§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received relating to the availability of the electoral register on computer disk; and what instructions he has issued to electoral registration officers to make computerised copies of the register available. [14153]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 5 February 1997]: My right hon. Friend has not received any representations on this matter. Any such representations, would, however, normally be addressed to the local electoral registration officers, who have responsibility for the electoral register. A circular letter issued by the Scottish Office Home Department on 16 December 1996 reminded electoral registration officers 690W of the provisions in regulation 53(5) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 about the availability of data, on payment of the fee, to persons entitled to receive free copies of the register in manual form. Regulation 53(4) of the 1986 regulations covers the form in which the electoral registration officer is obliged to make these data available.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) electors and (b) overseas electors were registered on the electorial registers (i) in force since February 1996, (ii) compiled in October 1996 and (iii) in force in April 1992 for each parliamentary constituency in Scotland. [14154]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 5 February 1997]: The information available is set out in the table Figures compiled in October 1996 are provisional and based on the draft register. Specific statistics, such as figures for overseas electors, will not be collected until after the final register is published later this month.
Electoral statistics collected from the 1996 electoral registers are primarily based upon the new parliamentary constituencies which take effect at the next general election. No statistics for the existing constituencies other than the total electorate are held centrally for the electoral register in force since 1996. No figures based on the current constituencies are available for the draft register compiled in October 1996.
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New parliamentary constituency February 1996 Provisional figures for October 1996 Electors Overseas electors Electors Overseas electors Aberdeen, Central 56,162 16 54,657 n/a Aberdeen, North 54,580 4 55,139 Aberdeen, South 60,877 42 61,451 Airdire and Shotts 58,549 5 58,268 Angus 60,255 12 60,435 Argyll and Bute 49,869 10 50,064 Ayr 56,199 17 56,334 Banff and Buchan 59,128 9 59,119 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 41,813 15 45,521 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 66,690 18 66,264 Central Fife 58,889 2 58,302 Clydebank and Milngavie 52,057 11 52,563 Clydesdale 63,338 7 63,637 Coatbridge and Chryston 52,663 5 52,447 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 48,112 12 48,466 Cunninghame, North 56,137 15 56,125 Cunninghame, South 49,961 3 50,155 Dumbarton 56,858 16 56,887 Dumfries 63,259 12 63,437 Dundee, East 58,659 17 58,881 Dundee, West 57,131 6 57,923 Dunfermline, East 51,630 19 51,408 Dunlermline, West 53,399 11 52,236 East Kilbride 65,455 7 65,612 East Lothian 57,516 11 57,463 Eastwood 66,884 25 67,546 Edinburgh, Central 62,521 43 62,838 Edinburgh, East and Musselburuh 59,535 20 59,255
New parliamentary constituency February 1996 Provisional figures for October 1996 Electors Overseas electors Electors Overseas electors Edinburgh, North and Leith 61,527 40 60,146 Edinburgh, Pentlands 60,089 39 59,585 Edinburgh, South 62,832 74 62,484 Edinburgh, West 61,590 30 61,300 Falkirk, East 57,104 13 57,295 Falkirk, West 53,440 5 53,274 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 53,380 23 53,302 Glasgow, Anniesland 52,815 9 53,029 Glasgow, Baillieston 51,159 1 51,442 Glasgow, Cathcart 49,667 11 49,770 Glasgow, Govan 49,600 13 50,361 Glasgow, Kelvin 56,181 32 57,196 Glasgow, Maryhill 51,589 10 52,215 Glasgow, Pollok 49,403 5 49,349 Glasgow, Rutherglen 51,127 7 50,782 Glasgow, Shettleston 48,374 1 48,730 Glasgow, Springburn 52,830 2 53,525 Gordon 59,033 11 59,526 Greenock and Inverclyde 49,964 8 49,518 Hamiton North and Bellshill 54,039 1 54,159 Hamilton, South 47,019 1 46,819 Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber 65,424 27 67,029 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 62,359 8 62,050 Kirkcaldy 52,174 10 51,541 Linlithgow 53,948 11 53,910 Livingston 59,666 3 60,510 Midlothian 47,893 7 47,870 Moray 58,983 11 58,976 Motherwell and Wishaw 52,513 4 52,728 North-East Fife 58,493 40 58,150 North Tayside 61,661 23 62,172 Ochil 57,141 14 57,478 Orkney and Shetland 32,635 7 32,636 Paisley, North 49,905 5 50,268 Paisley, South 53,909 9 54,649 Perth 60,217 18 61,126 Ross, Syke and Inverness, West 55,653 15 56,733 Roxburgh and Berwickshire 47,520 6 47,950 Stirling 52,634 33 53,148 Strathkelvin and Bearsden 63,386 6 62,379 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 50,999 25 51,499 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 58,797 29 59,995 West Renfrewshire 53,066 16 53,192 Western Isles 23,208 2 23,779 692W
Current parliamentary constituency February 1996 April 1992 Electors Overseas electors Electors Overseas electors Aberdeen, North 58,667 n/a 60,623 18 Aberdeen, South 60,829 59,230 53 Angus, East 64,826 63,637 28 Argyll and Bute 49,869 48,436 14 Ayr 67,485 66,284 35 Banff and Buchan 67,105 65,631 11 Caithness and Sutherland 31,346 31,173 9 693W
Current parliamentary constituency February 1996 April 1992 Electors Overseas electors Electors Overseas electors Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 55,404 56,024 15 Central Fife 57,674 56,495 6 Clackmannan 50,405 49,427 5 Clydebank and Milngavie 48,581 47,773 14 Clydesdale 63,338 62,684 11 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 48,112 47,155 15 Cunninghame, North 56,137 55,490 29 Cunninghame, South 49,961 49,745 12 Dumbarton 56,858 57,894 39 Dumfries 61,697 61,773 17 Dundee, East 57,550 59,328 31 Dundee, West 56,629 60,386 13 Dunfermline, East 52,147 50,452 13 Dunfermline, West 52,764 51,310 19 East Kilbride 66,796 64,824 25 East Lothian 69,171 67,588 22 Eastwood 65,508 64,560 46 Edinburgh, Central 59,826 56,839 95 Edinburgh, East 46,137 46,157 30 Edinburgh, Leith 57,679 57,073 38 Edinburgh, Pentlands 56,476 56,433 69 Edinburgh, South 63,286 61,999 102 Edinburgh, West 59,394 59,702 64 Falkirk, East 52,364 52,381 23 Falkirk, West 49,628 50,623 18 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 54,942 54,977 29 Glasgow, Cathcart 43,418 45,149 18 Glasgow, Central 48,975 48,383 14 Glasgow, Garscadden 40,726 41,675 8 Glasgow, Govan 43,873 46,199 22 Glasgow, Hillhead 59,784 57,586 58 Glasgow, Maryhill 48,491 48,791 16 Glasgow, Pollok 44,433 46,655 17 Glasgow, Provan 34,501 36,986 5 Glasgow, Rutherglen 51,764 53,325 17 Glasgow, Shettleston 51,680 52,381 4 Glasgow, Springburn 45,098 46,216 5 Gordon 85,435 81,097 40 Greenock and Port Glasgow 50,377 52,661 3 Hamilton 62,846 62,347 9 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber 72,918 70,164 34 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 62,359 62,777 13 Kincardine and Deeside 70,308 67,216 57 Kirkcaldy 53,507 52,191 15 Linlithgow 63,299 61,979 13 Livingston 64,204 62,122 15 Midlothian 60,978 61,178 23 Monklands, East 48,849 49,059 3 Monklands, West 49,881 49,935 8 Moray 65,216 63,944 14 Motherwell, North 58,129 58,106 3 Motherwell, South 49,904 50,674 5 North-East Fife 58,495 54,196 44 North Tayside 58,447 56,353 27 Orkney and Shetland 32,635 31,837 9 Paisley, North 47,105 46,867 13 Paisley, South 48,402 48,385 5 Perth and Kinross 68,317 65,826 38 Renfrew West and Inverclyde 60,995 58,897 34 Ross, Cromarty and Skye 58,626 56,112 25 Roxburgh and Berwickshire 44,371 44,001 12
Current parliamentary constituency February 1996 April 1992 Electors Overseas electors Electors Overseas electors Stirling 59,979 58,774 60 Strathkelvin and Bearsden 62,038 61,924 41 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 40,910 39,907 30 Western Isles 23,208 23,015 5