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The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2005/250
Year2005

2005 No. 250 (S. 1)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005

Made 9th February 2005

Coming into force 10th February 2005

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February 2005

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861the Boundary Commission for Scotland have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 30th November 2004 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 2005.

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

(3) In this Order–

(a)

(a) any reference to a ward is a reference to the ward of the local government area in which that ward is situated; and

(b)

(b) any reference to a local government area is a reference to that area as it existed on 30th November 2004.

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 name in column 1 of that Schedule.

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 Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995 is...

4. The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 19952is revoked.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

Name and Designation

Composition

Aberdeen North Burgh Constituency

The Aberdeen City Council Wards

7. Donmouth

8. Newhills

9. Auchmill

10. Cummings Park

11. Springhill

12. Mastrick

13. Sheddocksley

14. Summerhill

15. Hilton

16. Woodside

17. St. Machar

18. Seaton

19. Kittybrewster

20. Stockethill

21. Berryden

22. Sunnybank

23. Pittodrie

24. Midstocket

28. Castlehill

Aberdeen South Burgh Constituency

The Aberdeen City Council Wards

25. Queens Cross

26. Gilcomston

27. Langstane

29. Hazlehead

30. Peterculter

31. Murtle

32. Cults

33. Seafield

34. Ashley

35. Broomhill

36. Garthdee

37. Gairn

38. Duthie

39. Torry

40. Tullos Hill

41. Kincorth West

42. Nigg

43. Loirston

Banff and Buchan County Constituency

The Aberdeenshire Council Wards

1. Durn

2. Banff West and Boyndie

3. Banff

4. Aberchirder

5. Macduff

6. Gamrie King Edward

7. Buchan North

8. Fraserburgh West

9. Fraserburgh North

10. Fraserburgh East

11. Fraserburgh South

12. Buchan North East

13. South Buchan

14. Central Buchan

15. Lonmay and St Fergus

16. Mintlaw Old Deer

17. Mintlaw Longside

18. Boddam Inverugie

19. Blackhouse

20. Buchanhaven

21. Peterhead Central Roanheads

22. Clerkhill

23. Dales Towerhill

24. Cruden

25. Turriff West

26. Turriff East

27. Upper Ythan

28. Fyvie Methlick

Gordon County Constituency

The Aberdeenshire Council Wards

29. Tarves

30. Ythan

31. Ellon Town

32. Logie Buchan

33. Meldrum

34. Udny-Slains

35. Belhelvie

36. Insch

37. Chapel and Gadie

38. Inverurie North

39. Inverurie Central

40. Inverurie South and Port Elphinstone

41. Kintore and Keithhall

42. Newmachar and Fintray

48. Huntly West

49. Huntly East

50. Strathbogie

The Aberdeen City Council Wards

1. Pitmedden

2. Bankhead/Stoneywood

3. Danestone

4. Jesmond

5. Oldmachar

6. Bridge of Don

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine County Constituency

The area of the Aberdeenshire Council other than those parts in the Banff and Buchan County Constituency and the Gordon County Constituency

Angus County Constituency

The Angus Council Wards

1. Kirriemuir West

2. Kirriemuir East

3. Brechin West

4. Brechin North Esk

5. Westfield and Dean

6. Forfar West

7. Forfar Central

8. Forfar East

9. Brechin South Esk

10. Montrose Ferryden

11. Montrose Central

12. Montrose West

13. Montrose Hillside

14. Forfar South

15. Letham and Friockheim

23. Arbirlot and Hospitalfield

24. Keptie

25. Arbroath North

26. Brothock

27. Hayshead and Lunan

28. Harbour

29. Cliffburn

Dundee East Burgh Constituency

The Angus Council Wards

17. Sidlaw East and Ashludie

18. Monifieth West

19. Monifieth Central

20. Carnoustie West

21. Carnoustie Central

22. Carnoustie East

The Dundee City Council Wards

9. Claverhouse

10. Whitfield

11. Longhaugh

12. Pitkerro

13. Douglas

14. Barnhill

15. Balgillo

16. Broughty Ferry

17. West Ferry

18. Craigiebank

24. East Port

25. Baxter Park

Dundee West Burgh Constituency

The Angus Council Ward

16. Sidlaw West

and the area of the Dundee City Council other than that part in the Dundee East Burgh Constituency.

Argyll and Bute County Constituency

The area of the Argyll and Bute Council

Ochil and South Perthshire County Constituency

The Perth and Kinross Council Wards

11. Comrie

12. Crieff North

13. Crieff South

14. Strathord and Logiealmond

15. Strathalmond

34. Earn

35. Auchterarder Mid Earn

36. Strathallan and Glendevon

37. Auchterarder Craig Rossie

38. Abernethy and Glenfarg

39. Milnathort and North Kinross

40. Kinross Town

41. Kinross-shire

and the area of the Clackmannanshire Council

Perth and North Perthshire County Constituency

The area of the Perth and Kinross Council other than that part in the Ochil and South Perthshire County Constituency

Na h-Eileanan an Iar County Constituency

The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk County Constituency

The area of the Scottish Borders Council other than that part in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County Constituency

Dumfries and Galloway County Constituency

The area of the Dumfries and Galloway Council other than that part in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County Constituency

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County Constituency

The Scottish Borders Council Wards

30. Innerleithen and Walkerburn

31. Peebles and District South

32. Peebles and District East

33. Peebles and Upper Tweed

34. West Linton and District

The Dumfries and Galloway Council Wards

20. Sanquhar and District

21. Kirkconnel

22. Mid Nithsdale

32. Nithsdale East

35. Caerlaverock

36. Hoddom and Kinmount

37. Annan West

38. Annan Central

39. Annan East

40. Chapelcross

41. Solway Border

42. Canonbie and Kirtle

43. Langholm and Upper Eskdale

44. Dryfe and Lockerbie East

45. Lockerbie and Upper Annandale

46. Lochmaben

47. Moffat

The South Lanarkshire Council Wards

6. Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

7. Duneaton/Carmichael

9. Douglas

East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow County Constituency

The South Lanarkshire Council Wards

3. Lesmahagow

4. Blackwood

14. Long Calderwood

15. Calderglen

16. Blacklaw

17. Morrishall

18. Maxwellton

19. East Mains

20. West Mains

21. Duncanrig

22. Westwoodhill

23. Headhouse

24. Heatheryknowe

25. Greenhills

26. Whitehills

27. Hairmyres/Crosshouse

28. Mossneuk/Kittoch

29. Stewartfield

30. Lindsay

31. Avondale North

32. Avondale South

55. Stonehouse

Lanark and Hamilton East County Constituency

The South Lanarkshire Council Wards

1. Lanark North

2. Lanark South

5. Clyde Valley

8. Carstairs/Carnwath

10. Carluke/Whitehill

11. Carluke/Crawforddyke

12. Forth

13. Law/Carluke

37. Hamilton Centre North

38. Whitehill

39. Bothwell South

40. Uddingston South/Bothwell

41. Uddingston

47. Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

48. Low Waters

49. Silvertonhill

50. Cadzow

51. Dalserf

52. Larkhall East

53. Larkhall West

54. Larkhall South

Midlothian County Constituency

The area of the Midlothian Council

Rutherglen and Hamilton West Burgh Constituency

The area of the South Lanarkshire Council other than those parts in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County Constituency, the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow County Constituency and the Lanark and Hamilton East County Constituency

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock County Constituency

The East Ayrshire Council Wards

25. Drongan, Stair and Rankinston

26. Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens

28. Cumnock West

29. Cumnock East

30. Patna and Dalrymple

31. Dalmellington

32. New Cumnock

The South Ayrshire Council Wards

10. Ayr Newton

11. Ayr Lochside

12. Ayr Whitletts

13. Ayr Craigie

14. Ayr Central

15. Ayr Fort

16. Ayr Old Belmont

17. Ayr Forehill

18. Ayr Masonhill

19. Ayr Belmont

20. Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield

21. Ayr Rozelle

25. Coylton and Minishant

26. North Carrick and Maybole West

27. North Carrick and Maybole East

28. South Carrick

29. Girvan Ailsa

30. Girvan Glendoune

Central Ayrshire County Constituency

The North Ayrshire Council Wards

1. Irvine West

2. Irvine Townhead

3. Irvine Vineburgh and Woodlands South

4. Irvine North

5. Eglinton and Lawthorn

6. Dreghorn

7. Irvine Landward

8. Bourtreehill

9. Woodlands North and Girdle Toll

and the area of the South Ayrshire Council other than that part in the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock County Constituency

Kilmarnock and Loudon County Constituency

The area of the East Ayrshire Council, other than that part in the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock County Constituency

North Ayrshire and Arran County...

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