Dataset description:
A ‘polling district’ is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated.
The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to designate a polling place for each district. LAs also have a duty to keep these polling arrangements under review. The Electoral Administration Act 2006 introduced amendments to the 1983 Act (which in turn has been superseded by The Electoral Administration Act 2013). Now local authorities must conduct a full review (with public consultation) of its polling districts and polling places every four years, however adjustments to the boundaries of polling districts and the designation of polling places within LA wards can be proposed at any time in response to changes in ward boundaries or to the availability of premises that can be reasonably designated as polling places.
Source: Polling Districts - Scotland
| Attribute Info | Açıklama | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| la_s_code | 9-digit alpha/numeric unique ID, beginning with S (for Scotland), for the geographical area of each LA/NP. | Alphanumeric Text String. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub using current list from: https://statistics.gov.scot/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fdata%2Fstandard-geography-code-register |
| local_authority | The LA/NP that supplied the data. | Should use the exact name as it appears in the local authority sct register. |
| district_code | The polling district code, as defined by the LA (mandatory field) | Alpha numeric code - not standardised as yet |
| district_name | The polling district name, as defined by the LA | Text name with capitals for first letter (max 100 characters) without area descriptor |
| ward_code | The ward code covered by the polling district | Alpha numeric code - not standardised as yet |
| ward_name | The ward name covered by the polling district | Text name with capitals for first letter (max 100 characters) |
| url | The url of the website related to the polling district | Must be resolvable |
| scot_parliament_constituency | The scottish parlimentary constituencey covered by the polling district | Text name with capitals for first letter (max 100 characters) |
| westminster_constituency | The westminster parlimentary constituency covered by the polling district | Text name with capitals for first letter (max 100 characters) |
| sh_date_uploaded | Date on which the data was provided to the Spatial Hub. | Date. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. In format:yyyy-mm-dd |
| sh_src | Unique reference assigned to the LA/NP upload file. Used for reporting any issues back to LA. | Text String. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. |
| sh_src_id | ID for each record per Spatial Hub upload. Used for reporting any issues back to LA/NP. | Integer. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. |