# The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2020 Draft 2020, ISBN 9780111046296 This Order gives effect to the recommendations contained in the Report on Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland dated March 2020. The report is available on the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland’s website (www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk) and hard copies can also be requested (tel: 0131 244 2001, email: lgbcs@scottishboundaries.gov.uk). Made under: Scotland Act 1998 (Schedule 1 paragraph 6) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2020/pdf/sdsi_9780111046296_en.pdf; Draft Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2020/pdf/sdsipn_9780111046296_en.pdf ## Introductory text Draft Order in Council laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 3(9) of schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. Constitutional Law Representation Of The People Made 2020 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 6(5)of schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so. In accordance with paragraph 3(9) of that schedule a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2020. (2) Except for article 4, this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. (3) Article 4 comes into force on the dissolution of the Parliament. (4) In this Order “the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998. ## 2 Constituencies (1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(c) of schedule 1 of the Act, the constituencies provided for are those which— (a) are named in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 of this Order, and (b) comprise the areas described for each such constituency in the deposited data. (2) In paragraph (1)(b) the “deposited data” means the data recorded on the USB memory stick— (a) entitled “Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps”, (b) submitted to the Scottish Ministers on 5 August 2020, and (c) deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at St Andrews House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG. (3) The constituencies are designated as being either county constituencies or burgh constituencies according to the entry in column 2 of schedule 1 opposite each constituency name. ## 3 Regions For the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of schedule 1 of the Act, the regions provided for are those which— (a) are named in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 of this Order, and (b) comprise the combined areas of the constituencies mentioned in column 2 of that table opposite the name of each region. ## 4 Revocation The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2014 is revoked. ## Signature Name Clerk of the Privy Council ## Schedule 1: Scottish Parliament Constituencies ## (other than Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Constituencies) Column 1 Column 2 Constituency Name Designation Aberdeen Central Burgh Aberdeen Donside Burgh Aberdeen South and North Kincardine County Aberdeenshire East County Aberdeenshire West County Airdrie and Shotts Burgh Almond Valley County Angus North and Mearns County Angus South County Argyll and Bute County Ayr Burgh Banffshire and Buchan Coast County Caithness, Sutherland and Ross County Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley County Clackmannanshire and Dunblane County Clydebank and Milngavie County Clydesdale County Coatbridge and Chryston Burgh Cowdenbeath County Cumbernauld and Kilsyth County Cunninghame North County Cunninghame South County Dumbarton County Dumfriesshire County Dundee City East Burgh Dundee City West Burgh Dunfermline County East Kilbride Burgh East Lothian County Eastwood County Edinburgh Central Burgh Edinburgh Eastern Burgh Edinburgh Northern and Leith Burgh Edinburgh Pentlands Burgh Edinburgh Southern Burgh Edinburgh Western Burgh Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire County Falkirk East County Falkirk West County Galloway and West Dumfries County Glasgow Anniesland Burgh Glasgow Cathcart Burgh Glasgow Kelvin Burgh Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Burgh Glasgow Pollok Burgh Glasgow Provan Burgh Glasgow Shettleston Burgh Glasgow Southside Burgh Greenock and Inverclyde County Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Burgh Inverness and Nairn County Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley County Kirkcaldy County Linlithgow County Mid Fife and Glenrothes County Midlothian North and Musselburgh County Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale County Moray County Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh North East Fife County Paisley Burgh Perthshire North County Perthshire South and Kinross-shire County Renfrewshire North and West County Renfrewshire South County Rutherglen Burgh Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch County Stirling County Strathkelvin and Bearsden County Uddingston and Bellshill Burgh ## Schedule 2 Scottish Parliament Regions Column 1 Column 2 Region Constituency Name Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside Rutherglen Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Na h-Eileanan an Iar Inverness and Nairn Moray Orkney Islands Shetland Islands Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Lothian Almond Valley Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh Western Linlithgow Midlothian North and Musselburgh Mid Scotland and Fife Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes North East Fife Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling North East Scotland Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Donside Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West South Scotland Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Dumfriesshire East Lothian Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Galloway and West Dumfries Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale West Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire South Strathkelvin and Bearsden ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect to the recommendations contained in the Report on Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland dated March 2020. The report is available on the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland’s website (www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk) and hard copies can also be requested (tel: 0131 244 2001, email: lgbcs@scottishboundaries.gov.uk). The report recommends changes to the constituency and region boundary at Cardowan by Stepps, between Glasgow Provan constituency and Coatbridge and Chryston constituency and between Glasgow region and Central Scotland region as set out by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/501). An indicative map of the changes being made to these constituencies and regions is included in this note. The Order defines the name, status and area of 70 of the 73 Scottish Parliament constituencies and the name and area of each Scottish Parliament region. (The Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands constituencies are not included in the Order because schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”), as amended by the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, provides for them directly). Other than the changes made to the Glasgow Provan constituency and the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency and between Glasgow region and Central Scotland region, the constituencies and regions are the same as provided by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2014. The Order comes into force on the day after it is made (with the exception of article 4). It does not affect the return of any member to the Scottish Parliament or its constitution until the Parliament is dissolved (paragraph 6(7) of schedule 1 to the 1998 Act). The 70 constituencies are named and defined by article 2 read together with schedule 1. The area of each constituency is described in geographical information system data stored on a USB memory stick deposited with the Scottish Ministers. The USB memory stick is entitled “Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps” and sets out the area of each constituency, taking into account the changes recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Maps of the boundaries are available on the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland’s website and hard copies can be requested by writing to the Commission. Each constituency is (by article 2(3) and schedule 1) given the status of a burgh constituency or a county constituency. That status is relevant to the application of rules governing the conduct of elections to the Scottish Parliament (provided for under section 12 of the 1998 Act). The regions are named and defined by article 3 read together with schedule 2. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2020/9780111046296 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2020 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.