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. [1] Provisional proposals were published on 15 April 2023, [2] the revised proposals were published on 26 May 2010. [3] Further proposals for constituencies and provisional proposals for. [4] 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). [5]
In the provisional proposals, [6] [7]
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. [8]
In the further proposals to constituencies and revised proposals to constituencies, [9]
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. [10]
The review had the following proposals: [11]
Aberdeen Central | Aberdeen Donside | Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Aberdeenshire East | Aberdeenshire West | Airdrie | Angus North and Mearns | Angus South | Argyll and Bute | Ayr | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | Bathgate | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | Clydebank and Milngavie | Clydesdale | Coatbridge and Chryston | Cowdenbeath | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Cunninghame North | Cunninghame South | Dumbarton | Dumfriesshire | Dundee City East | Dundee City West | Dunfermline | East Kilbride | Eastwood | Edinburgh Central | Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent | Edinburgh North Eastern | Edinburgh North Western | Edinburgh Northern | Edinburgh South Western | Edinburgh Southern | Erskine and Cardonald | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Falkirk North | Fife North East | Galloway and West Dumfries | Glasgow Central | Glasgow Eastern | Glasgow North Eastern | Glasgow Northern | Glasgow South Eastern | Glasgow Southern | Glasgow Western | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | Inverclyde | Inverness and Nairn | Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley | Kirkcaldy | Linlithgow and Falkirk South | Livingston and Breich Valley | Lothian Eastern | Mid Fife and Glenrothes | Midlothian North | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | Moray | Motherwell and Wishaw | Paisley | Perthshire North | Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | Renfrewshire West | Rutherglen | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | Stirling | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Uddingston and Bellshill
Aberdeen Donside | Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Aberdeenshire East | Aberdeenshire West | Airdrie, Newmains and Shotts | Angus North and Mearns | Angus South | Argyll and Bute | Ayr | Banff and Buchan Coast | Bathgate and Almond Valley | Bearsden, Milngavie and Clydebank North | Bellshill and Coatbridge | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | Clyde Valley and Tweeddale | Cowdenbeath | Cumbernauld and Chryston | Cunninghame North | Cunninghame South | Dumbarton and Helensburgh | Dumfriesshire | Dundee City East | Dundee City West | Dunfermline | East Kilbride | East Lothian | Edinburgh Central | Edinburgh Eastern | Edinburgh Forth and Linlithgow | Edinburgh Northern and Leith | Edinburgh Pentlands | Edinburgh Southern | Edinburgh Western | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Falkirk East | Falkirk West | Fife North East | Galloway and West Dumfries | Glasgow Anniesland | Glasgow Cardonald and Pollok | Glasgow Central and Govan | Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill | Glasgow Priesthill and Giffnock | Glasgow Shettleston and Baillieston | Glasgow Southside and Cathcart | Glasgow Springburn and Provan | Hamilton and Uddingston | Inverclyde | Inverness and Nairn | Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley | Kirkcaldy | Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth | Larkhall and Clydesdale | Livingston | Mid Fife and Glenrothes | Midlothian North and Musselburgh | Midlothian South | Moray | Motherwell | Paisley and Renfrew | Perthshire North | Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | Renfrewshire South | Renfrewshire West | Rutherglen | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | Stirling