The Boundary Commission for Scotland began its 2023 Review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland in January 2021.
Scotland has been allocated 57 constituencies for the 2023 Review, two less than at present. England has been allocated 543 (+10), Northern Ireland 18 (no change) and Wales 32 (-8). Each constituency that we recommend must contain no less than 69,724 Parliamentary electors, and no more than 77,062 (except two ‘protected’ constituencies of Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles) and Orkney and Shetland. If it is considered necessary, the Commission can recommend a constituency with an electorate lower than the minimum if it is larger than 12,000 square kilometres. No constituency can be larger than 13,000 square kilometres.
We published our initial proposals for an 8-week consultation on 14 October 2021.
From 10 February to 23 March 2022 we held our 6-week secondary consultation. We published all comments received during the initial consultation and invited further comments on these via our consultation site www.bcs2023review.com. We held five public hearings during the secondary consultation.
We published our revised proposals for a final 4-week consultation stage from 8 November to 5 December 2022. Responses to our earlier consultations, proposed and existing constituency boundaries can be viewed on our consultation site at www.bcs2023review.com.
Our final recommendations were laid before Parliament on 28 June 2023.
Supporting and background information
2023 Review - Existing constituency map with electorate
2023 Review - Existing Constituency Electorates
2023 Review - Electorate by Ward
2023 Review Policies and Procedures
Speakers Report on progress during 2021
Speakers Report on progress during 2022
2023 Review - electorate calculation process
Final Recommendations
We submitted our final recommendations to the Speaker of the House of Commons and to the Secretary of State for Scotland on 27 June 2023. The recommendations were laid before the UK Parliament on 28 June 2023. Within a four month period the UK Government must submit to the Privy Council an Order that gives effect to the recommendations.
Final Recommendations - News Release
Final Recommendations – 2023 Review Final Report (100mb)
Final Recommendations – 2023 Review Final Report (reduced 20mb)
2023 Review Final Report - Statement of modifications
Final Recommendations – Constituency Electorate by Ward
Final Recommendations – GIS Data
2023 Review Meeting Paper Index
On our consultation site www.bcs2023review.com, you can view our final recommendations and compare them with the existing constituency boundaries and other boundaries. Comments from our earlier consultations can also be viewed there. Please note our consultation site will close at the end of September. To view a web-map of our final recommendations, go to our maps page.
Final Recommendations - Constituency Maps
Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | Airdrie and Shotts | Alloa and Grangemouth | Angus and Perthshire Glens | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Bathgate and Linlithgow | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Central Ayrshire | Coatbridge and Bellshill | Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy | Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Dundee Central | Dunfermline and Dollar | East Kilbride and Strathaven | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh South | Edinburgh South West | Edinburgh West | Falkirk | Glasgow East | Glasgow North | Glasgow North East | Glasgow South | Glasgow South West | Glasgow West | Glenrothes and Mid Fife | Gordon and Buchan | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Livingston | Lothian East | Mid Dunbartonshire | Midlothian | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | North Ayrshire and Arran | North East Fife | Orkney and Shetland | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Perth and Kinross-shire | Rutherglen | Stirling and Strathallan | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | West Dunbartonshire
Revised Proposals: Revised and Final Consultation (8 November to 5 December 2022)
The Revised Proposals can be downloaded, see links below, or viewed on our consultation site www.bcs2023review.com, where comments can be submitted and existing and proposed constituency boundaries can be viewed.
Revised Proposals: News Release | Summary Booklet | Electorate by Ward | GIS Data
Revised Proposals Constituency Maps
All Scotland map | Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Aberdeenshire Central | Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | Airdrie | Argyll Bute and South Lochaber | Ayr Carrick and Cumnock | Bathgate and Linlithgow | Bearsden and Campsie Fells | Berwickshire Roxburgh and Selkirk | Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross | Central Ayrshire | Clackmannanshire and Forth Valley | Coatbridge and Bellshill | Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Dundee East and Arbroath | Dundee West | Dunfermline and East Ochils | East Kilbride and Strathaven | East Lothian and Lammermuirs | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh East | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh South | Edinburgh South West | Edinburgh West | Falkirk | Glasgow North | Glasgow North East | Glasgow South | Glasgow South East | Glasgow South West | Glasgow West | Glenrothes | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | Inverness-shire and Wester Ross | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Kilsyth Hills and Cumbernauld | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Livingston | Midlothian | Motherwell and Clydesdale North | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Nairn Strathspey and Moray West | North Ayrshire and Arran | North East Fife | North Tayside | Orkney and Shetland | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Perth and Loch Leven | Rutherglen | Stirling | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | West Dunbartonshire | Revised Proposals with existing boundaries all Scotland map.
Initial Proposals: Secondary Consultation and Public Hearings (10 Feb. to 23 March 2022)
Secondary consultation stage News Release | Public Hearing Dates News Release
Initial Proposals: Initial Consultation (14 October to 8 December 2021)
Initial Proposals: News Release | Summary Booklet | Electorate by Ward | GIS Data (less protected constituencies)
Initial Proposals: Constituency Maps
All Scotland | Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Airdrie and Shotts | Angus and Strathmore | Argyll | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Banff and Buchan | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Central Ayrshire | Coatbridge and Bellshill | Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Dundee East and Arbroath | Dundee West and Gowrie | East Kilbride and Strathaven | East Lothian Coast | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh East | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh South | Edinburgh South West | Edinburgh West | Forth Valley South | Glasgow Central | Glasgow East | Glasgow North | Glasgow South | Glasgow South West | Glasgow West | Glenrothes and Loch Leven | Gordon and Moray South | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | Highland Central | Highland East and Elgin | Highland North | Inverclyde and Bridge of Weir | Kelvin North | Kelvin South | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Linlithgow and Bathgate | Livingston | Mid Forth Valley | Midlothian | Motherwell and Clydesdale North | North Ayrshire and Arran | North East Fife | Perth and Tay | Renfrew North | Renfrew South | Rutherglen | Stirling | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | West Dunbartonshire | West Fife