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The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2025

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Draft Order 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 2025

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day of *** 2025

Present,

The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 6(5) of schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998f1 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling His Majesty to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 3(3) of schedule 1 of the Act, Boundaries Scotland submitted to the Scottish Ministers a report dated April 2025 showing alterations it proposes to the boundaries of the constituencies of the Scottish Parliament.

In accordance with paragraph 3(9) of schedule 1 to the Act the report submitted by Boundaries Scotland and a draft of this instrument have been laid before the Scottish Parliament and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Accordingly, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 46. Schedule 1 was substituted by section 1(1) of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c. 13). Schedule 1 has subsequently been amended by schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), section 8 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), section 18(1) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12), and sections 28(3), 30, 32 and 33, and paragraph 3 of the schedule of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Constituencies
  3. 3Region
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1: Scottish Parliament Constituencies
  7. (other than Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Constituencies)
  8. Schedule 2Scottish Parliament Regions
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2025.

(2)

Except for article 4, this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is madef1.

(3)

Article 4 comes into force on the dissolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(4)

In this Order “the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998.

2Constituencies

(1)

For the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(c) of schedule 1f1 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 geographic information system data which—

(a)

was submitted to the Scottish Ministers on 30 April 2025, together with the report by Boundaries Scotland entitled “Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries” dated April 2025, and

(b)

is held as such by the Scottish Ministers on a computer system under their management and control.

(3)

The constituencies are designated as being either county constituencies or burgh constituencies according to the entry in column 2 of the table in schedule 1 of this Order opposite each constituency name.

3Region

For the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of schedule 1 of the Actf1, 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 area of the constituencies mentioned in column 2 of that table opposite the name of each region.

4Revocation

The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2020f1 is revoked.

Signature

Name

Clerk of the Privy Council

(other than Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Constituencies)

Column 1

Constituency name

Column 2

Designation
Aberdeen CentralBurgh
Aberdeen Deeside and North KincardineCounty
Aberdeen DonsideBurgh
Aberdeenshire EastCounty
Aberdeenshire WestCounty
AirdrieCounty
Almond ValleyCounty
Angus North and MearnsCounty
Angus SouthCounty
Argyll and ButeCounty
AyrBurgh
Banffshire and Buchan CoastCounty
BathgateCounty
Caithness, Sutherland and RossCounty
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyCounty
Clackmannanshire and DunblaneCounty
Clydebank and MilngavieBurgh
ClydesdaleCounty
Coatbridge and ChrystonBurgh
CowdenbeathCounty
Cumbernauld and KilsythBurgh
Cunninghame NorthCounty
Cunninghame SouthCounty
DumbartonCounty
DumfriesshireCounty
Dundee City EastBurgh
Dundee City WestBurgh
DunfermlineCounty
East KilbrideBurgh
East Lothian Coast and LammermuirsCounty
EastwoodCounty
Edinburgh CentralBurgh
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and TranentBurgh
Edinburgh North Eastern and LeithBurgh
Edinburgh North WesternBurgh
Edinburgh NorthernBurgh
Edinburgh South WesternBurgh
Edinburgh SouthernBurgh
Ettrick, Roxburgh and BerwickshireCounty
Falkirk East and LinlithgowCounty
Falkirk WestBurgh
Fife North EastCounty
Galloway and West DumfriesCounty
Glasgow AnnieslandBurgh
Glasgow Baillieston and ShettlestonBurgh
Glasgow Cathcart and PollokBurgh
Glasgow CentralBurgh
Glasgow Easterhouse and SpringburnBurgh
Glasgow Kelvin and MaryhillBurgh
Glasgow SouthsideBurgh
Hamilton, Larkhall and StonehouseBurgh
InverclydeCounty
Inverness and NairnCounty
Kilmarnock and Irvine ValleyCounty
KirkcaldyBurgh
Mid Fife and GlenrothesCounty
Midlothian NorthCounty
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and LauderdaleCounty
MorayCounty
Motherwell and WishawBurgh
PaisleyBurgh
Perthshire NorthCounty
Perthshire South and Kinross-shireCounty
Renfrewshire North and CardonaldBurgh
Renfrewshire West and Levern ValleyCounty
Rutherglen and CambuslangBurgh
Skye, Lochaber and BadenochCounty
StirlingCounty
Strathkelvin and BearsdenCounty
Uddingston and BellshillBurgh

Schedule 2Scottish Parliament Regions

Column 1

Region

Column 2

Constituency names
Central Scotland and Lothians WestAirdrie
Almond Valley
Bathgate
Coatbridge and Chryston
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Falkirk East and Linlithgow
Falkirk West
Motherwell and Wishaw
Uddingston and Bellshill
Edinburgh and Lothians EastEast Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
Edinburgh Central
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent
Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
Edinburgh North Western
Edinburgh Northern
Edinburgh South Western
Edinburgh Southern
Midlothian North
GlasgowGlasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston
Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn
Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
Glasgow Southside
Rutherglen and Cambuslang
Highlands and IslandsArgyll and Bute
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Inverness and Nairn
Moray
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Mid Scotland and FifeClackmannanshire and Dunblane
Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline
Fife North East
Kirkcaldy
Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Perthshire North
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Stirling
North East ScotlandAberdeen Central
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
Aberdeen Donside
Aberdeenshire East
Aberdeenshire West
Angus North and Mearns
Angus South
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Dundee City East
Dundee City West
South ScotlandAyr
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Clydesdale
Dumfriesshire
East Kilbride
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Galloway and West Dumfries
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
West ScotlandClydebank and Milngavie
Cunninghame North
Cunninghame South
Dumbarton
Eastwood
Inverclyde
Paisley
Renfrewshire North and Cardonald
Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley
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 the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries by Boundaries Scotland dated April 2025. The report is available on the Boundaries Scotland website (https://boundaries.scot/) and hard copies can also be requested by telephoning 0131 244 2001 or by emailing [email protected].

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 constituencies of Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands are not included as constituencies defined by schedule 1 of this Order because paragraph 1(2) of schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 (the “1998 Act”), as amended by section 18 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12), provides for them directly.

This 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 of the Parliament or the Parliament’s constitution until the Parliament is dissolved (paragraph 6(7) of schedule 1 to the 1998 Act). Article 4, which revokes the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2020, comes into force when the Scottish Parliament is dissolved.

The 70 constituencies are named and defined by article 2(1) read together with schedule 1. The boundaries are described by reference to the geographic information system (“GIS”) data held by the Scottish Ministers which was submitted to them by Boundaries Scotland on 30 April 2025 together with the Boundaries Scotland’s report entitled “Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries” and dated April 2025. Indicative maps showing the constituencies and regions defined by this Order are included in this note. Individual indicative maps for each constituency and region and the corresponding GIS data are available on the Boundaries Scotland website (https://boundaries.scot/). Hard copy indicative maps for each constituency and region can also be requested by telephoning 0131 244 2001 or by emailing [email protected].

Article 2(3) read together with schedule 1 specifies whether each of the 70 constituencies named by this Order is a burgh or county constituency, which is relevant to the application of the rules governing the conduct of elections to the Scottish Parliament. Article 42 (limitation of election expenses: constituency and individual regional candidates) of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425) provides that the constituencies of Na h-Elieanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands are county constituencies for the purpose of that article.

The regions are named and defined by article 3 read together with schedule 2.

An indicative map showing the council areas of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Moray Councils. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the nine Scottish Parliament constituencies for these council areas proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, and Moray.
An indicative map showing the council areas of Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire and West Lothian Councils. Marked by blue lines are the approximate areas of the 17 Scottish Parliament constituencies for these council areas proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland.The constituencies shown are: Airdrie, Almond Valley, Argyll and Bute, Bathgate, Clydebank and Milngavie, Clydesdale, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Dumbarton, East Kilbride, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse,Motherwell and Wishaw, Rutherglen and Cambuslang, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, and Uddingston and Bellshill.
An indicative map showing the council areas of City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Councils. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the eight Scottish Parliament constituencies for these council areas proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Southern, and Edinburgh South Western.
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An indicative map showing the council area of Dumfries and Galloway Council. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the two Scottish Parliament constituencies for this council area proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are Galloway and West Dumfries, and Dumfriesshire.
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An indicative map showing the council areas of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Councils. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the five Scottish Parliament constituencies for these council areas proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, and Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
An indicative map showing the council areas of East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire Councils. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the 12 Scottish Parliament constituencies for these council areas proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Eastwood, Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Ballieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, and Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley.
An indicative map showing the council area of Fife Council. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the five Scottish Parliament constituencies for this council area proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Fife North East, Kirkcaldy, and Mid Fife and Glenrothes.
An indicative map showing the council area of Highland Council. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the three Scottish Parliament constituencies for this council area proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.
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An indicative map showing the council area of Perth and Kinross Council. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the two Scottish Parliament constituencies for this council area proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The constituencies shown are: Perthshire North, and Perthshire South and Kinross-shire.
An indicative map showing the whole of Scotland. Marked out by blue lines are the approximate areas of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland. The regions shown are: Central Scotland and Lothians West, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, Mid Scotland and Fife, North East Scotland, South Scotland and West Scotland.
An indicative map showing the central belt area of Scotland. Marked out by blue lines are the parts of six Scottish Parliament electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament, proposed by the Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries published by Boundaries Scotland, which are within the central belt area. The regions shown are: Central Scotland and Lothian West, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Glasgow, Mid Scotland and Fife, South Scotland and West Scotland.