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'''Central Scotland''' can refer to: |
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* [[Central Lowlands]], a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland |
* [[Central Lowlands]], a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland |
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* [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament region)]] one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament |
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:''Main article: [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament region)]] |
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'''Central Scotland''' (''Meadhan-Alba'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) is also the name of one of the eight [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral regions]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]]. It covers, however, a different geographical area from the former local government region, stretching from [[Kilmarnock]], through most of [[Lanarkshire]] up to [[Falkirk]]. The electoral region covers 10 of the 73 [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituencies]] of the parliament. In addition to constituency [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)]] the region elects seven of the 56 [[Additional Members System|additional-member]] MSPs. |
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* [[Centre of Scotland]], the the geographical centre of Scotland located in the Highlands |
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Revision as of 09:35, 16 February 2008
Central Scotland can refer to:
- Central Belt, the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands
- Central Lowlands, a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland
- Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament region) one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament
- Central Region, Scotland, a 20th century local government region of Scotland
- Centre of Scotland, the the geographical centre of Scotland located in the Highlands