Boundary Commission for Scotland

The Boundary Commission for Scotland is an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored and wholly funded by the Scotland Office.

It is an independent, non-political body constituted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

The Commission's duties and powers are detailed in that Act, and in Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 as amended. It is responsible for reviews of:

• constituencies and regions for the Scottish Parliament;
• constituencies in Scotland for the Westminster Parliament;

Full details of the legislation surrounding the work of the Boundary Commission for Scotland is available on the Legislation page of this website.

Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is a separate Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body. Details of its work can be found at http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.

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The Commission's Annual Report for 2008-09 has been added to the Publications section of the website.

Minutes of Commission meetings up to April 2009 have been published. See the News page for more details.

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First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries

Maps of current constituencies in Scotland

Fifth Periodical Review (Westminster constituencies in Scotland)