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Mr. Coombs
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the Scottish regions in order of percentage growth in electorate since 1981; and what has been the percentage growth and actual figures in each case.
Mr. Lang
The information for the Scottish regions and islands areas for the period 1981–87 is set out in the table.
| Local government electorate | ||||
| Region-islands area | 1981 | 1987 | Increase | Percentage increase |
| Grampian region | 359,151 | 391,115 | 31,964 | 8·9 |
| Highland region | 140,922 | 151,641 | 10,719 | 7·6 |
| Orkney Islands area | 14,142 | 14,975 | 833 | 5·9 |
| Dumfries and Galloway region | 108,276 | 113,970 | 5,694 | 5·3 |
| Shetland Islands area | 15,600 | 16,367 | 757 | 4·9 |
| Fife region | 254,545 | 266,585 | 12,040 | 4·7 |
| Western Isles islands region | 22,695 | 23,685 | 990 | 4·4 |
| Borders region | 78,878 | 81,963 | 3,085 | 3·9 |
| Central region | 204,207 | 211,944 | 7,737 | 3·8 |
| Lothian region | 580,283 | 599,036 | 18,753 | 3·2 |
| Tayside region | 297,116 | 303,808 | 6,692 | 2·3 |
| Strathclyde region | 1,809,773 | 1,819,132 | 9,359 | 0·5 |