# The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2025 Draft 2025, ISBN 9780111063118 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 boundaries.scot@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-2025/pdf/sdsi_9780111063118_en.pdf; Draft Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2025/pdf/sdsipn_9780111063118_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text 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 1998 (“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: ## 1 Citation, 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 made. (3) Article 4 comes into force on the dissolution of the Scottish 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 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. ## 3 Region 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 area 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 2020 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 Constituency name Column 2 Designation Aberdeen Central Burgh Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine County Aberdeen Donside Burgh Aberdeenshire East County Aberdeenshire West County Airdrie County Almond Valley County Angus North and Mearns County Angus South County Argyll and Bute County Ayr Burgh Banffshire and Buchan Coast County Bathgate County Caithness, Sutherland and Ross County Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley County Clackmannanshire and Dunblane County Clydebank and Milngavie Burgh Clydesdale County Coatbridge and Chryston Burgh Cowdenbeath County Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Burgh 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 Coast and Lammermuirs County Eastwood County Edinburgh Central Burgh Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Burgh Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Burgh Edinburgh North Western Burgh Edinburgh Northern Burgh Edinburgh South Western Burgh Edinburgh Southern Burgh Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire County Falkirk East and Linlithgow County Falkirk West Burgh Fife North East County Galloway and West Dumfries County Glasgow Anniesland Burgh Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Burgh Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Burgh Glasgow Central Burgh Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Burgh Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Burgh Glasgow Southside Burgh Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Burgh Inverclyde County Inverness and Nairn County Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley County Kirkcaldy Burgh Mid Fife and Glenrothes County Midlothian North County Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale County Moray County Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh Paisley Burgh Perthshire North County Perthshire South and Kinross-shire County Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Burgh Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley County Rutherglen and Cambuslang Burgh Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch County Stirling County Strathkelvin and Bearsden County Uddingston and Bellshill Burgh ## Schedule 2 Scottish Parliament Regions Column 1 Region Column 2 Constituency names Central Scotland and Lothians West Airdrie Almond Valley Bathgate Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Falkirk East and Linlithgow Falkirk West Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill Edinburgh and Lothians East East 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 Glasgow Glasgow 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 Islands Argyll 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 Fife Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Fife North East Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling North East Scotland Aberdeen 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 Scotland Ayr 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 Scotland Clydebank 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 boundaries.scot@scottishboundaries.gov.uk. 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 boundaries.scot@scottishboundaries.gov.uk. 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111063118 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.