§ Mr. Coombsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the Scottish regions in order of percentage growth in electorate since 1979; and what has been the percentage growth and actual figure in each case.
§ Mr. AncramThe information for the Scottish regions and islands areas for the period 1979–84, is set out in the table below.
Regions and islands areas Actual increase Percentage increase Grampian 27,331 7.8 Shetland 1,003 6.7 Highland 8,057 5.8 Fife 12,915 5.2 Dumfries and Galloway 5,434 5.1 Orkney 584 4.1 Central 8,286 4.1 Lothian 20,665 3.6 Western Isles 510 2.3 Borders 1,524 1.9 Tayside 5,376 1.8 Strathclyde 28,566 1.6