Report on the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Boundary Commission for Scotland 2010 Boundary commission for scotland a Report on the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland by the Boundary Commission for Scotland pursuant to paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998. Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Boundary Commission for Scotland pursuant to paragraph 3(11) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998. BCS/2010/1 Presented to Parliament pursuant to paragraph 3(9) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998. May 2010 Updated to include corrections to Figure E.15.6, June 2010 Edinburgh: The Stationery Office £35.50 © Crown Copyright 2010 The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and other departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specified. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. ISBN: 9780108509070 Printed in the UK for The Stationery Office Limited on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 05/10 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. The Secretary of State for Scotland As the Boundary Commission for Scotland, we present our Report on the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries, as required under Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998, as amended by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004. In accordance with the legislation, we are laying a copy of this report before the Scottish Parliament at the same time as we are submitting it to you. Lord Woolman Deputy Chairman Dr E Graham Mr K McDonald Commissioner Commissioner Boundary Commission for Scotland Thistle House 91 Haymarket Terrace EDINBURGH EH12 5HD www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk May 2010 Boundary commission for scotland iii first Periodic review of scottish Parliament Boundaries iv Boundary commission for scotland taBle of contents Table of Contents Table of maps................................................................. ............ ........................................................ VII Maps showing all recommended constituencies..................... ............ ........................................... VIII-IX Chapter 1 – Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Commission’s role and legislation ........................................................................................... 1 1.2 Procedure and timing .............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Constituencies and regions at the start of this review .............................................................. 1 1.4 Legislative changes ................................................................................................................. 2 Chapter 2 – Principles ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Legislation .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Electoral quota ........................................................................................................................ 3 2.3 Electorate change ................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Treatment of wards ................................................................................................................. 3 2.5 Naming and designation of constituencies .............................................................................. 4 2.6 Council area boundary reviews ................................................................................................ 5 2.7 Liaison with political parties .................................................................................................... 6 2.8 Publicising our proposals ........................................................................................................ 6 2.9 Representations ...................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 3 – Statutory rules for constituencies and regions ............................................................... 9 3.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 9 3.2 Constituency rule 1 - council area boundaries ......................................................................... 9 3.3 Constituency rule 2 - electoral parity ...................................................................................... 10 3.4 Constituency rule 3 - geographical considerations ................................................................. 10 3.5 Constituency rule 4 - local ties ............................................................................................... 10 3.6 Regional rules ....................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 4 – Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 13 4.2 Constituencies: Provisional Proposals ................................................................................... 13 4.3 Constituencies: Local Inquiries into Provisional Proposals ...................................................... 13 4.4 Constituencies: Revised Recommendations .......................................................................... 14 4.5 Constituencies: Further Recommendations ........................................................................... 14 4.6 Constituencies: Final Recommendations ............................................................................... 15 4.7 Regions: Provisional Proposals .............................................................................................. 15 4.8 Regions: Local Inquiry into Provisional Proposals .................................................................. 15 4.9 Regions: Revised Recommendations .................................................................................... 15 4.10 Regions: Final Recommendations ......................................................................................... 16 Chapter 5 – Final Recommendations ................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Constituencies ...................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Regions ................................................................................................................................. 20 Chapter 6 – Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 23 6.1 Recommendations and analysis ............................................................................................ 23 6.2 Next review ........................................................................................................................... 25 6.3 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 25 Boundary commission for scotland v first Periodic review of scottish Parliament Boundaries Appendices Appendix A – Membership of the Commission...................................................................................... 29 Appendix B – Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 1 ...................................................................................... 31 Appendix C – Constituencies and regions at the start of this review ......................................................39 Appendix D – Council areas: theoretical entitlement to constituencies ...................................................69 Appendix E – Description of review of constituencies by council area E.1 Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray .............................................................................71 E.2 Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire ...............................83 E.3 Clackmannanshire, Stirling ..................................................................................93 E.4 Dumfries and Galloway ........................................................................................99 E.5 Dundee City ...................................................................................................... 105 E.6 East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire .............................................................................111 E.7 East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders ........................................................119 E.8 East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire ......................................................127 E.9 City of Edinburgh ............................................................................................... 137 E.10 Na h-Eileanan