§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of electors in each local authority area when the current electoral register was published on 16 February. [9399]
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 17 December 1996]: The information is set out in the table.
Parliamentary electorate Local Government electorate Scotland 3,963,072 3,971,203 Aberdeen City 171,619 172,841 Aberdeenshire 170,725 171,080 Angus 86,456 86,532 Argyll and Bute 69,462 69,594 Clackmannanshire 37,058 37,087 Dumfries and Galloway 116,639 116,815 Dundee City 116,054 116,290 East Ayrshire 94,936 94,983 East Dunbartonshire 84,194 84,268 East Lothian 69,171 69,242 East Renfrewshire 66,884 66,923 Edinburgh, City of 356,439 358,737 Falkirk 110,544 110,584 Fife 274,585 274,967 Glasgow, City of 469,791 470,878 Highland 162,890 163,154 Inverclyde 68,666 68,694 Midlothian 61,131 61,180 Moray 65,216 65,351 North Ayrshire 106,098 106,164 North Lanarkshire 246,114 246,223 Orkney Islands 15,652 15,678 Perth and Kinross 103,259 103,442 Renfrewshire 138,178 138,245 Scottish Borders 85,281 85,386 Shetland Islands 16,983 17,003 South Ayrshire 90,312 90,417 South Lanarkshire 234,593 234,800 Stirling 64,871 65,255 West Dunbartonshire 72,449 72,459 West Lothian 113,614 113,705 Western Isles 23,208 23,226