- Source: Second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries
The Second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries is being carried out by Boundaries Scotland. It was announced on 1 September 2022 that the review was taking place. Provisional proposals were published on 15 April 2023, the revised proposals were published on 26 May 2010. Further proposals for constituencies and provisional proposals for. The new constituencies and regions will used for the first time at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The Scotland Act 1998 as amended by the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 requires the commission to review boundaries of all constituencies except Orkney and Shetland (which cover, respectively, the Orkney Islands council area and the Shetland Islands council area) so that the area covered by the reviewed constituencies will continue to be covered by a total of 71 constituencies.
The Orkney and Shetland constituencies were taken into account, however, in review of boundaries of the additional member regions.
Final recommendations following public consultations and a series of local inquiries.
The review should have taken place within 12 years of the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries; however, by the time of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election this had not taken place. A meeting of the Boundary Commission in 2017 indicated that an extension would be sought by the Scottish Government to have the constituencies reviewed by the time of the next proposed election in 2025 (now 2026).
Details
= Provisional proposals
=In the provisional proposals,
27 remain completely unchanged, keeping both their name and borders, including the protected constituencies
Two remain unchanged geographically but have new names (Fife North East and Airdrie, to distinguish from the Westminster constituencies of North East Fife and Airdrie and Shotts)
23 have newly drawn boundaries but the name has been retained
21 completely new constituencies are proposed, with new names and boundaries
= Revised proposals
=The revised proposals made changes to 30 seats had new boundaries and new names and 18 had minor changes to boundaries but retained their original names from the initial review.
= Further proposals
=In the further proposals to constituencies and revised proposals to constituencies,
the Mid Scotland and Fife region remains unchanged
the South Scotland region would now include Hamilton, and loses Stewarton in Ayrshire and the newly formed East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
the Lothian region would now include East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
the West Scotland region would lose Renfrew, Erskine and Bishopton
After several responses opposing the omission of Leith, including a petition with over 750 names, the constituency which would have been called Edinburgh North Eastern would now be called Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith.
References
External links
Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries
- First periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries
- List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2011–present)
- Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)
- Scottish Westminster constituencies
- Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)
- East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
- Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
