Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region)
Central Scotland (Meadhan-Alba in Gaelic) is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The Central Scotland region shares boundaries with the Lothians, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Read more about Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region): Constituencies and Council Areas 2011–, Constituencies and Council Areas 1999–2011, Boundary Changes
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