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Articles relating to wards for the local authorities of Scotland, generally created in 2007 on a multi-member, proportional representation basis, replacing smaller, single-member entities (some were created after this point on review). Subcategories should be at county-area levels.
The Scottish Parliament (), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999.. The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first-past-the-post) system of voting, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional MSPs.
It became the only Conservative constituency in the UK Parliament in Scotland in 2001. The Conservatives have represented the area in the Scottish Parliament since 2003. In the 2022 council election, 5 out of 6 wards in Galloway and West Dumfries voted Conservative - with Galloway wards voting Conservative and North West Dumfries voting SNP.
There are 23 wards situated within the perimeters of Glasgow City Council. Each one elects 3 or 4 councillors every five years in the Scottish local council elections. The most recent elections were held in 2022. Glasgow City Council is one of the 32 council areas for Scotland (each council
However, this election was different. The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 and the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 have given Boundaries Scotland increased flexibility to vary the size of wards. Mainland wards may now have between 2 and 5 councillors, and single councillor wards are permitted where such a ward includes an inhabited island. [7]
The 8 regions are: [8] Glasgow; Lothian; Central Scotland; South Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Mid-Scotland and Fife; West Scotland; North East Scotland; All together, every area of Scotland has 8 MSPs (1 constituency and 7 regional). A voter is given two ballot papers, one peach coloured and the other lilac.
All five are within the Central Scotland electoral region. The electoral wards used in the creation of Motherwell and Wishaw are listed below. All of these wards are part of North Lanarkshire. [3] In full: Motherwell West; Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig; Murdostoun; Wishaw; In part: Motherwell North (shared with Uddingston and Bellshill)
Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland had recommended a modified Glasgow Shettleston constituency. The electoral wards used to create the newly formed Shettleston are: In full: Calton, Shettleston; In part: Baillieston (shared with Glasgow Provan)