West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
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Not to be confused with West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).
West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
Quick Facts Former electoral region, Created ...
West of Scotland | |
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Former electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
Former electoral region | |
Created | 1999 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Council areas | Argyll and Bute (part) East Dunbartonshire (part) East Renfrewshire Inverclyde North Ayrshire (part) Renfrewshire (part) West Dunbartonshire |
Constituencies | Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South Strathkelvin and Bearsden West Renfrewshire |
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The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.