HC Deb 07 July 1980 vol 988 c56W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the total Scottish electorate broken down by regional and islands authorities.

Mr. Rifkind

The numbers of parliamentary electors on the register of electors in force at 16 February 1980 are as follows:

Region
Borders 78,711
Central 202,379
Dumfries & Galloway 107,156
Fife 251,961
Grampian 353,873
Highland 139,061
Lothian 576,938
Strathclyde 1,801,513
Tayside 296,719
Islands area
Orkney 14,097
Shetland 15,352
Western Isles 22,791
TOTAL 3,860,551

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