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Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1995/1037
Year1995

1995 No. 1037 (S.90)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLEREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995

Made 11th April 1995

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)

At the Court at Windsor Castle the 11th day of April 1995

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861, the Boundary Commission for Scotland have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 15th December 1994 showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that Scotland should be divided:

And whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect, without modifications, to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies...

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995.

(2) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.

(3) In this Order—

(a)

(a) any reference to an electoral division in a district is a reference to an electoral division of the region in which that district is situated; and

(b)

(b) any reference to a region, islands area, district or electoral division is a reference to the region, islands area, district or, as the case may be, electoral division as they existed on 15th December 1994.

S-2 Scotland shall be divided into the constituencies— which are...

2. Scotland shall be divided into the constituencies—

(a) which are named in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order;

(b) which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of the constituency; and

(c) which are designated as being either county constituencies or burgh constituencies according to the heading in column 1 of that Schedule under which the name of the constituency is listed.

S-3 Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies...

3. Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in Article 2 above shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.

S-4 The following Orders are revoked, namely:— the Parliamentary...

4. The following Orders are revoked, namely:—

(a) the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 19832;

(b) the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 19873;

(c) the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 19884; and

(d) the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 19905.

N H Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

NAME, DESIGNATION AND COMPOSITION OF CONSTITUENCIES IN SCOTLAND

1

2

Name and Designation

Composition

BORDERS AND LOTHIAN REGIONS

Burgh Constituencies

Edinburgh Central

Electoral divisions 17 (Murrayfield/Dean), 23 (Moat/Stenhouse), 24 (Dalry/Shandon), 25 (Fountainbridge/Tollcross), 26 (St Giles/Holyrood) in City of Edinburgh District.

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

(1) Electoral divisions

27 (Meadowbank/Mountcastle), 28 (Links/Restalrig), 29 (Portobello/Milton), 38 (Craigmillar/Duddingston) in City of Edinburgh District.

(2) Electoral division

44 (Musselburgh/Fisherrow) in East Lothian District.

Edinburgh North and Leith

Electoral divisions 14 (Granton /Pilton), 15 (Trinity/Newhaven), 18 (New Town/Stockbridge), 19 (Calton/Broughton), 20 (Lorne/Harbour) in City of Edinburgh District.

Edinburgh Pentlands

Electoral divisions 10 (Balerno/Baberton), 22 (Longstone/Craiglockhart), 30 (Sighthill/Broomhouse), 31 (Colinton/Firrhill), 35 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) in City of Edinburgh District.

Edinburgh South

Electoral divisions 32 (Merchiston/Morningside), 33 (Sciennes/Marchmont), 34 (Prestonfield/Mayfield), 36 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes), 37 (Inch/Gilmerton) in City of Edinburgh District.

Edinburgh West

Electoral divisions 11 (Queensferry/Kirkliston), 12 (Cramond/Blackhall), 13 (Drylaw/Muirhouse), 16 (Corstorphine North), 21 (Corstorphine South) in City of Edinburgh District.

County Constituencies

East Lothian

Electoral divisions 45 (Preston/Levenhall), 46 (Fa'side), 47 (Luffness), 48 (Haddington), 49 (Tantallon) in East Lothian District.

Linlithgow

Electoral divisions 1 (Linlithgow/Winchburgh), 2 (Bathgate West/Armadale), 3 (Whitburn), 4 (Bathgate East/Blackburn) in West Lothian District.

Livingston

Electoral divisions 5 (Deans/Knightsridge), 6 (Craigshill/Ladywell), 7 (Dedridge/West Calder), 8 (Broxburn/Uphall), 9 (Murieston/East Calder) in West Lothian District.

Midlothian

Electoral divisions 40 (Loanhead), 41 (Bonnyrigg/Newtongrange), 42 (Dalkeith), 43 (Mayfield/Gorebridge) in Midlothian District.

Roxburgh and Berwickshire

(1) Berwickshire District.

(2) Roxburgh District.

(3) Electoral division

7 (Scott’s View) in Ettrick and Lauderdale District.

Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

(1) Tweeddale District.

(2) Electoral divisions

5 (Old Selkirk), 6 (Forest), 8 (Leaderdale), 9 (Eildon), 10 (Galawater), 11 (Galashiels West), 12 (Galashiels East), 13 (Galashiels South) in Ettrick and Lauderdale District.

(3) Electoral division

39 (Penicuik) in Midlothian District.

CENTRAL AND TAYSIDE REGIONS

Burgh Constituencies

Dundee East

Electoral divisions 16 (Dens), 17 (Stannergate), 23 (Clepington), 24 (Kingsway East), 25 (Fintry), 26 (Whitfield), 27 (Douglas and Angus), 28 (Broughty Ferry), 29 (Barnhill) in City of Dundee District.

Dundee West

Electoral divisions 12 (Central), 13 (Riverside), 14 (Lochee), 15 (Law), 18 (Ninewells), 19 (Charleston), 20 (Kingsway West), 21 (St Mary's), 22 (Kirkton) in City of Dundee District.

County Constituencies

Angus

(1) Electoral divisions

1 (Arbroath Central),

2 (Carnoustie East and Arbroath West),

3 (Arbroath North and Central Angus), 4 (Arbroath East),

5 (Carnoustie West), 8 (Montrose South),

9 (Montrose North) in Angus District.

(2) Electoral divisions

30 (Monifieth), 31 (Sidlaw) in City of Dundee District.

Falkirk East

Electoral divisions 23 (Dundas), 24 (Kalantyre), 25 (Sealock), 26 (Carriden), 27 (Kinneil), 30 (Kinnaird), 33 (Braes), 34 (Laurmont), 35 (Avonside) in Falkirk District.

Falkirk West

Electoral divisions 18 (Callendar), 19 (Grahamsdyke), 20 (Bainsford), 21 (Glenfuir), 22 (Carmuirs), 28 (Herbertshire), 29 (Tryst), 31 (Carronglen), 32 (Bonnybridge) in Falkirk District.

North Tayside

(1) Electoral divisions

6 (Forfar West), 7 (Forfar East),

10 (Kirriemuir and Western Glens),

11 (Brechin and Eastern Glens) in Angus District.

(2) Electoral divisions

41 (Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Rannoch),

42 (Dunkeld and Strathtay), 43 (Blairgowrie and Glenshee), 44 (Alyth and Coupar Angus), 45 (Scone and St Martin's) in Perth and Kinross District.

Ochil

(1) Clackmannan District.

(2) Electoral divisions

13 (Carseland), 15 (Airthrey) in Stirling District.

(3) Electoral division

46 (Kinross) in Perth and Kinross District.

Perth

Electoral divisions 32 (Perth St Johnstoun), 33 (Perth Moncreiffe), 34 (Perth Viewlands), 35 (Perth Letham), 36 (Perth Inveralmond), 37 (Bridge of Earn and The Carse), 38 (Glenfarg, Methven and Strathearn), 39 (Auchterarder), 40 (Crieff) in Perth and Kinross District.

Stirling

Electoral divisions 7 (Wallace), 8 (Castle), 9 (Viewforth), 10 (St Ninians), 11 (Queensland), 12 (Strathendrick), 14 (Bannockburn), 16 (Dounebraes), 17 (Menteith) in Stirling District.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY REGION

County Constituencies

Dumfries

(1) Annandale and Eskdale District.

(2) Electoral divisions

17 (Locharbriggs), 18 (Tinwald Downs), 19 (Lochar),

20 (Crichton), 21 (Maryfield), 22 (St Marys),

23 (Rotchell), 24 (Palmerston), 25 (Maryholm),

26 (Lochside) in Nithsdale District.

Galloway and Upper Nithsdale

(1) Stewartry District.

(2) Wigtown District.

(3) Electoral divisions

14 (Upper Nithsdale), 15 (Queensberry),

16 (West Nithsdale) in Nithsdale District.

FIFE REGION

County Constituencies

Central Fife

Electoral divisions 10 (Methil, Denbeath and Muiredge), 11 (Methilhill and Mountfleurie), 12 (Leven), 13 (Kennoway and Windygates), 14 (Markinch, Pitcoudie and Star), 15 (Auchmuty, Woodside and Coaltown of Balgonie), 16 (Pitleuchar and Stenton), 17 (Rimbleton and South Parks), 18 (Glenwood and Newcastle), 19 (Leslie and Collydean) in Kirkcaldy District.

Dunfermline East

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