Scottish Electoral Wards

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Dataset information

Catalog

data.gov.uk

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Updated

Created

Available languages

English

Keywords

local government, Administrative units, local authority

Datasource

Official portal for European data link

Quality scoring

110

Dataset description

Local government in Scotland comprises 32 unitary local authorities (council areas), which are divided into wards for electoral purposes. There are currently a total of 1,227 councilors elected from 354 wards - with each ward returning 3 or 4 councilors. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for recommendations on the definition of ward boundaries, however, the definitive dataset is delineated by Ordnance Survey for inclusion in their BoundaryLine product.

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