3,857,997 -34,217 -79,742 -29,062 -143,021

Council area and Constituency coterminous

Argyll & Bute 69,069 69,110 68,523 67,967 41 -587 -556 -1,102 East Lothian 71,293 71,336 70,767 70,186 43 -569 -581 -1,107 East Renfrewshire 68,920 68,825 67,170 66,556 -95 -1,655 -614 -2,364 Inverclyde 65,695 65,569 62,220 60,924 -126 -3,349 -1,296 -4,771 Midlothian 62,780 62,359 61,595 60,515 -421 -764 -1,080 -2,265 Moray 63,922 65,330 64,637 65,264 1,408 -693 627 1,342 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 21,941 21,691 21,156 21,310 -250 -535 154 -631 Stirling 65,691 65,147 63,501 62,929 -544 -1,646 -572 -2,762 West 71,626 72,068 71,625 69,343 442 -443 -2,282 -2,283

Council areas with more than 1 Constituency

City of Edinburgh 364,355 356,760 341,367 330,162 -7,595 -15,393 -11,205 -34,193 Fife 279,704 278,644 271,193 271,712 -1,060 -7,451 519 -7,992 Glasgow City 487,753 465,629 450,606 442,174 -22,124 -15,023 -8,432 -45,579 Highland 164,374 164,834 162,238 165,197 460 -2,596 2,959 823 Renfrewshire 136,613 135,901 129,503 126,509 -712 -6,398 -2,994 -10,104

Combined Council areas

Aberdeen City 163,448 164,439 159,598 157,468 991 -4,841 -2,130 -5,980 Aberdeenshire 173,635 174,899 172,977 176,099 1,264 -1,922 3,122 2,464 Total 337,083 339,338 332,575 333,567 2,255 -6,763 992 -3,516

Angus 86,543 85,383 85,163 84,614 -1,160 -220 -549 -1,929 Dundee City 111,736 108,741 109,194 108,270 -2,995 453 -924 -3,466 Total 198,279 194,124 194,357 192,884 -4,155 233 -1,473 -5,395

Clackmannanshire 36,565 35,949 34,468 34,312 -616 -1,481 -156 -2,253 Perth & Kinross 106,283 105,734 106,022 105,276 -549 288 -746 -1,007 Total 142,848 141,683 140,490 139,588 -1,165 -1,193 -902 -3,260

220 Appendix D - Council Areas Changes in Parliamentary Electorate 2001 - 2004

Electorates Number Annual Change Area 2001/ 2002/ 2003/ 2001/ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2004

East Dunbartonshire 84,542 83,879 83,319 82,682 -663 -560 -637 -1,860 North 248,488 247,722 248,172 244,847 -766 450 -3,325 -3,641 Total 333,030 331,601 331,491 327,529 -1,429 -110 -3,962 -5,501

Falkirk 111,983 110,959 107,532 107,117 -1,024 -3,427 -415 -4,866 120,479 121,321 119,583 118,154 842 -1,738 -1,429 -2,325 Total 232,462 232,280 227,115 225,271 -182 -5,165 -1,844 -7,191

Orkney Islands 15,477 15,497 15,593 15,679 20 96 86 202 Shetland Islands 16,863 16,707 16,744 16,807 -156 37 63 -56 Total 32,340 32,204 32,337 32,486 -136 133 149 146

Dumfries & Galloway 116,691 117,062 112,782 113,430 371 -4,280 648 -3,261 Scottish Borders 86,298 86,721 83,889 85,048 423 -2,832 1,159 -1,250 238,320 237,317 237,378 236,072 -1,003 61 -1,306 -2,248 Total 441,309 441,100 434,049 434,550 -209 -7,051 501 -6,759

East Ayrshire 93,292 93,813 92,732 93,482 521 -1,081 750 190 North Ayrshire 106,180 106,787 105,802 107,234 607 -985 1,432 1,054 South Ayrshire 90,459 90,668 90,010 90,658 209 -658 648 199 Total 289,931 291,268 288,544 291,374 1,337 -2,724 2,830 1,443

Annual electorate data provided by the Registrar General for Scotland. The number of electors for each year taken from the electoral register which came into effect on 1 December in the preceding year.

221 Appendix E Recommended Constituencies Alphabetical Order and Size of Electorate Order

Constituencies - Alphabetical Order Electorates Electorates Constituencies - Electorate Order June 2001 June 2001

Aberdeen North BC 69,622 78,675 Linlithgow and East Falkirk CC Aberdeen South BC 69,332 78,281 Falkirk CC Airdrie and Shotts CC 63,309 77,257 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow CC Angus CC 64,591 76,299 Livingston CC CC 69,571 76,173 Lanark and Hamilton East CC Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC 74,159 75,787 Edinburgh South West BC Banff and Buchan CC 65,970 75,370 Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC 72,430 75,316 Dumfries and Galloway CC Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC 46,533 74,762 Edinburgh North and Leith BC Central Ayrshire CC 69,161 74,505 Edinburgh East BC Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC 67,647 74,482 Glasgow South BC Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and East CC 67,802 74,163 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CC Dumfries and Galloway CC 75,316 74,159 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC 65,137 73,182 North Ayrshire and Arran CC Dundee East BC 65,059 72,922 Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC Dundee West BC 67,751 72,430 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC Dunfermline and West Fife CC 70,373 71,738 Ochil and South Perthshire CC CC 66,724 71,710 CC East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow CC 77,257 71,288 East Lothian CC East Lothian CC 71,288 70,899 Glasgow North East BC East Renfrewshire CC 69,249 70,718 Perth and North Perthshire CC Edinburgh East BC 74,505 70,603 Edinburgh West BC Edinburgh North and Leith BC 74,762 70,378 Glasgow Central BC Edinburgh South BC 68,884 70,373 Dunfermline and West Fife CC Edinburgh South West BC 75,787 70,167 Glasgow East BC Edinburgh West BC 70,603 69,631 Gordon CC Falkirk CC 78,281 69,622 Aberdeen North BC Glasgow Central BC 70,378 69,571 Argyll and Bute CC Glasgow East BC 70,167 69,499 Glenrothes CC Glasgow North BC 63,729 69,332 Aberdeen South BC Glasgow North East BC 70,899 69,249 East Renfrewshire CC Glasgow North West BC 67,087 69,161 Central Ayrshire CC Glasgow South BC 74,482 68,884 Edinburgh South BC Glasgow South West BC 66,335 68,642 Paisley and Renfrewshire North CC

222 Appendix E - Recommended Constituencies Alphabetical Order and Size of Electorate Order

Constituencies - Alphabetical Order Electorates Electorates Constituencies - Electorate Order June 2001 June 2001

Glenrothes CC 69,499 68,038 Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC Gordon CC 69,631 67,802 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East CC Inverclyde CC 65,485 67,790 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CC Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CC 67,790 67,751 Dundee West BC Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC 72,922 67,647 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CC 74,163 67,499 Motherwell and Wishaw BC Lanark and Hamilton East CC 76,173 67,087 Glasgow North West BC Linlithgow and East Falkirk CC 78,675 66,724 East Dunbartonshire CC Livingston CC 76,299 66,393 Stirling CC Midlothian CC 62,787 66,335 Glasgow South West BC Moray CC 63,959 65,970 Banff and Buchan CC Motherwell and Wishaw BC 67,499 65,485 Inverclyde CC Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC 21,884 65,137 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC North Ayrshire and Arran CC 73,182 65,059 Dundee East BC North East Fife CC 64,813 64,813 North East Fife CC Ochil and South Perthshire CC 71,738 64,591 Angus CC Orkney and Shetland CC 32,181 63,959 Moray CC Paisley and Renfrewshire North CC 68,642 63,729 Glasgow North BC Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC 68,038 63,309 Airdrie and Shotts CC Perth and North Perthshire CC 70,718 62,787 Midlothian CC Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC 49,544 62,214 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC 75,370 49,544 Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC Stirling CC 66,393 46,533 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC 62,214 32,181 Orkney and Shetland CC West Dunbartonshire CC 71,710 21,884 Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC

223 Appendix F Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

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Boundary Commission for Scotland Airdrie and Shotts CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Council area 16 44 Clarkston 17 Stane 45 New Monkland West 18 Dykehead 46 Plains and 20 Benhar 47 North Cairnhilll and Coatdyke A 27 48 South East Cairnhill and Gartlea 29 49 Craigneuk and Petersburn 41 Whinhall 50 42 Academy 51 0123456Km 43 Airdrie Central 52 Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

227 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 20 Km 0510 Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Number for Scotland. Licence Boundary Commission iockheim and Fr liffburn ctoral wards: e 12 Montrose West 13 Montrose Hillside 14 Forfar South 15 Letham 23 Arbirlot and Hospitalfield 24 Keptie 25 Arbroath North 26 Brothock 27 Hayshead and Lunan 28 Harbour 29 C ment el South Esk ndary Commission for Scotland ngus Council area ngus Council Bou Angus CC Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local govern A 1 Kirriemuir West 2 Kirriemuir East 3 Brechin West 4 Brechin North Esk 5 Westfield and Dean 6 Forfar West 7 Forfar Central 8 Forfar East 9 Brechin 10 Montrose Ferryden 11 Montrose Central

228 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Argyll and Bute CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Argyll and Bute Council area 1 South Kintyre 20 Bute South 2 Campbeltown Central 21 East Lochfyne 3 East Central Kintyre 22 Kirn and Hunter's Quay 4 North and West Kintyre 23 Ardenslate 5 Knapdale 24 Milton 6 Lochgilphead 25 Auchamore and Innellan 7 Craignish - Glenaray 26 Holy Loch 8 Islay North, Jura and 27 Helensburgh East Colonsay 28 East Central Helensburgh 9 Islay South 29 Helensburgh Central 10 Awe 30 Helensburgh North 11 North 31 Helensburgh West 12 Oban Central 32 West Helensburgh and 13 Oban South 33 and Cove 14 Ardconnel - Kilmore 34 Arrochar, , Arden and A 15 North Lorn Ardenconnel 16 Mull 35 Roseneath, Clynder and 17 Tiree and Coll 18 Bute North 36 01020304050Km 19 Bute Central Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

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Boundary Commission for Scotland Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: East Ayrshire Council area 25 Drongan, Stair and Rankinston 26 Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens 28 Cumnock West 29 Cumnock East 30 Patna and Dalrymple 31 Dalmellington 32 New Cumnock

South Ayrshire Council area 10 Ayr Newton 11 Ayr Lochside 12 Ayr Whitletts 13 Ayr Craigie 14 Ayr Central 15 Ayr Fort 16 Ayr Old Belmont 17 Ayr Forehill 18 Ayr Masonhill 19 Ayr Belmont 20 Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield 21 Ayr Rozelle A 25 Coylton and Minishant 26 North Carrick and Maybole West 27 North Carrick and Maybole East 28 South Carrick 051015 20 Km 29 Girvan Ailsa Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 30 Girvan Glendoune Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

230 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 Km 0510 Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission ngside nverugie -I w-Old Deer w-Old w-Lo r Ythan am dd Bo Cruden

18 19 Blackhouse 20 Buchanhaven 21 Peterhead Central -Roanheads 22 Clerkhill 23 Dales-Towerhill 24 25 Turriff West 26 Turriff East 27 Uppe 28 Fyvie-Methlick 16 Mintla 17 Mintla Fergus ay and St ay and outh Buchan outh S oundary Commission for Scotland oundary Commissionfor berdeenshire Council area Council berdeenshire B Banffand Buchan CC Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local governmentelectoral wards: A 1 Durn 2 Banff and West Boyndie 3 Banff 4 Aberchirder 5 Macduff 6 Gamrie-King Edward 7 Buchan North 8 Fraserburgh West 9 Fraserburgh North 10 Fraserburgh East 11 Fraserburgh South 12 Buchan North East 13 14 Central Buchan 15 Lonm

231 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Scottish Borders Council area

1 Eyemouth and District South 16 Teviot and Central 2 Chirnside and District 17 Wilton 3 Coldstream and District 18 Galawater and Lauderdale 4 Duns and District South 19 Earlston, Gordon and District 5 Duns and District North 20 Melrose and District 6 Eyemouth and District North 21 Scott's View 7 Kelso and District North 22 Alewater and Denholm 8 Kelso Central 23 Old Selkirk 9 Kelso and District South 24 Forest A 10 Jedburgh and District East 25 Netherdale 11 Jedburgh and District West 26 Lower Langlee and Tweedbank 12 Hemitage 27 Upper Langlee and Ladhope 051015 20 25 30 Km 13 Burnfoot and Mansfield 28 Kilnknowe and Clovenfords 14 Silverbuthall 29 Mossilee and Central Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291. 15 Weensland

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hness South East South hness hness North West North hness East North hness indonald in West in East ck West ck 12 Tongue and Farr 13 Sutherland Central 14 Golspie and Rogart 15 Brora 16 Dornoch 18 Alness and Ardross 19 Ta 20 Ta 21 Seaboard 22 Invergordon 23 Rosskeen and Saltburn 26 Fer Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local govern area Council Highland 1 Cait 2 Thurso West 3 Thurso Central 4 Thurso East 5 Caithness Central 6 Cait 7 Wick 8 Wi 9 Pulteneytown 10 Cait 11 Sutherland 040Km dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor Boun Sutherland Caithness, CC Ross and Easter 010203 Crown Copyright 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. Number Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Commission A

233 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Central Ayrshire CC

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Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards:

South Ayrshire Council area North Ayrshire Council area 1 Troon North 7 Prestwick St Nicholas' 1 Irvine West 7 Irvine Landward 2 Troon West 8 Prestwick Kingcase 2 Irvine Townhead 8 Bourtreehill 3 Troon East 9 Prestwick Toll 3 Irvine Vineburgh and 9 Woodlands North 4 Troon South 22 Dundonald and Loans Woodlands South and Girdle Toll 5 Prestwick St Ninian's 23 Tarbolton Symington Craigie 4 Irvine North 6 Prestwick St Cuthbert's 24 Annbank Mossblown St Quivox 5 Eglinton and Lawthorn and Monkton 6 Dreghorn

234 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: North Lanarkshire Council area 21 36 and Langloan 22 Fallside 37 Kirkwood 23 38 Kirkshaws 24 Bellshill North 39 Shawhead 30 Hattonrig 40 Old Monkland A 31 Townhead 67 East and 32 Blairpark Blackwood West 33 North Central and 68 Moodiesburn West and 34 Coatbridge Central 69 Chryston and Auchinloch 01234Km 35 Sikeside and 70 Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

235 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 012345Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission undaryScotland Commissionfor Bo KilsythCumbernauld, and Kirkintilloch East CC Dunbartonshire Council area Council Dunbartonshire illhead and Broomhill and illhead East 11 H 12 Rosebank and Waterside 13 East Harestanes and Twechar 17 Campsie 18 Milton nfaulds Gree st and ndorrat North and Westfield and North ndorrat and Kilsyth West Kilsyth and Queenzieburn

60 Carbrain East 61 Carbrain We 62 Condorrat Central 63 Co 64 Croy, Kilsyth South and Smithstone 65 66 Banton and Kilsyth East alloch East and Ravenswood and East alloch alloch West, Blackwood East and East Blackwood West, alloch B B Abronhill South Abronhill Abronhill Central and North and Central Abronhill

53 Kildrum and Park 54 Seafar and The Village 55 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising North Lanarkshire Council area Council Lanarkshire North 56 Craigmarloch 57 Westerwood, Carrickstone and 58 59

236 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies 28 Loreburn 29 Marchmount 30 Lochar 31 Heathhall 33 Georgetown 34 Lochvale lbeattie - Milton - lbeattie Cairn Valley Cairn Maxwelltown 17 Da 18 Criffel 19 23 Lincluden 24 Lochside 25 Palmerston 26 27 Troqueer glas - Dee - glas Urr - glas Dou Dou 9 Cree 10 Stewartry West 11 Kirkcudbright - Tarff 12 Kirkcudbright - Bengairn 13 Stewartry North 14 Castle 15 Castle 16 Dalbeattie - Craignair ins South ins Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: area Council Galloway and Dumfries 1 Rh 2 Rhins North 3 Stranraer North 4 Stranraer South 5 Stranraer East 6 Luce 7 Whithorn 8 Wigtown 15 20 25 30 Km dary Commission for Scotland daryfor Commission Boun and GallowayDumfries CC 0510 Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission A

237 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders Council area Council area 20 Sanquhar and District 30 Innerleithen and Walkerburn 21 Kirkconnel 31 Peebles and District South 22 Mid Nithsdale 32 Peebles and District East 32 Nithsdale East 33 Peebles and Upper Tweed 35 Caerlaverock 34 West Linton and District 36 Hoddom and Kinmount 37 Annan West South Lanarkshire 38 Annan Central Council area 39 Annan East 6 Biggar/Symington and 40 Chapelcross Black Mount 41 Solway Border 7 Duneaton/Carmichael 42 Canonbie and Kirtle A 9 Douglas 43 Langholm and Upper Eskdale 44 Dryfe and Lockerbie East 45 Lockerbie and Upper Annandale 051015 20 25 30 Km 46 Lochmaben Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 47 Moffat Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

238 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies l ntra h West stie Ce eth Central eth fiet 17 Sidlaw East and Ashludie 18 Moni 19 Monifi 20 Carnoustie West 21 Carnou 22 Carnoustie East undary Commission for Scotland iebank g lgillo Bo Dundee East BC 15 Ba 16 Broughty Ferry Ferry17 West 18 Crai 24 East Port 25 Baxter Park uglas Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government electoral wards: areaCity Council Dundee 9 Claverhouse 10 Whitfield 11 Longhaugh 12 Pitkerro 13 Do 14 Barnhill area Council Angus 012345Km Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

239 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 012345Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundary Number for Scotland. Licence Commission lltown Angus area Council 16 Sidlaw West 22 Logie 23 Law 26 Hi 27 Bowbridge 28 Stobswell 29 Fairmuir l governmentelectoral wards: ing loca ing dary Commission for Scotland newells Ni

1 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising follow City Dundee area Council 2 Camperdown 3 Balgay 4 Lochee West 5 Riverside 6 Brackens 7 Ardler 8 Balgowan 19 Strathmartine 20 Lochee East 21 Tay Bridges Boun BC Dundee West

240 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0123456Km Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Number Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Commission ing West and Rosyth South Rosyth and ing West 11 Woodmill 12 Linburn 13 Brucefield and Nethertown 14 Pitcorthie 15 Limekilns and Pitreavie 16 Rosyth West 17 Rosyth East 18 Inverkeith 19 Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry 22 Crossgates and Mossside il area il ord and Dunfermline Central Central Dunfermline and ord ssf llwood and Headwell and llwood irneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark and Carnock irneyhill, wnhill Bellyeoman and o dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor ncardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield Low and Culross ncardine, Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat and Beath Hill of Halbeath, Ki Ca Cr We

1 4 5 7 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: Fife Counc 2 Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn 3 Oakley, Saline and Steelend

6 Baldridgeburn 8 To 9 Garvock and Carnegie 10 Boun CC Fife Dunfermline and West

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24 20 Balmuildy and Park 21 Ca 22 Auc 23 lloch Central lloch gton Kirkintilloch and Torrance and Kirkintilloch

h ssin 14 Kirkinti 15 Lenzie 16 Sout 19 Kenmure and Baldernock 8 Westerton 9 Ke 10 West nbartonshire CC lehill / Thorn lehill / st undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Ca

6 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: East Dunbartonshire Council area 1 Barloch 2 Clober 3 Keystone 4 Baljaffray / Mosshead 5 Bearsden 7 Chapelton Bo East Du

242 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies heryknowe itehills adhouse 23 He 24 Heat 25 Greenhills 26 Wh 27 Hairmyres/Crosshouse 28 Mossneuk/Kittoch 29 Stewartfield 30 Lindsay 31 Avondale North 32 Avondale South 55 Stonehouse lton xwel h Lanarkshire Council area Council h Lanarkshire ollowing local government electoral wards: local government ollowing Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f Sout 3 Lesmahagow 4 Blackwood 14 Long Calderwood 15 Calderglen 16 Blacklaw 17 Morrishall 18 Ma 19 East Mains Mains20 West 21 Duncanrig 22 Westwoodhill st Kilbride, and st Strathaven undary Commission for Scotland Bo Ea CC Lesmahagow 0246810Km Crown Copyright reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

243 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 024681012Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundary Number for Scotland. Licence Commission itland /Penca dy/Gullane/Dirleton nbar/West Barns nbar/West East Dunbar 15 Aberla 16 Haddington West/Saltoun 17 Haddington Central 18 Haddington East/Athelstaneford 19 East Linton/Gifford 20 North Berwick West 21 North Berwick East 22 Du 23 13 Tranent/Elphinstone 14 Ormiston n CC ectoral wards: ectoral thia Council area Council urgh South urgh lburgh West lburgh undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government el East Lothian 1 Musse 2 Musselb 3 Musselburgh North 4 Musselburgh Central 5 Musselburgh East 6 Wallyford/Whitecraig 7 Prestonpans West 8 Prestonpans East 9 Cockenzie and Port Seton 10 Longniddry 11 Tranent West 12 Tranent/Macmerry Bo East Lo

244 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0123456Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission Kirkhill 11 Netherlee 12 Crookfur 13 Giffnock South 14 Stamperland 15 Broom 16 17 Clarkston 18 Busby 19 Mearns 20 Eaglesham nfrewshire CC nfrewshire Neilston and West Arthurlie West and Neilston Renfrewshire Council area Council Renfrewshire undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Thornliebank

8 Bo East Re 4 Barrhead Central 5 Barrhead East 6 Auchenback 7 Greenfarm 1 Liboside 2 Barrhead North 3 North Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising local government electoral wards: East 9 Giffnock North 10 Merrylea Park

245 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 012Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. for Scotland.Number Boundary Licence Commission ingston uthside nburgh East BC i ndary Commission for Scotland Holyrood Holyrood Craigmillar

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local governmentelectoral wards: area Council Edinburgh of City 32 Tollcross 33 So 34 35 Meadowbank 36 Mountcastle 37 Leith Links 38 Restalrig 39 Portobello 40 Milton 50 Prestonfield 57 58 Dudd Bou Ed

246 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Number Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Commission 012Km l governmentelectoral wards: ing loca ing whaven w Town nburghNorth and Leith BC ndary Commission for Scotland Trinity Trinity

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising follow area Council Edinburgh of City 8 Craigleith 9 Pilton 10 Granton 11 12 Ne 16 Dean 17 Stockbridge 18 Ne 19 Broughton 20 Calton 21 Harbour 22 Lorne Bou Edi

247 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies rgh South BC histon rc wington uth Morningside uth irmilehead nwickhill aimes K Me Fa

ollowing local government electoralwards: government local ollowing 55 Moredun 56 Gilmerton 53 Al 54 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f area Council Edinburgh of City 45 46 North Morningside/Grange 47 Marchmont 48 Sciennes 49 Ne 51 So 52 undaryScotland for Commission Bo Edinbu 012Km Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

248 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies linton Dalry ollowing local government electoral wards: local government ollowing Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f area Council Edinburgh of City 1 Balerno 2 Baberton 25 Parkhead 26 Craiglockhart 28 Moat 29 Shandon 30 31 Fountainbridge 41 Murray Burn 42 Sighthill 43 Co 44 Firrhill nburgh South West BC nburgh South West ndary Commission for Scotland Bou Edi 012345Km Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Number for Scotland. Boundary Licence Commission A

249 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies use house/Drylaw enho ollowing local government electoral wards: local government ollowing Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f area Council Edinburgh of City 3 Dalmeny/Kirkliston 4 Queensferry 5 Cramond 6 Davidson's Mains 7 Muir 13 East Craigs 14 NE Corstorphine 15 Murrayfield 23 Gyle 24 SE Corstorphine 27 St dary Commission for Scotland nburgh West BC nburgh West i Boun Ed Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission 012345Km A

250 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0123456Km Crown Copyright 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Number Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Commission nknock Tryst Denny 20 21 Larbert 22 Herbertshire 23 24 Denny South 25 Bonnybridge 26 Ba 27 Laurieston 28 Polmont 29 Redding and Westquarter 30 Darnrig l governmentelectoral wards: uncil area uncil ngrange ing loca ing ll Glen Ha undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor alkirk CC alkirk Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising follow Falkirk Co 1 Camelon 2 Summerford 3 Woodlands 4 Town Centre 5 6 Dawson 7 Grahamsford 8 Middlefield 17 Forthside 18 Kinnaird 19 Carro Bo F

251 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission 012Km lmarnock / Da len hbungo t vanhill lvingrove ryg lasgow Central BC undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Calton Hutchesontown ollowing local government electoralwards: government local ollowing Bo G Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f area City Council Glasgow 16 Ke 17 Anderston 27 Merchant City 34 35 Bridgeton 54 Kingston 65 Pollokshields East 66 67 Go 68 Stra 75 To

252 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 012Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission ield eenf aillieston B Garrowhill lasgow East BC undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor

ollowing local government electoralwards: government local ollowing 42 Barlanark 43 Shettleston 44 Tollcross Park 45 Braidfauld 46 Mount Vernon 47 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f area City Council Glasgow 36 Parkhead 40 Queenslie 41 Gr 48 49 Garthamlock 50 Easterhouse Bo G

253 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Glasgow North BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Glasgow City Council area 9 Kelvindale 13 Hyndland 14 Hillhead 15 Partick 18 Woodlands A 19 North Kelvin 20 Wyndford 21 Maryhill 012Km 22 Summerston 25 Firhill Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

254 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Glasgow North East BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Glasgow City Council area 23 Milton 24 Ashfield 26 Keppochhill 28 Royston 29 Cowlairs 30 Springburn 31 Wallacewell A 32 Milnbank 33 Dennistoun 37 Carntyne 012Km 38 Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 39 Gartcraig Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

255 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Glasgow North West BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Glasgow City Council area 1 Drumry 2 Summerhill 3 Blairdardie 4 Knightswood Park 5 Knightswood South 6 Yoker A 7 Anniesland 8 Jordanhill 10 Scotstoun 012Km 11 Victoria Park Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 12 Hayburn Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

256 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 012Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundary Number for Scotland. Licence Commission ilk nock m rnwadric wlands stle rmun llokshaws angside Maxwell Park Maxwell Glenwood

lasgow South BC undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor

llowing local government electoralwards: government local llowing Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising fo area City Council Glasgow 63 Ca 64 69 Battlefield 70 L 71 Po 72 Ne 73 Cathcart 74 Mount Florida 76 King's Park 77 Ca 78 Ca 79 Bo G

257 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Glasgow South West BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Glasgow City Council area 51 Drumoyne 52 Govan 53 Ibrox 55 Mosspark 56 North Cardonald 57 Penilee A 58 Cardonald 59 Pollok 60 Crookston 012Km 61 Nitshill Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 62 Darnley Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

258 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies ie South ss n and Fingla n and and Whinnyknowe and 53 Auchmuty and Woodside West 54 Pitteuchar and Finglassie North 55 Thornton, Stento 56 Caskieberran and Rimbleton 57 Newcastle and Tanshall 58 South Parks and Macedonia 59 Leslie 60 Balgeddie and Collydean 61 Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg ge odside East odside uired whill Dundonald and n and Denbeath n and and M cil area hilhill hil t rkinch and Wo Me Met

44 Wemyss 45 Buckhave 46 47 Leven andKirkland 49 West 50 Kennoway 51 Windygates, Star and Balgonie 52 Ma Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: Fife Coun 37 Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel 38 Kinglassie, Bo ndary Commission for Scotland Bou Glenrothes CC 0123456Km Crown Copyright 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

259 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 Km undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Bo Gordon CC 0510 Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission anestone 1 Pitmedden 2 Bankhead/Stoneywood 3 D 4 Jesmond 5 Oldmachar 6 Bridge of Don Aberdeen City area Council 38 Inverurie North 39 Inverurie Central 40 Inverurie South and Port Elphinstone 41 Kintore and Keithhall 42 Newmachar and Fintray 48 Huntly West 49 Huntly East 50 Strathbogie ins -Sla n Town lhelvie berdeenshire 32 Logie Buchan 33 Meldrum 34 Udny Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: A area Council 29 Tarves 30 Ythan 31 Ello 35 Be 36 Insch 37 Chapel and Gadie

260 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission 012345Km ent electoral wards: 11 Ward 1111 Ward 1212 Ward 1313 Ward 1414 Ward 1515 Ward 1616 Ward 1717 Ward 1818 Ward 1919 Ward 2020 Ward m rclyde CC rclyde Council area Council rclyde undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Bo Inve Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local govern Inve 1 Ward 1 1 Ward 2 2 Ward 3 3 Ward 4 4 Ward 5 5 Ward 6 6 Ward 7 7 Ward 8 8 Ward 9 9 Ward 1010 Ward

261 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 20 25 30 Km Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission 0510 hill and hillSmithton and n Alltan n Ninian n Cawdor irn Auldearn irn umossie 58 Loch Ness East 59 Culduthel 60 Inshes 61 Dr 62 West 63 Balloch 64 Nair 65 Nair 66 Nair 67 Na 68 Badenoch West 69 Badenoch East 70 Strathspey South 71 Strathpsey North East 72 Grantown on Spey rness, Nairn, rness, Nairn, Badenoch inch dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor rk igmore llifeary Culloden Ba Hilton

and StrathspeyCC Boun Inve Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising local government electoral wards: area Council Highland 42 Kirkhill 43 Scorguie 44 Muirtown 45 Me 46 Inverness Central 47 48 Ardersier, Croy and Petty 49 Loch Ness West 50 Inverness West 51 Canal 52 53 Lochardil 54 55 Milton 56 Crown 57 Ra

262 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising thefollowing local government electoral wards: East Ayrshire Council area 1 Stewarton East and Dunlop 13 Newmilns 2 Stewarton Central 14 Grange / Howard 3 Kilmaurs and Stewarton South 15 Kilmarnock Central South 4 North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and 16 Riccarton Waterside 17 Shortlees 5 Crosshouse, Gatehead and 18 Bellfield Knockentiber 19 Hurlford 6 Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark 20 Galston East 7 Onthank 21 Darvel 8 Kilmarnock Central West 22 Mauchline A 9 Kilmarnock Central East 23 Catrine, Sorn and 10 North New Farm Loch and Dean Mauchline East 11 South New Farm Loch 24 Muirkirk, Lugar, Logan 024681012Km 12 Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West 27 Auchinleck Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. and Hurlford North Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

263 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0123456Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundary Number for Scotland. Licence Commission d Cowdenbeath CC d Cowdenbeath Longbraes and Gallatown and lehall East lehall West lehall ield and Balsusney and ield nnikier wdenbeath Central wdenbeath ith and and ith llingry and Lochore and llingry nnochy and Valley and nnochy dary Commission for Scotland Dalgety Bay West and Hillend and West Bay Dalgety Ba Crosshill and Lochgelly North Lochgelly and Crosshill Aberdour and Burntisland West Burntisland and Aberdour Auchtertool and Burntisland East Burntisland and Auchtertool Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown and Pathhead Park, Glebe

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local governmentelectoral wards: Fife Council area 20 21 Dalgety Bay East 23 Co 24 Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North 25 Kelty 26 27 28 Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South 29 30 31 Kinghorn and Invertiel 32 Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central 33 Ra 34 Be 35 Temp 36 Temp 39 Du 40 Hayf 41 Smeaton and Overton 42 43 Dysart Boun Kirkcaldy an

264 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0246810Km Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundary Number for Scotland. Licence Commission undary Commission for Scotland Bo CC and Hamilton East Lanark ilton Centre/Ferniegair ilton hall West ingston d m lvertonhill Si

40 Uddingston South/Bothwell 41 Ud 47 Ha 48 Low Waters 49 50 Cadzow 51 Dalserf 52 Larkhall East 53 Lark 54 Larkhall South electoral wards: electoral ll South ilton Centre North Centre ilton luke/Whitehill luke/Crawforddyke hitehill outh Lanarkshire Council area Council Lanarkshire outh Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising local government S 1 Lanark North 2 Lanark South 5 Clyde Valley 8 Carstairs/Carnwath 10 Car 11 Car 12 Forth 13 Law/ 37 Ham 38 W 39 Bothwe

265 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies rhead, Brightons and Rumford and Brightons rhead, uncil area uncil thian Council area Council thian chyra Croftmalloch

22 Almond 12 Dundas / Kerse 13 Grange and Blackness 14 Dean 15 Borrowstoun 16 Kinneil and Whitecross 31 Reddingmui 32 Avon 1 St Michael's 2 Kingsfield 3 Preston 4 Boghall 6 Armadale West 7 Armadale Central 8 Easton 9 Newland 10 Durhamtoun 20 Polkemmet 21 Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local governmentelectoral wards: Falkirk Co 9 Zetland 10 Beancross 11 In West Lo undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Bo CC Falkirk andLinlithgow East 02468Km Crown Copyright 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

266 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies ustoun 23 Blackburn 24 Ho 25 Calderwood 26 Middleton 27 Strathbrock 28 Fauldhouse 29 Breich Valley 30 Limefield 31 East Calder 32 Linhouse thian Council area Council thian htsridge dridge Howden ollowing local government electoral wards: local government ollowing Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising f West Lo 5 Oatridge 11 Deans 12 Knig 13 Ladywell 14 Kirkton 15 Carmondean 16 17 Craigshill 18 De 19 Murieston undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Bo Livingston CC 02468Km Crown Copyright 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission A

267 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0246810Km Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291. for Scotland. Boundary Licence Number Commission uses/Mayfield North uses/Mayfield ld South ld wbattle/Pathhead Arniston/Cockpen 10 Newtongrange 11 12 Gorebridge South 13 Dalkeith/Newton 14 Dalkeith/Eskbank 15 Dalkeith/Woodburn 16 Ne 17 Eastho 18 Mayfie ll/Rosewell ha lothian CC hian Council area Council hian lston/Roslin oundary Commission for Scotland 8 Bonnyrigg North 9 Bonnyrigg South Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising local government electoral wards: Midlot 1 Penicuik South West 2 Penicuik North 3 Penicuik/Roslin 4 Penicuik South East 5 Bi 6 Loanhead 7 Polton B Mid

268 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Moray CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Moray Council area 1 Elgin - Bishopmill West 14 Lossiemouth West 2 Elgin - Bishopmill East 15 Lhanbryde and Birnie 3 Elgin - Cathedral 16 Innes 4 Elgin - Central West 17 Lennox 5 New Elgin West 18 Buckie West 6 New Elgin East 19 Buckie Central 7 Forres East 20 Buckie East and Findochty A 8 Forres Central 21 Rathford 9 Finderne 22 Fife - Keith and Strathisla 10 Forres West and Altyre 23 Keith 11 Burghsea 24 Rural Keith and Rothes 051015 20 Km 12 Heldon and Laich 25 Speyside Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 26 Glenlivet Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291. 13 Lossiemouth East

269 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Motherwell and Wishaw BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: North Lanarkshire Council area 1 Ladywell 11 Watsonville 2 Calder Valley 12 Knowetop 3 Forgewood 13 Muirhouse and Netherton 4 North Motherwell 14 and Gowkthrapple A 5 and 15 Garrion 6 Craigneuk 19 Cleland 7 Belhaven 25 Orbiston 8 Stewarton 26 West and Thorndean 9 28 Mossend East and 01234Km 10 New Stevenston North Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

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Boundary Commission for Scotland Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council area 1 Port of Ness 17 Plasterfield 2 Dell 18 Braighe 3 Barvas and Arnol 19 Knock and Bayble 4 Shawbost 20 Tiumpan 5 Carloway 21 North Lochs 6 Uig 22 Lochs 7 Gress 23 Harris West 8 Coll 24 Harris East 9 Blackwater 25 Paible 10 Laxdale 26 Lochmaddy A 11 Coulregrein 27 North Benbecula 12 Castle 28 Eochar 13 Manor Park 29 Loch Eynort 14 Goathill 30 Daliburgh and Eriskay 01020304050Km 15 Bayhead 31 Barra and Vatersay Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 16 Newton Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

271 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 20 Km 0510 Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission outh Beach outh S ent electoral wards: 21 22 Saltcoats North 23 Ardrossan South 24 Ardrossan North Kilbride25 West 26 Largs South and Fairlie 27 Largs and West Cumbrae 28 Largs East 29 Largs North and Skelmorlie 30 Arran m lwinning East lwinning South lwinning West South lbirnie North lbirnie undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Ki Ki Ki Dalry

Bo AyrshireNorth andArran CC Parliamentary Constituency comprising the ConstituencyParliamentary comprising following local govern area Council Ayrshire North 10 11 12 13 Stevenston North 14 Stevenston South 15 Beith 16 19 Ki 20 Saltcoats East 17 Garnock East 18 Ki

272 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission 024681012Km ward ardbridge Land ttenweem ullo and Gu ullo and East Neuk ns and Pi and ns 78 Largo 70 Leuchars, Balm 77 Elie, St Mona 71 Strathkinness and St Andrews West 72 St Andrews Central 73 St Andrews South 74 St Andrews South East 75 Crail, Cameron and Kemback 76 Anstruther and Fife CC

wburgh and Tay Coast and wburgh Wormit and wport-on-Tay oundary Commission for Scotland Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government local government the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising electoral wards: Fife Council area 48 Leven East 62 Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo 63 Auchtermuchty and Ladybank 64 Kettle, Springfield and Ceres 65 Cupar South 66 Cupar North 67 Ne 68 Ne 69 Tayport and Motray B East North

273 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 Km 0510 Crown CopyrightCrown 2004. reserved. rights All 100039291. Boundaryfor Scotland.Number Licence Commission hire d Kinross Council area Council d Kinross oss-s lph and Cambus and lph Perth an 11 Comrie 12 Crieff North 13 Crieff South 14 Strathord and Logiealmond 15 Strathalmond 34 Earn 35 Auchterarder Mid Earn 36 Strathallan and Glendevon 37 Auchterarder Craig Rossie 38 Abernethy and Glenfarg 39 Milnathort and North Kinross 40 Kinross Town 41 Kinr 18 De electoral wards: electoral ckhart rth uth and Muand Claremont il and South Perthshire CC il andSouth Perthshire va No va So va uirside undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Tillicoultry West Tillicoultry Tillicoultry East Tillicoultry

4 5 Bo Och 3 Al Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising local government area Council Clackmannanshire 1 Menstrie 2 Al

6 Dollar 15 Fairfield 16 M 7 Devon and Clackmannan North 8 Clackmannan 9 Gartmorn 10 Alloa North 11 Alloa East 12 Alloa Mar 13 Alloa West 14 Alloa 17 St Serf's

274 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Orkney and Shetland CC

A

01020304050607080Km Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Orkney Islands Council area Shetland Islands Council area 1 Pickaquoy 14 Evie, Rendall, Rousay, Egilsay 1 Sound 13 Delting East and Lunnasting 2 Berstane and Work and Wyre 2 Clickimin 14 Nesting, Whiteness, Girlsta 3 Warrenfield 15 Birsay and Dounby 3 North Central and Gott 4 Lynnfield 16 Sandwick and Stromness 4 Breiwick 15 Scalloway 5 Brandyquoy Landward 5 South Central 16 Whalsay/Skerries 6 Papdale 17 St Andrew's Deerness and 6 Harbour and Bressay 17 Sandsting, Aithsting and 7 Scapa and Kirkwall South West Wideford 7 North Weisdale 8 Shapinsay and Kirkwall Harbour 18 Holm and Burray 8 Upper Sound, Gulberwick and 18 Walls, Sandness and Clousta 9 Stromness North 19 South Ronaldsay Quarff 19 Burra/Trondra 10 Stromness South, Graemsay 20 Sanday, North Ronaldsay and 9 Unst and Island of Fetlar 20 Cunningsburgh and Sandwick and North Hoy Stronsay 10 Yell 21 Sandwick, Levenwick and 11 Orphir, Walls and Flotta 21 Papa Westray, Westray and 11 Northmavine, Muckle Roe Bigton 12 Firth and Sunnybrae Eday and Busta 22 Dunrossness 13 Harray and Stenness 12 Delting West

275 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 0123456Km Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission ield Brookf bank South and d Lang ton an ine West 29 Arkleston and Newmains 30 Moorpark 32 Bridge of Weir 34 Bridge Northof Weir and Craigends 35 Hous 36 Erskine S.E. and Inchinnan 37 Parkmains 38 Erskine Central 39 Ersk 40 Bishopton ectoral wards: ectoral ley and Renfrewshire dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor lston nwood East nwood West nwood andyford Gallowhill and Whitehaugh and Gallowhill Townhead

Boun Pais North CC North Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government el area Council Renfrewshire 1 Shortroods 3 Ferguslie 4 Li 5 Li 18 19 S 20 Ra 26 Blythswood 27 Deanside 28

276 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies ll one Central one Castle one edhi 15 Lochfield 16 Se 17 Blackhall and Hawkhead 21 Johnst 22 Johnstone Cochranemill 23 Johnst 24 Johnstone West 25 Elderslie 31 Lochwinnoch and Howwood 33 Kilbarchan erhill and Hunt aisley Central aisley Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government electoral wards: area Council Renfrewshire 2 St. James 6 Brediland 7 Foxbar 8 Stanely 9 Glenburn South 10 Glenburn North 11 P 12 Lounsdale and Millarston 13 Castlehead 14 Saucel h CC ley and Renfrewshire dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor Boun Pais Sout 0123456Km Crown Copyright 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. Number Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Commission A

277 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 20 25 Km 0510 Crown CopyrightCrown 2004.reserved. rights All 100039291. for Scotland.Number Boundary Licence Commission ven Park h Letham h Muirton h Letham llshill uirton Hillyland

20 Barnhill andCarse West 21 Pictstonhill 22 North Inch 23 M 24 Nort 25 26 Ruth 27 Nort 28 Sout 29 We 30 Oakbank 31 Craigie 32 South Inch 33 Moncreiffe and Friarton ds: war ectoral ectoral Glenshee nd North Perthshire CC nd North d an

Kinross Council area Council Kinross ay nsinnan ttr undary Commission for Scotland undary Commissionfor Ra

3 Bo Perth a Perth and 1 Rannoch and Atholl 2 Pitlochry 4 Alyth and Old Rattray 5 Coupar Angus and Meigle 6 Rosemount 7 Blairgowrie 8 Kinclaven and Clunie 9 Strathtay and Dunkeld 10 Breadalbane 16 Scone 17 Du 18 East Carse 19 Central Carse Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government el

278 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Highland Council area 17 Lochbroom 37 Portree 24 Gairloch 38 Skye Central 25 Lochcarron 39 Kyle and Sleat 27 Strathpeffer and Strathconon 40 Kinlochshiel 28 Dingwall South 41 Beauly and Strathglass 29 Dingwall North 73 and Small Isles 30 Muir of Ord 74 Kilmallie and Invergarry A 31 Conon and Maryburgh 75 Claggan and Glen Spean 32 Knockbain and Killearnan 76 Ardnamurchan and Morvern 33 Black Isle North 77 Caol 34 Avoch Fortrose 78 Fort William North 01020304050Km 35 Snizort and Trotternish 79 Fort William South Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 36 Skye West 80 Glencoe Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

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Boundary Commission for Scotland Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: South Lanarkshire Council area 33 Blantyre West 58 Bankhead 34 Coatshill/Low Blantyre 59 Spittal/Blairbeth 35 Burnbank/Blantyre 60 Burgh 36 High Blantyre 61 Cairns 42 Hillhouse 62 Hallside 43 Udston 63 Cambuslang Central A 44 Wellhall/Earnock 64 Cathkin/Springhall 45 Earnock 65 Fernhill 46 Woodhead/Meikle Earnock 66 Kirkhill/Whitlawburn 56 Rutherglen West 67 Eastfield 01234Km 57 Stonelaw Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

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Boundary Commission for Scotland Stirling CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: Stirling Council area 1 Bridge of Allan 12 Bannockburn East 2 Logie 13 Polmaise 3 Wallace 14 Sauchenford 4 Raploch 15 Dunblane West 5 Town Centre 16 Dunblane East A 6 Argyll 17 Highland 7 King's Park and Cambusbarron 18 Teith 8 Torbrex 19 Trossachs 9 Broomridge 20 Campsies 051015 20 Km 10 Borestone 21 Strathendrick Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 11 Bannockburn West 22 Blane Valley Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

281 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies A 15 20 25 Km Crown CopyrightCrown reserved. 2004. rights All 100039291.Boundaryfor Scotland. Licence Number Commission 0510 vie, Gourdon and Johnshaven and Gourdon vie, wtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore and Muchalls wtonhill, 58 Lower Deeside 59 Portlethen North 60 Portlethen South 61 Ne 62 Stonehaven North and Fetteresso 63 Stonehaven Central 64 Stonehaven South 65 Mearns North 66 Mearns Central 67 Inverber 68 Mearns South ds: war ectoral ectoral Aberdeenshire and hire Council area Council hire ardine CC hill Central nay dary Commission for Scotland dary Commissionfor st Kem Boun West Kinc Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local the following ConstituencyParliamentary comprising government el Aberdeens 44 Echt 45 Kinellar and Westhill North 46 We 47 Elrick 51 Donside and Cromar 52 Alford 53 Upper Deeside 54 Aboyne 55 Mid Deeside 56 Banchory West 57 Banchory East and Crathes 43

282 Appendix F - Maps of the Recommended Constituencies

Boundary Commission for Scotland West Dunbartonshire CC

Parliamentary Constituency comprising the following local government electoral wards: West Dunbartonshire Council area 1 Whitecrook 12 Dumbarton East 2 Dalmuir / Central 13 Barloan / Overtoun 3 Mountblow 14 Dumbarton North 4 Parkhall 15 Dumbarton Central 5 Linnvale / Drumry 16 Dumbarton West 6 Kilbowie 17 Renton / Alexandria South A 7 Kilbowie West 18 Alexandria North / Tullichewan 8 Faifley 19 Balloch 9 Hardgate 20 Haldane / Kilmaronock / Jamestown 0123456Km 10 Duntocher 21 East Crown Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. 11 Bowling / Milton / Old Kilpatrick 22 Riverside Boundary Commission for Scotland. Licence Number 100039291.

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