Scottish Borders
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Scottish Borders spans the southeastern edge of Scotland, bordering England. It is known for its rolling hills, historic abbeys, and textile industry, particularly in towns like Hawick and Galashiels. Agriculture and tourism remain important to the local economy.
The local government for this district is: Scottish Borders Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in Scottish Borders
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders is divided into 11 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- East Berwickshire
- Galashiels and District
- Hawick and Denholm
- Hawick and Hermitage
- Jedburgh and District
- Kelso and District
- Leaderdale and Melrose
- Mid Berwickshire
- Selkirkshire
- Tweeddale East
- Tweeddale West
Scottish Borders in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Scottish Borders is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Southern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Scottish Borders
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.