PROVISIONAL new Scottish Parliament constituencies have been published after thousands of objections to the previous proposals ...
PROVISIONAL new Scottish Parliament constituencies have been published after thousands of objections to the previous proposals.The majority of the larger changes are in the central belt, due to more significant movements in population demographics – especially on the eastern side towards Edinburgh – and also the enfranchisement of 16-year-olds.
There must be 73 constituencies in Scotland. Three of those are the protected island ones, but the other 70 are subject to review. As such, under the new proposals, Argyll and Bute will have a significantly smaller electorate than other constituencies – except the protected island ones – because of its unique geography and high number of island communities.
Boundaries Scotland chair Henderson said:"We were very pleased with the number of responses, as well as the quality of arguments and varied suggestions submitted during our first consultation. “Have we addressed the earlier concerns? Could we make further improvements? Have we got accurate names to describe new constituencies?
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